Casey Curbow

Sales Associate Windsor Wine Merchants

9.2

Finessed barnyard, if that even makes sense, leads to booming fresh flowers and bright fruit. Focused rhubarb and raspberry. Dried earth. Structure to go for several years. Well-crafted stuff. — 9 years ago

with Gerald

Jono Riehlman

9.0

Smoother tannin character than a few years back. Rich profile and booming, ripe berry flavor on the front. Good wine 8 years in! — 10 years ago

Peter Wassam

8.9

Booming mouthfeel. Super oxidized but develops into a creamy Appliness. Like palo cortado. A little zing. Great weight. Superb next to the olive oil she makes with some rustic Italian bread. — 10 years ago

Jeff Goodstein

9.2

Booming Syrah! — 10 years ago

with Kelly

Josh Spurling

9.0

Young I know, but booming with lovely, pure varietal character. Glad I have more! — 11 years ago

Frank Nemia

9.1

Booming Red — 11 years ago

Daragh Hoey

8.9

A booming presence and a precise expression of Dolcetto - violet bleeding from the nib of the pen. — 9 years ago

Brendan Perrett

9.2

Still a big, booming wine with an abundance of fruit and structure. It's high alcohol is still evident but it's not a detractor. Overall, it's a majestic wine and served in magnum it was a huge party pleaser. Will it ever develop secondary fruit flavours? I don't think so? Does it matter? Nope. It's grand. — 9 years ago

Ann Miranda

9.2

Very smoky at first. Love it!! — 10 years ago

TM Guanciale

9.0

Randomly, a tasty light Chardonnay with Sonoma grapes, but available in the booming metropolis of Kingman, AZ — 10 years ago

Matthew Jannette

8.9

Booming nose of lychee and spicy. Rose water and honey. Light and airy. Slight sweetness but not bad. — 10 years ago

Martin Redmond

9.1

Definitely the most interesting Rosé I've had this summer. Pale strawberry red color with red fruits, mineral, crushed rose, blood orange and hints of spice, caramel and earthy aromas. On the palate, it's medium bodied and focused, and intense with a gorgeous texture and wild strawberry, cherry, sweet spice, and mineral flavor. Very good acidity and a lingering finish. It shows a complexity not common in Rosé. 67% saignee Garnacha is blended with 33% Grenache Gris that is macerated on its skins for three days. The wine is fermented in 600 liter barrels on rollers, which are occasionally rolled to gently stir the lees. over a period of eight or so months. — 11 years ago

Howard Huffstutler

10

The most obvious trait of this 2009 Knights Bridge Estate Cabernet Sauvignon is its booming power and complexity. Aromas of black cherry, ripe macerated black raspberry, espresso, spice, and dried lavender bound from the glass and continue to reward through a dense, weighty palate. Plush layers of dusty mocha, dark sweet fruit, and cedar surge through a rich mid-palate and unfurl to an expansive finish. Well-integrated oak, fine-grained tannins and lifting acidity lend excellent structure and balance. Our biggest Knights Valley Cabernet Sauvignon to date, this wine will continue to evolve for a decade or more. — 12 years ago

Jono Riehlman

9.1

Barrel sample: Oregano aromas with black pepper booming out of the glass. Bold body, as to be expected from a young wine. Thick, chewy tannins but oak already integrating well. Wet in the mouth, not drying tannins. Can't wait to try in 2 years! — 9 years ago

Christopher Beatty

9.1

Great. Booming flavor and complexity — 9 years ago

Matthew Jannette

9.3

Delicious. Booming cherry church smoke lingering acid. Stays in the mouth forever. Delicious. French owned Oregon property. — 10 years ago

Peter Hellman

9.1

Booming zin nose. The real deal. — 10 years ago

Raymond Tosti

10

This spectacularly dark Cabernet offers a nose of black fruit and a touch of cedar and licorice, followed by an intriguing interplay of condensed plum and raspberry. Booming spice notes and alluring espresso and chocolate provide the background for flirtations of spicebox and mace as the wood, walnut and berry tannins crescendo on the back palate.
This is by far the very best Cabernet Sauvignon produced in Santa Barbara County!! — 10 years ago

Max Einhorn

9.5

Amarone style...big...booming — 11 years ago

Augie Kersting

9.5

Booming ... Big vintage fits this big wine — 11 years ago