Zack Hall

9.3

Fire. So bouquet like a watt of a fine women 80’s perfume red lipstick. Dayum. Not overly heavy or high abv. Light. Enjoyable. — 7 years ago

Peter 0'Neill

9.6

Spectacular. 12 year on from my last bottle and this continues to blow the doors off. Just amazing complexity on the nose with notes of camp fire, chocolate, coffee, olives, sandalwood and plums. The palate holds the notes of red fruit, pencil, coffee and sandalwood for about a minute. It has great texture and presence and it has plenty of backbone to hold itself through to the finish. Previous bottles have been as good as red wine gets. This is right up there. — 8 years ago

Erik Helms

Sommelier/Wine & Beer Buyer Whole Foods Oakland

9.1

An earthy, Burgundian style forest floor shines on this one. Reminds one of redwood forests and bright blue skies. Oh, and the wine isn't too bad either. — 9 years ago

Austen Ito

9.0

Ripe red cherries, raspberries. Sweet spice, earthy, leather. Medium acidity, medium + tannin and body. Intense style of pinot. — 10 years ago

Steve Woloshin

9.0

Well balanced red blend. Moderate to full fruit on the front of my palate. Easy middle with dark stone fruit, a hint of spice and a long glycerin finish. — 10 years ago

Riccardo L.

9.5

My mouth feels like is on fire. Like a lightning bolt just scorched everything and left s smoky, salty, ashy, pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. Scotland, Ireland, leprechaun, scotch bonnets, Jamaica. what? — 10 years ago

Steve Runner

9.0

Ahhhh, a Provence Rose! It's a very warm night...82F and I'm sitting by my fire...so the perspiration is accumulating and I'm drinking a refreshing Rose that is perfect for a night like this! This Chateau La Moutete Grande Reserve is peach colored, with notes of very light florals, watermelon, and a Sauv Blanc-ness to it that reminds me of grapefruit on the nose. on the palate I get strawberry, black licorice, and a hint of basil. This wine is slightly acidic, especially on the finish (again, reminding me of a soft Sauv Blanc). No tannins, and a grape-fruity finish at the end.   Even though my beloved Red Sox are losing to the Skankees tonight, I'm enjoying this fantastic wine! — 10 years ago

Dana Fowler

9.5

Love my Malbecs ! Full body great after ski wine in front of fire! — 11 years ago

Antoine Pin

Wine Buyer Kroger/QFC

9.6

Probably one of the best small batch producing cognacs available on the west coast!! Bar-none. — 11 years ago

Mark Freund

9.0

Bright, sour cherry, touch of oak. Classy stuff from the dream team of Ligier-Belair and Etzel — 11 years ago

Bill McNavage

9.9

Wine at Colleen and Jeremy's house — 13 years ago

Lauren Gentle

8.9

Lovely notes of plum with a hint of mint,wine that deserves to be sipped slowly while sitting by a roaring fire in winter — 7 years ago

Velma Cooper

9.4

Velma had this 8 years ago

Amy Rehagen

9.0

Light petrol, high acid, great body, humboldt fog, lathe turned oak...delicious in front of a raging fire. — 9 years ago

with Ryrie and Jamie

Steve Anderson

9.4

Wine pairing with Korean food? Maybe should have called @Michael Meyer, but when in doubt check out one of MW Jeanie Cho Lee's books or articles. One of several recco's was a younger fruit driven Cali Pinot. This one would likely have been a touch ripe on its own, but went well with a variety of wood fire table-grilled beef and pork belly. — 10 years ago

Jonathan S

9.3

The original smoke beer from Schlenkerla Germany. Wonderful smoke flavours from Malt kilned over a fire of Beechwood logs. Pairs well with boutique cigars. — 10 years ago

Diane Withrow

9.0

Dry and complicated yet tasty. I'm picturing sipping this by the fire. This is not so much a Southern summer as an Autumn or Winter wine- but I also think of seasonality in weather and food as part of what my attraction. This is tasty. — 10 years ago

Lisa Stone-Cleaver

9.7

Cognac Lheraud 1906 Grande Champagne. Absolutely sublime. Tasted with a 1911 and an 1865 but this was my favorite of the three. Pre-phylloxera - what a treat. #cognac #lheraud — 11 years ago

Jonathan Wood

9.2

Lean mineral long. — 11 years ago

Scott Reiner

10

Sit back in a bear skin rug in front of a fire. — 11 years ago

Katie Shawcross

9.7

Excellent wine. Smooth and soft tannins. Gotta get this for dad — 12 years ago

Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.1

If you haven’t explored Washington wines, you need to visit Walla Walla. They are making incredible wines that compete with any region in the world without exploiting your wallet. Their prices will rise in time as the demand grows but, for now, they are outstanding wines at reasonable prices.

One of their best producers is Long Shadows. Gilles Nicault is their talented Wine Director who is a French transplant. He works with several consultants who all work on one wine each. World famous; Michel Rolland, Randy Dunn and JohnDuvall who made Penfold’s for 29 years.

I paired their Riesling with my grilled pork chop; which is largely based on the recipe from Mustards Restaurant in Napa Valley. 14 ingredients go into the two day marinade. It is perhaps one of the best food & wine parings I’ve had.

Photos of, the outside fire at Long Shadows, their beautiful tasting room with lots of hand blown glass the grilled pork chop, rosemary potatoes and grilled zucchini from our garden. — 7 years ago

Jed

9.3

Lots to say about this surprisingly great wine. Beautifully satin smoky earth. Fruit flavors very muted now, showing the wine's deeper, meatier core. A great example of how good AV fruit and a good bit of bottle age can create the kind of deep, complex Pinot we've generally associated with Bourgogne, these Indian Creek bottles are a second label Navarro created to handle this difficult forest-fire vintage. Worked out much better than expected. I think I'll buy another case. — 9 years ago

Tyler Durham

9.3

Really lovely. Dark cherries, dark chocolate, cedar, with a a hint of light smoke. Perfect by the fire. — 10 years ago

with Anne

Claudio Caceres

8.9

We frequently buy this nice white wine. Rep at Total Wine highly recommended and we were not disappointed. We have added this bottle to our list of wines we regularly purchase — 10 years ago

Riccardo L.

8.9

drinking it by a campfire so I can't tell if the smokiness is in the glass or on the fire... delicious nonetheless. earthy and full of brown notes. — 10 years ago

Andrew Plant

10

On of the best Pinots out there from Oregon — 10 years ago

Geoff Troup

Sales Eder Brothers, Cellar Fine Wines

9.4

Rich fruit bomb! Very full bodied and great right out of the bottle. Decanting did not add much. — 11 years ago

Christopher Strieter

Co-Founder, Senses Wines

9.2

Not #wine but excellent bottle of #cognac - incredibly smooth & paired fittingly with a very awesome TV show...guesses? — 11 years ago

Lede Family Wines

10

Blend is 80% Cabernet Sauvignon, 13% Merlot, 5% Cabernet Franc, and 2% Malbec. The majority of the fruit was sourced from two distinctive blocks in our Stags Leap District vineyards named after the classic rock songs "Light My Fire" and "Landslide." — 11 years ago