Doug Powers

9.1

Pretty blue fruits and black fruits, lovely balance, kiss of oak, medium-weight, medium-long finish, very nice Margaret River Cabernet! — 10 months ago

with Jim

Barb

9.3

2012 tasting great. Solid dark fruits, nice balance. — 4 years ago

Jake Perez

9.4

Amazing! What Cabernet should be. — 4 years ago

Severn G

9.6

Happy Father's Day 2020 to all; I'm posting pictures of our fur-kids, an independent and somewhat self-interested bunch. Two boys (9) and two girls (3), all rescued from various locations across the East Coast of the US. They generally bring the utmost of joy to my life on a daily basis.

Nose has blackberry jam on moist leather, minor cedar, very light barnyard notes, grilled blackberry,
blueberry compote, brewed dark roasted coffee, wet garden soil, chocolate vines candy and dried orange peel.

Palate has over-ripe blackberry, wet tanned leather, dark chocolate syrup, dehydrated black cherry, chocolate covered blueberry and moist cedar.

Silky smooth, intense finish running +2m, still showing tannins. Expect this bottle to easily hold another 10+ years without concern, in proper storage.

Decanted ~5h. Paired with well salted (in advance), medium-rare, grilled NY strip steaks from my favorite, local farmer in Columbia Co. NY (Kinderhook Farm) and sauted, early season, baby squash in ozro with our garden herbs.

INAUGURAL vintage on this wine, I certainly didn't realize that fact when we bought it in September 2005! This has been in storage for the prior 15 years, just coming back home in January 2020.

Merlot 50% / Cabernet Sauvignon 40% / Petit Verdot 10% — 6 years ago

Karyn Fricke

9.2

More special with a great group of friends. Very good cherry easy tannins. — 8 years ago

Michael Park

9.5

A five hour decant. Dark cherry and blueberries with a rub of minerals and tobacco. Just awesome — 9 years ago

Jesse McIntosh

9.3

Dry and Smokie. Has subtle black licorice like flavor (plumb, blackberries, mocha and vanilla). Did I mention this wine is dry... In a good way. — 10 years ago

Paul Diamond

9.0

Lovely Cabernet expression, balance, weight and length. Acidity lets this one down but very enjoyable none the less. — 11 years ago

Dag Kvittem

9.5

Virkelig god vin. — 11 years ago

Bob McDonald

9.3

My 11th bottle of an original dozen bought on release. Still going strong after 26 years. Colour of mid crimson with a tawny rim. When decanted the wine threw a lot of sediment. Herbaceous with red fruits - hint of red currants. Palate is mid weight - sweet and savoury at once, finishing with smooth resolved tannins. I will leave the last one for another 1 or 2 years / say early 2027. — 10 months ago

Alan Hense

9.3

Beautiful fruit, oak and acid balance. Complex with a nice long finish. — 4 years ago

Austin Blackwell

8.9

Lighter bodied than even some of their Pinots but has decent balance. — 5 years ago

with Angelina

Simon Gilligan

9.4

Savoury is the name of the game. Medium to full bodied, long finish, gravelly drying tannin, blackcurrent, mint, eucalypt. Great nose, 2 hr decant and felt it was finally opening up. Very left bank Bordeaux like, 85% cabernet sauvignon. 10% petit verdot. 2% merlot. 1% cabernet franc. — 7 years ago

Jen

9.3

Norb bday dinner — 7 years ago

Michael Seely

9.3

They should not have opened it. Years to go. Bright future. Three bottles opened. Absorptive crowd sucked it up. — 8 years ago

with Joe

Tim Laffoon

9.5

Complex flavor, spicy yet smooth — 9 years ago

with Michelle

Elizabeth Sledd

9.0

Very good easy drinking wine for a good price. — 10 years ago

Jonathan Wood

9.5

Beautiful and elegant, very savory, loads of eucalyptus. — 11 years ago

Cat Matson

9.5

Big old style Chardonnay — 12 years ago

Sarah O'Kelley

9.2

2018 - a gift 💫 tasting lovely - 🍐🍏🍋🧀🌼🏔️ wish I had another! — 2 years ago

Aravind A

9.2

Unscrew and pour yesterday. Noted from 24 hrs open. Fantastic PQR. Lovely meyer lemon and soft mango notes, some oak-influenced vanilla, but very stylish. On the palate: lovely acidity, soft slate, good density and a juicy finish. At the garagiste price of about 27 bucks, this is leaning in the case buy direction. Yum. — 4 years ago

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9.1

Brilliant silver-straw. Lime zest, honeysuckle, succulent herbs and chalky minerals on the incisive nose. Dry, tightly focused and lithe on the palate, offering intense citrus and orchard fruit flavors that reveal a hint of waxiness and a refreshingly bitter quinine note. Shows a delicate touch and finishes clean, nervy and quite long, with resonating mineral character and a hint of lemon thyme. (Josh Raynolds, Vinous, July 2021)
— 4 years ago

Joe Ho

9.8

This is just ridiculous. Act 7. Tastes of deep figs/plums up front as if grandma just baked a pie in your mouth. Finished smooth with a tiny bit of spice and more jams that make you want to cry. More of this please. — 6 years ago

Lynda

9.0

Very good warm sake. Smooth finish with a hint of licorice. Will definitely have again. — 7 years ago

Joe Gillies

9.2

Earthy, red fruit aromas flowed by Black cherry , raspberry , plum, leather, and earthy flavors. Smooth tannins and impressive for a $8 bottle. Pqr doesnt get better than this! — 7 years ago

John Needham CSW

8.9

First dance with British bubbles, not Champagne but pretty damn close. Very good structure and acid. Over priced when you compare it to NV Champs. But The region is now on my radar and I am looking forward to things to come. — 8 years ago

Robert Mackie

9.9

Outstanding Chardonnay but a bit pricey! — 10 years ago

Steve The Wine Guy

Cellarbrations at Cottesloe Western Australia, Certified Specialist of Wine (CSW)

9.5

Good complex nose of apricot, peach, nutt and a touch of butter. Beautiful complexity, texture and lees influence. Delish ! — 11 years ago

Nic Gautreaux

9.0

So smooth and friuty....one of the best I've had. — 11 years ago

Panja NAOE

9.0

20130518赤16000円ロウリーズcocoBDP — 13 years ago