Vin d’Ottawa

9.1

Dry & mineral, a bit of grilled pineapple & green apple. The Finger Lakes has a well-deserved reputation for its Riesling. — 13 days ago

with Gillian

Andrew Cullimore

9.4

Medium ruby garnet terracotta rim, slightly wider than the Lynch. This is cooler and slightly sterner in character than the Lynch. More mineral , with ash , cedar and grafite in character , cassis , blackberry , dark cherry fruits. On the palate this is denser with more tannin , and balanced acidity . Grafite , cassis , herbal cedar , menthol touch . Long fresh but densely fruited, grafite finish . This is younger and more serious than the Lynch, more austere . Probably deserves a little time in decanter, though this is probably in the middle of its drinking window . Certainly no rush here , can go on well for the next 10 if not more years . This shows a really good mix of St Estephe austerity , seriousness and the ripeness and generosity of 1990. A great bottle , showing very well. — a month ago

Doug Powers

9.3

Great Beaucastel, dark fruits, still a little structured, long finish, excellent!! — 3 months ago

with Jim

Kate Parkerson

9.3

Very crisp dry riesling enjoyed at neighborhood wine bar dinner — 7 days ago

Chris MacLean

9.1

Good for $25, great for $18. — a month ago

with Sarah

Tom Garland

9.2

2 hour decant(little fine sediment). A splendid dark magenta with some bricking. On the nose: subdued but enticing notes of blackberry, cassis, cigar wrapper, clove, pine, maybe a touch of brett. Taste: silky, still youthful at 20 wine with blackberry, red fruit, graphite, spice, and a medium smokey licorice tar finish. YUM..good but expecting more for the year..will wait a few years for next attempt. — a month ago

with Brenda

Paul J

9.2

Light gold color. Nose of subtle petrol and pineapple. Rich and deep but lacking acidity. Solid. — a month ago

with Brooke

Tom Casagrande

9.2

To me this is Finger Lakes GG. Tons of minerality, great balance, fruit. Always delicious. — 2 months ago

with Angelo

Mary H

8.9

Aromatic - peach, stone fruit, gooseberry, jalapeno, medium weight — 2 months ago

with George

Angelo Casagrande

8.9

Deep purple. No vegetal notes on nose. Mellow tannins, fruity, but not jammy. This is very nice. I generally don’t enjoy cab franc so much due to green pepper/ herb thing. But it’s subtle and way in the background here. Quite nice. — 4 months ago