Benjamin Hickey

9.2

Really nice balance. Fruit forward but nice touch of oak and malo — a month ago

Ming L

9.2

The winery was founded by Mark Tarlov, co-founder of Evening Land, and Louis‑Michel Liger‑Belair.

This is very good for an entry-level bottling. The fruits are remarkably fresh at 10 years. BlackBerry, raspberry, cranberry, strawberry along with steeped black tea and hint of cinnamon.
Salivating acidity with round edge. Great pairing for turkey.

Happy Thanksgiving! — 10 months ago

Sarah MacDonnell

9.0

Had with Addie at bank street for the first time surprisingly really delicious despite kinda basic label — 4 years ago

Josh Morgenthau

9.6

Holy Moses this is the stuff. All kinds of citrus and green walnut notes and whopping mineral assortment on the nose and in the mouth. Intense body and richness layered on electric beams of acid. Lots of dry extract. Whisper of sweetness on the finish. Finish just won’t let up, hangs in your mouth like lemon taffy. This wine is on fire right now; it’s like a world class orchestra that’s just tuned up. — 5 years ago

Sarah Milsow-Guenther

9.2

Drinking nice right now. Honestly wouldn’t hold much longer. — 6 years ago

Rease Kirchner

9.5

Perfect summer wine! — 6 years ago

Leah Kraemer Lee

10

So smooth but full bodied — 8 years ago

Joe Christenson

9.4

Big plum, blackberry, and dark cherry flavors. Black pepper. Plenty of zippiness. A bit of earthiness. Delicious with pizza. Excellent wine. — 5 months ago

Nathan Renfro

9.3

Nose was not showing much. Primarily plum, some cassis, earthy, mushroom, log fire, lots going on. Nice mouthfeel, medium finish. — 3 years ago

DomDoc

9.2

2015 is reporting for duty. Balanced with brighter fruit and acid with cassis, plums and pencil elements. One could drink this with a variety of meats, fowl and fish. This wine is locked and loaded and ready to fire. — 4 years ago

Mary Bailey Parker

9.9

Very smooth, full bodied! — 5 years ago

Anders Berglund

8.9

Pepprig smak med smak av blåbär. Fylligt lagom syra och strävhet. — 5 years ago

Adam Kincaid

8.9

This wine is more about the setting it compliments than the flavors it resembles. A fire pit on a crisp autumn night with friends - hits the spot.

If flavor is more your style, orange peel and tart red berries. I paired it with s’mores and a flannel shirt. — 6 years ago

with Jillian

Marcia Finberg

10

2013 vintage. Light, crisp. Great mouthfeel. Terrific with food. Or solo! — 8 years ago

Jeremiah Diaz

9.1

Clear, deep ruby in color; on the nose, it's clean with medium intensity primary and secondary aromas of blackberries, cassis, and graphite; on the palate, it's dry with high acidity, high tannins, high alcohol, full body, and pronounced primary and secondary flavors of black cherries, blueberries, black cardamom and bell pepper with a long finish. This wine is complex and intense. Overall, I rate this wine as very good. — 7 months ago

with Nellie

Stephen Redenbaugh

9.9

As close to perfection as can be..,, smooth, silken, 2-minute finish. Nose of ripe, preserved, wrinkled apples…complete, complex, hints of baking spices, lighter than anticipated, but packing that 80 proof wallop. I anticipate most of bottle will grace a cool winter evening in front of the fire for 2 couples! — 3 years ago

Steve Reiss

9.3

A very nice red blend

Bought at TJs — 5 years ago

Aaron Tan

9.3

I'd still prefer wine after a dry run, but this whiskey sure did hit a spot. The balance and complexity of the Machir Bay is just undeniable, evident from the score achieved here. Fresh, zesty fruits are starkly juxtoposed with pastry-like nutty, creamy vanillin notes. The peat straddles the line between salinity and camp fire smoke. A rockstar finish that just lingers with sweet, malty flavour and a generous sprinkle of salt and pepper. Needs a little air to sort out some initial aggression, but once that settles, I felt nothing was out of place. Best entry-level Islay for me! 2019 bottling here. — 5 years ago

Cash Malcolm

9.1

The birch tree combined with the Egyptian cotton silk buttery undertones gave me volcanic wine orgasm. — 6 years ago

Austin Paramore

9.2

First candle lit dinner with Remi. JB and Ali got her down while Ali artfully cut and ate her steak with one hand. Also, the grill caught on fire, but JB saved the steaks at the perfect level of char. The spinach was delicious, and the dirt that Ali left on it from the farmers market will help tremendously with digestion. — 8 years ago