Bear & Crown

Kosta Browne

Gap's Crown Vineyard Pinot Noir 2021

Somm David T
9.1

The Crown Gap has never been my favorite from them. Still solid. Also, needs 3-4 more years in bottle to integrate. 91+ with that kind of age.

The Truffle Mac & Cheese was a big hit with the crowd, I’m allergic to mushrooms.

At Pebble Beach Food & Wine 2025

The ticket to this event has a pretty big price tag. But when you consider what a Napa etc. tasting or two and lunch would cost you, you are pretty much there and there is so much more than that. It ends up having great value. It’s wine, spirits and food candy land.
— 15 days ago

Jay, Scott@Mister and 12 others liked this

Lutum

Gap's Crown Vineyard Pinot Noir 2013

Definitely need a moment to catch his breath. It opened up the chewy and savory fruit and wonderful structure, but it actually faded pretty quickly, after an hour the wine started to lose of its life and all of those flavors sort of simmer down into just a good ripe round juicy Pinot. But for about 45 minutes there there’s a window where this wine was absolutely delicious.  — 3 months ago

Tom liked this

Donkey & Goat

The Bear Red Wine 2022

2022. Vineyard: Fenaughty & Lightner
Varietal: Counoise, Cinsault, Mourvédre, Grenache, Terret Noir. Light body, but lots of flavor. No funk, minimal tannins and enough acidity to pair great with sausage pasta and bagna cauda garlic bread.
— 4 months ago

Peter and ESF liked this

Ram's Gate Winery

Gap's Crown Vineyard Pinot Noir

I don't like Pinot Noir and this was awesome — a day ago

Cakebread Cellars

Dancing Bear Ranch Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 2006

boys nite. Very classical napa valley. nose is better than palate. blue fruit, opulent, mineral. now i know my type of wine is one with cabernet, merlot, can franc. comparable to pomerol. just get the cheaper one you can find — 2 months ago

Jan, Ceccherini and 1 other liked this

Penner-Ash

Zena Crown Vineyard Eola-Amity Hills Pinot Noir 2021

2021 vintage. A bit light in terms of concentration. I know this producer is usually a soft touch but there wasn’t any touch to speak of. 01.09.25. — 4 months ago

Ted, Ron and 5 others liked this

Pursued by Bear

Columbia Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2021

This is, excuse me, a damn fine bottle of wine.

Worn leather, cigar smoke, and vanilla on the nose. Intense palate of overripe blackberry and cassis. Powerful but well integrated oak. Very long, complex finish.

Drank while watching a fan edit of Fire Walk With Me. Needs a solid decant.
— a month ago

Hum liked this

Trombetta Family Wines

Gap's Crown Vineyard Pinot Noir 2018

K L
9.2

Really great Pinot. Well developed and classic Sonoma — 4 months ago

Matt Dill
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