Eri

9.0

Take this glass of apple pear sparkle to catch up with your old friend. Very nice with burrata and tomato salad, followed by white asparagus. — 7 years ago

David L

9.1

09' Morlet Passionnement It's a blend from To Kalon, Missouri Hopper & Knights valley.

Don't know what to think about my 09's from Napa Valley. Love them! Not in love with them. Awkward drinking stage?

Nose- Blackberry, cassis. Palate-Black cherry, tobacco, mint & bitter chocolate on the mid palate. This 100% cab is slightly hollow. Drinking with nice length and complexity. I'm guessing the front of the palate should catch up to the back? Hold.

Good bottle of wine. If you can find the 2008... recommend highly.
— 8 years ago

Nate

8.9

2012 is a far cry from the 2005 and earlier. Short finish. Acidity slightly imbalanced. Will mellow well if laid down & structure will support this. — 9 years ago

Tom Kobylarz

9.3

In a great place but probably just past its peak and in descent...catch it while you can if you have it. Fresh flowers, red and blue fruits, spice and game on the nose. The deep red and blue fruits balls up intensely on the front of the palate and dissipates slightly on the finish. The tannin structure is fine and totally resolved, with unmistakable Italian acidity. #felsina #chianticlassic #tuscany — 9 years ago

Ethan Dunn

9.4

Really amazing premier cry champagne. Lovely notes of toast and baked apples. Absolutely delicious! — 10 years ago

David Kline

9.1

A ton of oak as expected! Very young! Vanilla liqueur soaked plums, cedar, nutmeg. Med-heavy mouthfeel with a grill full of fruit tannins. Spain makes you cry uncle, and then breaks out the wooden paddle to whip your ass! How much wood can this Mofo chuck?!! Bring your best Paul Bunyan, and his big blue ox! Two paths converged in a wood...really puts a bit of stick about!! The wood references should go on ad infinitum here. Needs time, and a further update! Nice vanilla note throughout, black cherry, and a dry earthy slope taking shape and deconstructing under the weight of the oaken yoke! #spanishwine #HaciendaMonesteria — 10 years ago

with Courtney

Ed Lehrman

9.3

Super interesting. Drink near room temp to catch all the flavors. — 10 years ago

Gustavo Fernandez

9.0

Dinner with Monty at his place post Vegas and Sonoma catch up. — 11 years ago

Mark Lindzy

9.7

100% tempranillo from Olivier's 60yr old single vineyard at 1000m elevation, granite over clay. I didn't catch how long he aged it in barrel, but it's fricking delicious. 800 bottles made. — 11 years ago

with Josefa and Rebecca

Greg Borden

Sommelier/Wine Director Mas Farmhouse & Mas Grillade

9.9

I'm gonna cry when we sell out of this bad boy. — 12 years ago

Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.7

This was the wine of the tasting and weekend. It’s in a perfect place right now. Beautifully integrated, amazing fruits with a lean toward blue fruit with dark cherries, baking spices as they should be in all Napa red...soft, balanced blends and perfectly layered. Bright, beautiful dark florals, nicely balanced, great texture and long beautiful finish. Great experience hosted by my fellow Sommelier and friend, Brian Baker. Thank you for a great day tasting. As well, great to catch up. Lokoya’s new facility is amazing. Pictures don’t do it justice. — 7 years ago

Jay Kline

8.9

We brought this bottle up from the cellar and pulled the cork about two hours before dinner simply to let it catch its breath and come up to temperature. In the glass, a very deep crimson robe. Notes of cherry pie, burned toast, a touch of wild game...a bit hot though too and I found that to be a bit distracting. On the palate, dark cherries and plums...just a hint of spice but pretty simple really. Very soft mouthfeel. Tannins have integrated and acid is low-ish so I can't imagine any reason to hold out in hopes of more. Set your expectations, if you have any, to "moderate" and drink now. — 8 years ago

Dezel Quillen

9.2

Chateau Musar 2004 Bekaa Valley Rouge (SRP $53): Pale-medium garnet in color, this medium-bodied wine leads with tart red berry fruit, dried cranberries and earthy flavors framed by notes of worn leather, sweet tobacco leaf, forest floor, dried flowers, and fennel seed. It opens nicely over time and ends with more earthy/funky qualities than the red fruit you catch up-front. Well-balanced, a generous underpinning of fresh acidity supports a sleek yet age-worthy frame. There is this savory complexity combined with pretty aspects and a funky core that I like in this wine.
#wine #wineblogger #wineconsumer #winelover #CabernetSauvignon #Carignan #Cinsault #Lebanon #Lebanese #BekaaValley #HappyFriday — 8 years ago

Cristina Civetta

9.1

Best dinner catch up with family RAOULs — 9 years ago

with Ed

Matt Brown

9.2

Great beer to catch a buzz as you scare trick or treaters on Halloween.👻 — 10 years ago

Morgan Harris

Head Sommelier Aureole New York

9.6

The best part of waking up is Altenberg in your cup! Holy shit this wine is intense. It'll be too much for some, but for those who can handle it, there's unrivaled concentration. Like a massive, billowing golden sail ready to catch the wind and carry you to wherever you'd like to be. Heartening on this cold New York morning. — 10 years ago

John Wenzell

9.5

Incredible wine with some incredible food and friends. Maybe my favorite stop of all.... Playing catch up... Too much wine and not enough time. — 10 years ago

Paul Bester

8.9

Second tasting . Matt my close friend from Sydney brought a bottle for our recent catch up lunch but we diverted to Bordeaux . Drank with Peter at barbie instead. We liked it . Watery, mild and delicate . Bought a case . Makes me feel like this might be what hibiscus nectar and rain tastes like . Lots of rain . Maybe a little too much rain . — 11 years ago

Damian Foley

9.3

Super smooth grand cry Chablis. — 11 years ago

Chris England

9.1

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Paid £65 now £210+ nice but overpriced - I’d leave until 2025 or sell em 😁

🍷 Opaque ruby

👃 Chocolate covered blackcurrant in soft smoked oak w/ dark cherry, fine blackberry, cedar & herbs

👄 Med+ body of creamy mocha dominated black fruits that need more time

🎯 Long dark 85% mocha & ripe ninja fruit sludgy linger & green stalky kick — 7 years ago

Zona Goodman

8.9

Zona had this 8 years ago

Luke Washbrook

9.0

Love the rich complex earthy nose of this medoc cry bourgeois! — 8 years ago

Brandon Soto

9.0

A far cry from German or Austrian Gewürztraminer, Washington state is producing a very different style in a delicious way — 9 years ago

Tracy Byrnes

9.5

This is so good it makes me want to cry. Gorgeous color, amazing balance. This one is an adventure — 9 years ago

Marek Wojt

9.1

One of Australia's top pilots easily premier cry quality — 10 years ago

Ted Rutledge

9.3

Found this little gem for only $61 at p prime catch on boynton. Perfectly cellared and drinking quite nice. Just heading over peak drinking window. — 10 years ago

Colin Yates

Wine Buyer Macadoodles Fine Wine & Spirits

9.4

The second domestic Super Tuscan I tried this week. The first being David Arthur's Meritaggio. Hands down this is the choice. Also, typically my favorite release from Long Shadows each year. Sangiovese blend with Cabernet and Syrah. Dark, smokey with rich fruit and fine tannins. I'd let this one cellar a bit longer to catch its peak. Look at 2017 and beyond to allow it to really shine. — 10 years ago

with Derek

Katherine Guzman

9.3

For last Fridays catch of the day #latergram #funkyfunkyfresh — 11 years ago

with Julian

John Spencer

9.8

What can I say? It's a grand cry. — 11 years ago

Caterina Torcasio

9.7

Thanks to Crystal for my yummy Xmas present. Very drinkable (almost too drinkable if you catch my drift) and yum. — 12 years ago

with Crystal