John Dykstra

9.5

Odd duck. It could be other factors but this was my favorite to date — 4 years ago

Brendan Baker

9.2

Blackberry, raw meat, damp earth. Very primary but very good 👌 — 4 years ago

Roy Goble

9.5

Second zoom tasting, this time with master sommelier Hak Soo Kim of Per Se. Chris Blanchard nailed the description with the line “velour not silk.” But Hak Soo stoke the show by matching the wine with his operatic voice. — 5 years ago

Allison Frazier

9.6

Gift from Capes... yummmmmm. Super dry and delicious. — 5 years ago

Jacqui Hogans

10

Great Tempranillo, worth using the Coravin. — 6 years ago

Jason Li

9.0

Aromatic nose! — 7 years ago

Jeff Kienzle

8.9

Great Merlot, well balanced. — 7 years ago

Loren Loftesnes

9.0

Not bad at all! — 4 years ago

with Rosita

Stephanie Kruger

9.5

Bought this French white wine to cook with, turns out it’s a killer bottle to drink, too. 😍 — 5 years ago

Bob McDonald

9.5

Mid to Deep Crimson in colour. Aromas of menthol, tobacco and ash notes together with black tea and after an hour in the decanter- violets. Not often one has a Cabernet Franc of this quality made in Australia. Made at The Islander on Kangaroo Island which is owned by Jacques Lurton and family, owner of Chateau Cheval Blanc so they know a bit about Cab Franc!! Jancis Robinson describes Cheval Blanc as “the world’s grandest Cabernet Franc dominated wine” Visited The Islander there 4 years ago and had a tour with the Colorado winemaker. A semi-maritime climate - very dry so that a limited need for pesticides. In summary a very polished wine and the best Cab Franc I’ve had outside the Right Bank or Loire Valley. — 5 years ago

Lindsey Mears

10

Anniversary dinner at Seven Reasons. AMAZING wine! Medium bodied. Spicy on the end. Comforting and beautiful. Paired with butternut squash cacao tart, lamp with pepita sauce, and Argentine steak — 6 years ago

Sipping Fine Wine

9.0

This is last of my 2010-2012 vertical tasting. Dark Ruby (not as dark as ‘10 & ‘11) of this Second Growth Bordeaux. A difficult year but Henri Lurton did a great job creating a wonderful wine. A complex nose of ripe dark fruits and tobacco notes. Palate displays blackberry & ripe cherry, gentle espresso and oak with soft tannins that is great to drink now with some aging potential. Tasting Sample. — 7 years ago

Joakim Bogström

9.3

Awesome balance. Feels and tastes Bordeaux. Red fruits, dried dark fruits, tobacco, dried herbs. Quite interesting notes of mint. Medium high integrated acidity. Semi full bodied w/ hints of oak. But not distinctive, as it osften is in Cali wines.
Medium finish.
Great wine. — 8 years ago

Matt Krych

9.3

Very good white wine. Doesn't have that artificial taste some whites do. — 4 years ago

Austin Hohnke

9.1

Deep. Plums. Earth. Lightly vegetal.
Showing it’s Biodynamicism. Drinking beautifully. — 5 years ago

Patrick Fishman

10

Excellent value, bold & smooth — 5 years ago

with Dana

David D

9.1

Medium–light bodied. Really faint tannins and mellow acids. Violets, herbs, earthy. At first taste was afraid it was too fruit forward but it quickly developed into a drier, more savory profile. Was delicious with the French dinner at Le Crocodile. — 5 years ago

Nico

8.9

Nice, full-bodied but not plump. High alcohol, 15%. Tannic but fairly smooth. — 6 years ago

Dru Margolin

8.9

Some tasty funk, didn't snap as much as expected — 7 years ago

Eri

9.0

An oily orange wine with a cute etiquette. Friends and I chose slices of liver and well cooked onions as our secondo which was a pretty good decision :) — 8 years ago