James Burge

9.0

2012. delicious but could’ve used another 10 years. — 4 months ago

Christian Borges

10

OMG! Absolutely the best!!!
— 4 years ago

Gloria Schamis

9.5

…. pleasantly quite good on its own; but with some added fruit & brandy…. WOW 😊 — 5 years ago

Tianirra N

9.2

Extra old. Very good. — 5 years ago

Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.3

Stupid at under $40. Buy all you can.

Green & Golden apple, banana, lemon & lime candy, cream, super soft chalkiness, vanillin, fruit blossoms, spring flowers, jasmine caramel notes, honeysuckle to understated honey, with yellow florals, spring flowers with mixed greens. If you are an acid head (like me) it’s perfect. Excellent long finish that is well balanced, elegant, polished and sings persistently for minutes ending in mid white spice.

Photos of; one of their Grand Cru vineyards, likely 40-50 year plus rootstock, Pierre-Yves Colin and library cellar. — 6 years ago

DB

9.3

... works perfectly for our palate — 8 years ago

with TB

Andrew Keenan

9.4

NV. Outstanding. — 9 years ago

Joe DAscoli

9.3

Smells like it’s a brand new young wine with wild and fragrant fruit.

But at first sip you get the age and depth of the wine that has the fruit hiding beneath some good structure.

Good stuff. — 5 months ago

K L

9.3

Balanced with earth and cherry. Definitely still cherry forward but more developed. A nice get from the library mystery box — 4 years ago

with Matt

JKT

9.2

Balance fineness and an almost velvety texture. Earthy plummy cherry notes with long finish. Yum. JR library special in 2016. One left? — 5 years ago

David Kline

8.9

Smoky caramel-mocha nose shows broom straw and bamboo, vanilla bean, graphite, tea biscuit, cardamom, cinnamon-apple, attic nutmeg and cilantro. Rich and chocolate-y mouthfeel with warm cinnamon heat is exemplary. First taste puts the dully oaken nose to shame for insufficient suggestion. This thing brings a support beam of heavy oak in abundance. Cedar, pepper, cinnamon, nutmeg, cardamom, allspice, tobacco; the gangs all here. Coffee is the magnet in the middle; two sugars, black, a millisecond before the heavy cream and drizzled caramel. Buckwheat, buckthorn, and dried pineapple are the lightning in this dark storm. Add ginger and dried lime and a drop of Fernet Branca and you’ve nailed it. Don Quixote used to nip this for breakfast. #brandy #cardinalmendoza #spanishbrandy #brandydejerez #soleragranreserva #jerez #sanchezromatehermanos #sanchezromate #grapespirit — 6 years ago

Jay Kline

9.5

And they call this their “second” wine. After McHenry in Santa Cruz, Seavey was an absolute show stopper for me on our recent trip to wine country. We had the opportunity to try five different wines with three bonus pours from recent and library wines and I tell you: All 👏🏼 eight 👏🏼 were 👏🏼 bangers 👏🏼. From their Chardonnay (which was sprung on us the moment we arrived, was acid driven and had the most delightful spine of minerals that I could have sworn it was GC Chablis), to their Rosé (which is a Cabernet Sauvignon/Merlot blend and bends what’s possible with the genre) to their Founder’s Reserve (which didn’t present much in the value dept. but was a killer wine nevertheless). Anyway, this 2005 Caravina is positively singing right now. Opulent amounts of plums, cassis, brambles, and sweet tobacco with secondary characteristics juuuuust starting to make their appearance: leather, truffle, and forest floor. Moderate acid. Firm tannins still! What a beauty...in a sort of masculine way. America! — 7 years ago

Evan Bloom

9.3

Beautiful nose- lovely apple hit with mild cognac. Not my bag, but appreciate the craftsmanship — 8 years ago

JKT

9.0

Balance and soft textures thirty years! Say ten years after acquiring from JR whose email says matriarch passing freed up this library holding back then. — 8 months ago

K L

9.2

This library case was a great purchase. Excellent for the money and drinking smooth. — 4 years ago

with Matt

Jeremy.Buss

9.2

Not usually an “after dinner drink” with dessert but this was fantastic! I am not a sherry fan but this was a fabulous brandy/sherry flavor that made me want more. Not overly sweet and almost a slight whiskey flavor as well. — 5 years ago

Ron R

9.0

Sunday night quaff.
Still holding on. Good fruit and texture. Don’t leave em any longer.
— 6 years ago

with Anne-marie

Cathy Corison

Owner/Winemaker Corison Winery

9.3

This is a unicorn given a tragic warehouse fire that wiped out the LMR library. Lovely bottle development. Inky. Nice natural acidity. Unity — 6 years ago

with Noah, Grace and 1 other

Andrea Watt

9.2

Smoked apricot and honey. — 7 years ago

Nelson Fitch

10

Truly amazing. Essence of fino in a Brandy package. Salted caramel and almond. Crazy soft and luscious. — 8 years ago