MaJ CappS

8.9

A touch of bacon fat on the nose.

Rainer cherries, pomegranate-seed and all, berry Bramble of twigs and branches, brioche.
Light bodied and a singing acidity of pomelo zest.
A nice lil wine, well worth exploring at the price.
🍷Stay healthy ! — 6 years ago

Greg Ballington

Co-Founder of Millennial Drinkers Wine Blog

9.3

Medium ruby red. Layered nose with dried cherries, twigs, spices and forest floor. Medium tannins (6.5/10) and lots of acidity with a medium plus body. Well balanced even for being so young, notes of cherries, branches, strawberries and minerality. Long and lingering finish with solid acidity. Drink till 2033. — 6 years ago

with India

Greg Ballington

Co-Founder of Millennial Drinkers Wine Blog

9.2

Deep garnet red in appearance. Well rounded nose with truffles, forest floor, black currants, smoke and aniseed. Medium plus tannins (7.5/10) and full bodied. A lot of red fruits on the palate and very dry followed by some branches, cherries, herbs and some light spices. Long finish. Drink till 2036. — 7 years ago

with Sean and India

Sarah Oettel

9.1

Recent match strike, rain-soaked branches, and sour cherries. — 7 years ago

Ellen Clifford

9.4

Primitivo clone! With just a smidge of petite Sirah and barbera. In a blind tasting I don’t know what I’d call—it’s all macerated blackberries and strawberries and green branches. Tannins smooth and perfect. Metaphor time? This wine is a “pizza” on some other bread sort. There is something there that makes you identify if and it rocks your tastebud but...It could be another thing. Dang clones. — 7 years ago

Kristie M. Connor

9.3

Blackberry, raisin, wet branches, plum, white sage. — 8 years ago

Artem Lebedev

9.3

Concentrated as an arrowhead, orange marmalade, lime zest, honey, sunflower seeds, sage, licorice, spruce branches, medicine , asphalt. Super body, flabby acidity is the only one minus of that wine, but the texture of taste is excellent. long lasting juicy aftertaste! Awesome! Bravo! — 8 years ago

Ellen Clifford

9.2

I’m a big huge mega fan of Ochota. This wine has attitude and sass and carries it all off like...I don’t know maybe it’s the “the forest” name but it is like if goth-punk-pop went royal. All the red things: cherry compote rhubarb stew and some cracked peppercorn and dried branches and bramble and a texture of earth. Love it. — 6 years ago

MaJ CappS

9.0

It really was not that long ago, this was one of the top producers in the valley. Still a classic standard.

Smells of soft ripened bramble fruit.
Tastes of well defined twigs and branches, light to medium body, hints of cotton candy, ripe plum, minty freshness.
Like a jazz standard. — 7 years ago

Greg Ballington

Co-Founder of Millennial Drinkers Wine Blog

9.3

Second of the blind red wines. Theme was Cabernet Sauvignon or Bordeaux Blend from Oakville, Stags Leap District or generic Napa Valley with professional reviews of 95+.

Deep purplish red. Beautiful and young nose coated with violets, blackberries and sweet spices. Medium tannins (6/10) and medium to medium plus bodied. Plush palate layered with blackberries, red fruits, cinnamon, branches and a light bit of earthiness. A bit of alcohol was definitely present. Long and lingering finish. Drink till 2030. (93+) — 7 years ago

with Sean and India

John Parker

9.0

Very smooth — 7 years ago

Liz O'Neal

9.0

Bright acidity, still a little green but wonderful. Would like to see how it evolves in a year. Visited the tasting room for Ellory’s bachelorette and had a lovely time. Beautiful space, knowledgeable staff and intimate setting with long live edge table for tasting and handmade wooden chandeliers from found branches 😍 dreamy — 8 years ago

with Michaela

Joe Lucca

9.2

90 min decant. Nose is relatively closed right now, tart red berries and asphalt dominate. Beautiful front palate - Strawberry jam, floral notes, plums, wild cherry, and some tar. Super grippy tannins as expected bring in hints of dried branches and warm spice. A touch of umami on the finish is what makes this great. Love to try this in a decade. — 8 years ago

Brett Emerson

9.3

Beautiful Napa Cabernet Bordeaux blend. Would be better in 5-10 years. Really hankering for an aged rib-eye grilled over vine cuttings and spent oak barrels, caressed with rosemary branches dipped in rendered marrow and butter. — 6 years ago

with Jim

MaJ CappS

8.9

Classical nose of twigs and branches.

Bramble and lace, blackberry kombucha, black tea, and fresh ground cherry. Simply a great bottle. — 6 years ago

Greg Ballington

Co-Founder of Millennial Drinkers Wine Blog

9.1

Deep ruby red. A bit rustic on the nose with layers of red fruits, followed up by some cocoa, anise and branches. Medium plus tannins (7/10) and full bodied. Tight palate with some white pepper, cinnamon, currants liqueur, graphite and blackberries. Long finish. Drink till 2028.

Made up of 100% Cabernet Sauvignon and aged in 100% new French oak for 18 months. — 7 years ago

with India

MaJ CappS

9.0

Smells like a classical Oregon Pinot.
The wafts carry on through the flavor, orange peel, spice, bright berry, twigs and branches. Tannins buried under s persimmon acidity

Classical Pinot, quality. A great wine to come home to after being the DD. My turn. — 7 years ago

GabWine

9.2

Color : White
Wine estate : Louis Bovard
Designation : Lavaux
Name : Salix - Chenin Blanc
Country : Switzerland
Vivino : 4.5/5
Note : Louis Bovard makes bio-dynamic culture and has introduced in the Lavaux new grape varieties such as Chenin Blanc. The name of Salix comes from the Latin word meaning the willow, with which one braided the branches to make baskets of vintage. A golden yellow straw robe with a nose of citrus, pineapple and mineral. Once in the mouth, the explosion of flavor with a nice acidity and a taste of citrus and apple. The final is excellent, it remains in the mouth and perfectly accompanied a fish.
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Louis Bovard fait de la culture bio-dynamique et a introduit dans le Lavaux des nouveaux cépages comme ce Chenin Blanc. Le nom de Salix vient du terme latin signifiant le saule, avec lequel on tressait les branches pour faire des paniers de vendange. Une robe dorée jaune paille avec un nez d’agrumes, ananas et minéral. Une fois en bouche, l’explosion de saveur avec une belle acidité et un goût d’agrumes et de pomme. Le final est excellent, il reste bien en bouche et accompagné parfaitement un poisson.
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👍🏻Vivino, FB : GabWine | IG : gabriel_dvl 🥂 — 7 years ago

Betsy Andrews

9.0

Ok, yum. Earthy as can be, like falling down in the farm field with a basketful of blackberry branches and eating a mouthful of dirt and fruit and leaves and thorns. It isn’t an easy experience but it is a delicious one — 8 years ago

Sarah Oettel

8.9

Lovely nose. Violet, cracked branches, wet dirt. — 8 years ago