Deborah McGuinness

9.0

Round full bodied. Perfect with filet. This was 2014 — a year ago

DE

9.6

Blacksmith 2013 napa valley atlas peak cab. Wow.. floral and a bit sweet without being a fruit bomb.. perfect and will only get better — 5 years ago

Dave Stone

8.9

Ooooh boy, this one’s a tongue twister. Heavy acid with notes of lemon on the nose with a bit of lime as it rolls off. Starts a tad sweet then dries a bit as it opens up. Pleasant on it’s own or with lighter fare fish grilled chicken breast. — 6 years ago

Rhonely Boy

9.0

Nice fruit, fine tannin, graphite on the nose. Smooth and very drinkable.

— 7 years ago

23media girl

8.9

With John D 🍷 ordered a bottle at The Finery and Blacksmith, St. Charles, IL — 9 years ago

Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.3

100% Mourvèdre from the Heart Vineyard on Red Mountain. It spent 18 months in 100% neutral oak. On the nose, herbaceous - thyme, bay leaf, pepper, blackberry, raspberries, blueberries, cherries, hues of strawberries and dark florals. The body is leaner with M+ tannins. Blackberries, black plum, dark cherries, raspberries and hues of blueberries & strawberries. Mocha powder, caramel, pepper, warm spice, soft leather, crushed dry rocks, fresh round acidity and a ripe, fruit, spice driven finish. Photos of; the old blacksmith shop they made their tasting room in, tasting room area and Marie-Eve (Onwer/Winemaker) doing the dirty work of cleaning the stainless steel tanks. — 9 years ago

Jane Day

9.5

Drinking now. Quite stunning. Black currant and other dark fruit with cedar hints. — 10 years ago

Jeremy Krantz

9.7

77% Chenin Blanc and boy does this baby slap. It's full of energy, and it's lively. Popping the cap off the bottle producer a sonic boom. Scared the crap out of us. Aroma in celery, green apple, pear and lychee filled the air and the wine itself is tasty. Slightly saline too. Honestly the value is great too. Need more. — 2 years ago

David Kline

9.4

Black Truffle ravioli, heirloom tomatoes, and farm fresh kale went perfectly with this properly aged Valtellina Nebbiolo. It has truffle and aged salumi with baked plum and smoky cherry bursting aromatically alongside violet and briny plum reduction. A corned beef and grilled pork along with ground steak skimming. Amazing. Blood orange dried bing and cran, dried violet, cedar and light tobacco, clove, and lightest graphite. This is elegant as a samurai sword with the blacksmith residue to prove it, Rose petal, and a hemp resin moment tamed by cinnamon. Incredible on all levels. #rainoldi #rainoldivaltellina #valtellina #valtellinasuperiore #sassellareserva #nebbiolo #chiavennasca — 6 years ago

with Courtney

Kyle Zeman

9.2

Vanilla, light, sage — 6 years ago

Adam Gäfvert

8.9

Väldigt smaskig pet-nat med snärtig frukt, kryddighet och rejäl klunkabilitet. — 7 years ago

Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.3

The Anvil Cabernet is 100% Cabernet. 60% from Pepper Bridge and 40% from Minnick Hills. 100% New French Oak. On the nose, ripe, slightly candied, blackberries, dark cherry, plum, touch of spice, black moist earth and dark fresh flowers. The body is M and the tannins are M+. The fruits are deliciously ripe; blackberries, dark cherries, plum, black & raspberries. cigar, leather, crushed rocks, dark chocolate chalky saline minerals, spice, round nice acidity and a beautiful round fruit driven finish. Photos of; the tasting bar, Forgeron fruit sourced Vineyard, Marie Eve with her husband Gilles who is the Wine Director at Long Shadows and the exterior of the tasting room and production. Producer history and notes...Forgeron opened 2001, as the 23rd winery in Walla Walla. Marie-Eve Gilla (Owner/Winemaker) has French roots. She studied viticulture and oenology in Burgundy. The production and tasting room were a stones throw from our hotel. It's located in a turn of the Century blacksmith shop. Blacksmith translates from English to French as Forgeron. I'd never had Marie-Eve's wines until now. I was introduced to the idea by her husband Gilles who is the Wine Director at Long Shadows. However, after enjoying his wines, I was inspired to stop by and check out Marie-Eve's wines. I wasn't disappointed. Most every Walla Walla producer I met considered her wines one of the best kept secrets in Walla Walla. — 9 years ago

Matt Parsons

8.9

Full bodied chocolate, pomegranate, citrus finish — 11 years ago

Shuhui Ng

9.5

Lightly spiced, black berries and caramel after taste. Very balanced and tannins were just right. — 4 years ago

Chris DeMay

9.1

$18.83, WineText, 1/24/21. Nice blend. Will buy again if it’s available. — 5 years ago

J Greene

9.0

Washington GSM? OK. Very solid. I’m not sure I could tell the difference between this and an entry level CDR. Very enjoyable though. Stewed cherries on the nose and palate with a med finish. Great lunch wine in this WFH era. — 6 years ago

Austin Hohnke

9.0

Really charming after the initial SO2 blows off.
Light, soft, crushable. — 7 years ago

Isaac Pirolo

9.2

Château Laforge consists of a 5.8 hectare vineyard in Saint-Emilion that is planted to 92% Merlot and 8% Cab Franc. The Estate was actually accumulated over time by the local blacksmith with vines appropriated in lieu of unpaid bills. I’ve never heard of such an arrangement, but if one such as that exists in Napa Valley, consider me the newest blacksmith in town.

At twelve years old, the 2006 still shows plenty of grip. Fortunately, it’s not in lieu of flavor nor complexity. Plum, tobacco, and olive meet the savoriness of underbrush, sage, and cedar, with spice box and clove interspersed throughout. — 8 years ago

Eric Stone

9.3

Really nice Merlot from grapes on Atlas Peak — 9 years ago

Brady Prouty

9.2

I like it — 9 years ago