Mike Lev

9.1

Punching way above its weight. Fruit, structure, woodsy balsam cherry notes. What a pleasure. — 2 months ago

Steve Gerths

9.4

One of the most famous vineyards in CA. Planted in 1886. Feel privileged to drink from this mountain again! Perfumed, dense and structured. — 3 years ago

Patrick Derdeyn

9.3

We threw this in as a ringer in a tasting of older CA bdx blends and ring it did! Blind i thought this was old monte bello, glad i wasnt ridiculously off base. — 5 years ago

Justin Bothur

9.0

As CA Cab goes … dang. Structured and rich while still maintaining elegance. ‘94 was banging. — 4 months ago

Severn Goodwin

9.1

Adding chill now, notes forthcoming...
I'm not a CA Chardonnay guy, but this one has been very Burgundian in style previously.

Nose you had me at flinty mineral and grape seed.

Palate is a little too creamy oak, needs air.

Aired out palate has warm pear/pineapple and a mineral component I cannot quite pin yet, oak is still in the way.

48hr Update: Flinty/Oak bat to the palate, check ☑, has not mellowed at all tonight. — 5 years ago

Sebastian Koncurat

9.2

Monte del Fra CA del Magro Bianco di Custoza is a single vineyard and offers many positive attributes: Still alive and kicking this 2013 vintage shows complex richness and weight in the palate but still manage to retain acidity and freshness. The elder flower and acacia notes are incredibly expressive. — 6 years ago

Adam Beasley

9.0

Very reductive style, which I don’t hate. Struck matches for days. The fruit (apple, pear, lemon) is quiet and underripe, but the minerality is substantial. Not for everyone, and not something I’m dying to revisit soon, but this is a unique CA chard with personality to be sure. Atypical. — a year ago

Dallas

8.9

Still tastes good even when it has been open for several days — 5 years ago

L Des

9.5

DH at JK barbecue — 6 years ago

George Chen

9.5

These old 70's are the gems of CA wines! May they live forever! — 6 years ago