Allyson Vaccaro-Pelton

9.5

Good dry rose from MIL — 5 years ago

O Podadera

9.8

Excellent. — 5 years ago

David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.4

Happy birthday to my wife Sofia! She wanted to go have a birthday lunch in Big Sur at Nepenthe. With these views, who wouldn’t want to go celebrate there? Great vistas, good food and an even better wine list. Krug by the glass and so much more! Good warm up for lunch.

It’s a combination of reductive and oxidized style on the nose. Bruised apple, bruised Bosc pear, well overripe pineapple, marmalade, touch of caramel, creamed cider, understated honey notes, chalkiness, seashells, some oysters, volcanic minerals w/ fruit blossoms & withering yellow lilies.

The palate shows more reductive style than oxidized. Less pronounced bruised apple, bruised Bosc pear, well overripe pineapple, white citrus, marmalade, touch caramel, creamed soda, apple cider, understated honey notes, chalkiness, seashells, some oysters, volcanic minerals with fruit blossoms & withering yellow lilies. The acidy is quite nice. Very good; structure, length & balance. The long, beautiful, rich, finish is just what you’d expect from Krug.

Photos of, the outdoor bar with that view, whew, Nepenthe pumpkin, with the cell tower signal so bad & no wi-fi, they need a antique phone booth and the outdoor lounge/waiting area, complete with a ping pong table.

@Nepenthe Big Sur — 6 years ago

David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.2

Celebrating a 10 year anniversary only happens once. Tonight is all about trying to recreate as much of our wedding day as possible. I cooked two pasta dishes the restaurant in Cortona made for us family style. While good, there’s no substitution for truly well done Italian cooking from the old world. What the restaurant did for our reception was truly amazing and done with wonderful Italian hospitality. Those of you that know my wine habits, I’m the guy who brings Bordeaux to an Italian wedding reception and that’s what I did. After all, It was our/my wedding. I brought an 1986 Haut Bages Liberal magnum with me from the U.S.. So in remembrance of our wedding reception, we are enjoying another magnum on our 10th anniversary tonight. I was concerned about finding another magnum in good drinking condition. However, this bottle 10 years further removed is better than the one we enjoyed at our wedding. In magnum and larger formats, I think it has another 5-10 years left of good drinking ahead...properly stored of course. On the nose; dark cassis, blackberries, dark cherries, poached strawberries, cherries, dry cranberries, a touch of pyrazine, black rich earth, stones, old tobacco leaf, cedar, saddle-wood, baking spices and dark fresh floral bouquet. The body is somewhere between medium to full. The tannins are nicely resolved. Fruits are ripe, fresh and juicy 31 years down the road. Blackberries, dark cherries, poached strawberries, cherries, dry cranberries & pomegranate extract. Black licorice, a touch of pyrazine, black rich earth, wet stones, dry top soil, old tobacco leaf, light expresso roast, softly understated asian spice, mint, cedar, saddle-wood, baking spices (vanilla, cinnamon, light clove & a hint of nutmeg), violets and dark fresh floral bouquet. The acidity is round and like a waterfall over the palate. The finish is rich, ripe, balanced, well textured, elegant and lasts well over a minute. The quality of this magnum wildly exceeded our expectations. One would think this bottle was stored at a Chateau it’s entire life prior to my purchase. The alcohol comes in at 12.5%; which is one of the reasons I love the good years of 80’s Bordeaux and prior. Too bad alcohol levels are negatively impacted higher now and going forward due to climate change. Additionally in some cases, because of producer marketing decisions largely based on consumers who crave higher alcohol levels! Sofia, I am lucky to have found you to walk through life together. I love you now and forever. What a 10th celebration tonight and a celebration of our life together. All under a nearly full moon. Oooow, I ❤️ you! Photos from our 5th anniversary trip back to Cortona; the building we were married inside & out and one of the vistas surrounding (Cathedral) this beautiful hilltop town. — 7 years ago

Tami Danger

9.2

Delish with my bo luc loc — 8 years ago

Andy Lee

9.1

Great stuff! — 9 years ago

Anna Han

8.9

Sofia Wine Bar Cafe on 50th between 2nd and 3rd Ave -- Italian hole in the wall , Rob — 10 years ago

Alessandro Rossi

9.3

2009 ! Un gran bel sangiovese di Romagna ! Bravi bravi !😃 — 10 years ago

Severn Goodwin

9.3

Micro-bubbles galore, Yum! This might be close second for a Friday evening standard for @David T but tonight it is flowing into glasses on the complete opposite side of the Country. A wonderful Blanc de Blanc Champagne.

Nose has freshly scrubbed lemon, grapefruit peel, sliced Granny Smith apple, wet chalk, cold brioche and Gardenia blossom in a breeze.

Palate is fresh orange peel, grapefruit peel (like really wow), tart green apple, fresh walnut, crunchy brioche with a little hint of sweetened butter and a splash of acidic ocean water.

Finish is intense, yet elegant and lasting for many minutes. We are quite looking forward the the evolution of this bottle across the evening, as it warms from 46°F and gains air time.

Thank you @David T @Sofia Jalilie for allowing us into your week closing tradition. The next bottle should have us closer together. — 5 years ago

Tooty Frooty

9.3

Naaaaaaaajs! Kräftskiva hos Jonas&Sofia. — 6 years ago

HODL

9.1

Soft like Chileans like it but with noticeable structure and bright red fruits. We'll made wine! — 6 years ago

Jørn Weiby

9.7

Amarone drukket på første vinkveld i Akutt nytelse. Meget god til ost! — 6 years ago

David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.1

While this is a nice rose champagne, I find it's minerality and fruit slightly out of balance. The minerality overpowers the fruit. There is nice precision but a bit too much tension in the hard chalkiness/minerals. Acidity is good. The fruits have a bit of a tart/sour character. Black cherries, black raspberries, strawberries, touch of watermelon near the rhine, very pronounced edged chalkiness & volcanic minerals, pink rose pedals & baguette. It's enjoyable but bends a bit out of my rose champagne wheelhouse. Merry Christmas Sofia. Looking forward to our own Christmas Eve tonight before we travel for the holiday. — 7 years ago

Andre T

8.9

Interesting and pleasant 2009 — 8 years ago

Jacqueline Cochrane

9.5

Fave Rose to date. Lovely with cheese & fruit. Not too sweet or flat. Just lovely. — 8 years ago

Marlon Bird

8.9

Marlon had this 9 years ago

Arturo Romero

9.0

Soft but amazing taste, I really like it. — 9 years ago

Marc Checket

8.9

Hey, you like wine? Cool. Me too. You should try this one. It's delightfully smooth up front and ever so slightly spicy & dry towards the end. It's like if Benedict Cumberbatch and Sofia
Vergara had a rap battle officiated by Marlon Brando (as Don Vito) about the origins of the California wine industry and you had a front row seat. Yeah. — 10 years ago

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Jonathon

8.9

Full bodied red, absolutely fantastic. — 5 years ago

Megan Briggs

9.5

Small Megan size portion right before a flight. — 5 years ago

Mobs Sarwar

10

Very buttery and smooth — 6 years ago

William & Sofia Deveaux

9.4

With Sofia, Dani, and Lena - 2015 — 6 years ago

Jørn Weiby

9.4

Vin nr 2 på første vinkveld i Akutt nytelse. Meget god til ost — 6 years ago

Phil Jost

9.0

Floral and delicious. A nice ode to the big man's daughter. — 7 years ago

Wayne Phillips

9.2

My new go to at Sofia. A little bite in front with a smoky aftertaste that lasts forever — 8 years ago

Kyle Harvey

9.0

Its like drinking Sofia Loren - elegance in a glass. — 8 years ago

Leonidas Stavrakis

10

Just Santa Sofia...! — 9 years ago

yt

9.0

@la capanina Sofia — 9 years ago

Michelle Patrick

8.9

It's ok, nothing to write home about. Comes with a straw..... Marketed for who?? — 10 years ago

Ashleigh Szlosek

10

Really interesting wine. Flavors of herbs and spices, discovered to be tasty warmed up as well. Definitely give it a try. — 11 years ago