Merritt Santino Raül Gilé

9.0

DNWC pick of the month. Probably 3-4 years past peak, but still drinkin’ reeeeaaaallll nice. — 8 years ago

San Gon

9.5

Sweet with body. Excellent for hanging out with friends. — 8 years ago

Jen Buck

9.4

Absolutely wonderful amd incredibly smooth — 8 years ago

with Jeff and Lucretia

Ichiro Kawachi

9.2

I never seen IPA cask before. Actually the taste is predominantly mizunara barrel. @Ginger whisky bar Hong Kong — 8 years ago

Kim Stanbro

9.2

The butteriest (is that a word?) sauv blanc I've experienced- first sniff had me thinking it was a chard! Nice enough to grill out. — 9 years ago

with Amy and Dave

Jordi Pazo

9.2

Bar Charly.
14.12.16 — 9 years ago

Jure Košir

9.2

Merlot with a fresh taste. — 10 years ago

M. Travis

8.9

Very tasty — 10 years ago

Rob Cedrone

9.5

Loved this Rioja from the Aldo Sohm Wine Bar so much that I had to seek it out. — 10 years ago

John Junguenet

9.4

Bar None...this is some damn good Mourvèdre. Deep fruit but incredibly fresh finish. (get it?! BAR NONE?!) — 11 years ago

Jay Strell

8.9

Could drink this all the time — 12 years ago

jams jerfy

9.1

despacio, Barcelona! thanks to bar brutal! — 12 years ago

with David

Somm 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 — 8 years ago

Lia Lowenthal

9.3

Nice hazy orange hue. Stro g smell of lemonheads candy- kind of a dark saccharine sweet. Some scent of lily or jasmine. Taste is tart apple cider (and the look is too). Low tannins. Goes will with variety of food. Taste is more fruity and floral with a slightly blunt bitter end. Smell and taste on different wavelengths and it's wonderful. Recommend. Good buy for the vintage. — 8 years ago

Jayne Durden

9.2

Hotel Zetter mini bar scoop! Delish. Or could just be that I am jet lagged. No. It’s delish. — 9 years ago

MH

Marketing/Public Relations, Joseph Phelps Vineyards

9.1

#ferdinandwine — 9 years ago

Michael H

9.1

All good.... any time — 9 years ago

Joe Hanley

9.5

Spectacular! — 10 years ago

T

9.0

Very tasty — 10 years ago

Dave Wood

9.1

Really big full Pinot in a detonate Cali style. Lacks some acidity and clocks in at 14.5% so not a great food friendly wine but makes a great cocktail. Cheers. — 10 years ago

David Rosen

9.0

Blackberries, black cherries, cloves, and nutragrain bar on the nose. The mouth is surprisingly sweet with flavors of red apple, raspberry, and white pepper. Low acid, low tannins, medium body. This wine would be great way to introduce someone who drinks mostly whites to the joy of reds. — 11 years ago

Maxime Choiniere

9.0

Very good after 2 bloody cesear!!! — 12 years ago

Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.4

I only have have a 1/2 dozen bottles of vintages that predate the 2012 vintage when Caymus still made wines in a style I appreciated. More; tannic, spice, earth and complexity.

Now, they are amongst the last to pick fruit, which translates into higher brix levels and much sweeter wines. They pick just as the grapes start to show the slightest raisin shrivel.

I thought I might be early on the 2007. Instead, it’s right around its peak form.

The nose reveals dark black currants. Ripe; blackberries, black plum, black raspberries, stewed plum, dark cherries, stewed strawberries and creamy raspberries. Dark spice, black tea, mixed dark berry cola, limestone minerals, rich dark soil, some dry crushed rocks, vanilla, cinnamon, sweet tarry notes, just a touch of eucalyptus with blue, purple and dark red fresh & withering flowers.

The body is full. Tannins round, grainy, tarry, sticky and meaty...60% resolved. Still lots of life in this 07....another 7-10 years of good drinking left. The wine is delicious. The structure, tension, length and balance are in a great spot. Ripe; dark black currants, blackberries, black plum, black raspberries, boysenberries, stewed plum, dark cherries, stewed strawberries and creamy raspberries. Dark spice with some palate heat, soft, understated and well integrated baking spices; light vanilla, clove and cinnamon. Black tea, mixed dark berry cola, black licorice, limestone minerals, rich dark soil, some dry crushed rocks, vanilla, cinnamon, sweet tarry notes, just a touch of eucalyptus with blue, purple and dark red fresh & withering flowers. The acidity is round and perfect. The flavors glorious. The long finish is extremely well balanced, seamless, it glides over the palate effortlessly and last minutes.

Photos of; Caymus Estate vines, the front entrance to the winery, the grounds around their tasting room and their tasting bar.

@The Restaurant at CIA Copia — 8 years ago

Chris Paul

Wine Educator Copain Wines

9.1

Balanced and showing both medicinal and herbal notes in its development. Exhibits classic signs of VA, but at a level that’s pleasant and intriguing. Drink up! — 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

Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.3

Chuck Hendrick's is the Hope & Grace Winemaker. He also makes his own private label "Hendricks" wine sold through the Hope & Grace tasting room. Amazing private label Cabernet and Pinot. He also makes my favorite Malbec's; Hope & Grace and James Cole through 2014. They are pure beauty & elegance. The fruits are pure, ruby, elegant, ripe, reduced blackberries, dark cherries, raspberries, juicy strawberries, melted milk chocolate, light baking spices, rich moist dark turned earth, crushed brown volcanic minerals, liquid violets, used coffee grounds, perfect acidity, structure, balance, length and the finish is in the forget about it category! It's a liquid fruit milk chocolate bar. — 9 years ago

Irina Bukatik

9.0

Really nice and light
Jajo
2014 — 10 years ago

Charles Powell

9.2

Oakyyyyyyyyy so good — 10 years ago

with Hillary

Justin Lee

9.6

Complex while having typical brunello profile. Love it. At wine bar in Florence the day that we could not get in anywhere. — 11 years ago

Kapyrick Wine

10

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