Will Farley

8.9

Medium to full body. Cherry and strawberry. Alluvial soils. The whole cluster is present in the wine in a great way. The stem taste is present but not overbearing. — 11 years ago

Gillian Robb

9.4

Dry, and lovely. Unsweetened apple sauce, lemon, alluvial funk. Lees aging gives it a nice creaminess. Dynamite with La Caseria Valdeon blue cheese and quince paste. — 11 years ago

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10

The recipe for greatness in this bottle, equal parts:
• Rutherford's stony, alluvial soil
• Cathy's sage-like light touch in the winery
• The patience for tannin, fruit & mineral characters to become perfectly in sync dance partners
• The generosity of friends to share
• Outstanding drinking companions — 12 years ago

Gillian Robb

9.6

Zibibbo aka Muscat. Delightfully perfumed with a spine of funky alluvial minerality. Occhipinti party! — 11 years ago

Christine Havens

9.2

'Les Picasses' lies along a riverbank on a fairly steep slope that is primarily alluvial clay overlaying chalk and limestone. The vines are over 50 years old and the site is known to produce wines with fabulous purity and minerality. As such the Olga Raffault 'Les Picasses' Chinon 1989 has had time to mellow, the aromas are quite lovely—lavender, game, worn leather, a touch of barnyard, and cellar dust. There is a throaty, sensual wildness to this wine, punctuated by a vein of bright acidity and minerals. Everything I love in Loire Valley Cab Franc. — 11 years ago

Kapyrick Wine

10

Well balanced , jammy dark cherry, black pepper, soft rounded edges. — 12 years ago

Mike Lucia

Assistant Winemaker Copain Wines

9.6

100 % whole cluster Sangio. Alluvial soil. 2010. Great wine — 12 years ago

SV

9.0

Very old vine zin - planted on its own roots in 1890, dry-farmed off the Delta in alluvial soil, and (I'm guessing) probably pretty crazy looking. The wine is really good. Smells like blue fruit and baking spices. Tastes unexpectedly springy and bright, like rhubarb jam, with a balanced flinty finish. Great story and a fun wine. — 11 years ago

Mark Lindzy

9.0

Yes this is the "basic" Dashe wine, and yes I'm their national schnook, but DAMN this is good (cellar temp sure helps.) Blackberry, currant, hint of bay leaf, alluvial minerality and that vibrant acidity that is so Dry Creek! — 12 years ago

Russelton Handleberry

9.1

Waves of classic FAY aroma : cocoa, baking spices, and chocolate. Undertones of graphite & leather. Taste is rich with blueberry, cassis, underripe blackberry, and leather. Integrated, spicy oak and mineral characteristics distinguish the hillside from the more alluvial FAY. Good juice! — 12 years ago