Claire Gabaldon

Wine Club and Social Media Manager Spring Mountain Vineyard

9.5

Very delicious! The labels are all beautiful and whimsical, designed by a new artist every year. — 9 years ago

Claire Gabaldon

Wine Club and Social Media Manager Spring Mountain Vineyard

9.6

Delicious Cab from the awesome 2013 vintage, a beautiful example of what Oakville terroir can produce in expert hands. Soft, feminine, elegant, notes of dark cherry, raspberry and cocoa powder with lingering tannins. Worth jumping through hoops for! ;) — 9 years ago

with Kevin

Claire Gabaldon

Wine Club and Social Media Manager Spring Mountain Vineyard

9.5

Drank from a half bottle and it was at a really nice stage in its development. Great with bacon-wrapped steak! — 9 years ago

Claire Gabaldon

Wine Club and Social Media Manager Spring Mountain Vineyard

9.2

2008 Malbec. Aged well, bright briary fruit character is light on its feet while not lacking in concentration. — 9 years ago

Claire Gabaldon

Wine Club and Social Media Manager Spring Mountain Vineyard

9.4

With rain clouds approaching and an autumn chill in the air, it was time to roast beef and dig out something delicious from my collection. I was curious to see how a Malbec would age and am happy to report that this one did very well. Big lush fruit with sweet tannins providing elegant structure and a long finish. — 9 years ago

Claire Gabaldon

Wine Club and Social Media Manager Spring Mountain Vineyard

9.1

Beastie Boys private label! Made by Charles Hendricks at Hope & Grace. It's a delicious non-vintage red blend of Syrah, Grenache, Mouvedre, etc and apparently sells likes hot cakes at their bar in New Orleans! — 9 years ago

with Scott

Claire Gabaldon

Wine Club and Social Media Manager Spring Mountain Vineyard

9.2

Aged gracefully, this Cab still has an enjoyable core of cassis and black cherry and it was smooth on the palate. — 9 years ago

Claire Gabaldon

Wine Club and Social Media Manager Spring Mountain Vineyard

9.2

I bought this at the winery many years ago after taking a tour with the winemaker Henri. He said he made his Chardonnay in a Burgundian style and it would age well for a decade or more. I said - challenge accepted! (Possibly more in my head than aloud.) It was a roller coaster of a wine that kept evolving in the glass to the last sip. Early on there was a slight corkiness to the mid palate but a bright start and finish and great acidity. This corky note dissipated leaving more of a fallen crab apple note with butterscotch coming through. It really opened up as the night went on showing wild complexity and depth of flavor. — 9 years ago

Claire Gabaldon

Wine Club and Social Media Manager Spring Mountain Vineyard

8.9

Claire had this 9 years ago

with Scott

Claire Gabaldon

Wine Club and Social Media Manager Spring Mountain Vineyard

9.0

Bright fruit, pretty color, nice. — 9 years ago