Bob McDonald

9.5

I bought this at a large bottle shop in the Ginza in Tokyo in mid February, which specialised in Japanese Whisky. Quite expensive at $450 AUD but certainly of high quality. I was looking for something I thought would not be available in Australia but it turns out it is available for the same money!! A note of orange peel. The 55% ABV is a trifle hot but not overly so. The impact of the peat is not as pronounced as western isles heroes like Lagavulin and Laphroig. Smoky as expected and thoroughly satisfying. Had the last nip a few days ago. — a year ago

Chris McCauley

9.0

Hunger Heroes Second Harvest Food Bank Raffle 12/16/2020! Smooth. — 6 years ago

Andrei Shustov

9.2

Close to top vintage of an incredible super Tuscan. Salute to all the heroes in the frontlines of the fight. — 6 years ago

Ned Gray Creed

9.5

Oh my. That is pure movement. Red for heroes. — 7 years ago

with James

Arnold Ha

8.9

Never meet your heroes — 7 years ago

with Kenny and Jeff

Alder Yarrow

Wine Blogger Vinography

9.3

One of the unsung heroes of Napa Wine. Gorgeous, forest floor, red fruit, leather and earth tinged with bacon fat. — 8 years ago

Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.2

We are all aware of the fires ravaging Napa & Sonoma. Regusci survived with basically a little something more than scorched property as shown in the top photo. One of the lucky ones. The picture on the left shows Laura Regusci and her young son Andrew with fire extinguishers having fought property flames to protect their buildings. In crisis, vintners really come together. That’s Rob Mondavi Jr. helping them with the 17 vintage. I emailed with Jeff Smith of Hourglass and they were helping follow vintners crush grapes etc. at their property who were still without power etc.. Napa/Sonoma is so community strong! The real heroes in all this are the Firefighters in bottom photo. They walk right into the frontline of flames without a second thought. They have been working in some cases three straight shifts a day and then pulling up only a piece of the ground to get some sleep. Some of these Firefighters lost their homes in the fires as well. If you’d like to support these brave Firefighters who have lost everything while at the same time fighting to save others, the Int’l Association of Firefighters has set up a fund for Firefighters who have lost their homes. Here is the link to donate, http://www.gofundahero.com/campaign/detail/4913 🚒. The Regusci 2010 Zinfandel on the nose is; blackberries, boysenberries, dark cherries, huckleberries, poached strawberries, black licorice, baking spices, dark rich earth, dry top soil, bramble, volcanic minerals, violets, lavender and lilacs. The body is round and rich with juicy fruits. The tannins are soft and well resolved. Fruits are ripe; boysenberries, huckleberries, blackberries, strawberries, raspberries, dark cherries & pomegranate. Nice baking spices; vanilla, clove and cinnamon. Rich dark earth, crushed rocks, dry top soil, soft volcanic minerals, black cherry cola/licorice, red florals, violets, light lavender, lilacs, waterfall acidity and a long, elegant, round, rich, juicy fruit finish that’s is consistent all the way through and lasts well over a minute. It’s somewhere around it’s peak with a few more years of good drinking left. Paired well with the slightly spicy Kentucky Bourbon chicken skewers. All our prays and hopes for the people in Napa and Sonoma. — 9 years ago

Jess

9.4

Nederberg The Brew Master Red Blend 2019
Heritage Heroes, Cabernet Sauvignon, Malbec, Petit Verdot, Merlot, Cabernet Franc

Deep ruby color.
Aromas of tomato leaf, black cherry,
Dry. Flavors of black fruit, black pepper, tomato leaf, clove, licorice. Drinks like a classic Bordeaux. Delicious!

Intensity: 4/5
Complexity: 4/5
Balance: 5/5
Finish: 5/5 — 3 years ago

Josh Morgenthau

9.4

Beautiful wine. Deep yellow gold. Floral with some petrol, musk, hay, a little barnyard, and the signature dried yellow flowers of aged Carricante. One of the unsung heroes of Etna Bianco for me. — 4 years ago

Peg Hanssen

9.2

White blend from the Central Valley of Chile. 73.6% Riesling – 18.4% Voignier – 5% Chardonnay – 3% Sauvignon Blanc. Superb quality and craftsmanship are the hallmark of Santa Rita, one of Chile’s most admired and innovative wine estates. Heroes White is a blend that combines the depth, minerality and freshness of the Riesling of Casablanca; the sweetness, roundness and ripeness of Voignier from Colchagua Valley; with the structure of Chardonnay and the herbal notes of Sauvignon Blanc – for a wine intended for foods that offer alternatives to those who seek complex aromas, flavors and different textures. — 6 years ago

Jeff Bellato

10

Meaningful bottle of wine. This was a gift to me from the 70th anniversary of D-Day. I’d like to thank the French Foreign Legion for making the wine. I enjoyed airdropping the French Foreign Legion and the 101 Airborne Devision from the U.S. on the 70th anniversary of D-Day. We are 75 years out now and I would love to commemorate the brave souls that took part on the D-Day invasion. God Bless you all. You are true heroes. 75 years out I commend the greatest generation. — 7 years ago

with Grace

Gregory Fulchiero

9.2

Compost, sweet mushroom, stewed cherry, silky tannins ... a joy to drink with one of my heroes — 8 years ago

with Eliot

Patrick Derdeyn

9.4

The ratings below from Steve Matthiason and Raj Parr tell you everything you need to know about this wine. 2 heroes of California wine singing its praises. On Pax’s recommendation I opened one early, I immediately regretted that decision. Not because it’s not good, it is fact VERY good but I wouldn’t come to find that out until I had it open for SIX days. It took that long for the layers and layers of fruit to peel back to reveal the structure underneath. I can only rate now based on day 6, but in 10 years I might be able to go 100pts just like Steve did. — 9 years ago

Jess

9.4

The Anchorman Old Vine Chenin Blanc 2021
Heritage Heroes

Medium straw color.
Aromas of candied lemon, buttered toast.
Dry. Flavors of candied lemon, butter, brioche, mineral. Wow!

Intensity: 4/5
Complexity: 2/5
Balance: 4/5
Finish: 5/5 — 3 years ago

Kelly Lynne

9.0

Loved this and then had a bad bottle. — 4 years ago

Kyle Cannon

9.0

This blend of 5 varieties is mild to the nose as well is soft to the palette. The cab shows itself at first but the mellowness of the Syrah, Verdot and Carmenere linger on the end. Easy drinking and smooth. — 6 years ago

Jacilyn Bruns

9.0

Loved!!!! — 7 years ago

Ely Cohn

9.4

For those who know Kermit Lynch’s “Adventures on the Wine Route,” Domaine Tempier should stand tall amongst the fabled unsung French heroes. Perhaps because Mourvèdre is an equally unsung hero.

2016 is a field of herbs de Provence with a texture slippery like jello. Barely ripe strawberries and raspberries, and a good dose of chalky limestone.

— 7 years ago

Klaus Denecke Rabello

9.6

Custo-benefício heróico e final elegante. — 8 years ago

Mario Medina

9.2

Very good, prime example of a Chilean Carmenere — 9 years ago