Slow Turtle

Turtle Rock

Willow's Cuveé Grenache Blend

Lush, deep red fruit with a little tobaccy! So great! The grapes just balance out each other so nice! — 4 months ago

Natasha Bray
with Natasha

Case Basse di Gianfranco Soldera

Riserva Brunello di Montalcino Sangiovese 2004

An outstanding bottle similar to the previous times I have had it. 3 hour slow ox and then decanted at dinner. Went brilliantly with white truffles! Had the Caprili with the veal and the body may have suited the veal but the Soldera was the WOTN — 8 months ago

Ira liked this

Turtle Rock

Westberg Red 4Hearts Vineyard Zinfandel Tempranilllo 2017

Alex Lallos
9.4

So warm and inviting. It’s big and high alcohol but somehow not excessive at all. Wonderful texture. Warm spicy aromas, dark plum, cherry and cola. Very nice ! — 2 years ago

Shay, Somm and 7 others liked this
Shay A

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Feel like I might have to turn here with Saxum price increases…
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@Shay A it’s so funny that people often think they’re two in the same but honestly the turtle rock wines are way more lifted and elegant compared for saxum which is so velvety and full throttled. I like the richness and excessiveness of saxum and sometimes I prefer the more nuanced and bright turtle rock
Shay A

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@Alex Lallos : I don’t disagree. I enjoy both. But, I’d be lying if I said I enjoyed Saxum just as much now at $135/bottle versus when they were $95/bottle last year.

Turtle Rock

G2 Vineyard Red Blend 2021

Huge but in a good way. Decant and enjoy. Great fruit and texture. Well balanced — 7 months ago

Andrew, Sharon and 4 others liked this

Westberg Cellars

Turtle Rock Willow's Cuveé Grenache Blend

We like this blend ! Keep it up Turtle Rock. — 8 months ago

Hubert Lamy

En Remilly Saint-Aubin 1er Cru Chardonnay 2017

Served this beauty on 2 occasions with Vinloq Preservation

DAY 1
👃Precocious yellow fruit (grapefruit and lemon) and green apples, flinty minerals, white pepper, and grassy herbals
👅Lemon oil with white pepper and spirited minerality. The fruit is more round and more restrained than on the nose.
Salty. Great acidity. The oak treatment is spot on. Long dry, mineral laced finish. So good

The remaining wine was Slow Decanted in my refrigerator and finished a week later

DAY 7
Such a glorious nose on this burgundy. Really delightful. White flowers and peach and even some tropical fruit notes. Flinty and expressive. Totally lovely on both occasions

I knew this was likely young but I was curious to try my first bottle. It's clearly drinking well now but it's going to be stellar with more bottle age.
I am looking forward to revisiting another bottle in time🥂
— 2 years ago

Tom, Daniel and 20 others liked this

Slow Press

Monterey County Chardonnay 2022

Good and very drinkable. — 7 months ago

Turtle Rock

Willow White Paso Robles Grenache Blanc Blend 2021

Thanksgiving 🦃Wines & Champagne 🍾 Cheers👍🏻👏🏻
— 7 months ago

Tom, Jose and 4 others liked this

Château Latour

Premier Grand Cru Classé Pauillac Red Bordeaux Blend 2005

Delectable Wine
9.8

The 2005 Latour is a huge wine predestined for long-term aging. Noticeably deep in color, it has a showstopping bouquet with intense black fruit, graphite and touches of dried blood and tobacco as it considers moving into its secondary phase. But that's going to be slow coming...it's in no hurry. The palate is medium-bodied and unapologetically classic in style. I notice this bottle is a little grainy in texture, the salinity perhaps heightened as it enters adulthood. The finish has a tangible sense of tension, but it remains backward and swarthy. Immense. Tasted at Woo Cheong Tea House dinner organized by Paulo Pong. (Neal Martin, Vinous, February 2024)
— a year ago

David liked this

R. López de Heredia

Viña Tondonia Rioja Rosé Blend 2010

This is not your beach quaff rose. Everything written by the other reviewers on this site is true and more. A singular, incredibly complex wine the deserves the hype. Next bottles get several hours of slow ox. — 3 years ago

Roy WhiteheadJudy Wagonfeld
with Roy and Judy
Ely, Severn and 7 others liked this