Tim Whelsky

8.9

Prototype Spätlese, sweet and satisfying. Honeydew and lemon. Not complex; quick finish; but could drink the whole bottle. — 3 months ago

Gary Wilson

9.0

Good cab! — 9 months ago

Lars Kirstein

9.1

A prototype red Bordeaux in my opinion, perfect time to drink it now, good fruity nose with leather and Graphit, medium body, red fruits, good acidity, medium finish and a mouthwatering wish for the next Glas — 4 years ago

Zach Roebuck

9.2

Really solid, easy drinking, was great with duck — 5 years ago

Manrique

9.0

TW: Nice anda smooth, my wife like it but lacks edge to attack garlic heavy seafood. I use a more acidic and cheaper Chardonnay like Prototype for that, but this one is much better match for more subtle tastes like salmon. — 6 years ago

Nic Anderson

9.0

Smooth Zin. Loved this one. Went very well with dark chocolate. — 7 years ago

Em Hare

9.0

Light and hoppy - lovely !! — 9 years ago

with Chris, Lisa and 1 other

Matthew Cohen

9.7

This is the volnay.

Nose: ephemeral pink roses and lilacs. So pretty. Audrey Hepburn. Beautiful as it opens hints of savory.

Palate: sweet early drain cherry fruit. Hint of bitterness - cherry pit Silk beyond silk as a texture.

The prototype of classic volnay

Not super dense. More old school volnay.

Better in 18-24 months.

Fass selections — 4 months ago

Joseph Gannon

9.1

opened a lot over two hours, developed into prototype classic Napa Cab. — 4 years ago

with Brooke

Elizabeth

9.0

A’s favorite so far… again lol — 5 years ago

Peter van den Besselaar

9.5

Vintage 1997 | awesome prototype of a refined Chenin Blanc | paired with poached pears in thym syrup with rosemary cream. — 5 years ago

Andrea Fix Lovering

9.0

Smoke and cherry on the nose. Flavors of sweet cherry, mocha, anise. Maybe slightly sweeter than the average cab but still enjoyable. Big and satisfying. — 6 years ago

Amity B

10

The only Chardonnay I’ve ever truly loved. This is the prototype—so delicate in structure, minerality balanced by buttered pineapple cake — 8 years ago

Josh Spurling

9.1

Classic, prototype Sancerre. Brisk, herbal, mineral, love! — 9 years ago

Rob van Kalmthout

9.4

Best Aalto ever tasted. Prototype Ribera nose. Dark cherry, blackcurrant and plum. Smokiness. Nice light spicy tones and long aftertaste. Great balance between acidity and sweetness/alcohol. Very well integrated tannins. Optimum in drinking window according to me! — 5 months ago

Marc Melser

9.1

We had the 2014 Vintage on 8/3-4/25. Really good cab. A Napa Floor prototype: blackberry, plum, vanilla, mocha and cassis. Full bodied, well balanced, fruit forward. Nice mouthfeel with a long finish. Very good. — a year ago

ESF

8.9

Prototype for Cali Cab - nothing special, would feel bad paying more than I did ($24). Nothing wrong - fairy well executed, just not intriguing. — 5 years ago

Loren Grossman

Vintner Wilde Farm Wines

9.2

Showing very well. Plum, orange zest, panforte and some coffee. A bit thick waisted. Still, good length and structure. Prototype super Tuscan. — 5 years ago

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Dalla Valle's 2016 Cabernet Sauvignon MDV - a 100% Cabernet from the Maya blocks - is simply magnificent. Another year in bottle has really helped the 2016 come together. Inky and explosive yet also wonderfully transparent for such a big wine, the 2016 is mind-blowingly beautiful. Tasting it brings back fond memories of the 1999, a one-off auction wine that later became the prototype for the present-day MDV. The 2016 is so vivid in the glass, and yet it possesses tremendous richness and simply mind-blowing intensity. What a wine! (Antonio Galloni, Vinous, January 2020)
— 6 years ago

Mark Oldman

10

Last night, this top-three-wine-of-my-life, from the one of the greatest hands ever to prune a vine, the mythical Burgundian Henri #Jayer 🇫🇷 , who was an inspiration to so many great winemakers (including those of Domaine de la Romanée-Conti). Jayer was the template, the prototype, doing pure, unfiltered, minimal-intervention wine long before it was even a thing. Drinking this 1959 Jayer #Richebourg was like getting to listen to the original master tape of Zeppelin IV 🎸, experiencing it exactly as the artist intended, with elevated highs, more resonant bass, and sharply delineated nuances 🎶. Even after 58 years, it was fresh and generous, a veritable Roman candle 🌋 of plums, cherries, spice, and smoke. It had this minty-woodsy character than reminded an artist at the table of “Arches watercolor paper” and “India ink”. To me, it was like the best forest you have ever smelled -- Muir Woods 🌳 in a glass. Its velvety finish rolled on forever, and only after about 40 minutes did its overall taste finally start to fade. This wine had everything. 🙏 — 8 years ago