Colgin Cellars IX Estate 2015

"I tasted a wide range of wines with Ann Colgin, her husband, Joe Wender, winemaker Alison Tauziet and COO Paul Roberts. The Colgin team produced stellar wines in both 2015 and 2016 that were among the clear standouts during the four weeks I spent in Napa Valley in the fall of 2017. LVMH recently acquired 60% of the winery, which, among other things, is a clear sign of the growing international prestige of Napa Valley wines.” - Antonio Galloni - Vinous
- 100 points Robert Parker's Wine Advocate:

Composed of 62% Cabernet Sauvignon, 19% Cabernet Franc, 15% Merlot and 4% Petit Verdot, the 2015 IX Proprietary Red Estate sports a deep garnet-purple color and nose of smoked meat, blackberries and black currants with suggestions of baking spices, dark chocolate, fertile earth, dried Provence herbs, cardamom and lavender plus a touch of cigar box. Full-bodied, rich, firm and restrained, it has a lovely earthy, soft-spoken style at this youthful stage, promising great things to come over the forthcoming 25-30 years. - Lisa Perroti-Brown.

- 97 points Vinous:

The IX Estate is the most brooding and tannic of these 2015s from Colgin. Huge swaths of tannin enshroud the fruit in this decidedly virile, intense Pritchard Hill red. Readers will have to be patient, as the 2015 is going to need at least a few years to come into its own. Even today, though, it is a stellar wine. -- Antonio Galloni