Ryan Stewart

8.9

Rich amber color. Smoky, fresh asphalt, ocean spray, Asian pear aromas. Wet moss, peat, green apples, oyster shells, applewood smoked bacon. Complex, with a decent finish. Very nice. — 5 years ago

Robert Adair

9.0

The Felino Malbec is a full bodied deep colored and a bold presence of berry, acidity and tannins that satisfy and linger on the finish. Paired nicely with applewood smoked sirloin cooked in a Kamaro cooker. This Malbec will work as a Conversation wine or with grilled meats. — 6 years ago

Katie Moos

10

Seriously one of the best Rieslings out there! — 7 years ago

Matt Trader

9.7

Now, THIS is a Shiraz! (Get it? A little Dundee for ya)
Outstanding wine from an incredible vintner in Barossa - truly dedicated to only producing the best of what their vineyards can offer, or nothing at all. Their wines pay true homage to Rhône, with every bit of the sparky personality of Australia. This is a co-fermented Shiraz/Viognier blend, that pours tar like into the glass. The aromatics jettison out of the bowl - black tea, smoked blackberry jam, jasmine, applewood smoked beef belly, luxardo cherry juice, duck fat, lavender, and sandalwood on an incredibly complex nose. The pallet is dense, chewy and silky at the same time, with tight knit structure - exhibiting notes of sweet cherries, smokey flint, vanilla, black plum, fresh rosemary, and a finish that lingers for minutes. Truly an expression of Syrah, but to give it respect for the name Australia has given it.. one of the best Shiraz I've had. Thanks to Matt, the VP of wine sales from Torbreck for this super last minute event! — 7 years ago

Anthony Auger

9.4

Fresh butter and applewood on the nose. Tastes like strawberry lemonade. Finish is like clementine juice. Great sparkling to for our first boat ride of the year! — 8 years ago

John Howard

Harvest production at Hirsch and Cobb Wineries

9.3

Cedar, applewood, iron, smoke, tannin, black currant, black cherry, ripe, but not sweet. Absolutely killer for $20 on blowout. — 8 years ago

Nicole Marie

10

My ultimate fav! — 9 years ago

Paulo Saliby

9.4

A textbook Chateauneuf-du-Pape: cherry and raspberry paste with subtle notes of applewood. Pure pleasure. Young but tasty. 21 bottles more left in my cellar. — 5 years ago

David Kline

9.2

Blood-ruby, undiluted tenor from rim to rim. Blackberry-cran with a smoky coat, violets, raspberry reduction, wild nettle, suede, rose petal, dried cherry, applewood, and gingerly ginger, spare cedar, finest snuff, cherry pit and damp clove spiced nose. All with a slight memory of campfire. Black plum, cedar, violet, dried, sour cherry, dark leather, peppercorn, dried cranberry and red currant, cinnamon apple, fine, grippy tannins that integrate into the whole with a pleasing sense of herbs and bitters, sage and lavender. Did not expect this complexity from carignan, and floral notes that evoke like Nebbiolo. Class. .
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#Lioco #Mendocino #carignan #sativa #oldvine #liococarignan #handharvested #submergedcap #wholeclustergoodness #Pinemountain #santarosa — 5 years ago

with Courtney

Tree Kilpatrick

8.9

Some cherry and applewood on the nose. Flavor is cranberry and bing cherries. Lighter bodied, but still full flavored and gratifying. — 7 years ago

Bill Carroll

10

Opened 2+ hours in a decanter. Sweet leather, tobacco. Cherry skin, ripe black cherry, rustic orange peel. Brown and orange secondary colors mesh perfectly with the settled red center. Great age. Medium bodied. Lovely elegance. Applewood smoked bacon. Acidity has relaxed over time. Drinking really well. — 7 years ago

with Randall

Shawn R

9.4

@David L what an awesome bottle, thanks for gifting this to us. Hour decant and hang on. Blended so well, the Cab Franc is not overwhelming. On the nose it reminiscent of a Bordeaux tarry and applewood. So pretty. Hefty and grippy on the front of the palate with the tannins showing no sign of bottle age, yet the acidity balances it out well. Fig, blackberry pie and dates fill the mouth. Finish is soft and refined-I get a note of chalk and iron. Thanks again @David L ! — 8 years ago

David Kline

9.1

Slight funk to the burnt rubber, that turns lemongrass and crab apple aromatically. A fresh, split applewood ensues with a hint of whiskey-caramel. Palate wise paw paw and soursop give way to sour green apple and candied lemon peel, a molasses moment that turns smoked honey but returns to a lemon oil. Great for a reasonably priced wine! — 9 years ago

with Courtney

Nicole Marie

9.0

One of my Favs — 9 years ago

David Kline

9.2

Darkest brown patched with bubbles as lichens. Magnificent and noble head of sable; loose cartography of lacing. Brown sugar, dark, grainy malt and leather that all turns smoky with a swirl. Dry tobacco whiffs and roasted beets and grilled sprouts and caramelized onion. Light of touch in autumn woods, with applewood, cedar and late afternoon shadows of vanilla bean, caramel thread counts, clove smoke, and light malts to nicely bundle and button the parcel. These perfumes of devotion are lifted on wildflower scrub. #trappist #trappisten #stbernarduspster6 #abbeyale #peter6 #belgianbeer #bier #biere #birra #ale #brstbdrnard — 5 years ago

Peter Wassam

9.4

Applewood smoked bacon. Delicious wine on a special night — 7 years ago

David Kline

9.1

2013 vintage. Tulips, ripe cherries in tree, raspberry essence. Holly and spearmint apparently had a winter tryst under a spray of delicate cranberry blossom. Pickled strawberry and dry pinecone emerge from a smoky cave, there is a citrus whiff, from a nighttime grove ringed by oregano. Light mouthfeel with electric potential. Subtleties abound. Cranberry meets rolled, red apple skin, chewed leather, applewood chips, bitter cherry, dried rose petals and smoky, red saffron. #pinotnoir #oregonpinotnoir #sheavineyards #oregon #pinotparadise #noir #noirs #boedecker #pn #pinotweknow — 7 years ago

with Courtney

Jenn Birchwhat

9.2

Could taste the honey, very nice, little carbonation — 8 years ago

Shawn R

9.4

Extremely under the radar PN produced by @Michael Zardo. So expressive and fine tuned. Slight game and earthy notes on the nose. So old world. Love it. Rush of acidity on the front of the palate followed by an expressive black cherry element. The finish, light, yet focused brings a drying mouth applewood flare. — 8 years ago

Shawn R

10

Textbook perfect. No edge to be found. Applewood, graphite and plum sauce spark the nose. Tannins are so plush and supple. Amazing concentration and balance. Berries and cherries build the backbone, on the front of the palate reveals this plum reduction, vanilla flower while brewing a spent cigar on the backside. Mid palate I get this sweet flavor, not overwhelming, of red currant and ripe fruit. Finish comes in fine style and is a head turner of violets and cassis. Stunner of a wine. — 8 years ago