Jakub Kalinowski

9.4

Toscana wine evening #6
Bright cherry, herbs, uplifting aromatic whiff, enticing. Medium body yet with good depth & purity of fruit. Still young & a bit reductive yet with Promise of more to come. Beautiful tannin management. Great drinkability.
This is really, really good stuff. — 12 days ago

Bryan Kesting

9.4

Technically, this is the Gold Series #6 from Bien Nacido. It was bottled separately from the #5 White Hawk because it was so unique. This tasted like a great wine from Cornas. Dark ripe fruit, iron and white pepper. 94+ @Delectable Wine — 7 months ago

Teresa S

9.1

#6 - oh lovely. Stewed berries, oak. Yummy. — 10 months ago

Matt Sterr

9.0

4 Yr. Batch #6 — 10 months ago

AEL

8.6

Every few years I buy a decent Rioja, and it never works. Balsa wood, strawberries on the nose. Tannic but overly smooth on the palate. It's not you, it's me. Pandemic bottle #6. — 2 months ago

Michael L S

Austrian case bottle #6: fruity nose, grips with tannins, and an earthy finish. Good acidity. Like this one a lot. — 5 months ago

with Robin

Vanessa D

8.8

Pic #6. 2016 Onward Malvasia Bianca Suisun Valley, which was dry, with light and soft citrus notes. #onwardwines #californiamalvasiabianca — 8 months ago

with Deked1

Lindsay Voak

8.9

Wine #6 of quarantine — 2 months ago

Gillian Brassil

#6! Herb-infused, fortified with brandy, classy lil apertif! — 3 months ago

with Chris

Tom Garland

9.4

Spoto barrel tasting - invited 15 people to their Sacramento winery!!

1) from the tank (not in barrel yet)..2019 Beckstoffer crimson ridge (lake county) cabernet sauvignon..taste like a fortified grape juice!!

2) barrel #1....2018 oakville To Kalon cabernet sauvignon...the base for his private reserve. After 2 years he will blend with merlot, cab franc, etc. New french oak...lots of fruit, touch of oak and sweet tannin.

3) barrel#2..2018 oakville To Kalon cabernet franc. 1st grape he uses to blend with the cabernet sauvignon to enhance the mid pallet.
The remainder will be used for his special bottling at the Napa Valley wine auction this year.

4) barrel #3...2018 Beckstoffer Pedros block malbec (Lake county). Small amount will be used in the Beckstoffer lake county cabernet...rest will be used in a special bottle of malbec...lots of blueberry and plum...awesome Malbec!

5) barrel#4. 2017 Oakville To Kalon private reserve cabernet. To be bottled next June and released in the fall. 34 months in barrel total.

6) barrel#5...2016 Beckstoffer cabernet sauvignon (family reserve)..this one barrel will be aged 44 months for extra structure. Moving to creme brulee on the nose, terrific fruit, elegant and smooth.

7) barrel#6...2016 oakville To Kalon private reserve cabernet (family reserve)...this 1 barrel to be aged 44 months. More acidity and brighter stronger finish than the previous Beckstoffer.

What a fun event!!!!!! — 7 months ago

with Brenda