Marcela Gallo

10

One of my favorite reds right now. Flavorful and rich! — 10 days ago

Tilney Fitzpatrick

9.0

Perfect for washing away the crazy of a weekend moving your demanding mother across state lines along with her many many belongings. Great summer vibes with a hint of honey! — a year ago

Cristian Marie

9.9

Fresh, fruity but not overpoweringly sweet. Apricot notes. I had it chilled on its own and with food. Perfect for summer and hot weather. — 4 years ago

Angela

9.2

Gorgeous mouthful of peppery oak but an underlying balance of light floral and red berries. Acidity like a pomegranate but a sweet finish from the oak. Beautiful wine. You can feel the process. — 6 years ago

Sipping Fine Wine

9.0

100% Tempranillo, from La Horra, one of the best zones in Ribera del Duero, Ceres is named after the greek goddess of agriculture and fertility, aged for 12 months in French and American oak, deep Ruby with aromas of berry fruits and clean spice. Palate shows flavors of red berry fruits, spice, floral and licorice notes, vivid acidity. Fine tannins, medium+ finish ending with spice, fruit and earthy character. Nice! — a year ago

Sipping Fine Wine

9.0

Hope family began their planting’s in 1978 & sold wine under the Hope Family label directly from winery's tasting room. In 1990 the Hope ranches became the sole source of fruit for Liberty School Cabernet Sauvignon. In 1996, they founded Treana Winery. Blend of 75% Cab Sauv & 25% Syrah. Deep Ruby with aromas of sweet berry & spice notes. On the palate flavors of currants and ripe berry with cacao, pepper and vanilla spice. Full body, rich tannins, good balance ending on the spicy side, better after decant. — 4 years ago

Ellen Clifford

9.2

Mineral mania! This stinks so good and slaps so hard of smoky flint shaped into a dagger someone rounded the edges off on. It doesn’t cut like a knife but teases the tongue with a sparkling (except it’s not) gleaming sensation cuts then softens then gives one last teasing punch toward the (god help me I’m about to use the term “back palate” I tend to hate dividing my palate) back palate. Oh yes it does. Goddess DAMN that’s good. — 5 years ago

Tom Garland

9.3

Happy New Year! Had to go out with a fun year end wine.

Decant and pour(decent chunky/fine sediment). A majestic dark garnet with bricking. On the nose: Eucalyptus, perfumed red fruit, floral, soil, herbaceous. Taste: silky, creamy, fresh wine with some still there red cherry, tobacco, earthy, shaved graphite, and a peppery cedar long finish. YUM! What a treat to drink as a our final wine this last night of the year.
Cheers!
ELLA Restaurant,  New Year's Eve:
Cavier Beignet
Dungeness crab bisque
Roasted Liberty duck breast
72 hour braised short ribs
Chocolate midnight cake — a year ago

with Brenda

Natasha Langton

9.8

The goddess of rosé. Every good thing about summer in a bottle. — 4 years ago

Aaron Tan

9.0

I'll start off by saying that I think less-than-ideal storage conditions marred this tasting with Kai. It's a struggle here really because I really like their Malaysian importer. I can understand the difficulties in maintaining an effective cold chain in Malaysia, so I sincerely hope this gets better.

Having said that, this was my favorite in Kai's line-up despite the slightly advanced wine. Good perfume, sporting smokey black fruits, herbs, spices, violets, and wood (which was a touch distracting). I felt the palate should have been livelier - dark-fruited, spicy, and earthy, with heavy charred notes permeating throughout. The finish has a lot fruit sweetness, with a lick of caramel and balsamic. Nice wine, though not one I'd actively seek.

To be frank I think too much oak was used here, but not in the same liberty as in Barossa Shiraz. It's more like Guigal vs Gonon... maybe that's a bit extreme... Jamet vs Gonon... though not quite right still. I like Kai, but I gotta follow my palate at times like this. — 5 years ago