David Dorn

9.1

Delicious wine from Virginia! Loved it — 11 days ago

ESF

9.2

delicious: butterscotch - really sexy, orchard fruit juxtaposed w/salinity & minerals - full bodied, voluptuous, cellar temp was downright silky leading to long resonant finish. I've had this many times and they were always older & oxidized - would argue these are better younger — 4 days ago

Jose Lorenzo

9.1

Another geeky Kermit Lynch selection. Perfect summer wine — a month ago

Inseon Hwang

9.3

Dark tannins, cherries, fig jam and long minerals # — a month ago

Bonnie Chu

9.0

Chianti Classico Tasting @ Ai Fiori 4/27/26 — a month ago

Angela Sanks

9.3

Fantastico — 2 months ago

Gabriel Diaz

9.1

super sweet and golden. Norway 2026 — 3 months ago

with Elliott

"Odedi"

9.1

It is time for some Merlot on this #MerlotThursday. Let's bring Merlot back!

Dark ruby in color with a wide reddish rim.

Red and black fruits on the nose with tobacco, light wood, licorice, chocolates, black pepper, herbs and spices.

Full bodied and soft with medium plus acidity.

Dry on the palate with cherries, red currants, sweet raspberries, coffee, sweet oak, chocolates, licorice, tobacco leaf, herbs, peppercorn, earth and mediterranean spices.

Tangy finish with fine grained tannins and tangy raspberries.

This 4 year old Super Tuscan Merlot is drinking very nicely now. Nicely balanced and elegant. Complex and entertaining.

Needs a couple of hours to open up properly, and balance itself out.

Still young, and needs a few years in the bottle to mature properly. Will continue to age nicely in the next 7 years.

Wine Spectator 94 points.

I had the 2021 vintage a couple of years ago at the winery, and it was much better. The 2022 vintage was not as good as the 2021, so there's that.

Good by itself as a sipping wine, or with food.

100% Merlot grapes were aged in French oak barrels for 12 months.

14% alcohol by volume.

91 points.

$65. — 16 hours ago

Daniel Bloom

9.3

30 mins of air, just opened not decanted.
Very nice indeed though with burgers at home. You can sense the viscosity on the nose, black and blue fruits, licorice and some feral meaty bits in the background.
Drinks exceptionally smoothly, most of the tannins resolved. The viscosity on the palate is balanced by enough acidity to keep it in balance. Black/blue fruits repeat with a hint of chewiness, coating is an understatement. Long finish. Leather and coal tar(?). Interesting that these have such a decently long lifespan. When kept on some ice/water during the meal, it improves as a whole as the temperature drops a few degrees. The thickness recedes a bit and acidity shines up front.
Shame I have no more.
Thanks, puggymonkey &scottiebobettie
With Randy. — 15 days ago

Rick Phillips

9.6

In 10 years, this will be a 98-100 pt wine. — a month ago

Bonnie Chu

9.0

Chianti Classico Tasting @ Ai Fiori 4/27/26 — a month ago

Tegan Marriott

9.1

Drank this with the family & it was the perfect pairing accompanied with turkey veggie lasagna! An uncomplicated fresh Sardinian alchemy to share along with imbibe! — 3 months ago

Anna Sangiacomo

9.4

My Favorite Rose — 4 months ago

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.3

2025 vintage. Super-intriguing. Not the cheapest white blend but this shreds. Can go a few years if you wanna add some age but wouldn't go farther than a half-decade as that would eliminate the preshie freshie qualities entirely. Light-medium body. Seafood executioner par excellence but it doesn't suck flying solo. 8.19.26. — 22 days ago

Rick Phillips

9.4

Dark Plum Cherry Licorice Old Leather & Tobacco. Peak? Maybe! — a day ago

with Letha

Michelle Richards

9.0

Always a good pick!!! — 14 days ago

Bonnie Chu

8.9

Chianti Classico Tasting @ Ai Fiori 4/27/26 — a month ago

Space

9.3

Выпито третьим вином в этот же день. 100% это было лишнее. Хотя как супертосканское 2018 года - оно было бесподобно (мое любимое. ) — 8 months ago

Ray Vanderhoff

9.2

Light yellow color. Aromas of green orchard fruit, white flowers and citrus. Flavors of peaches, nectarines, tropical fruit, green apples, lemon curd, raw almonds and a very pleasing saline note. Beautiful note of minerality on the long finish. Medium-minus body (but still a bit of heft) and refreshing acidity. Lovely silky texture for such a crisp wine. Outstanding QPR. Thanks for sharing, Kase! — 3 months ago

John W

9.4

Golden coloration. On the nose, lemon, brioche, minerals. On the palate, nice creamy texture, fuller body, a touch of earthiness, but primarily long lasting citrus and lemon notes with minerality on the palate that finishes strong with those 3 notes ending with a crush of a acidity. — 4 months ago