Doug Powers

9.3

Backward mountain fruit, but not as tannic as I’d expected, though this should easily last another 25 years, old school Cal Cabernet (13% ABV) that I long for!! — 6 days ago

with Jim

Adam Gäfvert

9.8

Första vingården kultklassade Dunn planterade. 2013 var sista året innan vingården planterades om. En rikedom av smaklager och texturer. Blåbär, potpurri, kött, söta kryddor, mörk jord, bläck, blyerts. Fyller upp hela munnen och är superfinkornig. Otämjt och robust, men en naturlig skönhet. Minnesvärt. — 7 months ago

Eric Urbani

8.9

Six Pinots, all made by Ed Kurtzman, of August West and Roar fame who also consults to Freeman and Mansfield Dunn. Ed joined our tasting. Whole cluster, seemed a bit too steamy for my palate. — a year ago

Charlie Tapp

9.4

Pencil shavings, red fruit, cocoa powder and bramble. — 10 days ago

Willie Carter

9.2

Dark purple with a thin rim and very pretty cherry red flecks. The nose on this beauty is just insanity. A core of black fruit punctuated by beautiful, beautiful dirt. A good bit of menthol smoke and unsmoked cigars. The fruit can be a bit shy at first but a blast of cherry and raspberry wakes you up. And there’s some funk here too. Beautiful, sexy, funky funk. Not too much, just enough to titillate.

Peloursin is a rare rare varietal to find out here in the wild. Think grapes like Petite Sirah or maybe Bonarda. Medium bodied and slightly intense but not too sharp. Always wonderful Howell Mountain fruit in the masterful hands of Mike Dunn and it shows. Low, low alcohol at 13.0 and that is so very nice. Needs plenty of time in the decanter. Wonderful acid and terrific balance and weight here. The notes in the mouth are reminiscent of the notes in the nose with some glorious cherry essence and forest floor. A most peculiar wine but a great one. I struggle to really think of a good comparison for it. It’s just really so damn good and that’s all that matters. — 6 months ago

Tom Garland

9.4

Spoto wine truffle dinner

2017 Spoto Napa chard
2018 Spoto Beckstoffer amber Knolls malbec
2017 Spoto Christiane cuvee
2016 Spoto family reserve
2005 Spoto family reserve
1997 Dunn cabernet
2004 Bond Pluribus
2008 Screaming Eagle

HORS D'OEUVRE.....
Artisan cheases & meats, truffle pecans, white truffle ceviche, mini Diane's.
DINNER..........
Bread w/truffle butter
Grilled persimmon salad.
Gemelli pasta w/endive,blk truffle,tomato and gorgonzola.
Pan seared halibut w/artichoke truffle relish.
Veal medallion, Foie gras, shaved winter white truffle.
DESSERT............
Salted caramel
Burnt basque cheesecake w/shaved truffle
Mini ice cream cone with black truffle — 8 months ago

with Karin and Brenda

Joshua Fisher

9.4

Gift from Mike DUNN … the wine not the girl — 2 days ago

Hugh O'Riordan

9.5

This a chewy traditional cab but more so. Dunn sneaked in Fancy smoothness. Very subtle and extraordinary. Wine is extraordinary. At 75 I’m not aging wine. I’m not sure of the benefits of aging here. This the the good stuff. — 4 months ago

Eric Urbani

9.3

Six Pinots, all made by Ed Kurtzman, of August West and Roar fame who also consults to Freeman and Mansfield Dunn. Ed joined our tasting. Elegant — a year ago

Eric Urbani

9.3

Six Pinots, all made by Ed Kurtzman, of August West and Roar fame who also consults to Freeman and Mansfield Dunn. Ed joined our tasting. More fruity, slightly reduced. My #2. — a year ago