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The 2008 vintage of Herzog’s Special Reserve Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon steps out of the bounds delineated by over a decade’s worth of releases making it a challenger to Herzog’s iconic Alexander Valley Cabernet Sauvignon. This feat was accomplished in at least three ways. First, it’s a 50/50 blend of Napa Valley and Alexander Valley [...]

The 2009 vintage of this blend, typically over shadowed by Herzog’s single varietal releases, is a stunner. An equal blend of Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon and San Joaquin Valley Syrah, this blend hits the mark of truly exceeding the sum of its parts. Toasted oak frames the entry leading to rich mocha and dark fruit [...]

I typically enjoy Herzog’s Special Reserve Chardonnay, but this vintage missed the mark. While there are beautiful notes of melon, cut grass, and toast on the nose, the palate doesn’t follow through in the slightest way. With an incredibly thick and creamy body, notes of butter, vanilla and oak dominate the palate leaving little if [...]

Consistently a winner for Herzog and likely the best vintage since 2004. I’ve tasted this several times over the past year and it’s just coming around right now. This wine has a wonderful nose steeped in a blend of crushed blackberry and black cherry with nuances of plum and, in true Herzog style, plenty of [...]

Herzog’s Single Vineyard Trestle Glen Cabernet Sauvignon 2008 is the third addition to Herzog’s Single Vineyard series. This Cabernet Sauvignon hails from the Trestle Glen vineyard in Sonoma Valley…but where is that exactly? And why does Trestle Glen sound familiar? The answer is quite interesting. This wine is in fact the older brother of BR [...]

Herzog To Kalon Cabernet Sauvignon 2006 is, and at this point was, only available to members of Herzog’s exclusive Cellar Club. This wine was made from the press-wine of the premier Herzog Limited Edition Generation VIII To Kalon Cabernet Sauvignon 2006 and aged for 42 months in French oak (more time than the Generation VIII [...]

A new release from Herzog, this Grenache-Petite Sirah blend is just in time for summer: light in body and somewhat fruity, it’s a wonderful summertime blend. The choice of Petite Sirah as a component to blend the Central Coast-sourced Grenache is an interesting one indeed. Joe Hurliman, Herzog’s winemaker extraordinaire, explains, “My goal was to [...]

A new single vineyard release from Herzog. The wine is very young and required intense decanting to get it to open. But once it opened…a beauty in its infancy. Dark garnet in color with dollop of black cherry and sweet wood on the nose. On the palate, a delicious soiree of cherry, currant, plum, freshly [...]

“Late harvest” means that the grapes were intentionally left on the vine longer than usual and are affected by “noble rot” (botrytis cinerea) that dehydrates the grape and causes the sugar concentration to rise. Late harvest wines are very sweet and typically reserved for dessert. Straw to light gold in color with honey, apricot, and [...]

If you’re looking for a solid Cab, let alone a Mevushal one, look no further. This wine is dark garnet in color with a purple veil and a curious nose; black currant, cherry, raisin, green pepper, and a thin layer of smoke create a wonderful bouquet that is pleasing. Black fruits dominate the palate and [...]