Bob McDonald

9.7

Colour of burnished copper. Notes of strawberry raspberry and tomato leaf. On palate savoury strawberry notes with hints of toffee minerals and a touch of honey. The blend varies between 60 to 70% Pinot Noir and 30 to 40% Chardonnay - zero Pinot Meunière. A full bodied Champagne of profound intensity which assaults all of the senses and will easily reach its 20th Birthday. The full package and stunningly good. Like all great wines It changed over time showing different nuances and flavours. — 6 years ago

Becky Gelber

9.4

Earthy spicy bold plum & berry — 7 years ago

Doctor No

9.3

A great wine in an underappreciated vintage. This hits all the classic high end Bordelaise notes of clean cassis fruit, bits of graphite and a light and almost imperceptible bit of green pepper. The nose is complex and lush and beginning to reach maturity but quite a bit of fruit still remains. Decent core of acidity and tannins still not fully resolved suggest this will continue to age well, but this comes across really well for 12y old. — 7 years ago

Randy Nielsen

9.6

Christmas Eve 2016 — 7 years ago

Jeff D.

9.5

Stony hill is my favorite producer of Chard in the Valley! This was no exception — 8 years ago

BurgundyFan

9.5

In a magnum format, it has surpassed all other vintages...years to reach maturity, great — 8 years ago

Katell Pleven

9.1

Wonderful wine for the price especially within the reach of any serious wine buyer. — 9 years ago

Scorewine

Wine writer http://www.israelwines.co.il

9.0

2008, A great Bordeaux that needs more time to reach its peak. It was decanted a bit before sipping but not enough. The wine had a deep Bordeaux color, the nose is full of black current, chocolate , coffee and smokey earth, it has a full body with firm tannin that needs to open up and will soften with time, long dry finish. My score 90+, drink 2016-2022 — 9 years ago

Evan Brody

9.2

I couldn't wait and had to try one from the new shipment. Solid wine on night one, but pretty incredible on night three. I would recommend waiting a few years to let it reach its real potential. — 9 years ago

Erin Sullivan Di Costanzo

9.4

Sooooooo fresh. — 10 years ago

Willie Carter

9.0

The definition of easy drinking and crowd pleasing, except you don’t have to sacrifice style or substance. Wonderful aromatics going on here with freshly cut gardenias, bright strawberries, and muted spice. This is a Central Coast take on Chateauneuf du Pape and while it doesn’t exactly reach that level, to me, it still hits all the high notes. Medium bodied with black cherries, Dr. Pepper, wet earth, light smoke, and cocoa powder on the more complex than expected palate. Add in some interesting minerality on the medium finish and you’ve got yourself a winner. — 6 years ago

Noel Geisen

9.2

Elegant and powerfull. Great wine, still lots of tannine, needs a few more years to reach it's peak but already delicious. — 7 years ago

Ben Sacks

9.2

Very consistent Cab. While not a single-vineyard, I find its a solid expression of lush fruit and silky "Rutherford Dust" tannins. The '12 was pretty silky, I wouldn't reach for it to accompany a dinner but it's a crowd-pleaser on its own. — 7 years ago

Ron Siegel

9.4

This has really fleshed out and is very approachable since I last visited this. Sweet, rich red & black currant fruits, cedar, leather, graphite and tobacco. Nice length, med weight and just starting to reach its prime drinking window. — 7 years ago

Nicholas Livingston

9.7

How else to warm up for a trade tasting of invigorating Champagne this afternoon? Penetrating Sercial Madeira from the year that brought us the Boy Scouts of America. If wine were merit badges perhaps I'd nearly be an Eagle by now... After this evening's tasting I'll have quite a heavy merit badge sash for Champagne -an obsession that can reach no surfeit -it becomes more fascinating and evermore nuanced. For the moment however I'm awash in crushed kumquats in honey, marmalade, hazelnuts and roast peanuts -all layered among so much more in one of the richest Sercial Madeiras I've tried to date. — 8 years ago

Amanda Webster

9.0

This is a warm buttery hug when I arrive home from work. When I'm craving a Chardonnay, I'm going to reach for this Sancerre. Smooth finish that doesn't hang out on palette too long. Easy & enjoyable — 8 years ago

Callie Parkinson

9.4

Stayed at the winery (Nov 2015)
Love this wine — 9 years ago

Scott Kahn

9.5

As spectacular this wine was with its rich tannic structure and the strong black fruit on the opening, I think that this wine needs many more years to reach its prime. — 9 years ago

Marco AM

9.4

Fruity, light and fresh — 10 years ago

Donald Mason

9.8

Under the radar grape! Norton...savage, well, don't know exactly what that means. ;) Try it and you may find out. Enjoy this at Chandler Hill winery in Defiance. — 11 years ago

Enrico Nicoletta

9.3

Truly expression of Etna; needs a couple of years to reach the top. Kudos to Salvo Foti — 7 years ago

Kris Dahl

9.2

Nice with a bit of spice. — 7 years ago

Tierney H

9.2

2012 vintage, just as good as the 2013. Paired with a lasagna. — 7 years ago

Christina Ahlheim

9.1

Very nice, smoky. $58/bottle. Chandler Hill on v-day — 7 years ago

Jason Jones

9.5

Second bottle of this I've had, not quite as good as previous but still delicious. 13.9% alcohol. After having these old Caymus bottles one has to wonder if the new stuff will ever reach these heights. — 7 years ago

with Erin

Ned Gray Creed

9.2

Chandler Bing! That was a dark cherry master. — 8 years ago

with Sean

Ashlee Howarth

8.9

Gonna need a lot more of these to reach conference pace — 8 years ago

Daniel Porter

8.9

Pleasantly rich fruit, some nice spice. Very drinkable. — 9 years ago

Stewart Lang

9.2

Beautiful wine, with a fantastic finish. I really believe that, for me personally, this will rate reach a 9.8-10 rating with just a few more years to mellow. — 9 years ago

Stacey Jaros

9.7

This wine is very delicious. — 10 years ago