Sipping Fine Wine

9.0

A beautiful Chardonnay! Only 15 acres planted with grapes grown in Rutherford (warmer with rich ripe fruit) & Oak Knoll (cooler with fresh acidity in grapes). Pale lemon, with fresh & crisp citrus & stone fruit aromas, no malolactic ferm. Palate shows peach, apple & Asian pear flavors, with lemony & toasty notes, lively acidity & balance with touch of vanilla oak (9 months of French oak aging (25% new & 1-year old, remainder neutral oak). Long finish ending with fruit, spice & biscuit notes. Nice Value! — 5 years ago

Anthony Pro

9.0

And in this corner, from Napa Valley California, weighing in at 25 ounces, the most overrated wine for the price: Caymus! — 6 years ago

Colin McCartney

9.4

Delicious, but still could use some time to let the enormous fruit flesh out a bit... — 7 years ago

Jennifer Stadnicki

8.9

One of the better zins I've had. Raspberry and blueberry notes. Versatile and bright. WS 90 - 2015 cellaring until 2027! $17-$25 — 8 years ago

Nicola Morvillo

9.3

On 25/1/18 Gianpaolo — 8 years ago

Jay Gibbons

8.9

Sensational bottle at the $25 price point. Lots of fruit and depth on the front end with a smooth finish and medium body. — 8 years ago

with Brian

Erik Nordman

9.3

Wow! Meyney managed to scrape together a really impressive wine in an overall pretty horrendous vintage. 65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 25% Merlot, 10% Petit Verdot. Pours a ruby-violet hue of medium (+) intensity. Great balance between elegance and power; lush and rich while still maintaining focus and relative brightness. Somewhat of a teeth stainer, but it still keeps from feeling jammy or over-extracted. Aromas of ripe cassis and raspberry, graphite, gravelly mineral earth character, fresh violet, a bit of toasty baking spice and vanilla, subtle espresso character, and a bit of fresh thyme herbaceousness. Palate shows quite similar to the character of the nose, with great purity of fruit. New oak is evident but already well-integrated and will continue to integrate further with a bit more cellar time. Medium (+) acid, Medium (+) body with a lovely supple texture and plush, fine, lingering tannins of medium (+) intensity. Great length and complexity. Delicious now, but would probably still have a lot to gain from 5-10 years in the cellar. Really tasty stuff. Either Delectable's listed price for this is really off, or I got an insane discount due to the vintage reputation; I paid under $30 retail for this, and especially at that price point it really overachieves, both in relation to vintage and overall QPR. — 9 years ago

Olga Mlaklcheva

9.2

A very special wine. Much more complex than a normal SB in my opinion. got this bad boy in Costco for $25! :) — 9 years ago

with Phil

Jim McCusker

9.5

Not sure what the "experts" are talking about, because this vino nobile is off the hook. Incredible nose of camphor, menthol, and tart berries that emerged with more time in the glass, this is a textbook example of a vino nobile, which I have always viewed as a hypothetical hybrid between a chianti classico and a brunello di montalcino. A terrific wine that is just starting to emerge. Leave it for a couple of years, decant, and enjoy! — 10 years ago

with Phil

Jesse Lanzon

10

One of the most elegant wines ive had. A gentle brute up feomt with pure elegance on the finish. Dark fruit nose with sweet tobacco and leather. Tastes of ripe raspberry black cherry, with rounded tannins that melt into a 12 swcond butterery finish with hints of vanilla. 25€ per taste, 650€ for bottle. — 13 years ago

Justin Rogers

8.9

Tastes good but $25. You can find better wine for less — 5 years ago

Marty McNees

9.4

Great company. Great meal. Great wine! — 6 years ago

Natalie Griffin

9.4

Great champagne blend with sharp bubbles and toasted caramel notes. Some green apple. Excellent especially at $25. — 7 years ago

Martin G Rivard

9.8

A Great night to say the least:
Magnum of Gargiulo money ranch road,
2000 Bryant, 25 year Macalllan. Totally forgot to post this pick from a few weeks back!
The Bryant drank as good as any French Bordeaux that I’ve ever had. The money ranch toad was mediocre in comparison and the 25 year Macallan was 2nd only to the amazing company we had in our house that night!!
Great times to say the least!
— 7 years ago

with Christine

James Forsyth

9.5

What a delicious Bas-Armagnac. Rich with vanilla and caramel notes all in abundance. But what makes this such a delightful spirit is its intensity, smoothness and the finish that lasts several minutes. Twenty five years aged, and some, this Bas-Armagnac was a little treasure that I picked up at a store that was, sadly, closing. I'm glad I did. — 8 years ago

Natalie Hicken

10

Shannon brought. Loved!
Regular edition did not love. Kept awake. — 8 years ago

Bob Surrency

9.2

Extremely good for a 1990 with 25 years age! — 9 years ago

Tom Kobylarz

10

Proof that one does NOT have to spend a lot of money to acquire wines that will age gracefully into a beautifully mature wine 36 years of age. The usual pepper note is there that tells you are with a Cabernet Franc from #chinon, but the real beauty unfurls with the elegant spices of tobacco leaf and old leather, notes of forest floor, subtle mint, dried red currant and cassis fruits. Simply beautiful and I will now go buy a case of 2010 and say goodbye to it in storage for at least ten years. $20-25 retail for the recent vintages. #1979 #smashingpumpkins #raffault — 10 years ago

Karen Wallace

9.1

Was on sale last weekend for $25 Yum. — 11 years ago

Derek Cantrell

9.8

BJ & Jess' wedding gift wine. $100 Excellent! 10/25/13 — 12 years ago

Jim McCusker

9.5

Glenfarclas. There is no substitute. — 6 years ago

with Vanessa

Neal Krishna Devaraj

9.6

Unparalleled smoothness. Chestnuts and dried fruit. Oak and leather. At the Yamazaki distillery. — 6 years ago

Conrad Green

9.5

Beautifully intense and balanced. Dark red fruit with resolved oak and hints of tobacco, and dried herbs. A gorgeous long finish with tangy blue fruit. Still very vigorous after almost 25 years. Yum. — 7 years ago

with Major-General and Bex

Lisa Albertson

9.0

Actually, a very good sparkling!! — 8 years ago

Sipping Fine Wine

9.3

Tasted ‘13 & ‘14 together. Wine bears the vineyard named to honor the Red-shouldered Hawks and other birds of prey that play a vital role in sustainable farming practices. Bright yellow with aromas of tropical fruits and sweet floral scents. Aged for 14 months, 75% in new French oak and 25% in stainless. On the palate sweet melon, pineapple and peach flavors and citrus notes, subtle yet complex and well balanced. Lingering finish, savory, ending with mineral tones and toasty oak. Consistent. Outstanding! — 8 years ago

Neil Valenzuela

8.9

Golden straw color, dried apricot, honeysuckle, guava and a floral nose. Bit of a sweet caramel to start, opens up up to floral/fruit flavors. Interesting white blend. — 8 years ago

Peter van den Besselaar

9.1

Vintage 2010 - After 7 y a cardinal red colour, laurel, cherries, eucalyptus and leather, smoooooooth taste from 75% merlot 25% cabernet franc. I love this wine, a Point for winelovers that like fruity wines, way too young for the ones who like their wine mature (like me). Rather rustic. #côtesdecastillon #merlot #loveit — 9 years ago

SV

9.1

2013 Juvenile Zin. Blended from 15 vineyards, but nothing over 25 years old. Big, raspberry, currant, cinnamon aromas. Taste is more restrained with currant, blackfruit, and a mineral edge. Tastes cooler than its 15.4% self. — 10 years ago

Marshall Parrish

9.5

"Love is Blind" tasting. Shocker, my favorite of the night is a $25 Shiraz. An everyday that taste like a weekend. — 11 years ago

with Daidra and Bruce

Greg Goodrich

9.8

Juilene & David's 25 Anniversary Dinner — 12 years ago