Conrad Green

9.3

Very pretty. Faded with a touch of balsamic. Poised and pretty. Very light but complete. Pristine for a 50 year old cab — 5 months ago

with Naoko and Paul

Tom Casagrande

9.2

Pop n pour. Given that it’s 70% Mourvèdre, the color is surprisingly light. (There’s 25% Grenache and 5% Syrah too.) Medium color saturation. Inviting nose of a melange of ripe berries and a smoky embers note. Crushed rock behind that. Soft and intensely flavored in the mouth, with the berries less prominent, jousting with dark earthy and pleasantly vegetal notes. Soft but balanced acids and tannins almost silky. Really nice. Terrific value at $25 from WTSO. — 7 months ago

Des Adams

10

Beaver lake beer wine and spirits "cooking" wine sale $5. Better unaerated — 8 months ago

Ericsson

9.4

Some Napa History will turn any day special. — a year ago

Ray Vanderhoff

9.3

Dark ruby color with purple highlights. Aromas of black and blue fruit, violets, roasted meat, spices, wet stones and tobacco. Flavors of blackberry, blueberry, black raspberry, roasted herbs, black pepper and black olives. Long and savory finish. Complex and very “Northern Rhône-like.” Full bodied, lively and just the right amount of tannin. Excellent! — a year ago

Natalie Abinante

9.1

Does not taste like a Pinot. But it is delicious. Hefty, but not tannic or spicy. Dark berry flavor, but not super earthy — 4 years ago

Ron Kyle

9.2

Deep velvety flavor. — 5 months ago

David Carter

9.0

Unexpectedly really good. Medium oak, not too buttery. Nice fruit notes. Not too acidic. From the Cove. A solid Cali Chardonnay to me. Good value. — 6 months ago

JFP

9.3

Excellent sipper. Opened quickly. Full bodied. — 7 months ago

Dimitris Karyamis

10

One of the best Sauv. Blanc. Really recommend, great value for money! — a year ago

"Odedi"

9.2

#AgedWineTuesday

Rich yellow in color with a golden hue.

Fruity on the nose and medium in body with medium acidity.

Dry on the palate with nice complexity.

Showing ripe citrus fruits, yellow apples, light apricots, spices, light cedar, earth, herbs and white pepper.

Long finish with lemons and light spices.

This 9 year old Napa Chardonnay is drinking beautifully now. Rich and fruit forward. Juicy and entertaining. Alcohol is nicely integrated by now.

Elegant and nicely balanced. Complex, engaging and good right out of the bottle.

Drinking at its peak, and will continue to drink nicely in the next 5 years.

Good by itself as a sipping wine.

14.9% alcohol by volume.

92 points.

$50. — a year ago

MICHAEL COOPER DipWSET

Owner TomeVinos wine shops, WSET Level 3, Blogger www.spanishwinesandmore.com, blog.tomevinos.com

9.1

Production 1200 cases. Garrafeira means special selection 18 months in French Oak, dense tannins as well as fruit. — a year ago

Randy Fuller

8.9

This wine is colored yellow-gold. I found the nose to be strange, with apple, pear, and nectarine aromas up front, followed by an odd scent of vanilla and butter. It has a hint of the smell of the butter offered on popcorn at the movies. The palate gives the fruit center stage as well, with oak notes a bit more prominent. The acidity is nice and the mouthfeel is full. It's not a wine I will seek out in the future, even though I rather like buttery Chardonnay. — a year ago

Kevin Dale

9.2

Still tasting really young and fruitful. — 6 months ago

Herb Tarlek

9.5

A good Christmas wine. — 6 months ago

James Mosman

8.9

Let’s have another. — 7 months ago

Steve Somermeyer

9.3

Really a great wine at this point in its point in life. A sister bottle tasted 2 years ago was rather rough on the palate. The tannins have softened while the elegant nose is still there. Really enjoying this bottle! Cheers!
— a year ago

David Walser

9.3

This wine has held up very well at 11 years old. I think this was my last bottle. — a year ago

Ricardo Perez

9.0

48% Cinsault 28% Syrah 24% Grenache — a year ago

with Mauricio

K L

8.9

Ridgewood wine store Portugal rec. too fruity but fine. — a year ago

with Matt