Bob McDonald

9.5

Wine No. 6 of the 8 Cabernets we tasted blind on Saturday. The idea for this tasting came from Cape Mentelle who annually have an International Cabernet tasting at the winery in WA where they have the confidence to put their wine up against the best Cabernets in the world every year. This has all of the classic Cabernet descriptors of black olive, red fruits, cigar box etc. Ranked #6 of the 8 Cabernets we tasted on the day. Again needs to be cellared to realise its ultimate potential. — 6 years ago

Mike Holzer

9.3

16 year Syrah. Full bodied with great black fruit spice good length delicious — 7 years ago

with Ania

Patrick Lunn

9.3

5 years old and this is pretty fresh and bright. Ripe peaches and marshmallow. Pairs well with Cowgirl Red Hawk, the stinky cheese seems to bring out some light sweetness. Great stuff. — 7 years ago

Ryan Vento

9.3

Love this Pinot! Such a solid producer. The structure is rock solid and confident, boasting a lovely array of complexities. Wet leather, cola, dusty cherries and raspberries, mild fennel, and moist black soil. Delicious. — 8 years ago

with Krystal

Trevor Maskell

9.0

Beautiful wine but not what you'd expect from Martinborough Pinot. More Syrah like on the nose, with black fruits and kirsch. Almost liquorice undertones. Palate is very sensual and soft, velvet like and beautifully balanced. Seriously good wine but not really Pinoty. — 9 years ago

Chris Regina

9.5

One of the best Zins I have ever had. This vintage destroys competition. Blackberry, chocolate covered raisins, black raspberry, black cherry cola and candy, huge ripe plum finish, menthol, baking spices. Blockbuster nose. Perfect time to drink now. Huge X Factor. 16.8% alcohol still a bit zippy but settling and integrating well. — 10 years ago

Michael Descamps

9.1

Black cherry, green olive, mocha, bacon. Fairly rich, while very focused. — 11 years ago

Lara Dunphy Guest

Director Sales & Marketing Black Cordon Vineyards, Sixteen by Twenty Wines

9.5

The minerality, citrus and bright acidity in this wine pair so perfectly with summer. If you have some in your cellar, you won't regret popping the cork right now. Delicious, and so refreshing. #blackcordonwine — 11 years ago

Matt Ryan

9.1

Like a German Black Forest cake: chocolate and cherries. — 11 years ago

Brett Jones

9.3

Deep ruby, blackberry, vanilla oak, dry ripe tannins, cocoa black fruits, clovey spice, deep and meaningful, all in balance with its 15% alcohol. — 12 years ago

Doug Sayed

9.2

Well made Sonoma Cabernet with ripe dark fruits, black currants, a touch of tobacco and spice and a lengthy finish. Drinking well now, but has the stuffing for further improvement. — 6 years ago

Kimberly Anderson

9.3

One of the best Syrahs I’ve had. Complex nose of bittersweet chocolate, raspberries, cherries, smoke. The wine was very focused and fresh for 14 years old. Blackberry, black pepper, graphite, with a hit of menthol on the finish. Sadly, the last bottle of 2006 they had. Would def buy this again. #dumol #theunionhotel — 6 years ago

with Chad

Neil Valenzuela

9.2

Medium ruby color. Aromas of dried red fruit, savory herbs and chalky minerals. Amazing black cherry on the palate soft, black tea tannins gives it a nice dry finish. — 7 years ago

Peter Paganussi

9.4

This wine screams “cherries!” ....red and black cherry with notes of cola and hints of allspice. Opens beautifully and still has tannic backbone. Structure and good mouth feel. A beautiful Pinot. — 8 years ago

Tony Simonetta

9.1

Light tannin, med finish. Black cherry and sage. — 8 years ago

Brad Pejcic

9.3

Not the best vintage I've had of this but still solid. Black currant, blackberry, cedar, maybe a little more menthol than I'd like but I wouldn't call it distracting. Medium to full bodied, medium acidity. Good intensity. I'll pop the next one in a few more years. — 10 years ago

garry post

8.9

Excellent Pinot Noir from Russian River. Served with black and blue pork chops with sides. Snowing outside. Cold outside. Smokey, musty, fragrant, jammy.

Robert, Rob and I. — 10 years ago

Eric Linderman

9.2

Black olive, delicious — 11 years ago

Mr. Winecountry

9.7

I love this wine. Black fruit. Big. Deep dark and deeeelish! — 11 years ago

Matté

Manager The Wine Cellars

9.2

Quite powerfully perfumed black & purple fruit. Big and chewy in the mouth. Cellar — 12 years ago

David Patterson

9.0

Hard to differentiate from the black sheep by my amateur palate. Both more full-bodied than some of the other Pinots. But very good with a well peppered pork tenderloin. — 6 years ago

Dean Quintal

9.7

Good balance and nice acidity, blue fruits black fruits not Jamie whatsoever, Complex with a long finish. Tremendous age ability! — 6 years ago

Al Shikoh

9.3

inky purple; licorice, plum, black cherry, tar, vanilla, spearmint; dense, powerful black fruit, exotic spices, long velvety finish, surprising balance for 16.7% ABV; sourced from 130 year-old head-trained vines in the steepest non-terraced hillside vineyard in Sonoma County, Helen Turkey was consultant — 6 years ago

Simon Gilligan

9.1

Sandy gravelly tannin, dry long finish, black fruited. Mild bay leaf, eucalypt, medium bodied. Decanted for 1 hour - needed more time. — 7 years ago

Al Shikoh

9.2

* appearance: dark purple black
* aromas: dark berries, mint, violet
* palate: multilayered, dark brambly berries
* structure: medium body, silky tannin, medium+ acid, 15% alcohol
* finish: long spicy
* winemaking: sourced from vineyard planted in 1927 in Piner-Olivet district of Russian River Valley which is a great site for old vine Zinfandel, field blend of dozens of interplaneted varieties including Petite Sirah, Grand Noir, Alicante Bouschet, Tempranillo, and Peloursin
* pairing: homemade barbecue ribs
* cost: $47 — 8 years ago

with Kelly

John Willison

9.0

Ripe cherries, deep red and black fruit, cranberry juice, and a deep earthy finish. — 10 years ago

with RobPITSKO, Ken and 1 other

Joe Kaiser

9.1

This Kosta Browne was a solid Pinot. Very fruit driven for a Russian River. This was a 1/2 bottle, decanted a 1.25 hours. It had a wonder nose of black fruit, had a very faint scent of a dark salted Carmel, with a little 5-spice. The palate was more red fruit, with a hint of hint of anise/roasted fennel, it lingered with a shot finish. — 10 years ago

Marc Berry

10

Had this 6 years ago...time for a second bottle. — 11 years ago

Daniel P. Drake

9.4

With all the bad pub about the 2011 California vintage I wanted to try the Merry Edwards that I got on sale. My store of choice originally had it priced at $79.99 and I bought it for $29.99, WHAT! That's right $29.99, lucky me and what a good discovery. On the nose I get black cherry, black raspberry some clove and caramel nuances. On my first taste my eyes lit up and a big smile came to my lips. There is sweet dark fruit of black cherry, raspberry, blueberry, and cranberry. There is a smooth silky mouth feel with medium tanning and lip smacking acidity. The well balanced melding of all aspects in this wine makes for an enjoyable evening. — 11 years ago

Rafael Landestoy

9.1

I always love this Pinot. — 12 years ago

with Ilida