Kyle Katterjohn

8.9

Great dinner Elaine’s 2/13/33 — 3 years ago

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9.1

Limpid orange-pink. Lively, mineral-tinged red berry and orange zest scents, along with a building floral quality and a touch of succulent herbs. Dry, tight and lively in style, tangy redcurrant and tangerine flavors deepen slowly through the back half. Finishes on a repeating mineral note, with sharp definition and strong persistence. (Josh Raynolds, Vinous, July 2022)
— 4 years ago

Matt Sterr

9.2

Soft with nice earth notes and mild peat. Dry with a long finish. Little spice. — 5 years ago

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9.2

Inky, bright-rimmed ruby. Mineral-accented cherry, cassis and peony qualities on the highly perfumed nose, along with a building mineral nuance. Appealingly sweet and focused on the palate, offering juicy dark berry, floral pastille and spicecake flavors that slowly deepen through the midpalate. Shows real energy and spicy lift on the persistent finish, which is given shape by smooth, even tannins. (Josh Raynolds, Vinous, April 2020)
— 6 years ago

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9.4

Bright, full ruby-red. Highly complex, thoroughly ripe scents of black raspberry, cassis, dark plum, tar, tobacco, mocha and minerals, lifted by a violet topnote. Wonderfully suave and fine-grained but still quite youthful, spreading out to coat the palate without leaving any undue impression of weight. Shows a distinct black cherry medicinal reserve. This very smooth wine finishes with a broad dusting of ripe tannins and steadily building length. Approachable now owing to its successfully integrated acidity and tannins, but I'd rather give this beauty a bit more time in the cellar. (Stephen Tanzer, Vinous, July 2019) — 7 years ago

Sipping Fine Wine

9.1

FFV first constructed as the Larkmead Winery in 1884, the building was refinished with native sandstone from the nearby hills in 1906 and still stands tall today. Blended with 11% Petite Sirah, aromas of rich dark fruits with herb spice notes. On the palate cherry and raspberry flavors with some vanilla oak and pepper spice. Firm tannins, medium finish, good mouthfeel ending with spicy fruit character. Nice! — 7 years ago

Chris England

9.5

I love this producers Bee 🐝 Block Chard & now I love this one to 😍 Great quality @ £43 👍 Not oaked & syrupy - nicely balanced 😉 Varner make great 🇺🇸 Chardonnays 😎

🏵 94-95 points

🍷 Shimmering golden yellow

👃 Honeyed pineapple, lemon oil, mineralised soft tropical fruits, banana leaf & apricot

👄 Med+ body of fresh lemon & lime citrus into light honeyed tropical fruits w/ a dry mineral kick & apple hint

🎯 Med+ dry mineral & lime driven citrus tropical teaser w/ green apple peaking through — 8 years ago

Deidre Nestor

9.6

Possibly a new favorite, very smooth, tasted equally good across several types of food. 2019 vintage. — 3 years ago

Sipping Fine Wine

9.4

Referred to as the “Baby Grange,” blend of 57/43 Cab Sauv & Shiraz, aged for 12 months in American oak, partly in previous-vintage Grange casks. Dark Ruby with aromas of ripe black fruits, sweet and complex spice. On the palate juicy black cherry and blackberry flavors with notes of cacao and toasty spices. Well balanced with acidity, full ripe tannins, long ending with smoky spice, fruit well integrated with oak, drink over next 10 years+, will only get better. Tasted twice! Nice! — 4 years ago

Ron Siegel

9.3

Drinking beautifully at 43 yrs showing berry, cassis fruits, sweet spices, dried herbs, leather & tobacco. — 5 years ago

Jim McCusker

9.5

Glenfarclas. There is no substitute. — 6 years ago

with Vanessa

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9.1

Located in southern Bordeaux Medoc near villages Macau & Ludon, designated a great growth 1855 Classification. Blend; 52% Cab Sauv, 39% Merlot, 5% Cab Franc & 4% Petit Verdot, aged in 40% new oak for 12 months + 4 months in vats before bottling. Rich and dark with berry aromas, complex and enticing. On the palate perfectly ripe blackberry and black cherry with earthy dried herbs, some tobacco and spice. Fine tannins, well balanced with acidity building to a great finish. Very special. — 7 years ago

Joni Hedgpeth

9.8

I love this. Fantastic. Aromas of cinnamon and roots. On the palate its lovely, spicy and savory. To Dionysos! And his mother Semelee, this wine is from her home. — 8 years ago

Paul K

9.1

This is the vintage 47 — 4 years ago

Daniel P. Drake

9.5

Over the weekend I opened the 2018 Château Pgélan Ségur Saint-Estèphe Left Bank Bordeaux. A blend of 57% Cabernet Sauvignon and 43% Merlot.

On the nose was very expressive and floral, black cherry, blackberry, fig, black currant, licorice, creamy chocolate, iron, violets and earth.

On the palate was black cherry, blackberry, black plum, black currant, licorice, spice, minerality, light oak, herbal and dark rich earth.

This is a full bodied wine wiyg smooth fresh mouthfeel mouthwatering medium + acidity and medium + grainy tannins that leaves you with a long black fruit earthy graphite finish. This is a beautiful wine and worth the price. You can drink now or cellar for a later date. Have a wonderful week ahead and please stay safe and healthy. Nostrovia! 🍷🍷🍷🍷🍷 — 4 years ago

RJ Stefanski

9.2

Schramsberg is consistently excellent. Vivid and complex with flavors of baked raspberry tart, oyster shells, and spice. Broad and creamy on the mid-palate with feisty bubbles and a clean, bright finish. $43 — 5 years ago

"Odedi"

9.2

Dark ruby/ Inky in color with a short reddish rim.

Great nose of blueberries, blackberries, black currants, cooked cherries, dried fruits, cedar, vanilla, licorice, spices, chocolates, cola and black pepper.

Full bodied and elegant with medium acidity and long legs.

Dry on the palate with blackberries, black currants, plums, cooked cherries, oak, vanilla, licorice, cloves, herbs, spices, dark chocolates, earth, coffee, light vegetables, pencil lead and peppercorn.

Long finish with fine grained tannins and tangy raspberries.

This is a great Cabernet Sauvignon based blend from Napa Valley. Showing nice complexity with a great mouthfeel.

Good by itself or with food. Good right out of the bottle and better as it opens up ( 30 minutes).

Still young and needs a few years in the bottle to mature properly, but already delicious. I would love to revisit this in 5 years.

A great sipping wine to have all by itself. Tasty, tangy and delicious. powerful, yet elegant.

A blend of 53% Cabernet Sauvignon, 43% Cabernet Franc and 4% Syrah. Fermented in (50%) New French Oak barrels. A small production of only 45 cases.

14.5% alcohol by volume.

92 points.

$59. — 6 years ago

Andy Hock

9.0

Fresh not citric. Malty and clean. Full body unfiltered. — 7 years ago

John Del Bello

9.0

Bright, fruit driven, blanc sparkling, vibrant, zesty, and perfect pairing for most foods... — 8 years ago

Marla Frederick

9.1

Delicious — a spiritual and pious journey through Amalfi’s lemon groves, the butter-producing farms of Parma, and Sicilian pasticcerie. This wine doesn’t disappoint as an accompaniment to “Wine Enthusiast’s” Italy issue, and as a distraction from the bad back that is wrecking any hope of skiing after the best snowstorm of the season. I will just have to content myself with the recent videos of Roman nuns building snowmen among ancient ruins. — 8 years ago