K. Ross

9.0

Delicious with grilled ribeye. Fresh but rich berries aromas. Dusty in the mouth. Elegant tannin. Acidity is so nice in this wine to be paired with fatty ribeye. Juicy int a bit sweet ever so slightly in the back. Layered and complex. — 7 years ago

MICHAEL COOPER DipWSET

Owner TomeVinos wine shops, WSET Level 3, Blogger www.spanishwinesandmore.com, blog.tomevinos.com

9.2

clean pronounced aromas of ripe red cherries, bramble and black plum along with oak aromas of butterscotch and toast
dry, med+ acidity, med+ tannins and high alcohol
medium+ body, medium+ int. a slightly dry and coarse texture med+ finish with blackcurrant flavours. very good, can age 10-15 years. #cdp #chateauneuf #grenache — 8 years ago

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Young Bock Lee

9.2

Aromas are fully opened up. Clay earthiness, forest, Med plus inensity, ripen black fig, dark cherry, int pencil shade shade and layers of vanilla and oak character. Med body, tons of black pepper and red spicy red pepper spices, bittrness and vanilla oak on the second palate, med plus tannin, long lingering finish of butterscotch whiskey finish. Great steak with butter wine. — 9 years ago

Elian Mathiot

9.6

Med int. But trouble/ orangey, brick, amber
Med+ intensity of the nose chocolate, cakefruit, jamfruit, fig, dry rose, liquorice, earthy, dry mushrooms, meaty
Acidity med+
Tannins med+ but soft ripen
Alcohol med+
Body med+
Flav intensity med

Clean and clean, deepness & complexity — 9 years ago

with Thomas

Bara Galovic

8.9

Ap: clear medium ruby, some legs. Nose: clean med int flavours of plums cherries sweet spice. Youthful. Palate: dry med(+) ac med(+) tannin med alc med int of red fruits sweet spice. Med body.
Alcohol bit unbalanced, med finish. Pot for ageing possibly. Good-very good. £8.99 — 11 years ago

Steve Hahn

9.3

Tasty old vine zin. Floral and sugary up front with a cotton candy burst. Good tannin burst int the middle with coco and cinnamon . Very nice for $13 — 11 years ago

Marshall Todd Herron DPM

9.8

Gina Gallo signature series cabernet sauvignon 2013. OUTSTANDING!!!!!! 95% cab, 3% petit verdot, 2% petite Sirah. Very dark opaque.... um um already. The bouquet is Lavender and fresh picked blueberries. The initial palate is amazingly sweet but not sticky!!!! I let it decant for 30 min after the first 2 oz. POW! I was not expecting anything from Gallo to be this good. There is ripe blackberry of coarse, boysenberry, rhubarb, and sweet raspberry int the beginning. The wine quickly brings to the palate hints of chocolate and fig. No spice. No oak. Maybe some vanilla. The the finish brings in the dry lip licking goodness and there comes the spice in the finale. This rounds it off to perfection. I know she worked hard to get this one. Congratulations Miss Gallo! I’m finally blown away by Gallo wines. I’ll be getting a whole lot more this while it lasts!!!!!! Oh did I mention its only 40 dollars a bottle!!!!!!!!!!!!!! — 7 years ago

Raun Kupiec

9.5

Very deep caramel with golden light edges. Bouquet of chocolate and int. Unctuous. Intense dried fruit, currants, prunes. Much more acidity and less honey/nuts than the recent 20 and 30 yr olds. Seems a different style even, but this particular bottle is from an earlier production. (It's more than 10 yrs old itself, maybe they've changed style?) — 9 years ago

Mark Royer

9.4

Dusty tannin. Some Brett. Earth tobacco mushroom spice. High int acid. — 9 years ago

Mark Gad

8.9

Blueberry jam int he noise. Black, red fruits, and pepper on the long finish. 2012 — 9 years ago

Matt Sterr

8.9

High acid right off the bat. Folds int a round and rich expression of the varietal. Well priced Pinot and a nice food wine. — 10 years ago

Francis Wilden

Director Francis Wilden Food & Wine Consulting

8.9

10 seppelt St. Peter's : vv dark, int, little d'ment. Cool oaky nose, graphite, touch of mineral. Palate again noticeably cool fruit character, lively entry, not overly intense , middle wgt centre which finishes surprisingly early. Good, not great. — 11 years ago

North Van Wine Geek

10

A)Clean, Deep Gold, developed. N) clean, med p int, developing aromas, waxy, ripe spicy apples, ripe pineapple. P) dry, high int, med p acid, med p body, long fin, high alc. Melon, waxy, ripe stone fruit, apples, pineapples, baking spice, blended with a seamless viscous-honey tying all together. C) Absolutely wonderful. — 12 years ago

Jean-Francois Pelletier

9.1

One of the best bottle of this wine I had. Int nose garnet color. Dark fruit, red cherries, lead pencil all packed in an opulent nose. Full body, soft with green pepper notes on the long finish. Very good and ready to go. — 8 years ago

MICHAEL COOPER DipWSET

Owner TomeVinos wine shops, WSET Level 3, Blogger www.spanishwinesandmore.com, blog.tomevinos.com

9.0

#ribeirasacra #godello #treixadura #doñablanca y #albariño Very #jura style white medium lemon color, pronounced aromas of matchstick/phosphorus lemon peel, dried apricots, lemon custard and marzipan. Dry, medium+ acidity, medium+ alc. medium+body, medium+ flavor int. — 8 years ago

Blair Trathen

9.2

Starting to show some nice bottle aged notes, brûlée, white flower, honey suckle. Good oak int. Framed with good acidity. — 9 years ago

Shones

8.9

Nice spicy notes, full body. DW: Prana is a delightfully pure expression of Tempranillo that undergoes carbonic maceration (50%), is fermented with only wild yeasts, then aged in stainless steel tanks and before bottling with very minimal SO2. It's spicy Tempranillo treated like Beaujolais- RIO-JOLAIS! It boasts succulent red berry fruit, mouthwatering acidity, and impressive minerality- characteristics of the grape that are often destroyed by heavy handed farming of overripe fruit or masked by oak, common practices int he region. We can't get enough of this wine just a little bit chilled! $19 — 9 years ago

Rich Bernstein

9.1

Nice Pinot liquorice, int flavor and very dry — 10 years ago

with Brian

Bara Galovic

8.9

Ap: clear medium lemon-green, NOOs. Nose: clean medium int. aromas of lemon and white peach, oak, yoghurt. Youthful. Pal: dry, high but gentle acidity, med alcohol and med(-) body. Med(-) fl. int - like nose. Soft and round. Med finish. Drink now, not suitable for ageing, very good. £9 — 11 years ago

North Van Wine Geek

9.3

A) Clean, tawny rim ruby core showing some signs of development. N) clean, med p int upon opening of oak and sur bois, red fruit compote, with elevated alcohol notes. P) clean, med p int, med body, med p tannin, med p acid, med p length, developed red fruits, oak, spice C) in a nice spot, alcohol is a touch high. — 12 years ago