Kristin Anthony

8.9

Loved this! It wasn't too dry, nor too sweet. Update: tried this again and it just tasted watery. Very disappointing. Will try it again for a final verdict. All the same year — 3 years ago

Lisa B

9.6

Very nice rosé. Crisp and sweet but not too much so. — 3 years ago

KRISTIE

8.9

Bright aromas of apple and citrus with notes of lychee and pears. — 4 years ago

with Laura

Chris B.

9.3

A stunning nose, wafts of deli-sliced ham mingling with ripe fruits, and a near-black dark color had me primed for a beastly wine - this did not disappoint. We opened it too early but all the elements are there: juicy plum, chalkboard, black pepper and soft tannins reminiscent of dark roast coffee. Looking forward to trying this again in a few years. — 6 years ago

Severn Goodwin

9.3

STORAGE is everything.

Correct storage does not magically enlighten all wines, but it enables you to wait until such time that wines crafted with proper parts and proper technique will offer you a higher level of enjoyment.

Our final bottle of this 2003 vintage, purchased in May 2006 for $31 as Achával-Ferrer was beginning their ascension to greatness, with pricing to match.

Decanted 4H.

Similar notes to prior experiences:

Nose has ripe plum, graphite, dried black cherry, dried tart cherry, old leather, dried black currant, slight eucalyptus, dark chocolate, stewed raisin, mashed blackberry, faint chalkboard dust and dried rose.
Palate has sweet prune, semi-sweet chocolate, dried black cherry, sweet-roasted red pepper, dried boysenberry, briar and dry earth. Fine tannins, rich and round the on the finish.

Stellar show on our finale of the vintage...Looking forward to the 2004's. I previously stated this bottle could likely make a 20th birthday in proper storage, looks like it can only make a ~19th birthday in this cellar.

40% Malbec/ 28% Cabernet Sauvignon/ 27% Merlot / 5% Cabernet Franc (4,976 cases) — 3 years ago

Alder Yarrow

Wine Blogger Vinography

9.0

Steely blackberry and black cherry have a wonderful crystalline lightness to them with gorgeous acidity and wet chalkboard minerality with the faintest of tannins. Lovely. — 4 years ago

Severn Goodwin

9.2

Decanting now, can you believe this is the only 2013 CA wine in our cellar?! All the rest is hiding, appropriately out of reach, in off-site storage. 👍

We tasted this at a walk-around in November of 2018, and I was impressed then...

Nose has chalkboard dust, milk chocolate, ripe plum, ripe raspberry, black cherry and cut green pepper (light).
Palate has chalky plum, ripe cherry, medium tannins, light green herbal notes, light toasted oak (few year old barrels?) and milk chocolate.

Very impressed at how approachable this wine is tonight after only about 2hrs of decant. Showing quite nicely at about 5 years past vintage. 2013 was very strong for CA, going to be legendary in my opinion; likely my favorite vintage in the prior 10 years.

Happy Valentine's Day 2019 to all. — 6 years ago

Alder Yarrow

Wine Blogger Vinography

9.3

Is there anything better than sharing a good bottle of champagne with a friend? Yes. Sharing a great bottle of champagne with someone as you become good friends. The flavors of nostalgia and memories of childhood pair so well with the gorgeous seawater, brioche, lemon pith and wet chalkboard minerality of Champagne, as expressed by Pascal Agrapart, organic maestro of limestone, and in this case Chardonnay. One of my favorite champagnes. — 3 years ago

Shannon k.

9.0

Yummy yummy yummy. Nice mellow fruit and cream. Right up my alley, definitely buying again. Trader joe's? — 4 years ago

Alder Yarrow

Wine Blogger Vinography

9.2

Juhfark!!!!!! Holding up beautifully as it converges towards the strange attractor that is the heart and soul of Somloi wines - liquid volcanic stones. Still offering a whisp of bee pollen and chamomile along with its rainwater and wet chalkboard core. #govolcanic — 4 years ago