Devin B

9.6

Tryna stay sober through the evening. Fig, bacon fat, leather, plenty of eucalyptus and mint, a bit of oregano and cherry/pomegranate on the long finish. Wow! — 2 years ago

Craig Williams

9.3

Love this wine but it showed better a few years ago at Martie’s Birthday Bash! — 5 years ago

Nurse Mike

9.7

Whaaaat! Limited run duckhorn firewater opened by our friends for dinner. Beautiful wine, crazy smooth and finishes beautifully like it evaporates off the tongue. I only wish I was a little more sober when it was opened. — 7 years ago

Yoonjung Joo

9.1

One of the remaining 10 bottles in Korea. Wasn’t decanted and too strong. Wish I were more sober. #yjnapavelley #yjcalifornia #yjcabernetsauvignon #yj2009 — 7 years ago

Marc Melser

9.4

We had this for our birthday bash and yes This is the year of mine and Cindy’s birth. A treat brought to us from my brother Ron. After several filterings, there was a sweet and sour nutty flavor. A real treat — 8 years ago

Lisa Hart

9.6

Could just sit and smell this all night, but then I'd be sober. Damn. Special juice. — 8 years ago

Robert Evans Jr

9.4

Giants-Cowboys & JD’s Birthday Bash — 9 years ago

with Glen

Sarah

9.4

It’s been many many bottles since I posted. Every now and then I’m the right mix of sober to remember to post here. I liked this. Thanks to Chris Cree for allowing me to try 6 new bottles a month! — 2 years ago

Kevin Løk

9.1

Sometimes you’re at the PA/DE state line and staring down two bottles of Spanish red for paella night and you gotta figure which one you want to drink semi-sober and which one is gonna be that probably hammered nightcap with Sanf. When you make the right pick it’s so damn rewarding. — 5 years ago

with Caroline

Katie Kantrowitz

10

Had at a big birthday bash - super fun wine for the occasion. Funky, sweet, and fizzy. — 7 years ago

Robert Evans Jr

9.2

Discerni’s Birthday Bash — 8 years ago

with Glen and Nicole

Magnus Mosén

8.9

Åh, en sober och diskret fransos va. Lite vitrinskåp, plommon, russin, vaniljstång, lite jenka. Fransk i flabben. Hugg den. Finns på hansa. — 8 years ago

Mark E

9.3

Delicious. Got a bottle at Marie’s champagne bash — 8 years ago

Anthony Sessa

9.3

Great nose. Burnt butter and orange taste. Crisp. Delightful. Mouth full of happiness in South Africa. Signed sober father in law. Anthony is toast again. — 9 years ago

Josene Teng

9.0

Strong but surprisingly easy to drink and remain sober. 😉 — 3 years ago

P Pelissero

9.1

Very good. Drank it in Carmel during Gail's birthday bash. — 3 years ago

Adam Kincaid

9.1

Sho-nuf I like my chateauneuf! Wild, floral, but muscular and strong.

Usually, I try to pay attention during wine tastings, but honestly a lot of the time I am just imagining how well I would do in American Gladiators. Especially the early 90s version. (When I was a young and impressionable kid.)

I thought Malibu was an idiot and I knew I could take him out in the jousting competition, though I was certain Nitro would bash my head in with a pipe pretty quickly. Diamond... she scared me. The intense lipstick reminded me of some horrible creature of the night in search of blood. I preferred Lace. In fact, I really preferred Lace. (The first version: Marisa Pare. Not the later Lace played by Natalie Lennox Merritt.) I imagine the reason I have a penchant for wild tangled hair now is because of my infatuation with American Gladiator Lace when I was 4-7 years old. When I was younger, I would often imagine battling with Lace. As the events got more intense she would throw herself on top of me in frustration and we'd roll down the gladiator pyramid, making out in a heap of sexual energy and wild animalistic thrusting.

But I digress.

This wine smells like Lace. — 6 years ago

Shay A

9.2

My in-laws frequent Cabo often and claim that they’ve found some impressive wines from Mexico/Baja region. They enjoy fine wine, so I trusted their opinion and went hunting. This winery is supposedly one of the top wineries in Mexico, and I was able to find the last 3 bottles (at the time) in the US as the winery was sold out. We had dinner with them at my wife and I’s favorite spot in Fort Worth and I surprised them with this wine.

Pours dark and inky. Aromatically, this was a circus bash of red, blue and black fruit. There was also some black peppercorn and cedar. The front and mid-palate were dense...oak wasn’t dominant, just an absolute rush of fresh squeezed fruit. Finish was spice driven. Blind, I would have likely called this a zin/petite sirah blend (but structure kept this from being an overblown, hot, flabby Napa style zin). Very unique and enjoyable. Bravo Mexico/Baja! — 8 years ago

Robert Evans Jr

9.2

Giants-Cowboys & JD’s Birthday Bash — 9 years ago

with Glen

David Devan

9.7

At our surprise Birthday Bash that turned into a Pop Up Wedding! Loved this bottle of bubbles — 9 years ago