Pooneet K

9.0

Really a quite nice rosso especially for the price (€45 on a resort restaurant list…) nice balance of fruit and acid. Finish isn’t that long but hits all the right spots. Perfect pizza wine. — a month ago

David Kline

9.3

2016, so, young and wound up. Nose of live cypress, fresh dug hole along a wood, pine one, cherrywood, pressed raspberry; barely broken. Raisin rolls, chanterelle, rose stem. Rocky, with a silken red liquid rose petal moment that turned chewy round tannin and lush burst of plum. A solid nod to graphite immersed in raspberry tartness, red currant and slightest cinnamon and slighter peppercorn. Green in spots but there architecturally.



#margaux #bordeaux #leftbank #chsteaudetricot #tricot #tricotmargaux #grandvindebordeaux #misenbouteilleauchateau #appellationmargauxcontrolée — 4 years ago

David Kline

9.4

Black with burnt umber highlights. Low and creamy head springs with bubbles combining to undercut its great form. Fireworks lacing slow falls to leopard spots. Espresso and baker’s chocolate nose boasts licorice and chicory, campfire notes and vanilla. Palate shows none of the sweet elements of the nose initially. Instead, pipe tobacco and unsweetened bitter chocolate, the chicory and burnt toast prevail; a burnt tips taste lingering. Baked pecan, dark caramel, black pepper, and ethiopean coffee, with black chewing tobacco and vanilla bean complete the circuit. Power and restraint, in this lovely offering. This really did set the standard. #samuelsmiths #samuelsmitholdbrewery #tadcaster #NYorks #imperialstout #stout #englishstout #beer #classicbeer #bier #biere #birra #cerveza #cerveja #britbeer #britannia #ukberr #ukstout #britishbeer #britishstout — 6 years ago

with Courtney

Shay A

9.3

Finally getting around to posting wines from my annual Napa trip from two weeks ago. Always goes by quick! Lots of fun new stops this year.

We returned to Hourglass after our visit in 2018 as the wines are just so enjoyable, but the tasting cave may be one of the coolest spots to enjoy a glass of wine.

Compared to the Estate cab, the Blueline seems more dusty and tannic. Tart currant, baking spices, baked mixed berry pie, herbal spice and graphite. Very compact and dense. Coats the entire palate with fruit, smoked meat, vanilla pipe tobacco and cedar. Hold. — 6 years ago

Christina Reesor

9.0

Deep, bold flavour; long berry and plum finish with a hint of oak. Pairs well with playdough sugar cookies and playdough bacon. Certainly eases the pain of child rearing. — 7 years ago

Jeff J

9.6

It wasy first time drinking #soldera. It hit all my spots. It's fully of fresh red fruit, floral notes. High acidity yet super well balanced, clean and long finish. This is the purest form of #brunellodimontalcino bravo. — 8 years ago

with Nic

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.3

2014 vintage. Last tasted 07.04.25 (9.3) and 01.30.25 (9.3). Decanted with some sed and tasted after 30 mins. Consistent with previous tastings in 2025. Hint of richness up front, then very businesslike afterwards. Fairly dry but began to fold a modicum of fruit into the proceedings a spell ago. Quintessential, affordable BDX with a decade of service tendered out in the boonies but back in town again and starting to hit the hot spots. Lean but not mean. Strike up the conversation in the next year or so and you two just might hit it off. 09.25.25. — 9 months ago

JK Robinson

9.4

Absolutely solid red blend! Smooth in all the right spots. Great flavors. Love it! — 4 years ago

Luis Arguero (@winefromAtoZ)

9.1

Domaine Drouhin Dundee Hills Pinot Noir 2017: Medium-bodied. Bright red fruits on the nose and strawberry, raspberry, cherry & plum on the palate. Additionally, there is a light touch of forest floor, earthiness ending with a soft dry finish. Glad to be back supporting & enjoying some local outdoor dinner spots! Cheers🍷 — 5 years ago

Kristin the Wine Girl

9.1

This wine is electric! From the first waft on the nose to the splash on the palate, this wine is one of those I like to call “shiny.” It makes the insides of your nostrils tingle, the acid glands in the soft spots in the cheeks of your mouth sing, and the tips of your ears dance. It feels and smells irony like wet copper pennies and the texture is sheer as fine crystal. Bright fresh lemons yet some butterscotch warmth detected on the nose. High citric acid lights up the mouth with liquid lightening. Open for summer in your glass! — 6 years ago

Marybeth Cashman

9.5

Awesome! Snagged as a 1/2 price Friday night deal at one of our favorite weekend spots and this feels like we hit the jackpot! Really lovely Barolo...smooth, balanced acidity, larked superbly with both our Italian entrees. Will definitely drink this one again. — 7 years ago

Shengli Hu

9.0

Tart cherries, rose water, juicy cranberry, and raspberry jump out of your glass. Sweet cola nuts, fresh tea leaves, violet, and lip smacking acidity —- it hits all the spots of an enjoyable Oregon Pinot for me.. — 8 years ago

E & K G

9.4

In love with this wine. It might not have the power of Ente’s Meursaults, but it carries some of the density and finishes off with an extremely elegant acidity. LOVE THIS! At one of our fav spots in Tokyo. — 8 years ago

P Plusquellec

9.4

Peaking, Wounderful velvety mouthful, hitting all of the right spots — a year ago

Helen Arvanitopoulos

9.3

I had never really heard too much about Meunier grapes adding to my champagne, and this beauty hit all the spots. Fresh, consumable, and light. — 3 years ago

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.4

2018 vintage. Tasted a month ago and same notes still hold true. Muscular in spots and pretty in others. Overall, clocks in as a well-made, interesting effort that should be at/near its best in approx 12-15 years. — 5 years ago

Ericsson

9.3

Rioja Reserva from old vines. One of the best I’ve ever tried, hits all the right spots. — 6 years ago

Shay A

9.3

Finally getting around to posting wines from my annual Napa trip from two weeks ago. Always goes by quick! Lots of fun new stops this year.

We returned to Hourglass after our visit in 2018 as the wines are just so enjoyable, but the tasting cave may be one of the coolest spots to enjoy a glass of wine.

Consistently a top merlot for me. This vintage shows a slightly darker profile with added savory notes. Still mainly black cherry with baking spices, coffee beans and cherry tobacco leaves up front, but it turns spice and cinnamon driven with currant, plum and dark cocoa toward the finish. — 6 years ago

Kristin the Wine Girl

8.9

The photo here sums up my thoughts on this PLASTIC bottle of wine. My boyfriend’s bare chest is perfectly captured within the walls of my glass while he covers the tender spots. Drop this bottle like it’s hot and it still won’t break - the pool perfect red that actually still tastes good. Not the best, but for summer festivities, winenot? — 7 years ago

Chip Hughes

9.1

Plummy, roasted red fruits, incense. Fresh, almost racy. Love southern Rhônes from cooler spots. #rhone — 8 years ago