Erik Helms

Sommelier/Wine & Beer Buyer Whole Foods Oakland

9.1

Acid galore. Bell pepper, gooseberry, wet grass, tennis ball. Lemon juice, cantaloupe, jasmine. Tasty and with length — 8 years ago

David From The 504

9.4

Color shows the age, nose is like a fruity air freshener ( hate the tennis ball can adj. but you smell it off the bat) this wine just produces joy every time I sip it, it really is balance in a glass with a side of sexiness. Love this stuff — 8 years ago

Scott Rowe

9.3

Solid Friday option!!
Picked it all but dropped the ball on vintage calling 09. — 9 years ago

Patrick Fenton

9.8

Boonville ftw — 9 years ago

Keith Levenberg

9.5

This might be the richest Hochrain I've ever had. It's a wine that usually comes across more sharp and spinal than the Singerriedel, and if that's still the case the Singerriedel must be a monster this year. This is deep and golden though with some fresh spring green flavors almost like a gruner, though it's still cut like an icicle. It keeps its chilling refreshment value even at room temperature even though that leaves the fruit totally uncoiled and showing off the wine's huge scale, just a big round ball of riesling sizzle. — 9 years ago

Maxence Guilluy

9.0

Hoppy, malt, apple cider, smoky — 9 years ago

Jane Magida

8.9

Very drinkable but not too sweet. Light bodied. Got it at ball square. — 9 years ago

Paul Taylor

9.1

Thick. Luscious and got plenty of legs. Love this blend — 10 years ago

John Schutt

9.5

Very tastey. Really like this winery.
2015 vintage. — 10 years ago

Andrew Lampasone

Owner Wine Watch Selections

9.0

Grenache Shiraz and mataro a bit lighter than the ball buster — 11 years ago

Jared

9.1

@Matt B this was a gift from you 😘😘 — 8 years ago

with Laurel

Scott C

Founder / Co-director SR Wine imports

9.0

Great acidity , oak is there but in the background . Fruit is still the main focus . Very well made — 8 years ago

Maya Seeney

9.0

Dry, earthy, tart plum, raspberry, slight herbal & longer finish than expected, med + acid

Aged 15 months in neutral FR oak — 8 years ago

maureen Blum

9.5

Wins the masquerade ball! #lodiwine shines as #españa #granache Bravo! — 9 years ago

with Tricia and Carole

Jeff C

9.9

Gift for mom. Hit the ball outta the park. Mom was impressed and she loves wine! — 9 years ago

Henrik Poulsen

9.1

Thrown in at a blind tasting of Bordeaux and Napa wines this did stand out as the odd ball.
Still a solid and enjoyable wine that merits attention. — 9 years ago

with Kurt-Inge

Kyle Volkes

9.3

68 case unicorn — 9 years ago

Bill Dennison

10

This is my new go-to. Full of flavor, robust, and just the right amount of hops. Plus brewed in MD. What more do you need?? — 10 years ago

Steve Gerths

9.2

Cannon River Winery's Sparkle Edelweiss was a big hit on Christmas Eve. Paired well with fresh shrimp fondue. This is a carbonated wine made from Minnesota Edelweiss grapes. Had a fruity snappiness to it. Great winery to visit in Cannon Falls MN! — 10 years ago

Sunil Gupta

10

The only way to get through winter — 11 years ago

Philip Eastburn

9.0

Great Shiraz 2004. Sweet red fruits balanced by a lovely savouriness. Plush mouthfeel and still some life ahead — 8 years ago

with megs

Brash Higgins

9.3

Chablis like, lemon ball at the core, racy as hell — 8 years ago

Oliver Brown

8.9

I think ball bag birr(!), is a wine innuendo too far for a classy wine producer. However, Château Potensac, does intrinsically have a certain 'potency' and 'hardihood' to it.

Many say 2003 is oft-over extracted. With much already passed its peak even, by the very nature of the year's excessive heat. But I found this bottle to be in a good (midlife) state. With the vintage's, most criticised, low acidity, still lively... a solid backbone as such, very much still on display; for many a fine wine for that matter, especially a Cru Bourgeois Exceptionnel.

Its primary and secondary aromas are very much alive too and its tertiary ones just hinting at what hands they will ultimately show. It benefitted from a good 1/2 hour decant too #wine — 8 years ago

Matthew Denci

9.2

Wonderful, dominated by sweet dark plums, but showed flashes of rosemary, smoked meats, before collapsing into the delicate ball of fruit streaks of graphite and a bitter balsamic finish. Very happy with a bottle I bought on sale. — 9 years ago

Dorit Handrus

8.9

@Brad Ball saw your rating. Stop being so harsh. Good work here. Sangiovese is good here — 9 years ago

with Jesse and Justin

Mr. M

9.5

Smooth finish .. Great with spicy veggie ball curry! — 9 years ago

Terrance Creighton

9.0

Great length, smoked meat and tennis ball can on the noise, . High oak tannins — 10 years ago

Timothy Anderson

9.1

A little sweetness in this smooth drinking red blend. Very good wines that I only rarely get when driving by Dahlgren as this winery only sells on their estate. — 10 years ago

Ira Schwartz

9.2

A ripe nose of red fruit and spice. In the mouth a ball of red fruit and cinnamon. A moderate finish with soft tannin. Put on weight in the decanter but tightened up. Not sure this will go the distance. — 10 years ago

Stephen Moore

9.4

After a hard fought day at the ball diamonds, I was able to share this bottle of Sauv Blanc on the deck with Kristen, and enjoy the taste of victory :) #yegwine — 12 years ago