Tastes better when I’m in Kauai! — 7 years ago
Fruit forward medium body, best to drink anytime 😀 — 8 years ago
Spicy with tannin that opened up after time to a softer, more mellow phase. Not a classic but pleasant wine to drink with a steak. — 8 years ago
Heavier tannins – nice. Velvety. Tobacco, leather, earthy blueberries. Long finish making me want more, more, more. This is a repeat. — 9 years ago
Delicious California Lagrein. — 6 years ago
Juicy, fruity, ripe, powerful. — 7 years ago
If you ever hesitate to drink Merlot, you have no need to wait any longer. — 8 years ago


Strong rustic and pine aromatics almost overwhelm at the beginning, before settling down an hour later to allow the mountain fruit and more subtle forest notes to show off. Not hot, great mouthfeel, and a long finish. Even better the next day. — 6 years ago
This needs at least two hour decant - big bold beautiful but compared the other wines but this is a baby but it is a 100 point wine but needs time
Howell Mountain wine/ Really great integration of black fruit, creme de cassis, cedar and terroir notes. The wine is an additional degree of purity and complexity than the normal signature series from Hall - That might sound like a contradiction on the surface, but once you taste this wine it will make sense
Wait three to five years to open - I know I will — 7 years ago

Smooth withjust a hint of spice. Perfection — 8 years ago
Absolutely delicious. Prefect pair for grilled pork, similar to a dryer Zinfandel. Reasonably full bodied but not so big as to demand a big steak. — 8 years ago
Nice smooth dark berries and a hint of tobacco. — 8 years ago
Approachable Austrian piney liqueur — 8 years ago
2013 vintage. This one is about as good as it gets. Wonderful nose with plum , cherry, and floral hints - blueberry? Beautiful balance on the palate. Minerals and oak. Lingering finish- wish I had bought more than a case. — 9 years ago
Peter Montoleone
Drinking really well right now what do — 5 years ago