David Kline

9.1

Buttery, candied grapefruit and pineapple, lemon marshmallow, aloe, beeswax candle, juniper berry and pine parchment aromatically. Fluff biscuit head that pontificated amidst perimeter chatter leaving scrawl and stalactites. Creamy with burnt points like baked Alaska. Yammy and browned with sugar before pulling apart to cola, egg cream and bitter chocolate with electric malt shadows. Gum Arabic and pine sap are just the catalysts to this green pinecone and sweet grass turned bitter almond, and oregano oil medicine rinse. Kicks out all the head fog that ails you, and replaces it with resin and tar. Sinus meds. #Lagunitas #hopstoopid #ale #ibu #ibuubme #102ibu4u #LagunitasBrewing #abv #beer #bitter #headmeds — 7 years ago

with Courtney

Adam Knoerzer

8.9

Again, nothing overly complex here, but it's a really satisfying mouthful of green apples and citrus that pairs perfectly with a day on the Dalmatian coast. What sets this one apart is that it's a bit fuller. — 8 years ago

David From The 504

9.2

Last bottle cork fell apart had to filter into the decanter. These 97' are truly a pleasure. Caramel light purple rim, can smell a faint aged wine with that leads into mature dark fruits. Low Alcohol with black muddy blackberries being the overall tone. Taste... wow! So nice clean, all the way through the pallet with that mild acidity. Definitely drink now as you can get a sense of the fading fruits. But overall this is a superb drink — 8 years ago

Jean-Francois Pelletier

9.0

Beautiful garnet body. Very opulent nose, surprising for a wine of this age. Cedar, cigar and other secondary notes on the nose. This falls apart on the palate though. Good entry but hollow midpalate, medium finish. On the way down. Got a little better as the night went on. — 9 years ago

with Frankie

Scott Howard

9.5

A little crunchy (the cork fell apart and some was in the wine). Once we got past the cork, it was fabulous. Nicely aged tannins and very smooth. Well worth the wait. A great birthday wine. — 9 years ago

jason carey DipWSET

9.0

2011 pure clear lovely expression of the vintage. Not trying to force lots if extraction or new oak. Red fruits and minerals. Not sure it has the complexity for a wine of this
price,.but a really nice drink with lamb stew and noodles. The opposite of some Willamette 2011s that winemakers tried to Force the issue. Day 2 kind of falls apart. More oak on palate and fruit becomes confected. Drink up folks. Day 3 lost all fruit! 🍇😡 — 10 years ago

Nick Smits

9.0

Heerlijke droge witte. Met veel citrus en mineralen in de geur. Afdronk met mineralen en citrus. Apart maar lekker. — 11 years ago

Brett Francis

9.6

2009 vintage that was just enjoyable in hard to describe complex ways. The scents and flavors were hard for me to tease apart but the overall was great. — 12 years ago

with Andy

Beau Carufel

Winemaker/Owner Random Wine Company

9.1

Day 1: stunner. Gorgeous.
Day 2: still glorious on the nose, fell apart on the palate. — 12 years ago

Cameron Myhrvold

9.6

Intense and delicious barolo. Yes, consuming way to young but a classic in the making. Had this at a friends 50th birthday party so he paired this with the 1968 vintage. Amazing but you coukd tell the wine were cut from the same cloth though 49 years apart. Super fun tasting. — 8 years ago

Jonathan Wall

9.2

Crushed dried flowers, vegetables, and earth which somehow works and smoothly went well with turkey sandwiches. deep and good. Green Valley unique-ness sets it apart from its surrounding RRV. — 8 years ago

Tomo F

9.1

Look 10/10, smell 10/10, taste 18/20, future 8/10.
Medium body and aroma. After 15 years (and I have had it 3 times about 3-4 yrs apart), it seems like this wine is only 1-2 yrs old. No sign of browning of edges. Red berries, wood, soil and a bit of bandaid. Body is slightly closed. Lighter than expected. Have been saying for 10+ yrs that now is a great time to drink — 8 years ago

Eric Egan

9.4

Three vintages 10 years apart (1990, 2000, 2010) - 1990 and 2000 were truly excellent. 2010 was rubbish. All this soft modern winemaking wankery. Rolland and his kind (and the Parkerised drinking gaggle) should be dragged to the stocks and processed quickly and summarily. — 9 years ago

Bob McDonald

9.1

Proving again that Marlborough does good Pinot Noir apart from oceans of Sauvignon Blanc. — 9 years ago

Jay Murrie

9.1

I'm mad as Fausto! Fine, otherworldly, it blows apart my bias. Signore Albanesi, you are a thoughtful, kind and uncommonly talented man. — 9 years ago

Ludo Ruggeri Laderchi

9.5

Apart from the #ruggeri name... quite wonderful prosecco. Fine bubbles, fruits and elegant finish. — 10 years ago

Alia Connor

9.5

Nom nom. Great acid and funk. Did it start to fall apart the longer it was open? :( bday wine #3 from Passage and my fave so far. — 11 years ago

Jörgen Lindström Carlvik

Owner, Brix Wine Consultants

10

Epic, epic, epic... No comments, apart from possibly EPIC. — 11 years ago

Jason Adams

9.7

Very nice but falling apart on day three — 12 years ago

Michael Landini

10

This was fabulous! Very lucky to be apart of this experience. — 13 years ago

Jay Kline

9.4

My notes on this from May of 2017 still apply. Popped and poured. Drank well over two days. Immediately this wine impresses visually. Sure, the color is an expected deep garnet but what's most striking is the fact that it's never completely opaque at the core. You can just barely get the faintest amount of light to see through it. It's quite beautiful, really. The nose is initially a bit reticent but a few minutes of air in the glass does the trick and then it really begins to show off the most lovely perfume of mixed red and dark fruit; so fresh and pure with just a flash of garrigue. No perceptible heat on the nose. On the palate it's a veritable wonder of berries, Rainier cherries, black berry liqueur, and just a touch of fine white pepper. The body is perfectly proportioned and the finish lasts for over 30 seconds. In summary, this is an incredibly balanced 2010 CdP that is already hitting its prime. Personally, I felt it was really at its very best about two hours in which leaves me to believe it should be a great pop and pour for the next couple of years and potentially has the balance to be great for longer. That being said, there is no need to decant, just pull the cork, pour and enjoy the evolution in the glass. The hard part is allowing it to last for two hours and longer. It should be noted that this is dangerously quaffable wine and it wouldn't be hard to take the whole thing to the head. Might as well drink these sooner than later as I'm always a bit wary of CdP much beyond the 10 year mark, where I tend so find many of them fall apart on the palate. Perhaps others with more experience in the long-term ageing of CdP can chime in though. Absurd value at $30.

As a side note, this paired very nicely with pan fried pork savory bacon wrapped filet mignon. — 8 years ago

Erik Longabardi

9.0

Gypsum juice. Crunchy mineral rocks cold pressed into a wine. Very good — 8 years ago

Brenda C

9.6

Mmmmmm! Yummy! Had at a bar, not sure the vintage 🙁. But had a little, hmm? Strawberry maybe on the middle palate. Just that something extra to set it apart from just your typical cab. — 9 years ago

Phill Mulnick

9.3

Amazingly, it's actually better on day two. Thought it would have fallen apart. Mouthfeel has greatly improved since yesterday but has lost none of its aromatics or acidity. 9.1 yesterday. 9.3 today. — 9 years ago

Brian Nickerson

8.9

Very promising initially and then fell apart after a few hours — 9 years ago

Marc Stubblefield

Wine Sales at Vino Carta and Kogod Wine Merchant

8.9

Killer minerality and a touch of funk, which sets it apart from the run of the mill Kiwi SB. Plenty of ripe tropical fruit, too. — 9 years ago

Alejandro Castillo

9.5

Ripe red cherry with caramel settled ringtones touches of green leaf and pepper medium weight substantial power really enjoying the wine now despite the fact I am NOT a big alcohol person I expect this to fall apart as it is in instant gratification wine so have it now. — 10 years ago

William Trevarthen

9.1

A great Manzanilla with floral notes that set it apart from Fino. — 11 years ago

Lindsey White

Marketing Coordinator Tinhorn Creek Vineyards

9.3

Great wine. Have had the same vintage twice now. Both times at the same resto, but almost exactly a year apart. Didn't realize we'd orders it again until the bottle arrived at the table. — 12 years ago

Joslyn Mintz

9.5

Light, peppery, smell of fruit, bubblegum, cork fell apart — 12 years ago