David Peifer

9.4

Berry, cedar mushroom, slightly herbaceous. Paired wonderfully with beef short ribs.  — a month ago

Peter van den Besselaar

8.9

Vintage 2023 | this family run domaine in Panzoult - since 1953 - has 27 hectares. Son Pierre has entered the company and he is an advocate for Chinon red wine. So he features as Superman in a label, modern marketing with a wink. Very energetic red. — 10 months ago

M C F

9.3

Very smooth. Nice finish. 2019 on 5/27/23 — 3 years ago

Thomas Lengyel

8.9

$27 Big nose. Notes of blackberry, black currant, boysenberry, eucalyptus, and baking spice. Medium body. Dry. Before decanting, high acid, high tannins, and medium alcohol with a sour finish. Notes of blackberry, baking spice and cherry on the palate. After decanting for about 2 hours this wine opened up significantly. The acid and tannins mellowed out and I really began to enjoy it. This wine became medium alcohol, medium acid and medium plus tannins. In other words, decant and enjoy. — 4 years ago

Joseph Barsky

9.3

2013/2014 blend. 15.4% ABV. 72% Syrah and 27% Mourvèdre. Love the Mourvèdre funk mixed with Syrah. — 4 years ago

Sipping Fine Wine

9.0

A blend of 74% Petite Sirah, 13% Syrah & 27% Zinfandel, aged in French oak (60% new). Dark Ruby with ripe dark fruit aromas with big spicy oak. On the palate flavors of black cherry and blackberry with notes of black pepper, leather and cacao. Well balanced, fine tannins, medium+ finish ending with fruit, vanilla and floral notes. — 5 years ago

Ryan Breen

9.7

Pencil shavings, mint, cocoa - sensational wait for 27 years in bottle — 6 years ago

with Kristie

Kevin Carrington

8.9

Yummy desert wine, not my favorite port tho — 8 months ago

with Brooke

"Odedi"

9.0

It is time for some Merlot on this #MerlotThursday. Let's bring Merlot back!

Dark ruby in color with a wide reddish rim.

Nice nose of blue and black fruits with light wood, spices, licorice, light earth, vegetables, herbs, tobacco leaf and dark coffee.

Full-bodied with medium acidity.

Dry on the palate with black currants, plums, cherries, light oak, spices, chocolates, licorice, coffee, tobacco leaf, earth and black pepper.

Nice length on the finish with fine grained tannins, raspberries and peppercorn.

This 7 year old Merlot from Bordeaux is peaking now, and will continue to drink nicely in the next few years. Complex and interesting.

I had this vintage 3 years ago, and it hasn't changed much, except that the nose has become noticeably prettier.

Needs a couple of hours to open up properly so be patient.

Good by itself and better with food. I paired it with grilled picanha.

A blend of 71% Merlot, 27% Cabernet Sauvignon and 2% Cabernet Franc.

13.5% alcohol by volume.

90 points.

$25. — 2 years ago

K Brooks

9.0

Robust Syrah with pork tenderloin on a cool fall night ($27) — 4 years ago

K Brooks

9.0

Quite nice eith Pat’s lasagna ($27) — 4 years ago

Rashed Chowdhury

9.2

Really enjoyed the fruit, acid and tannins all working well together in this wine. $50 is a little high price point… I try to stay away from new world cab, but finding good producers like this is fun. — 4 years ago

Bonnie Chu

9.1

From 9/27/17. Didn’t love on Open but amaze after decanting an hour — 6 years ago

Kyle Fortman

9.1

Great blended malt scotch. Slightly sweet. — 6 years ago

Sipping Fine Wine

9.2

Blend of about 73% Sauvignon Blanc and 27% Semillon, aged in oak for 8 months. Pale lemon color with aromas of stone and tropical fruits with biscuit and floral notes. On the palate flavors of peach, golden apple and melon with white floral and herb notes. Medium+ finish ending with fruit, herb and yeasty notes, lively acidity with slight smoky mineral character. Small production, nice, good now! — 8 months ago

Brenda Terzich-Garland

9.3

What a treat opening this 27 year old Napa Valley Spottswoode Cabernet! A deep purple garnet color with some bricking. Nose - dark fruit and wet forest floor initially standout followed by subtle notes of blueberry dark chocolate, fennel and a touch of tobacco & spearmint. Taste - cherry and dark plum stand out giving it a luscious smooth feel. Well integrated with secondary notes of dark soil, crushed rock, espresso, cedar and a medium finish — 2 years ago

with Leslie, Karin and 1 other

Cathy Corison

Owner/Winemaker Corison Winery

9.3

UGCB 1/27/23 Plums, cassis. Flavor follow. Full feel — 3 years ago

Brian Ager

9.0

A delicious left bank Bordeaux which greatly beneifted from a 60+ minute decant. The nose presents fig jam & blueberry along with notes of anise, cocoa, and pencil lead.  The palate is impressively well balanced with flavors of blueberry and blackberry along with tertiary notes of sage & leather along with well integrated tannins and a bright acidity. Paired equally well with both filet mignon on day 1 & burgers on day 2! ($33) [5/27/22] — 4 years ago

Jason and Jennie

9.4

Drinking the best of the 2018 b blends right now — 5 years ago

Severn G

9.1

The best Champagne one can buy for $27! Our last bottle until my next shipment lands between now and the end of the year. Prior notes still apply. — 6 years ago