Beautifully balanced chenin blanc with very mild sugar and acidity. — 2 months ago
Strawberry and mineral aromas, rich on the palate with some soft acidity, strawberry, and minerals. Yum!! — 5 months ago
Stan Mary Taylor 2022 very drinkable — 7 months ago
This wine is in a perfect place. 2008 is not as regarded as 2007, but this 2008 made by Charles Hendricks is saying differently & absolutely one of his very best. I would say, James & Coleen made a mistake in letting him get away.
It is sort of a Mother Mary of God wine. Not to be religious, just the phrase fits.
Our eyes & ears perk up when we hear Napa names like; Harlan, Scarecrow, Hundred Acre, Bond & Colgin. I’d like to put this in blind and watch the shock & awe in everyone eyes when the wines were revealed.
The palate entry is perfect in every way. It is rich, lush, extremely balanced with well rounded, velvety M+ tannins. The core is dark currants, blackberries, black raspberries, both plums, black cherries, baked strawberries framed in raspberry edges. Some of the most amazing, dark spices with palate heat, melted, dark chocolate to pudding, black licorice to anise, mocha, malt balls, caramel, mid baking spices; clove, nutmeg, cinnamon stick, vanillin, fresh & used tobacco, leathery, graphite, crushed rocks & limestone, sage brush, slightly, candied, dark & withering flowers set in understated violet’s & lavender, warm, summer, rainfall acidity, balance for days, excellent structure/tension with elegance and smart polish that lasts minutes and settles on beautiful spices.
This wine is at its precipice and will hold a few more years with good drinking for 8-10 years. — a month ago
Quite nice with Pat’s pork chops and potatoes. Fruity and lovely finish. — 4 months ago
Nice with Pat’s pork and potatoes ($16). Fruity & bright. — 7 months ago
Light, bubbly and refreshing. Good stuff me option with more melon, lightly sweetened and smooth bubbly — 2 months ago
I liked it, a thicker white, Steph doesn't like it. First retirement wine Wednesday of 2025. $14 a bottle, nice deal! — 3 months ago
I have previous Delectable notes. Crimson, becoming tawny, garnet on the edges. A medium + weight palate and medium + intensity. Sweet red fruits (strawberry). The next night quite a full bodied Pinot. Tannins are a little coarse. 99 points from James Halliday and his Pinot Noir of the year in 2017. I have 2 bottles left - next in a year. — 5 months ago
Ashley Michelsen
I usually don’t like French reds but this drank like a Napa red. Very nice — 15 days ago