Heather Danskin

9.0

Really tasty! Juicy and a bit tart. — 8 months ago

Peter van den Besselaar

9.0

Vintage 2019 | very typical Riesling with so much acidity I raised my eyebrows, but it came all together with a codfish on a risotto of potatoes | at La Taverne Alsacienne in Ingersheim — 4 years ago

Severn G

9.2

Nose has lemon juice mellowed in oak barrel, lemon peel, white peach peel, under-ripe white peach slice and dry sand.

Palate has lemon slice, tangerine peel, lemongrass, (light) oak influence, oxidized green apple slice, but wowie the acidity is zippy like a bottle of current vintage! — 6 years ago

Severn G

9.2

Quite consistent with my notes from ~6 months ago:

Nose has over-ripe apricot, almond oil, marzipan, meringue cookie and cold butter.
Palate has warmed apricot pie with extra flakey, buttery crust, sweet sand, white flower honey and mango.

Admittedly I love Sauternes and have many bottles, yet it's a rarity on opening and posting to the Community. We paired this bottle with a hard, smoked goat cheese from a local, Hudson valley producer, a solid match of sweet and salty. — 7 years ago

John Jaye

9.0

#1805 of 4528. Excellent — 8 years ago

Matt Trader

9.2

Beautiful example of top class grand cru St. Emilion - 2014 was a decent year with a good spring, but fairly humid and grey in the summer with more rainfall than normal, and more than the left bank areas saw. Given clay isn't very free draining, the areas that had more sand and gravel drained a little better resulting in great Cabernet Franc, and decent Merlot. That being said, the wine from this estate is beautiful, fleshy, and supple, with acidity and slightly grippy tannins that will help this wine to continue aging. Black plummy fruits, cherry reduction, bell pepper, tobacco, purple flower florals. 90% Merlot, and 10% Cabernet Franc, aged in new oak barrels 50% on lees for 17 months, and no fining. This is a great value to have in the cellar, especially if you secured any 2015's that absolutely will need time, these can be opened now but aged for several more years. — 8 years ago

Tom Casagrande

9.1

This really does live into the moniker “Red Table Wine.” 100 year old vines. Pure sand vineyards. 75% Carignane 35% Mataro. No one varietal stands out. It’s just gutsy and deep and balanced and good. Little bit of everything: ripe fruit, earth, spice, acids, tannin. — 10 months ago

Wayne Rector

9.7

Clean and refreshing wine. — 5 years ago

John Azzopardi

8.9

Honey, easy drinking, would smash again — 6 years ago

Mark LeBeau

8.9

Nice flavorful, dry Cab Sauv. Great wine for the price. — 6 years ago

Guy Acheson

9.2

One of the better S. Rhone. — 7 years ago

J. Kim

9.1

Smells Italian, genuine quality material, made from totally mature vines, plenty of reserve and total equilibrium, as good as it gets for a medium-size production. Oak is alluring and matched exquisitely to the material. Strong fundamentals will ensure long-term aging. Not big and overripe, jammy but sinewy and graceful. The aromatic range could go both higher and deeper, the fruit concentration could be little better, and the tannins could be little more polished, but is as good as 30-50 dollar Tuscan. — 8 years ago

Marshall Todd Herron DPM

9.7

I have to admit, I did not expect this from Duckhorn vineyards. Wow. This is as good as any 100 dollar cab /merlot blend Ive ever had. 2015—- very young. Yet the over all quality is so smooth. The nose on this beauty is apple plum pie - yes that is a real pie- the initial palate is so silky smooth milk chocolate and ripe dark fruits. The mid palate delivers a wonder mild spice with no zing. It has a nice hint of cranberry as well. The the finish is thick and dry. Leaving an earthiness behind. Man, Ill probably drink the entire bottle by myself in an hours time. — 8 years ago

Margaret Schomer

9.3

Bought at Apple jacks in Colorado. gentleman recommended this when I asked him for another type that I couldn’t get. Happy to say, it’s delicious! — 4 years ago

Tree Kilpatrick

9.1

Deep red brick color. Smells just a hint like some fruity vinegar. Flavors are complex and zippy. Juicy. A tad more going on than the Viano private stock Zin. Classic Contra Costa County old vine Zin. — 4 years ago

Martinez

8.9

El Molar is an unusual 100% Garnacha from a region known primarily for Monastrell/Mourvèdre. It is sourced from the estate’s youngest plots in El Molar, planted between 2004 and 2010 on sand and chalk soils. Aged in large foudres and barrels for 14 months. Light ruby color. Red fruit. Fresh — 6 years ago

Josh Morgenthau

9.3

Unique wine from pre-phylloxera vines grown in the sand less than a mile from the Atlantic. Nose is grape juice concentrate and beef jerky, teriyaki, some smoke, berries and a clay/mineral earthiness. A remarkable freshness too. Bright red fruit on the palate. Ripe, without compromised acidity. Silky texture and fine tannins. Reminds me of Cote Rotie but with a boost in acid and saltiness. Drinking beautifully now though another 10-15 years in the bottle probably wouldn’t hurt! — 6 years ago

Chester Baker

10

I like this one very much. It’s tasty and has a subtle flavor. — 7 years ago

Kristin Norwood

9.0

Crisp and nice for a warm day — 8 years ago

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Dan Fredman

Chef Sommelier World of Pinot Noir

9.2

Arizona making huge qualitative strides these days, particularly with Rhone varieties. — 8 years ago