Tom Garland

9.4

The Winemaker Dinner: Francoise Peschon

5 WINES FROM HER NAPA PORTFOLIO:
2023 Accendo Laurea Sav Blanc
2021 Baker & Hamilton cab
2019 Cornell cab
2019 Heimark cab
2019 Vine Hill cab

FOOD:
Blufin tuna Tostada
Pepper crusted Elk tartare
Venison smash
Braised wild Boar leg
Bison NY strip steak
Mocha passionfruit opera cake — a year ago

with Brenda

Bethany Dollar

9.1

Excellent with bison steaks — 5 years ago

Andrea Wilson @farmforthesoul

9.1

$65- it is kind of pricey for everyday wine, but a mouthful of black fruit, pepper and tobacco for me. It is very tasty Syrah and will great with my smoked bison & pork meatloaf I am cooking. — 6 years ago

with Jeremy

Mario Vaillancourt

9.1

Paired with Bison Filet with port and rosemary sauce. Classy nose with medium aromatics of spices, black currant and a touch of cedar. Palate is silky, smooth, medium bodied at best, with yet some nice elegance and Margaux finesse. The length is ok at best, probably the somewhat average 2006 vintage, would have rated higher otherwise, but still nice. 91-92

Pour accompagner un filet de bison sauce porto romarin entre autres. Nez moyennement aromatique mais avec une belle classe sur les épices, cassis et un peu de cèdre. La bouche de corps moyen a beaucoup de finesse et d’élégance, avec cette signature Margaux, la longueur est bien moyenne par contre, surement ce millésime 2006 bien ordinaire, bonne bouteille quand même. 91-92 — 6 years ago

Brian Kelly

9.1

Maybe my fifth bottle of Barbaresco ever. Roughly an hour decant before drinking with dinner. Color is a light garnet, very similar to black cherry Kool aid I remember from my childhood. Long legs. Cherry and leather on the nose. Same flavors on the plate with medium plus tannins. Pairs pretty good with bison pappardelle. Not bad, but not my favorite. — 6 years ago

Maria James

8.9

Drank this wine with roasted potatoes and a bison ribeye which paired well. At first it was full bodied and then somewhat faded. Notes of road tar, berries and finished dry. — 7 years ago

with Cordon

Pooneet K

9.1

Quite nice with a bit of air and some chill. Good pairing with a bison ribeye in Wyoming. — 4 years ago

romo

9.3

51% Merlot, 39% Cab. Two-hour decant is perfect with bison filets and rib-eye. Look, Bordeaux! — 4 years ago

Seiji Takeuchi

9.0

This wine is from Connecticut winery from my trip to a bison farm. Was a popular tasting site for the locals and New Yorkers. Dark red wine, fruity with chocolate taste. Would go to the winery again if I had the chance. — 6 years ago

Sean Thomas

8.9

On the nose: crushed raspberries, floral bouquet, strawberries, cinnamon,
clay.
On the tongue: raspberry, graphite, pepper cinnamon, and spice.

Nice and approachable Zin. Just enough structure to clear a nice lean bison burger. — 6 years ago

G

9.5

Dried cork even through professionally cellared. This wine needed to breathe. Once it opened up, it was delicious. Phenomenal pairing with bison! Thank you, Chris & Greg! These were fun early Delille days! — 6 years ago

Sean Thomas

9.0

Unique Syrah.
On the nose, upon opening was straight menthol. After being open for +2 hours: Smokey campfire, meat, cedar, slight tint of blue fruit. On the tongue: smoke, black olive, very light blue fruit. Is really balanced. Might have lost some of it’s fruit and is more old world style but has still held up really nicely over the last 8 years. Update: opened a 2nd bottle about 2 months later and it was a different wine. Funny how that works. Still straight smoke but much more lush fruit! I bumped the rating slightly. Paired perfectly with grilled Bison Burgers. Seems like a really nice cross of Cali style and Rhône. Still have 1 bottle left and will do a separate review upon opening. — 6 years ago

Doggfather

9.0

Lighter version of a solid Aussie Shiraz. Intended as sincere compliment. Paired well with a bison cheeseburger. — 7 years ago

LM Segal

9.7

Rich, sexy-as-all-getout, perfect match for a bison filet. — 4 years ago

Lars Fasel

9.0

The wine for bison burgers — 4 years ago

Kaitlyn Burns

9.0

Paired with a bison butternut stew (over polenta) - nice bottle from Folgarelli’s at $16 — 5 years ago

Thomas Epps

9.6

With a sous vide bison filet and a sous vide prime filet, both with a smoked salt rub... wine was a perfect match! — 6 years ago

with Jeannie

Sean Thomas

9.1

I straight up love Matthiasson. This one needs a little time to open and evolve. First smell and sip was straight up cherry off the bat. After opening up...on the nose: cherry, floral, Stoney mineral, very slightly dusty. On the tongue: cherry, blueberry, blackberry, slight “forest-ish” finish. Tannins are light and it’s mouthwatering. Who makes a Napa cab at 13% alcohol? This is food wine. Paired with a bison strip, phenomenal. Any kind of lean meat will pair well with the light, well rounded tannins. — 6 years ago

L & M Hedlund

9.5

Had with cheese board, and bison steaks- great pairing. Buy again. — 7 years ago

Shay A

9.3

This was paired with grilled bison ribeyes and it was a knockout pairing! Needed just about 5-10mins to blow off some funk. Very berry driven aromatically with fresh squeezed red and black fruits, licorice, and cedar. Decanted for about an hour and the tannins were completely softened. Boysenberry, currant, dark chocolate black cherries and cherry liqueur oozing over baked figs. Hard to say this will get better, but when paired with lean bison meat, the fruit cut through it perfectly. — 7 years ago