Brad Taylor

9.0

42% Cab Sauvignon 32% Merlot 26% Cab Franc. The Cab Franc comes through as the dominant fruit even at 26%. Truly delicious. — a month ago

Pinotman /// Andreas

9.3

At first ultra angry! Brown tinge. Needs a 5 hour decant! Really I am not joking. Store 5 -10 more years. Marble dust, cigar box, aged cherries, still very tannic, tight, lime, orange zest. Needs more time. This could be incredible - wait. I will stash it away and revisit 2027. Of the four 2009 - 2012 the most difficult. — 4 years ago

Rhonely Boy

9.1

2016 Sparkling Pinot Gris orange wine.

Ryan, yes, more please and thank you!
A fan of the orange Pinot Gris, geeked to of received an email regarding the release of a personal winemaker stash of sparkling orange Pinot Gris.

“To quickly explain, an “orange wine” is made from white grapes, but instead of pressing the white grapes and discarding the skins like normal white wine production, they are kept in contact (just like red wine production) with the juice for 21 days extracting the orange of color. For fun, I produced a small personal batch that was made like a traditional method champagne. Perhaps the only one of its kind.

I hope you enjoy!

Ryan”



Perfect amount of bubbles, lightly carbonated, any more and it would of been a bit rough.

— 5 years ago

JKT

9.2

Going through the mature Burgundy stash. Lean yet supple with mature red fruits, forest and minerals. Balanced and complex. Long finish. ABV13 great with food. Yum. — 6 years ago

Scott Kahn

9.4

We decided to break into our stash of Scarecrow to celebrate the end of May and we were not disappointed! The 2006 is at its peak; the tannins are fully integrated and are soft. Distinctly from Rutherford with its dust and gravel on the palette that gets more pronounced with time in the glass. Red-black fruit flavors add to glass of liquid delight. This wine should stay in its elite status for several more years to come. — 6 years ago

Jay Kline

9.3

The Northern Rhône example in our little, impromptu North/South face-off during Christmas Eve dinner. This is a European bottled version of “Les Journaries” which is labeled there as “La Maestria”. Most of the grapes are sourced from Levet’s holdings in La Landonne. The bottle was opened about two hours prior and probably would have benefitted from being opened two days prior in retrospect. That being said, this was stunning...and positively feral. Underbrush, herbs, brambles, flowers, meat, anise, and cinnamon bark on the nose and on the palate. As striking as this is right now, the best is yet to come and these will deliver even more joy in 10-15 years. These wines are a beautiful little secret. If you must, drink after a rather protracted decant otherwise stash these deep in the cellar. For those wondering, we paired a 2009 Domaine de Beaurenard “Boisrenard” as the Southern Rhône example which, while massively different in style, was stunning in its own right. — 7 years ago

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.2

2021 vintage. Decanted. Gained strength throughout. Some bright, candied cherry as per this vineyard’s modus operandi. Decent amount of structure. This could be hastened/rushed but why? Stash and crash in a decade. 10.03.25. — 8 months ago

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.4

2015 vintage. Wow. Respectable nose that undersells what is to come. Light/light-medium body. Powdered tannins mixed with the balanced flavors of ripe cherry. tobacco, spice box, dark chocolate and dark plum. Complementary, yet unobtrusive, oak treatment. Long draw and complex finish goes over the minute mark. Best QPR Pauillac I've had in a few years. Currently drinking like it has an additional five years of age on it...knitting together so nicely. Stash a few of these in the collection for guilt-free pleasure down the road. — 5 years ago

Mike Saviage

9.4

Taken to the outdoor theatre in Carmel. Dark and opaque. Exotic exciting nose. Notes of black cherry, dark soil, some menthol and some crushed granite stone. Always think of this as a poor mans La La and this fit that bill. Had a large stash of these and sadly it’s almost gone. — 5 years ago

Hanibal

9.3

Again another great bottle....my stash is dwindling and i am sad this is one of the best QPR burgundian wine i have ever bought — 6 years ago

Eric Guido

9.6

The 2010 Auguste Favier Reserve is drop dead gorgeous with it’s fresh and bright ripe strawberry tones, giving way to zesty red florals, sweet smoke, white pepper and dusty cedar.  It’s velvety on the palate, yet not weighty, instead poised and remarkably fresh, as red and blue fruits cascade across the senses over a core of brisk acids, leaving a mineral twang with savory spiciness. The finish is long and structured, with youthful tannins still holding something back for the years to come, yet still so alive and focused on purity of fruit.  The 2010 is worth checking in on, but don’t forget to keep a stash in your cellar for at least the next five to ten years. Wow. — 6 years ago

Chris England

9.4

Lynch Bages is one of my favourite wines & clearly it’s too young to open this 98 pointer 09 but I’ve found a stash @ £120 so wanted to unleash a bottle for the community 😁 oh and me 😉

📍 Chateau Lynch Bages 2009 Pauillac

🏵 94 points now but 96+ potential in 3-5yrs

🍇 76% Cabernet Sauvignon, 18% Merlot, & a dollop of Cabernet Franc & Petit Verdot

🍷 Opaque blackened ruby

👃 Gravel, flint & pencil lead infused soft smoked oak through earthy blackcurrant w/ wet leaves, red liquorice & mocha

👄 Med body of rich ripe blackcurrant infused with minerals, blackberry, blueberry, red liquorice & mocha w/ fine dry tannins

🎯 Long touch dry vibrant earthy blackcurrant & blackberry, red liquorice, blueberry & mocha mouth coating w/ a mineral stone linger — 8 years ago

JKT

9.1

What a nice stash of aged white Burgundy when it ain’t oxidized! Can’t tell till pulled! — a year ago

Shay A

9.4

My second set of wines to provide as part of a co-host event.

I picked these up during a visit to Morlet in the fall of ‘21. Sadly, these are the last of my initial stash. 58 semillon/36 SB/6 Muscat.

Poured blind for a group of 20 people at the end of a wine event, I was shocked that not one single person called this Cali. Many Sauternes, Barsac, and a few South African dessert wine guesses. It’s undeniably sporting botrytis flavors, but the richness has a wonderful spine of acidity. Honeyed mango, white peach and chock-full of orange blossom on the nose, there’s added candied spice and honeycomb on the palate. Didn’t pick up any nutty flavors (which I enjoy in Sauternes), but this was also fairly young. Extremely “fresh” for a dessert wine, if that makes sense. Best Cali dessert wine I’ve had, I think. — 2 years ago

Mike Saviage

9.4

Popped and poured. Light straw color, lots of bubbles and energy. Notes of light citrus, stones, minerals, green apples, cut pears and some quince. Young and vibrant in the mouth. Great texture and a great bottle. I love the 04 vintage… need to find some more as my stash has quickly dwindled. — 5 years ago

Brad Taylor

9.2

One word....outstanding. — 6 years ago

Matthew Bull

8.9

Already elegant and delicious if a little toit like a toiger. Should open up wonderfully in years to come. To bad I’ll have drunk my stash already. — 6 years ago

Matt

9.1

Fun to check in, sad Pops unknowingly drank most of my stash 🤦🏼‍♂️ Reductive showing at first but eventually opened up. Brett in check. Savory meat, clove, potpourri and garrigue, baked stones and mixed fruits. Lovely! — 7 years ago

Paul Coletta

9.3

From Tom Bakers private stash. Thanks Ztom!! — 8 years ago

Shawn Thompson

9.2

Enjoying the end of my Rosé stash from the weekend’s party. A delicate pink colour with a very fine, dry palate. Equally delicate notes of strawberries, rose petals, crushed gravel and orange peel. Continues to be one of my all time favourite Provençal rosés and a definite perfect summer patio sipper.

Grape varietals: Grenache, Syrah, Cinsault — 8 years ago