Dan Michael

9.5

Ok, so this gets my vote for the most interesting wine tasted this year. Pretty deeply colored, fantastic aromas of ripe stone fruit, rich and totally delicious with a clean balanced finish. Once it opened up, it stayed rock solid thru the entire bottle. Spectacular with our very flavorful Thai lunch, awesome! — 12 hours ago

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Dan Michael

9.4

Wow what a payoff for proper cellaring of this stupendous Pinot. This region could be the CA equivalent of Grand Cru. Dark color and exotic nose, captivating wine. Rich dark cherry and spicy on the palate. The texture and weight are impressive. So great with our roast Poussin and crispy potatoes. — 5 months ago

Dan Michael

9.2

Spectacular California Zinfandel. The ten years in the cellar really developed the complexity, black fruit and spice aromas, silky on the palate, structured but not tannic. Really a well mad wine from a great vineyard. — 6 months ago

Dan Michael

8.9

Totally delicious wine, nice weight, pretty aromatics, great acidity, nice and spicy on the finish. Great with our roast chicken. — a month ago

Dan Michael

9.4

What a pleasure, fresh clean toasty nose, beautiful structure without being mature, the acidity was in perfect balance with the light touch of wood, a really complete wine and total joy with our crab toast. — 3 months ago

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Dan Michael

9.2

What a payoff from a few years of cellaring this wine. Love the weight and texture of this wine, very aromatic, all dark cherry and spice, love the silky palate and the long satisfying finish. Nice match for our stellar crab cakes! — 5 months ago

Dan Michael

9.1

Love this wine, super clean nose with nice cherry and licorice, fantastic texture, simple but elegant for its class, loved it with my cavetelli with fennel sausage and ricotta, delicious. — 3 months ago

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Dan Michael

9.5

Always incredible to taste birth year wine and this was no exception. A pristine bottle from the winery’s library, still full of color and life, classic nose wit a texture that was pure silk. What a privledge to taste this wine at the Napa Valley Vintners 75th Anniversary event. — 5 months ago

Dan Michael

9.0

Really like this wine. Deep golden color points to the concentration in the aromas and flavors. Floral peach blossom nose and pure citrus on the palate with a mineral, dry finish. Perfect with our chicken liver pate and grilled spiced black bread. — 5 months ago

Dan Michael

9.0

A gem from my daughter’s birth year case. Not sure this wine was made to go the distance, but still showing well after 23 years, dark color for its age, developed aromas, tobacco leaf and spices, nice weight and texture, a pleasant surprise. A testament to well aged wines with good breading. — 6 months ago