David Shaw

9.2

Purple red, highly extracted pigment. Red fruit, raspberry aromas, raspberry, plum, cola, herb flavors, mint and wintergreen finish. Aftertaste of medium seed tannins and some chewy skin astringency. Ageworthy. Vintage after vintage, one of my favorite Washington state reds, if not my favorite — 10 months ago

John Bratincevic

9.2

Nose: so good. Herbs, wintergreen, blackberry, leather, sweet tobacco, a little cooked meat, forest floor, a little coffee (medium roast!). Wonderful.

Taste: as it smells. Medium weight, cedar, herbs, forests, bitter coffee (light roast now), smooth. Delicious stuff. There’s a lovely juiciness that lingers - surprising for something 10 years old. 92-93. — 2 years ago

John Bratincevic

9.0

Nose: dark cherry, jello, cedar, raspberry, wintergreen, eucalyptus, laffy taffy, a spice chest. Taste: light, smooth, pine, eucalyptus, tobacco, licorice, a little sweet, but a lot less fruit than the nose. Light-medium weight. Elegant. Not my preferred style, but a great example of what it is. Not worth $16 to me (my taste), but still a decent value if you like the varietals and style. — 2 years ago

John Bratincevic

8.9

NOSE: Melon, flower nectar, lychee, papaya. Distinct mint - Wintergreen (??). A little pine sol. Huh! Smell keeps changing, a lot going on here.

TASTE: basically as it smells … tropical fruit and flowers with a dash of pine sol and mint. There’s almost an artificial sugar taste … mouthwash-like. Weird! 89. — a year ago

Manchester Sheldon

9.0

Barest hints of soft wintergreen, light eucalyptus, and menthol. Very clean and polished. — 2 years ago

David Kline

9.0

Wintergreen fresh nose with clove and ginger, peppermint and chocolate, peppercorn and mint. Bright and pine-y.
Cinnamon heat, Barolo tar and roses, clove and orange citrus, ginseng sweetness, and cinnamon oil with frankincense aspirations. Gorgeous seasonal offerings that warm the body and soul.

#barolo #barolochinato #chinato #piemonte #christmaswine #spicedwine #nebbiolo #carantita #cocchi #cocchichinato #barolochinatococchi — 2 years ago

Dr. Owen Bargreen

9.3

Now at the ten year mark, the 2010 ‘Romas’ by Clarendon Hills, is really hitting its stride. Right away the red florals and cigar box tones entice, giving way to layers of pretty red fruits and shades of wintergreen that all march in unison. The palate is plush but also quite vibrant, with a great veil of tension. Ripe red currants and blood orange zest tones mingle with creosote and bing cherry cordial on the palate. The freshness and viscosity is seriously good here, as is the silky texture. Performing marvelously at the ten year mark, the 2010 ‘Romas’ has another decade of life ahead of it. Drink 2020-2030- 93 — 3 years ago

President Obama

9.4

Not bad for the wintergreen gas station — a year ago

Shay A

9.1

I’ve been wondering when to open this wine, and when a local group decided to do a Pinot theme blind, I thought this would be a fun contender.

My second time with this wine in the last year, and I remain impressed at how this 13yr old Alsatian Pinot is holding up. Translucent ruby in the glass. Doesn’t seem to show much bricking, actually. Aromatically, it’s bretty…smells more Bordeaux like than anything else. Leather, herbs de Provence, underripe black cherries. The palate shows a small bit of carbonic character (not with the bubble gum vibe, but more of that cru bojo wintergreen profile). The fruit shows a faded/muddled profile due to the age, but there is plenty of dirty raspberry, black cherry and a savory red clay like note. Good acidity still. While this is on the downside, I’m hard pressed to say this is way over the hill. It’s actually a really fun and delicious wine to enjoy over an evening (especially with food). — 2 years ago

Dasha

9.3

Fresh, silky, elegant. Black cherry, alpine raspberries, eucalyptus/wintergreen, sweet tobacco, sassafras/quinine, bittersweet chocolate, marjoram/sage. Elevated acidity. With dry aged ribeye, but even better with cheese plate and saucisson sec. 13.5% — 3 years ago