Black Button Distilling

Sterling Vineyards

Reserve Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 1973

Helen Keplinger
9.7

Killer wine by Ric Forman. So complex and still so fresh. Insanely silky texture. Black cherries, button mushroom, chalk, mint, mulch, fresh prune. Yum. — 12 years ago

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Greg Gregory

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I wonder how long it's been since they made wine like that?!?!
Dan Petroski

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Had the same wine out of the Press cellar. Agree on notes. Quite delicious.
Mike Rudd

Mike Rudd

Congrats on your Wine Spectator feature article!

Ancient Peaks

Renegade Margarita Vineyard Syrah Blend 2010

Hello again friends. Simple review tonight. 51% syrah/25% malbec/24% petit verdot. There's purple fruit (boysenberry? black raspberry?) in here. Minerality kicks you in the throat. I hate to admit that because this vineyard is touted as an oyster graveyard, "therefore mineral character, of course..." I did a lit review on minerality in wine and nobody seems to understand it - it's certainly not as simple as calcium in the soil. But this bitch pushes the mineral button for sure. Hell of a deal at $17.49. Opened yesterday and had a glass, refrigerated, absolutely crushed the remainder tonight w/ grilled scallions smothered in romesco. — 13 years ago

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