Elle West

10

Strawberry fizzy perfection — 2 months ago

Ming L

9.2

The intense nose shows a nice mix of ripe blackberry and blueberry with fresh raspberry. Notes of steeped black tea, forest floor, and violet too. The palate is more supple than the nose suggested, but remains lively with good fruit intensity and fresh acidity. The tannins are still quite firm at almost 10 years.
A powerful PN with finesses and nuances.
The winery, with one of the steepest vineyards in the US and high tech equipment, was founded by the CEO of a prominent semiconductor company. — 3 years ago

S Liu

9.0

Funky, light. Great with a light chill. — 3 years ago

Eric Urbani

9.0

Fermented in stainless, 24 hour maceration. Then 6 mo. in old barriques. Unfiltered. 12.5% abv. This is their still white made from Vespaiolo, a varietal mainly grown in Veneto (northern Italy) but not sweet. They also make a sparkling and I think an orange version with longer skin contact. — 4 months ago

Scott Rowe

9.0

Made by our CEO and Chief winemaker Adam Wadewitz.
Fresh and perfumed expression of Gamay from The Hills. — 3 years ago

Natalie Harper

9.1

I loved the label and the wine lived up to it! — 3 years ago

Bob McDonald

9.0

At the Annual Yalumba tasting at the Downs Club. A quick note - minty for a Shiraz Fairly Oaky with Oak Tannins showing through and Espresso on the nose. A good wine with great potential but for value I prefer the Paradox at about a third of the price. Have bought Octavius since inception when as Wine Committee Chairman the Downs Club hosted Yalumba CEO Robert Hill-Smith (still the boss) for the launch of the inaugural Octavius which strangely was a Cabernet to begin with (1987) and a Shiraz ever since. Still have my last 2002 in the cellar at home. — 5 years ago

Byron Hewett

9.4

These wines are quite polished. This is a project that we will likely hear more about in the future. This is owned by the former CEO of Bain Capital. — 6 months ago

Vanessa

9.0

Here’s to all of the strong, brave, inspiring women from all ends and angles of the industry. 🥂🥂 You contribute to and enrich the world of wine.

We’re celebrating International Women’s Day with a beautiful bottle of rosé bubbles from @domainecarneros, where Eileen Crane, a pioneer, innovator, and intrepid leader, spent 33 years as CEO and head winemaker, having just retired last year.

Thank you, Eileen Crane, for your example of strength, ingenuity, humanity, and commitment to your craft. I’m excited for the deliciousness that lies ahead with incoming CEO Remi Cohen and her team. We’re looking forward to visiting the Domaine Carneros Château next month. 😆

Domaine Carneros by Taittinger, Cuvée de la Pompadour, Brut Rosé, Methode Traditionnelle. 12% ABV. — 3 years ago

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David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.3

Showing all the aspects of a grand Bordeaux vintage.

It’s velvet, candied floral, ruby; creamed raspberries, blackberries, black raspberries, dark cherries, dry stone, limestone & sandstone, black rich earth, tobacco, used leather, tomato with leaf, elegance defined, well knitted & balanced, dark spice, dry top soil, underbrush, candied florals of; fresh, withering, dark, red, purple and touch of blue flowers. Round acidity for days with a long, ripe, velvet finish persistent that falls into a dry minerality on the long set.

Photos of; us spending time learning in the vineyard with our friend & Clerc Milon Winemaker-Jean, Sofia picking the 2012 Chateau Mouton Rothschild Merlot, same day dinner at Chateau Mouton Rothschild sitting with their CEO who was retiring & subsequently ended up running Montrose. Bottom pic is Chateau Clerc Milon. We enjoyed 75 Mouton out of 6L with dinner. The vintage Andy Warhol designed the label. Each artist is given two cases of Mouton as payment if their artwork is selected for their bottle.

Our hands are all over the 2012 Chateau Mouton Rothschild & Clerc Milon wines. So, you probably don’t want to buy those or sell them on an auction site if you own. 😜

Allen Brothers 8oz filet fodder. — 4 years ago