Leo Gentile

9.0

Deep purple with a hint of brick. Noe is tarry and ripe but not pruny. Deep black fruit blueberry and black raspberry. Delicious and may have opened at peak. Purchased on a Peruvian visit may not be available stateside. Darn good juice. — 3 days ago

Leo Gentile

9.0

Leo had this 23 days ago

Leo Gentile

Last bottle from a case purchased 5 years or so ago. First tasted at R&D on Montana in Santa Monica. (Celeb sighting- Arnold!) only purple nearly opaque. Subdued nose maybe due to 14.8 abv. Tarry leathery on the palate. Big ass wine, bigger than I recall. Always enjoyed this wine with a burger. Will try to buy more recent vintage. — 2 months ago

Leo Gentile

Slight brick red . Nose is of red wine. Tried to open up but couldn’t. On the palette just nothing descriptive. Too bad for $50. Over the hill? — 5 months ago

Leo Gentile

9.3

Lovely light straw color clear as a September sky. Faint lemon beneath pear and a touch of vanilla. Drank over three days and last glass made me wish I had waited couple years to open. This will be superb in several years. Patience — 7 days ago

Leo Gentile

9.0

Slightly bricking garnet clear as a belle. Nose is less bright red fruit that say a Ballard Canyon suggesting a warmer climate or growing season for this vintage. Hint of tar- a bit of Syrah? This botttle was picked up in a Calistoga grocery store in 2016 so initial storage may not have been ideal. Still a lovely mouth-filling round wine about to serve with a 12-hour brisket and kimchi slaw. — 23 days ago

Leo Gentile

9.0

This wines depth of fruit and richness makes me want to buy rose again. — 3 months ago

Leo Gentile

9.1

Only deep purple hue. Rich jamminess that has tons of black fruit. A touch of prune that I’m not fond of tasting but not uncommon in Dry Creek. Drank over three days and held up well increasing now and plate complexity. Drink any you have soon though as you don’t want the fruit to fade — 7 days ago

Leo Gentile

9.4

One of my all-time favorite Chardonnays and have been on the mailing list since the early 1990s. Found this vintage at an Indiana shop. Always true to the fruit without the masking that malolactic and oak. Long finish slight green apple pear and lemon. Owing to the acidity I’ll leave the remaining couple bottles in the cellar and taste them in a year or more. — 2 months ago

Leo Gentile

9.3

Pale straw yellow. Understated nose (too cold, pulled from wine fridge). Pear, Meyer lemon, delicate oak. No butter thank heavens. Should have waited a year or two but could not resist — 5 months ago