Pooneet K

9.1

Nice Chianti. A bit feral at first - 45 mins in the decanter and a slight chill bring things into more balance. Obviously could take more time in bottle but expressing pretty well overall even at this point. Has that great Radda lifting acid finish. Nice pairing with chicken scarpariello. — 8 days ago

Zach D

9.3

moderately complex with sweet Nebbiolo fruit; still somewhat primary; last vintage of this site that was farmed by them since 1985; 14 percent abv. Kland’s bday — 9 days ago

Charlie C

9.1

Apples and peach. Citrus acid. Sharp. Excellent value. Should have bought more. — 9 days ago

Ron Siegel

9.3

Beautiful drinking Barbaresco with its red cherry, berry fruit, spice, licorice, dried herbs, rose petal & tobacco. — 10 days ago

Bruce Leboff

9.1

Nice dark fruit on the nose. A bit of tobacco as well. Smooth and well balanced with a long finish Not overly complex but a good sipper — 8 days ago

with David

Tree Kilpatrick

9.6

This was a gift from a close friend who worked for Silver Oak as a garden manager until they eliminated that part of their business. Beautiful color in the glass. Ruby with a hint of rust on the edge. Aroma is complex with berries and flint. Also just a hint of pine needles. Christmas trees. Flavors are full and fine. This is BIG BOY wine. Delicious. — 8 days ago

Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.5

Fruit is brighter, more brilliant than many other 21’s I’ve had. Texturally & fruit-wise senses more like the 23’s I’ve had. It’s gorgeous. Again, needs a decade or more in the cellar.

Round, lush, creamy blackberries, black raspberries, dark cherries, both plums, poached strawberries, dry, crushed rocks, limestone powder, nice balling spices, caramel, mocha, dry herbs, dry tobacco, lead pencil, dry river stone, leather, melted, dark chocolate, dark spice, fresh & withering dark flowers, red roses, nice round acidity, well balanced, bigger tension & structure, excellent round, excellent finish that last minutes and lands on spice, wet clay and Christmas cake. — 9 days ago

Erik Longabardi

9.4

Our intentions with this Petit Verdot was to make people love PV as much as we do. This 2022 really needed time and maybe looking back we should have waited to release it four years later. But today it’s really good. Proud of the work we have been doing. Hope to continue to make better wines and ciders each year. — 8 days ago

Shay A

9.5

My contribution for a large, annual BYO champagne dinner. While this was a standout, others were: La Closerie LC20, ‘07 Cristal rosé en mag, ‘19 Westborn BdB

This vintage had 20% addition of red wine.

The notes below about bottle variation is exactly what was experienced this evening. A friend also brought the ‘06 Dom Rosé but there was a clear difference between the two. Whereas my bottle was deep, rich and an interplay of florals, juicy red fruits, fleshy peach and strawberry shortbread cookies, his seemed like a slightly less vibrant (not off putting) and more muted version (maybe low trace TCA?). The significant portion of red wine in this vintage has provided great structure at nearly age 20, and not as evolved as the regular 2006 Dom (more vinous than the creamy ‘07 Cristal rosé).

If I had another, I’d open it in the next year or two for this same profile but wouldn’t be worried about holding another 5+. — 8 days ago

Amritha Surath

9.1

I drink a lot of chateauneuf. This one is stellar. Only a 2022 but those truffle and forest floor aromas blend perfectly in to the spice and dark berries. Smooth perfection. — 10 days ago