David Kline

9.0

Great pumpkin offering as usual! Pie crust and pumpkin pie spice offering on the nose to appease the gourds; orange pekoe celestial reflections. Cinnamon stick whittled for whipping, and nutmegs just made for licking. Great taste for a knife carved face of caramelized pumpkin! Naysayers be slain. Haters haunted, Geeks begouled, Smarms smitten. How else can you mark the seasons in Florida? Bring on the jacked-up-juices! #halloween #pumpkin #pumpkinbeer #dogfishhead #dogfishheadpumpkinbeer #dogfishheadpunkinale #punkinale #seasonalbeer #gourdbrew #iwillslapyouintothanksgivingifyousmacktalkjack — 5 years ago

with Courtney

David Kline

9.3

What a pleasant gose! Lively, frothy and full of energy! Lime, tangerine, rhubarb, mild grapefruit, green strawberry and grape Bottlecap candy. Tangy rhubarb and slightly riper strawberry blossom on the palate with a dry lime finish and a briny mesh that blankets the mouth in cozy, lazy afternoon comfort. It is literally the polar opposite of the label, which features a scary freigeist ghost‘freespirit’, and a seemingly haunted tower/monument in shadow. I’m sure there’s irony baked into this! Have a ghostly good time in the hot sun...or hell. — 7 years ago

Conrad Green

9.6

A very pretty nose. Cherries, bramble blue fruit, real lift. That haunted pretty burg thing. On the palate very clear and precise. Quite blushing soft fruit with delicate acidity. Improving in the glass. Really exceptional — 10 years ago

with Howard, Tony and 3 others

Kim Stanbro

8.9

First night at the haunted winery. Local grapes are quite yummmm. — 10 years ago

Kia

9.1

Very sweet with an obvious blueberry flavor! — 10 years ago

with Hannah

Flyingfish55

8.9

Haunted always 💔 — 11 years ago

Gary Westby

Champagne & Sherry buyer K&L Wines

9.7

Fresh trout on the hibachi and the best of Bouzy Rose! Composed of 70% Chardonnay, 30% Pinot Noir, with Bouzy Rouge from a tiny Clos within the courtyard of the family home. This is rose for the graduate; dry, mineral and haunted by incredibly delicate and nuanced red fruit. — 11 years ago

with Cleora

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.3

Wow. Gorgeous elegant fruit on the nose. I swear it smells like fruity spatlese for a second there. Orange, cream, minerals, and so delicate and elegant. Really haunting aromas. Gorgeous complexity. Wow. Really just divine aromas. Earth, cream, citrus and minerals. Really just a stunning nose but super refined and subtle. 9.5 nose. Palate is elegant and refined and man is this delicate and elegant. Yes, elegant. Acid is a bit less than 2019 but this is so lacey and delicate. What it lacks in that 19 energy it makes up for with its haunted delicacy and laciness. Mouthwatering and long. Compact. Ethereal. Good depth and concentration. Really mineral as it airs out. — 5 years ago

Robert Duncan

9.0

Good. Not bashing me over the head with flavor and not too tart. Not haunted by ammonia — 6 years ago

with Ammo

Bob Yoon

9.4

It really is hard to find a light red wine outside of France and Oregon that has so much going on. I first had this wine 12 years ago and it’s haunted me ever since. This reacquaintance did not disappoint. — 8 years ago

Mindy Albright

9.4

Tricia in town for Maksim/Makena weekend. Went to Louie's Wine Bar after Haunted Night of the Living Farm — 10 years ago

Jacob Shapira

9.5

I'm still haunted by this one. A stunning wine. — 10 years ago

David Kline

8.9

Burly as a soy sauce shot with a layer of ginger beer. With a persistent effervescence. Tar and burnt coffee, burnt toast, burnt sugar, burnt marshmallow and black strap molasses. As to the nose: obviously secondary to this beast, which demands you first build courage to step into the haunted shack and face the fiery demons of sugar and acrimony. Nose: moldy soy sauce with burnt brittle, carbon paper, India ink, tire rubber, fernet branca, unsweetened licorice. There is brown sugar and bakers chocolate with burnt grounds and other sacrileges! The final piece of this puzzleheaded pumpkin extravaganza is as spooky as hell. Krampus is coming!!! — 11 years ago

with Courtney

Justin Hansohn

9.0

Brooding. I think that's the first time I've ever used that w0rd. This led the way from pozole to tepache with gin and tequila, but I'm convinced this is the sinner that led the way to hitting the deck right at the dinner table until the next morning. Haunted trickery...I have had a few experiences like this with sans liege wines. Beware of the scare. — 11 years ago

LM Segal

9.5

Rich but mineral-driven, with a nose haunted by an old Yquem. Incredibly expressive and multidimensional, with light tropical fruit, shellfish and neat salinity. Seek this out. — 5 years ago

Emily Jordan

9.7

This wine has haunted my dreams— shared with friends on New Years Eve and didn’t jot down my tasting notes, but I remember it being wildly full bodied and juicy. — 6 years ago

Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.4

On the nose; dark currants, light tarry notes, blackberry, black raspberries, black plum, plum, black cherries, black licorice, stones, dry loamy soil, dark rich earth, cinnamon, vanilla, dark fresh flowers and fields of violets.

The body is full. The palate; rich, ripe & fresh. Tannins are round, velvety, soften some but still very big & pronounced. The structure & tension are very solid, the length fantastic &well balance. Fruits are; blackberry, black raspberries, black plum, plum, black cherries, creamy raspberries, black licorice, sweet tarry character, soft leather, fresh tobacco leaf, graphite, stones, dry loamy soil, bramble, dark rich earth, cinnamon, vanilla, dark fresh flowers and fields of violets. The acidity round and well executed. The long finish is ruby fruit balanced earth, sticky tannins and beautiful polished finish. Still fresh and wonderful now but much better in 15+ years.

2015 was a very good year Puente Alto. This could very likely see a higher score after 8-10 years more of bottle ago.

Photos of; the old residence, another stone art piece in one of their main tasting areas, Cabernet vines meant for visitor tasting this time of year and the Diablo barrel room where the Don Melchor Cabernet is stored. The barrel room was once robbed long ago. Since the Urban Legend story it was haunted was floated out to the public, it has remained safe and sound. — 8 years ago

Nicole Failing

10

This is my current favorite wine. Its from Left Foot Charlie's in Traverse City, Mi. The brewery is located on the grounds of an old asylum which is like for sure haunted.
The taste of Garden Wine is crisp and light and makes me envision drinking it in a Wonderland garden tea party. There is an almost sour tone that makes me believe there is rhubarb involved. — 10 years ago

Matthew Cullen

9.7

Oak from Manassas battlefield, a 1870 civil war bottle, in a great glass from a haunted winery/ civil war hospital/ and funeral home. This place is cool.(google the ghost stories) The wine is absolutely grand. You wont find a more solid red table wine. Slight notes of chocolate, smooth grapes, and great red color.
Dont be afraid to enjoy this with a steak. Geez this wine owns!
#VAwine — 11 years ago

Justin Hansohn

9.0

The typicity is on blast here and I don't think this is unique to this bottle and vintage. I can't taste the heat of 2003, but I sure can taste that pine sap sweetness...like the syrup of a haunted forest. This is not the fullest expression I've had of it, but definitely worth my time contemplating. Something special haunts Aloxe corton. — 11 years ago