Dawn E.

8.9

Decent wine from Washington. Nice complexity! Blackberry jam, Baker's chocolate, bay leaves, graphite, tomato leaves , violets, and herbs. Nice long finish. — a year ago

Ely Cohn

9.2

Where the lemons, pears, the graham crackers and fresh sour doughs co-mingle - and not quietly. With extroverted aromatics and rich flavors. A throat coat of lemon syrup, Bosc pear, and sweet quince paste, sour fresh baker's dough. long depth of flavor. — 5 years ago

Michael Tuchband

9.3

Notes of apple cider vinegar, tropical fruit, and kham, opening up into baker's yeast and fresh bread. — 7 years ago

with Moné

Matt Sterr

9.4

80% Cab Sav, 7%PV, 6%CF, 5% Merlot, 2% Malbec. Black fruit. Supple tannins. Baker's chocolate. Silky frame. — 9 years ago

David Kline

9.0

Inky wine from rim to rim. Charred boar ragout, marigolds and violets, in cedar planters. Chunky baker's chocolate baking, teak, black shoe polish, burnt mocha rye, mint in turned soil scribbled on by grape scented marker. Smoked plum, worm castings, raw chocolate, espresso grounds, graphite dust. Oak and pepper belched from an arcane volcanic sacrifice. Wood tannins mushroom and coat the tongue. Next year's harvest might be a lock with this kind of dark dedication. #crozeshermitage #crozes #rhonewine #syrah #purpleteetharesexy — 9 years ago

with Courtney

Greg Ragan

9.4

Incredible nose of figs and baker's chocolate. A little young, but nice round tannin. — 10 years ago

David Kline

9.2

Baker's dark chocolate and mint. Broiled blueberry on a graphite spit. Cinnamon tips burnt to a crisp on a hot engine in need of oil. Blueberry essence touches the tarmac with precision evaporating into smoky rainwater, leather and squid ink. — 10 years ago

with Courtney

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9.3

Cocoa, cinnamon and clove come together with crushed plums and balsam herbs as the 2018 Amarone della Valpolicella Classico blossoms in the glass. This is silky and enveloping yet cool-toned in feel, with depths of dark red fruits nicely contrasted by a core of saline minerality. The 2018 finishes structured and long, tugging at the palate with grippy tannins as hints of Baker's chocolate and inner rose slowly fade. This is a vertical and racy edition of Allegrini Amarone, but it will require some time to come fully into focus. (Eric Guido, Vinous, March 2023) — 3 years ago

Matthew Korzelius

9.0

Nose: cherry cola, wet tobacco, black and blue fruits, Luxardo cherries, raw steak (blood)

Palate: solid acidity (after 1 hour in decanter, MUCH less before it had time to open), black cherries, baker's chocolate, crushed red pepper, espresso — 6 years ago

Daniel P. Drake

9.3

This wine I picked up this week thinking it was from Chile because it was in the Chile section of the store I frequent. I thought this tannat would be interesting to try. I was just going off knowing about tannat, so I picked it up. I did not read the label as closely I usually do. When I decided to open this 2016 Bodega Garzón Tannat Reserve I finally read the label closely and found that it is from Uruguay. What a pleasant surprise and I am happy I picked this up.

The nose was very pungent upon opening with a very heavy funk so I let it open up for an hour. After an hour the fruit started to show themselves. There is still the presence of funk but not as heavy as when first opened then the black fruits came out, black cherry, black raspberry, lack plum, baker's chocolate, vanilla and smoke.

On the palate the beautiful black fruit continues with black cherry, black plum, blackberry, dark spice, just a hint of well blended oak, smoke and rich soil.

This wine is full bodied with a well rounded mouth feel with medium + acidity and medium + leaning more to the plus side firm tannins that lead to a long dark fruit finish. A continued wonderful weekend to you all and please stay safe. Nostrovia! 🍷🍷🍷🍷 — 7 years ago

Kevin Ortzman

9.4

Consistent juice - dark berries with baker's chocolate. — 10 years ago

Dee Raffaeli

9.1

A beautiful red and purple color with aromas of black cherries, dark fruits, dark chocolate and baker's spice. On the palate, the wine shows dense, dark berry and plum flavors along with hints of sandalwood and spice, and even a hint of violets in the finish. Don't be concerned if you find yourself inhaling deeply from your glass, over and over—it is just your nose's way of telling you that it wants its fair share! This is a full-bodied and well-structured wine that is incredibly full of life and born to be enjoyed with food and friends. It goes great with everything from hamburgers and chicken to pizza and mild cheeses. An awesome value to boot. — 10 years ago

R J Thom

9.0

Quality ditch Pinot for post Baker's Keyboard Lounge evening in Detroit. — 10 years ago

Michelle M

8.9

Signature smells of bright and fresh raspberry, cherry, and plum, with bramble, notes of bell pepper and mint, hints of baker's vanilla, cinnamon and clove, and faint whiffs of warm tires and fallen wet leaves. On the palate fresh but richer red fruit of cherry, cranberry, and raspberry, hints of asparagus, with a medium mouthfeel and medium-length finish. The 13.8% alcohol gave the body some weight but was a tad strong for the bright red fruit profile. Overall this is a balanced Loire-style Cab Franc. Went great with my portobello caps with homemade porcini-morel gravy; food and wine really brought out the spice flavors of each other. — 5 years ago

Matthew Korzelius

9.1

Nose: semi-sweet chocolate, stewed stonefruit, ripe blue and black fruits

Palate: light but present tannin, blue and black fruits, fresh tobacco, black pepper, baker's chocolate, umami (a la a dark mushroom sauce for a steak)

Note: not decanted, but aerated — 6 years ago

Simon Weston

9.4

Vanilla, caramel and baking shop spices, light delicate whiskey, very good. — 8 years ago

Emily W

10

Cranberries, elegant earwax, tufted velvet mattress, irate peppercorn, one toke over the line, pickled baker's chocolate. — 9 years ago

David Kline

9.4

Sourdough with blueberry, dried black currant, thyme, mint, black nigella sativa seed, black sugarless cake, and violet fragrances. Inky black color with a sedimentary side, but tar, graphite, baker's chocolate, espresso bean, licorice, forest floor biomass, black olive, and smoky black currant forever. Great wine from a storied vineyard! — 9 years ago

with Madeline, Josh and 1 other

Mirsad Pandzic

9.2

Golden yellow. Clear. Yellow apple, nuts, baker's yeast and butter on the nose. Creamy and rich on the palate. Buttery. Complex. Nice acidity. Citrus, brioche,vanilla and tropical fruit on the palate. Well integrated oak. Went wonderfully with gnocchi with chicken and mushroom sauce. Long, beautiful finish. — 10 years ago

Christine Havens

9.2

Taylor's Late Bottled Vintage Port remains in wood for four to six years, as such, it is concentrated and intense, round and deliciously full-bodied. 2011, for me, has been one of the most exciting vintages I've tasted, it's one I'm collecting and cellaring, though the '11s are certainly enjoyably now. Taylor's 2011 LBV is totally opaque in the glass with blue violet reflexes. It's intense, with firm, ripe tannins drenched in Italian plums and black cherry skins, baker's cocoa and blackberry reduction sauce. Sample — 10 years ago