Sam Friedland

9.1

Very pleasant! Touch of sweetness, nice bubbles. Went very well with USA white sturgeon (malosol) — 2 months ago

Doug Powers

9.1

Lovely NV Brut Friday from England, tiny bubbles, this is quite fine and lovely, opened to accompany my crazy wife’s order of local caviar (Sacramento has a local producer — Sterling) who farm raises sturgeon, which is great, and of course caviar, which I’m not really wild about myself). Ergo this Winston while the rib roast does it’s thing on the Weber!! LOL — 3 years ago

with Jim

Jeff Sadosky

9.3

Paired brilliantly w some osetra and sturgeon. — 5 years ago

with Chris and Catherine

Melissa Gill

9.1

Oxidized! Great with smoked sturgeon. — 7 years ago

Jay Kline

9.3

Opened and decanted about an hour prior to service. The 2016 San Valentino is a blend of mostly Sangiovese mixed with some local varieties. It pours a deep ruby purple with a near opaque core; medium+ viscosity with light staining of the tears. On the palate, the wine is developing with fascinating notes of ripe cherry, blackberry, exotic spices, wild underbrush, old leather and rich woody notes, some VA and dried rocky earth. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium+ tannins and medium+ viscosity. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is long and lovely and despite the concentration of flavors, surprisingly nimble and super versatile with the variety of fare on the table including sturgeon in a miso with noodles (it kinda blew my mind actually). Sublime. Drink now with patience and through 2036. — 4 months ago

Doug Powers

9.1

Lovely mature Alsatian dry Riesling, still has plenty of acid, but seems mature, paired nicely with fresh grilled sturgeon and fresh Gulf prawns (Mexico), lovely wine. — 4 years ago

with Jim

Carrie Bowden

9.1

This turned out nicely with our French trout roe, creme fraiche, smoked sturgeon and salmon loin. — 7 years ago

Shengli Hu

9.1

This is the Rare Wine Pairing we had tasting at Lazy Bear. Paired with: White Sturgeon, California Caviar, Apple, Wild Foraged Greens & SF Halibut, Sorrel, Buckwheat, Cucumber. Muted on the nose initially. Opened up over the course of the meal. Fresh citrus, salty salinity, melon. Such a richly textured wine on the palate: honeysuckle, pineapple, orange blossom, mango, grassy characters too. High acid, long finish. — 2 years ago

Doug Powers

9.1

Honeyed, definitely smells mature, still shows some nice mineral and sweet, ripe fruit notes, I likely held this too long, but goes great w/local grilled farm-raised sturgeon!! — 3 years ago

with Jim and

Charles Balducci

9.2

La Paulee with sturgeon and caviar...spectacular...butter, lemon honey vanilla — 7 years ago