What an honor to visit this vineyard. A beautiful property and beautiful wines. Turns out it is a mountain vineyard as it sits right on top of a mountain. We had to drive up the winding road to get to it. I especially love the mountain vineyards in Napa. In my opinion, because of the elevation, the cool nights and cool early mornings and morning mists soften the tannins and make them more approachable at an earlier age.
2015 Colgin Tychson Hill Vinous97 Perrotti-Brown100
Our tasting started here. The vineyard as I understood it was originally planted in the 1860's by Charles Krug. On the nose, I detected a smoky black cherry flavor. The taste followed with a complex flavor profile with black cherry and bright sweet tannins. To me, the wine was fresh and well balanced and it had a very good long finish. I felt it had an outstanding taste and was exceptionally well made Here are two other reviews:
Vinous
Colgin's 2015 Tychson Hill is rich and sumptuous in the glass. Ripe red cherry, plum, mocha, spice, and new leather run through the 2015. A striking, generous wine, the Tychson Hill captures the essence of the year beautifully. Silky contours and soft tannins add to the wine's considerable appeal. Look for the 2015 to drink well with minimal cellaring. This is a beauty from Colgin.
Lisa Perrotti-Brown
Four acres are now in production at this singular, historic hillside vineyard next to the former cottage of Josephine Tychson, lovingly restored by Ann Colgin. The vineyard truly offers a unique expression of Napa Valley, with beautiful fruit layers, great elegance, and the most profound fragrance being signatures of the vintages I have tasted. Deep garnet-purple in color, the 2015 Cabernet Sauvignon Tychson Hill Vineyard jumps out of the glass with all the vibrancy of this vintage, singing notes of cassis, crushed red cherries, and mulberries with touches of chocolate, espresso, baking spices, cloves, and black soil plus wafts of lavender and dried roses. Medium to full-bodied, it has a wonderful elegance and finesses in the mouth, offering many mineral, black fruit, and savory layers, finishing long and perfumed.
2015 Colgin IX Estate Vinous97 Lisa Perrotti-Brown100 RP100 WS94
Unquestionably to me the greatest wine we had on this trip. I was blown away with the wine. My first impression is what is Wine Spectator thinking? I clearly agreed with the 100 point scores. The wine was unique. It had a sweet soft fruity nose with a following of flavors of light smoke and vanilla. The mouthfeel was as velvety as they get. Just totally smooth. Lots of sweet honeyed tannins with tremendous balance, the best-balanced wine I have tasted for years. The softness of the tannins had me saying the wine was feminine, surprise it is made by a woman. Go figure. Alcohol was moderate so the wine is food-friendly. Just an outstanding wine with perfect balance, softness, and taste. A 100 point wine that even I as a White Burgundy drinker could appreciate. Forgive me but here are a bunch of other reviews. Turns out I have the 2005 in my cellar. I get wines from Jim Shaw of Finewinecollector.com and will put a small plug in for Jim. He is a retired Hollywood Producer and Director who buys up cellars and then sells the wine. I periodically get some great wines and great deals from him the 2005 Colgin IX and a 2002 Hundred Acre that I drank a while back being examples. Email him at Jim@finewinecollector.com and get on his mailing list.
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.
Lisa Perrotti-Brown
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
100 points Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
Robert Parker's out of Barrel Preliminary Notes : (98-100)...another potentially perfect wine from Ann Colgin and Allison Tauziet. This wine shows more earthy, loamy soil notes, Christmas fruitcake, camphor, incense, graphite, blackberry, and blueberry fruit, and a floral/spring garden aspect that adds complexity. This is full-bodied, deep, rich, and will be another 2015 that will drink incredibly well young, but last for three decades or more.
Parker's final notes: 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. (LPB) 
94 points Wine Spectator
Assertive, with an agreeable texture that eases the tannic strength, making this a powerful expression of extracted Cabernet flavors like dark berry, cedar, graphite, tar, and more.
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