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re: Napa winery recommendations
Posted on 2/22/21 at 6:07 pm to Panny Crickets
Posted on 2/22/21 at 6:07 pm to Panny Crickets
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Vineyard 7 & 8 (ask if they have rose of CS; if so, you'll want to buy some)
7&8 is a great wine that you won't ever see on the shelves. Would love to visit their place. Don't know if they had fire damage.
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Posted on 2/22/21 at 6:58 pm to La Squared
Cade was nice, mountian view ;mountian wine . Cliff Lede, good view pretty diverse catalog. I enjoyed Duckhorn , my restaurant did a lot with them .
Posted on 2/22/21 at 7:04 pm to La Squared
Del Dotto
Jarvis
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Sinskey
Jarvis
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Sinskey
Posted on 2/22/21 at 7:24 pm to Browndog
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Personally we enjoy the smaller places to the bigger commercial stuff, but will do both.
Check out Rafanelli. You’ll love it.
Posted on 2/22/21 at 8:30 pm to La Squared
I can't believe no one has recommended Caymus. It is one of the only wineries that roll the tasting fee into credit towards buying bottles.
Posted on 2/22/21 at 9:26 pm to Ruxins Rascals
Most of the good wineries do this, if you ask. I am not a Caymus fan. Too much production and very little quality. I do like their Red Schooner Malbec - probably my favorite US Malbec (although grapes picked in Argentina).
Posted on 2/22/21 at 9:27 pm to Ruxins Rascals
Caymus is way too ff and overextracted but to each their own.
Posted on 2/22/21 at 9:38 pm to Ruxins Rascals
I think it is overpriced for what it is. People just buy it for name in my honest opinion
Posted on 2/23/21 at 6:34 am to Hou_Lawyer
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Caymus is way too ff and overextracted but to each their own.
It’s the Nickelback of NAPA cabs. Not that there is anything wrong with that, but it is. I did pick up couple 2019’s as I heard it was excellent harvest and really good year. Cause we all just wanna be big rockstars....
Posted on 2/23/21 at 8:08 am to SloaneRanger
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7&8 is a great wine that you won't ever see on the shelves. Would love to visit their place. Don't know if they had fire damage.
They are open as is Fisher. That area of the mountain was somehow spared.
ETA: 7&8 is a must visit. Their set up is pretty bad arse. They also serve homemade cookies right out of the oven along with the usual cheese and crackers.
This post was edited on 2/23/21 at 10:14 am
Posted on 2/23/21 at 8:10 am to La Squared
Schramsberg, Chateau Montelena, Inglenook, Duckhorn, and Arista are our favorites.
Also had a blast just walking around Sonoma square and popping in to tasting rooms.
Also had a blast just walking around Sonoma square and popping in to tasting rooms.
Posted on 2/23/21 at 8:17 am to ItNeverRains
Not a Caymus fan either but then again I don't like big fruit bombs. I prefer a more refined wine which is probably why most of what I own is Italian with some French sprinkled in.
Posted on 2/23/21 at 8:38 am to VABuckeye
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Not a Caymus fan either but then again I don't like big fruit bombs. I prefer a more refined wine which is probably why most of what I own is Italian with some French sprinkled in.
But there is a place for fruit bombs right out the bottle. Not always, but many times it’s like Led Zeppelin fans who hate Stone Temple Pilots because they are from the 90’s. Both make great music. (I realize I overuse music analogies)
I think Del Dotto does the best with blending the NAPA bomb and world old refined wine styles, at least for my palette. My only gripe is maybe they release wines too soon.
Posted on 2/23/21 at 10:22 am to ItNeverRains
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But there is a place for fruit bombs right out the bottle.
Yep! The 2012 vintage from respected Napa producers are perfect for this. Pop and pour--bam.
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I think Del Dotto does the best with blending the NAPA bomb and world old refined wine styles, at least for my palette. My only gripe is maybe they release wines too soon.
Another good example of this style is Caldwell. They too release a lot of their blends relatively early, but also hold those that truly need the time.
JFC uses and produces a LOT of different varietals. Their wine
One of the few in the valley that release a PV--it's delicious. He's also been making a Tannat for years that is incredible (VABuckeye--this is right up your alley).
This post was edited on 2/23/21 at 10:24 am
Posted on 2/23/21 at 10:36 am to La Squared
Trinchero is super cool
Posted on 2/23/21 at 11:55 am to ItNeverRains
There's absolutely a place for them. It's just not my personal preference. 
Posted on 2/23/21 at 12:59 pm to VABuckeye
Try out goosecross. Small but great wines. To eat definitely recommend ad hoc fried chicken, also farmstead at long meadow ranch
Posted on 2/23/21 at 1:58 pm to nwacajun
quote:and Plumpjack.
Cade was nice
Posted on 2/23/21 at 2:06 pm to AlxTgr
And eat at Gott's Roadside but if you've been there you know this already.
Posted on 2/23/21 at 4:23 pm to VABuckeye
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If you want to get away from the cab, cab, cab that can be Napa Valley David Fulton has a petite syrah that is to die for.
Came here to post this. One of the few that I still belong to. Get 2 cases every year. Unbelievable stuff.
Would also recommend Reynolds. Small boutique we have enjoyed in the past.
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