Sipping Fine Wine

9.2

Medium Ruby red color with aromas of black fruits, floral and pepper spice notes, aged in neutral oak. On the palate flavors of cherry and blackberry with notes of black pepper, floral and spice. Fine chewy tannins, long juicy savory finish, ending with fruit, cacao, spice and slight earthy notes. Nice now. — 5 days ago

Robert Stackowiak

9.0

A nice premier cru that is dark red with some transparency. Cherry and cranberry on the palate. February 2026. — 3 months ago

Arecibo Message

9.0

Raisin tight enough; no character yet.
20 minutes later: Ooh light cherry cola! Had it with my weirdly chocolate tasting homemade soba. I guess seaweed, tsuru no moto, tamari, egg, sesame oil caramelize in the mouth and make this wine like a trip to 7-Eleven in 1986. Me likie. — 6 months ago

Louis Martin

9.0

Juicy, medium to light body, earthy with a hint of cherry, paired well with a classic filet at the Tortoise Supper Club in Chicago. — 8 months ago

Robert Stackowiak

8.9

Nice color and transparency. Cherry and cranberry on the palate. May 2026. — 15 days ago

Jay Kline

9.2

Leftovers from our 2nd Annual, “Bierock Bonaza: Let’s have some funza with Runza”.

Popped and poured; enjoyed over the course of three hours. The 2015 pours a deep ruby with a slightly purple tinge and a near opaque core; medium+ viscosity with light staining of the tears. On the nose, the wine is developing with notes of lightly stewed, spiced strawberry, ripe fig, and cherry lozenges, red flowers, green herbs, with a touch of leather, and a mix of organic and inorganic rocky earth. Just the faintest hint of mouse. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium tannin and medium+ acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is medium+. The alcohol is also medium+. Delicious. Drink now through 2030.
— 3 months ago

Ray Vanderhoff

8.9

Bright ruby color. Aromas of red and black berries, currants, black pepper and baking spices. Flavors of red and black cherry/currant/raspberry fruit, black licorice, and all those spices. Pleasantly earthy and nicely balanced. Mouth filling structure and soft/elegant tannins. Very reasonable. — 7 months ago

David Samples

10

Beyond beautiful! Immediately soft upon opening—had planned to decant for 4-6 hours but decided against. Open and had small taste with Maggie Harrison around noon. Decided to re-cork it and decanted at 4PM.
At noon I got (very unexpected) cranberry notes on the nose and the palate was considerably more gentle than expected.

After two hour decant: Soft (cat tongue), integrated tannins, pomegranate, black cherry begins to emerge. Herbs, smoky/meaty notes emerge


Tasted: 5.20.26
Attendees: Mark Cerimele, Maggie Harrison, Steve Pfancuff, Lorne McClelland, Andy McCray, Denise Casino, Randy Nelson — 18 days ago

Ron Siegel

9.6

Wow! A rock star wine with many years left. Lots of dark cherry, berry fruit, meat, earth, mineral, savory spices, leather, floral & tobacco — 4 months ago

GaryWEdwards

9.3

Earthy, cherry taste and both a bit bold and quite elegant. Time continues to serve this juice well — 7 months ago