Ron R

9.3

Flinty and crisp on the nose nose and palate. A nice and typically French personality with lemon rind and copious amounts of salinity. Nice weight and texture with more brine than sweetness. Drinking well right now, but will sail on for another 7-10 years, with ease. — 3 days ago

with Anne-marie

Gary Zander

9.0

After sail with Diane & Rachel — 2 years ago

Ron R

9.4

The punishment beatings will continue until submission. Drew came with this bad boy from his cellar.
Cork disintegrated. Nose is peaty with mushroom and wood. Youthful on the palate with initial berry notes. Bright acidity has enabled this wine to sail on. Tertiary notes combine with resolved tannins. Lovely, mature wine. First growth in Napa for sure.
Drew’s rating.- 94 pts. — 3 years ago

with Cliff, Andrew and 1 other

Rebekah Suzanne

9.0

Brian feeling career hope and optimism, 2020 vintage bought in Portland Wine Sail — a year ago

Alexis M

9.5

Sail away wine. Perfect moscato - lights, bubbly, sweet. Good for hot day. — 2 years ago

Ron R

9.5

A point of reference. Ethereal. So well balanced. Nose displays almonds, hay and mild citrus notes. Palate is silky smooth with roasted nuts, meyer lemon and a hint of nectarine. Not too much acidity to talk about. This will sail on for years and years.
A superb gift from Joe and Dianna. — 2 years ago

with Diana, David and 2 others

Ron R

9.2

Ok peeps, many people have asked for more deets regarding our little cellar...
1.8m x 0.6m x 2.25m. The floor is Portuguese black slate (1cm thick). Floor, walls and ceiling are insulated with high-density foam, which has a low thermal conductivity. Chiller is housed remotely. Ducting pulls clean air from outside, and dumps exhaust air outside. Basically, everything is custom - my design, and a great contractor realized our dream. @Mo Salem was instrumental with renovating our home, and the germ of the idea came from him.
This wine big and bold. Visually show its age. Cinnamon, cloves and pepper define the nose and palate. The oak monster is evident on the mid palate. Great tannins and complimentary acidity. This will sail on for another 5 years, but best consumed now. — 4 years ago

with James, Benny and 1 other

Ron R

9.3

Maraschino cherries on the nose. Saddle leather and olives on the palate. This will sail on for many years.
@M. Christopher Roebuck influenced my score as I think he nailed it. HNY bud! — a year ago

with Anne-marie

David Kline

9.2

Color density spectacularly singular, nose of dried blackberry, black currant, wet river pebbles, rosemary dusting on beef, lavender, violet and rose stitched together seamlessly, a minute persimmon, plum and cinnamon sail on in the wind of cumin.
Warm plumminess opens to baked currant and date, wedged into oak crevices. Bite of tobacco, eucalyptus, offset by black olive texture, bituminous sensibility and cinnamon-cedar parameters.


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Hugh O'Riordan

9.0

Ok, I love Grenache. This wine was delicious even tho I drank it too warm on a sail boat in an Idaho desert reservoir. I was surprised. Great Grenache flavor , sweet tannins and long finish. My friends are beer drinkers so I hogged the wine. — 4 years ago