Reena Lalji

9.0

Smooth, full bodied — 5 years ago

Adam Kincaid

9.2

Interesting. Quite oxidized but still bursting with flavor. Pipe tobacco, old leather, lots of spice. Almost no fruit but notes of butterscotch, vanilla, and crispy toast. Clove and spice.

I struggled with the winery. While the higher end bins seem to be standing the test of time and taste great, it’s a radical approach to the wine making process. Many would consider the art and beauty of wine to stem from the earth and the land itself. Tasting and exploring wine is tasting and exploring the earth, the glass of liquid being the medium which we can experience.

This wine is manufactured using scientific methods and adulterating chemical processes. In theory, this wine could be from anywhere and anytime, an ode to the ego of the winemaker rather than a hymn to earth, soil, rain, and wind.

I would speak to the comparison of music created by a live orchestra of talented musicians to a synthesizer keyboard played by a single performer. The analogy still falls short, though.

I don’t want to be the snob or the conservative critic - I generally like experimentation and new approaches - but even as a food scientist I just question the validity of wine made in styles that are less an homage to their place and more of a lab experiment for the creator. — 6 years ago

with Jillian

Matt Bowman

8.9

Ego Death pt. 2 — 7 years ago

with Valerie

Michelle Tracy

10

Infinito red blend from Spain — 7 years ago

Alia Connor

9.3

Stockholm knows its wines. Delicious and musty and exactly what I wanted. @ Lilla Ego. — 8 years ago

Marc Arthur

9.8

Sparkling grape juice with a dark edgy ego — 8 years ago

John Austin

10

Smooth. Remember Steve Urkel's alter ego Stefan? That kinda smooth. Best whiskey I've ever had. — 8 years ago

Natsu Ko

9.0

干草の味。おいしい。安定のヒトミ — 9 years ago

Bernard Rethore

Owner, Fion Wines

9.1

Number 3 tonight of 3. Started with the 2004 Alter Ego from Palmer, followed by the 2012 Realm Farella, and now this wine. The Palmer was good, the Hartwell better, but the Realm was best. This Hartwell at 10 years old has a tremendous amount of life in it. Enjoyed with a brownie made by Liam and supervised by MC. How can cab and brownies be bad. Hey Becca thanks for the shoutout on Delectable, and follow me push. I assume I'm your first wine friend too. — 9 years ago

with Susan

Molly Rydzel

9.9

Fresh and creamy - courtesy of Mr. Jan D'Amore — 10 years ago

Conner Esworthy

9.0

Did this as a vertical tasting 2012 Alter Ego, now onto secondary notes of stewed fruits, leather and coffee. Maybe not the case for all 2000s, but would even say this was a tad past it’s peak. — 6 years ago

Jiga Hitorn

9.1

Straight up ego free natural Beaujolais. Juicy, tart and spicy — 7 years ago

Yuriy Roman

9.5

Hints of peaches and mango with some interesting hay-like funk. Well balanced hops to give it good structure. Very good! — 7 years ago

Ethan Webster

8.9

Checked it's ego at the door. — 7 years ago

Ryanne Allen

9.0

A little bitter, but very rich and delicious — 8 years ago

David Shaw

9.2

Pale gold color. Clean aroma. Good depth of flavor, minimal astringency or bitterness. Crisp apple character. — 8 years ago

with L

George Chen

9.3

Raj sent me this Bloom's Field Pinot from Domain De La Cote and wow! It immediately reminds me Santa Rita fruit as I've tasted a lot of the local wine lately but it was so pure. The style is Burgundian of course and reminds me of Domain de L'Arlot! Love this expression not to pump Raj's ego anymore :-). Simply delicious as CINDY says. — 8 years ago

Andrés Solís Lira

9.5

Love this unusual cab franc-merlot blend from Andrea Franchetti!, also an unusual guy with some rock'n'roll background with which I seem to sympathise. If this is the future of the much-loathed Super Tuscans, sign me in! Oxidative approach, racking, 2nd, 3rd & 4th passage barriques, cement tanks. A wine that sits nicely next to you and invites to enjoy, not a masculine ego-show. Looking forward to try his Passopisciaro very soon #rosso #toscane #andreafranchetti @WineTraining @Dusan Bradanovich — 9 years ago

Jeff Wityak

9.4

Delicious - Umbria IGT. Enjoyed with future parentals @ Zuni Cafe in SF. — 9 years ago

Andrew Lampasone

Owner Wine Watch Selections

9.6

Grang's alter ego! — 10 years ago

David Symes

9.2

Good after dinner glass — 6 years ago

David Shaw

9.2

Blueberry Pomegranate Cider. Light carbonated head. Fresh blueberry note in nose. Blueberry seed, pomegranate tartness, perfumed apple followed by fresh blueberry flavor with length. Slight apple malic aftertaste, including tiny chunks of blueberry pulp. Very tasty, fresh but not at all apple dominant. Probably off dry. Alcohol 6.5% but tastes lower. Label promises "hard cider with a focus on nuance, delicacy and depth"; promise delivered — 6 years ago

garry post

9.1

Smokey, tobacco, raspberries, spice... Very well done big, complex and engaging Pinot Noir. Plums, some barnyard notes and quite a bit of fruit overall but with a decided oak finish.

Trump ought to resign but it will take the courts, Congress, the media and most of all the people to badger him and his frail ego until he bails out of his criminal reign of terror.

Wine helps us get through these days.

My recollection is that it wasn't inexpensive. — 7 years ago

Benjamin Hickey

9.0

Very lively with the Chardonnay providing some roundness. On the savoury side, food wine. — 7 years ago

Alia Connor

9.1

Great slight weirdness at Lilla Ego. Something about the winemaker? — 8 years ago

Daniel Rosekopanke

9.4

2011 was very smooth, but not one dimensional. — 8 years ago

Juel Mahoney

9.0

Takes a while to calm down, but it is a living wine with incredible fruit. On back label, "Use what talents you possess; the woods would be very silent if no birds sang there except those that sang best ... — 8 years ago

Nina Zie

9.5

White wine blend made mostly of Pinot Gris and Sauvignon Blanc with a touch of Viognier and Chardonnay. Fruity with a hint of (French) oak. — 9 years ago

Adam Rutledge

9.0

Precision, length, elegance, terrior

'99 and '04 Palmer, '08 and '10 Alter Ego — 9 years ago

Aaron Hall

10

One of the most underrated wines in the on the bench. Can't wait to pick up more — 9 years ago