Robert Stackowiak

9.2

85 percent Cab with blend of complementary reds. Should age well. June 2018. — 8 years ago

Ely Cohn

9.3

So much going on here. Aromas of violets, black currant, raspberry, and just a little graphite. Fruit flavors intertwine with green bell pepper, raspberry, and pencil. Light bodied - at first soft and juicy but then firm with elegantly integrated grippy tannins. Finish of image evoking minerals. — 8 years ago

Filip Rokita

9.1

Nice smooth body 😉.
Jokes aside was shocked how good this Syrah is. Full bodied, chocolate covered in cherries (yes that way around) with a hint of cherries covered in chocolate mixed in with some plums (tastes like ripen in plum barrels?). Good intensity!

Goes well with spicy food , it stands it's ground in regards to density and volume. And taste. love it!

— 9 years ago

Evan Roberts

9.5

Woah best of tonight's trio, gracefully aged. Everything I want in vintage Bordeaux. Leather, bell pepper, hints of pepper and spice. Elegant finish. Oh lord this bottle went too fast — 9 years ago

Greg Ballington

Co-Founder of Millennial Drinkers Wine Blog

8.9

Dark ruby red with a purplish hue. Good dark fruits on the nose with some forest floor and truffles. Light bell peppers in the finish. Moderate tannins (5.5/10) and medium bodied. Lots of soft dark fruits and damp leaves. Medium plus finish. Great restaurant wine and solid Sonoma Cabernet. Drink till 2022. — 10 years ago

with Sean

Cody Short

9.2

Drinking really well. Wonderful notes of tobacco, lead pencil, earthy and a touch of bell pepper. — 10 years ago

Bonnie Kissler

9.5

11/20/2015 at Donovan's — 11 years ago

Scott Herrmann

9.0

Dark fruit, bell pepper, and tobacco notes. — 11 years ago

Matthew Jauregui

9.0

Classic south island Sauvignon Blanc. Full of fresh fruit, grapefruit, stone fruit, peaches, crisp bell peppers, and cut grass. Very elegant, fresh, and finished very dry. — 11 years ago

Justin Timsit, MS

Wine Director, The Rittenhouse

8.9

Classic with red cherry, tobacco, dust and green bell pepper — 12 years ago

Nate Stiles

9.0

Really nice and soft. Well balanced and goes down easily. — 12 years ago

Rick Jordan

9.0

VINTAGE: 2004
BOTTLE: 375ml
APPEARANCE: Deep red, garnet meniscus, viscous legs.
NOSE: Allspice, white pepper, bell pepper, dark fruits.
MOUTHFEEL: Round, medium - acidity, medium + tannins.
PALATE: Cinnamon, tomato leaf, leather, hints of vanilla.
FINISH: Long with sandalwood throughout and some cocoa at the very end.
NOTES: Picked this up in December of 2017, thinking the 375 bottle will have made this ready to drink immediately. Was not wrong, it is drinking well, but there is sufficient backbone left in this wine to age for many more years to come, even in a 375. Nice layers of complexity that were fun to tease out, but still many notes that I don’t yet have the ability to properly identify. I look forward to trying again with more years under its belt. — 8 years ago

Jeroen Koenen

9.1

At first, cassis and cherry shine on the expressive and generous nose. But soon lovely notes of treebark, licorice, forestfloor and grilled bell-pepper add in.
Slightly slender and feminine on the mid-palate, this wine could use some more flesh and stuffing.
Wine definately scores on the nose! — 9 years ago

Ivan Storck

10

Great! Right from the nose through the last drop. — 9 years ago

Andrew Willingham

9.0

Dark purple on the eye. Blackberry, blueberries, cassis, gravel and dust. Lots of fruit and tannin makes me believe this wine will age very well, but it's certainly enjoyable now! — 9 years ago

"Odedi"

9.2

It's time for my Friday's Cabernet fix. This time, a wonderful Chilean Cabernet.

Deep purple in color with a purplish rim.

Beautiful nose of blueberries, blackberries, black currants, plums, cooked cherries, oak, vanilla, licorice, earth, spices, peppercorn, leather, bell pepper, sage, peppermint, eucalyptus and smoke.

Full bodied with medium acidity and beautiful long legs.

Dry on the palate with blackberries, black currants, cherries, figs, cloves, herbs, earth, cola, vanilla, oak, spices, light vegetables, coffee, chocolates, bell pepper, tobacco, beef jerky and peppercorn.

Long finish with firm tannins and black pepper.

An elegant, Single Vineyard, Cabernet Sauvignon from Chile, with lots of complexity and fitness, but not fully balanced yet.

Still young now, but very enjoyable by itself, and better with BBQ Meats. I paired it with a cheese platter, crackers and nice company.

Grapes are grown at the foot hills of the Andes Mountains, on stony soils. 99% Cabernet Sauvignon and 1% Cabernet Franc.

14.5% alcohol by volume. — 10 years ago

Aaron Pott

9.0

Beautiful Left Bank Cabernet Cassis and bell pepper. Lovely texture. 81 Medoc is singing now. — 11 years ago

Mark Andrew

9.0

Nice and smooth. Citrus and refreshing. — 11 years ago

Sybaritewino C.Lawrence

9.1

fvck Miles. he never had a medlock merlot! dusty chocolate plum and enriching finish — 11 years ago

Andrew Lampasone

Owner Wine Watch Selections

9.3

A very balanced wine even on ots iwn — 12 years ago

Sabine Freire

9.3

Had the 1988 vintage fantastic mix of ripe plum with touches of prunes, a little green bell pepper on the nose and slight spicy note of black pepper. Well balanced tannins, garnet shade — 8 years ago

Sarah

9.6

Fresh bell pepper, bites of cilantro and plum skins. Tacos carnitas and SNL on a Sunday. — 9 years ago

Teri Reed

9.2

Very nice white!! Celebrating CPA happiness. — 9 years ago

with Zane and PK

Brash Higgins

9.1

Feels special, lots of stems and more — 9 years ago

Shawn R

9.3

Back in the good ol' days of Silver Oak...I bought several on release knowing very little what my wine future would hold. Cellared perfect, green/bell pepper and straight up dust on the nose. Plenty of fruit and tannins with bright acidity. Mouth fills with a ting of cherry, cola and a mineral element. Finish comes then goes. Hint of spice on the back side. — 9 years ago

Sergio Licea

9.3

Blackberry, blueberry compote, bell pepper, haystack, barnyard, black peppercorns, pottery soil, clay. Perfect acid/wide smooth velvet tannin grip, juicy texture, light/medium bodied, peppery-smoky-earthy finish. Definitely funky with just the right amount of fruit. Character for days. — 10 years ago

Rajiv Ayyangar

9.2

Intense dark bell pepper, stewed peppers, floral cherry, slight animal fur, some mushroom as well. High acid. Impressive but young and gangly. — 10 years ago

with Tim and Evan

Craig Haarmeyer

9.2

Dig this. Diggin' up the funky forest floor. Picked some bell peppers, too.... — 11 years ago

Cary Welton

9.0

For the price point, this Big Dog can definitely hunt! Soft pepper and smooth tannins, slight black cherry make this a winner with Ferrero Rocher and House of Lies. — 11 years ago

Lesa Gough

8.9

Cali Zin with refinement. Very nice. Need to get more of this. — 12 years ago