Jason Gelman

8.9

solid bottle, fun to drink. cloudy yellow and some light sediment, very much looks smells and tastes like a natural wine. — 7 years ago

Kirk F

9.0

Birth year bottle for our first born daughter, Haley. Celebrating her graduation from Iowa State this weekend and her achieving gainful employment one week from tomorrow. The cork was stubborn but eventually cooperated, and we decanted and filtered the wine. Tart cherry the first sip, wondering if we needed a backup. Beautifully brick coloring and the sharp edges are rounding out and now we’re getting a smooth mid palate of dark berries and spice leading to a bright finish. And a bright future! 👍🏻🍷👩‍🎓. Cheers! — 7 years ago

Chris England

9.5

Incredibly underrated @ £69 & drinking just lovely now @ peak 😍 Fab buy 👍

🍷 Opaque garnet ruby w/ brick edge

👃 Gorgeous soggy earth & leaves, soaked smokey oak, flinty crushed rock minerals, leather, herbs, liquorice, mocha, blackcurrant & dark plum

👄 Med body of creamy smooth earthy blackcurrant & dark plum in liquorice infused mocha w/ minerals, all beautifully balanced

🎯 Long earthy mocha liquorice mineral dark fruit seduction

😍 My kind of wine 😎 — 8 years ago

Joanne

8.9

Excellent rose. Crisp on the nose. The complexity of the Grenache Comes through. This is a rose with substance from start to finish! — 8 years ago

Evelyn Marin

9.5

The only Pinot Noir made with Napa fruit better than Brick and Mortar's Cougar Rock Pinot is this wine right here. complex, beguiling, nuanced and mysterious are some of the endless descriptors that can be used to describe this beautiful Spring Mountain Pinot. Can't wait to taste this in another 5 years or so, as it is destined for greatness. — 9 years ago

James Newell

9.5

Jammy and fantastic. Will definitely get this one the next time I see it. — 10 years ago

Kaitlin Ohlinger

9.0

Surprisingly, this did not speak to me the way a lot of '11's do, but still a great bottle. I wanted that vein of spice I get with 11 to be more veiny. — 10 years ago

Erik Helms

Sommelier/Wine & Beer Buyer Whole Foods Oakland

9.1

Very dark in color, dark chocolate, solid wine. Cabernet, petite Sirah and Zinfandel. — 10 years ago

with Miguel, Lauren and 2 others

Austin Beeman

9.3

Going tawny color. Complex mature nose of meat and fruit. Brick leather meat strawberries. Great mature bottle. Complex savory with a line of almost sweet fruit. — 11 years ago

Ryan Lezcano

10

@ Sapori Trattoria... Very Good! — 13 years ago

Megan

9.0

I usually tend toward Pinot Noir, but when I want something just a bit bolder, Gamay hits the spot. I have really been enjoying this 2015 vintage. — 7 years ago

Kim Brater

9.4

Really delicious Pinot. Burgundian style. Elegant. Cassis and muted earth. Amazing for the original price. This 2011 is long gone. Paid under $40 several years ago. Wish I had another. Hear my Dad saying in my head "Always buy two..." 😀 🍷 — 7 years ago

DAL 9000

9.0

Aroma of dusty raspberries. A hint of sweetness with a big raspberry strawberry dryness in the middle. — 8 years ago

Steve Pacini

9.0

Jammy, Smooth, yummy — 8 years ago

Michael Piaker

9.3

13 June 2017. The Ten Bells, New York, NY. — 8 years ago

Sabina Colombeau

9.2

What a trip. So many weird words came up: burnt caramel, raisins, bourbon, nutty, dried mangos, Sherry, bananas foster, plum liquor, orange blossom. Paired amazing with fleur du maquis cheese. — 9 years ago

Lauren Vance

Buyer Whole Foods Market Oakland

9.0

Lovely rose gold color, with a clean and fresh nose. Fruit, minerals, flowers.. Everything I would want in a rose. Plenty of strawberry, tart cherry, watermelon, white and red rose petals and dried herbs. Fruit shines on the palate with plenty of acidity to carry you to a pleasant finish. Sitting perfectly at 13.5, the ABV is not a detracting component. — 9 years ago

Jonathan S

9.0

The 1975 vintage tasted 2015 at age 40 is brick coloured with a garnet hue. This wine is showing its age as a Slimmer and leaner version than it was a decade ago and now features prominent savoury notes . Currently Showing ripe plum, black sage, strawberry compote, low tannins, leather, thin bodied and well integrated. This wine at age 40 gives pleasure and a taste of the characteristics Bordeaux is known for even at its ripe age. Enjoy with ripe cheese, savoury and delicate antipasti, and red meat hors doeuvres. — 10 years ago

Lesa Gough

9.1

Garnet with rim variation turning brick/terracota, corn on the cob, dill, molasses. — 10 years ago

Maria Lebedeva

9.9

Superb red vine, one of the best — 12 years ago

Ramsay Palmer

9.3

Drinking at black cat with Eva Mendez and Ryan gosling — 13 years ago

Kristie M. Connor

9.0

Cherry pie with homemade whip and cinnamon. Red plums. — 7 years ago

Jonathan Davidson

9.4

Silky tannins and sweetness. Brick color. Lengthy finish — 7 years ago

with George, Paul and 1 other

Chris England

9.5

My 28th/29th/30th & 31st bottles of the beautiful 04 & @ £40 & they are still superb value for a stunning old world Rioja 👍 & keep getting better & better 😁

🍷 Garnet w/ brick edge

👃 Old world Seduction of soft smokey oak, leather, plum, spiced cherry, vanilla, red berry & fig jam w/ a balsamic prune tone

👄 Med body of silky creamy red cherry/berry driven earthy & oaky mashed fruits with cocoa, fig & thick balsamic

🎯 Long soft smooth oaky rich cherry fruit linger with earthy cocoa & balsamic
— 8 years ago

Jeffrey Long

9.2

Bright Pinot sunshine. — 8 years ago

with Craig

Stacy Woods

8.9

An overall translucent red with a broad crimson core extending to a thick ruby border with a thin orange brick rim. Medium plus intensity of aroma in the nose floral dominant and mineral driven (chalk). Rose petal, dried green herbs, tomato leaf. Subtle fruit aromas are ripe, red cherry candy, raspberry jam. Tactile sensations initially dominate the palate, high levels of acid and chalky astringency linger with medium plus alcohol 13.5%ABV but ultimate reveals a seductive mouth filling, medium finish featuring fresh red fruit perfume, ripe red cherry,basil, black pepper, and a touch of savory bacon, black olive, and wood smoke — 9 years ago

Rebecca Fletcher

9.5

Deep brick. M+ intensity. Cherry, kirsch, blackberry, rhubarb, bramble, savory and saline. Lots of fruit for the age of this wine. M+ acid, sweet,long finish and complex. — 10 years ago

Benjamin Hickey

9.0

Chalky, tannic cab. Oak is nicely integrated, body med plus. — 10 years ago

Fabio Pallottini

9.0

Unfined, unfiltered 2014 vintage.
Chamaleontic, funky drop.
Nose dominated by black olives in brine, preserved plum, soy sauce, balsamic, black forest fruits, cinnamon, clove, bay leaf.
Elegant palate, tannin in place and refreshing acidity with a good length.
Barossa meets the Rhone.
Amusing, intriguing and delicious.
— 10 years ago

Sanjuana Walters

Skurnik Wines Domestic Portfolio, Freelance Writer

8.9

Very bright and lively — 12 years ago

with Skurnik