Jim McCusker

9.5

Glenfarclas. There is no substitute. — 6 years ago

with Vanessa

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

JKT

9.2

Gordons Čhanin tasting 6/13/17. $43. #1. Nose of white flowers and tropical fruits with mineral notes. Palate that's textured and with tension mouth feel and weight. Long finish with acids and minerals. Saline type minerals. Full melo unfiltered. Sulfur minimal and only after melo. Richest wine in lineup. Best nose of the group. Though not quite as full of tension. — 9 years ago

Chris England

9.4

❤️ Clinet & this 06 was £43 now £70 so superb value 😎 Drinking great but will age more 👍 it changes every year I try it 😍

🍇 85% Mer, 10% Cab S & 5% Cab F

🍷 Dark inky ruby

👃 Plump dark plum, black & blue berries through soft light smoked oak & minerals w/ cocoa & black tea tones

👄 Med+ body of ripe creamy smooth dark berries & plums w/ minerals, black tea & mocha

🎯 Med+ touch dry dark mineralised fruits w/ tea & mocha linger — 9 years ago

Will Meinberg

Sales Kermit Lynch Wine Merchant

9.5

Everybody Clape your hands. The King of Cornas has just entered the building. Albeit, he walked in backwards and with his teeth stained purple... #thedayofkings #KLWMafterhours — 11 years ago

with Anthony, Kevin and 2 others

Julieann Overholt

9.7

Great if ur looking for something sweet on the tongue at first w a slight bite as it finished — 11 years ago

Bruce Gingras

9.2

Macarenas, quite nice! Pretty good depth! — 11 years ago

Nicolas Bazinet

9.0

Quatrième opportunité de boire cette cuvée, même millésime. Délicieux, mais un peu fermé. — 13 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

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

JKT

9.2

Gordons Chanin tasting 6/13/17. $43. #5. nose that's balanced and great mouth feel and structure and great long finish. Minty hints. Like 2013. — 9 years ago

Brad Hemmer

9.2

Dark berry, dark chocolate, baking spice, cinnamon, full bodied, building lingering tannins. Love it! — 9 years ago

Frank Chen

9.1

Nice clean sweeter American whiskey ...third one that night though — 9 years ago

Cynthia Langstaff

9.4

43 Cabernet Franc, 29 cabernet Sauvignon, 28% merlot. Nose mild, rounded fruit slightly sweet, perhaps some cherry in there but muted. Flavor well balanced, sweet cherry at start morphs quickly to tobacco and graphite with astringent tannin in long pleasant linger. — 9 years ago

with David

Martin Frowde

9.0

Pale straw colour with hints of green apple. A bouquet of tropical fruits with some herbaceousness and again that green apple edge. Juicy lemon, melon and grapefruit flavours with a light mineral edge and perhaps some dry herbs on the finish. Not overly acidic and although initially quite concentrated it opened up quite quickly. Worth noting that the vineyard's tasting notes advise drinking it within the first 2 years of release. Overall a good value, if atypical, Marlborough (which we found in Costco) though alas not at all to my wife's taste! — 11 years ago

with Georgina

Lunett/ Yosshi

Sake Specialist Hasegawa Sake Shop Tokyo

9.1

Name:" Isojiman"/ brewery: Isojiman shuzou/ region: Yaidzu city, Shizuoka/ category: junmai daiginjo/ cépage:Omachi polish rate:43%/ light clear note of mineral, hint of sweetness, tight texture with bitterness, and clear acid. A little too young, need more time. — 12 years ago

Gilles de Chambure

Master Sommelier & Educator

9.3

43 me 44 cs 13 cf blend more earthy than la mission leather mushroom fresh acidity — 13 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

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

Joe Lucca

9.3

Beautiful PnP. Nice color. Spicy fruit and some of the typical band-aid notes for something 43 years old. The tannins are perfectly ripe, there is just enough structure to hold up lively blue and purple fruits. What a surprise! Drops off quickly, so drink within 15 mins of pouring. — 8 years ago

with Frank, Kevin and 1 other

JKT

9.1

Gordons Čhanin tasting 6/13/17. $43. #6. nose of red cherries and berries with spiciness. Good mouth feel and long finish. — 9 years ago

Chris England

8.9

This champagne feels over aged for an 07 but at £43 it's an OK drop if you like a richer bubble brew 🥂

🍇 65% PN, 30% Ch & 5% PM

🍷 Golden straw

👃 Burnt buttered brioche covered in caramelised citrus zests & apple w/ damp old sweaty cheese

👄 Persistent fine bubbled med+ bodied mousse of burnt honey caramelised apple & citrus w/ baked bread sweet & savoury tones

🎯 Long burnt honeyed caramel apple & citrus sticky linger — 9 years ago

Claire Voorhees

9.1

Smell slight fruit and toast
43 merlot
48 cab sauv
9 cab franc
Tannic spine
More chocolate and fruity, more feminine — 10 years ago

Matt

9.2

Grapefruit, tart citrus, more minerality. Amazing amount of freshness and liveliness on the palate. 43% chard, 43% pinot noir, 15% pinot meunier — 11 years ago

Joe Weinberger

9.0

Different, but good. The longer this was exposed to air the less and less I enjoyed it. Drank over the course of 3 hours. First glass was great, last glass was meh. — 11 years ago

Sandra Cervantes

10

amazing. that's it. — 13 years ago