Tom Casagrande

9.2

Delicious and complex. Not yet fully mature. Striking, youthful color. Nose has tons of gravel, iodine, chokecherry liqueur. Concentrated and medium-bodied in the mouth. Great acids. Youthfully assertive but reasonably soft tannins. Flavors on the savory side and linger. Can’t wait until the Brasato is done to pair this. — 4 years ago

Lance E. Farman

9.0

Chokecherry brambles. Sexy — 5 years ago

Paul Speed

9.0

Blackcurrants! — 6 years ago

Eldon Sproule

9.6

This is an absolutely fantastic Bordeaux style. Many claim to make wine in the French style but Clos du soleil really pulls it off. Black cherry, plum, cassis, chokecherry, cinnamon. Medium tannins, very long finish. Unbelievable bottle. — 7 years ago

Cherie McNett

9.0

Definite taste of chokecherry (you likely have to be from the MT West to know what this is like) with smokey smooth undertones. — 9 years ago

Tom Casagrande

9.9

2008. Dried roses, chokecherry liquor scents, and I could swear I smell a glacier. I haven't had a Valtellina Nebbiolo this good since the early 80s. Absolute Alpine Nebbiolo perfection. F--- modern Barolo. — 10 years ago

Kara Sweet

9.0

Still bold fruit with strong tannin. Color still bright chokecherry. Lengthy plum finish. Would be excellent with robust foods. We just sipped on its own. — 10 years ago

TwiLea Fletcher

8.9

Oh Tempranillo..... will California prevail over Spain and not give me knives in my stomach? Only time will tell. Now the wine....
Nuts....earth....bitter chocolate on the nose.
Chokecherry. Not very complex but I do like this wine.
‘How can you mend a broken heart....’ 🎶 — 4 years ago

with Neal

Elizabeth Torgeson

9.5

Choke cherry mead. Such an amazing blend of tart and sweet. — 6 years ago

Tom Casagrande

9.0

Shockingly light color. Nose is really nice with spice, rocky gravel, and chokecherry. Lean but flavorful. Loads of macerated cherry fruit and mineral. Some tannin in the crisp, fairly lengthy finish. — 7 years ago

with Lyle

Colin Robertson

9.1

1992 vintage, full-bodied, notes of blackberry, chokecherry, and tobacco. Decant. Opens up. — 8 years ago

Tom Casagrande

8.9

Rich chokecherry syrup nose with an earthy undertone. Dusty cherry, leather, and crushed rocks in the mouth. Fair amount of fine-grained tannin. Nice! — 10 years ago

with Angelo

Gretchen Skedsvold

8.9

Sour-tart red fruit. Chokecherry with a little funk.
100% Côt.
Imported by Charles Neal Selections. — 10 years ago

Kendall Johnson

9.0

Mom and I picked this up in SD during our road trip and I’m enjoying it in memory of that trip!! Generally sweet, but with a tart kick at the end #prairieberry #roadtripwine #coronavino — 5 years ago

Jody's Mostly Natty

9.3

Light fruit nose with a whiff of mushroom and earth. Tasting notes of dark fruit, sea breezes, hint of licorice, and a tart chokecherry finale! Wow, what a fun journey. — 5 years ago

Tom Casagrande

9.2

I love this old school wine. Macerated chokecherry, a balsamic note, gravelly earth. A touch of V.A. Minerally and intense, great acidity, lots of savory flavors. — 6 years ago

Tom Casagrande

9.2

A very distinctively-styled Neb. The nose suggests a very lean wine: cracked stone minerality holds sway over tart, crisp chokecherry scents. A hint of spice. In the mouth, it is lean, but surprisingly weighty and long. Austere in the best sense. Great length, purity, and acidity. Would be absolutely phenomenal with a rich beef tomato and red wine braise. Excellent value. — 8 years ago

with Lyle

Tom Casagrande

8.9

Traditionally-styled. Very light color. Medium intensity nose of stony gravel, chokecherry and underbrush. Nice flavor intensity but a soft, light mouthfeel. Lingering finish. Was very nice and cleansing with a rich, tomatoey pasta sauce. Was a gift from my brother--thanks Ang.
UPDATE: Night 2 it showed much more intense fruit and flavor intensity. — 9 years ago

with Angelo

Shawn Thompson

8.9

Nice, delicious Malbec. Dried fruit and nuts on the nose with earthy and spicy palette of cedar and chokecherry. — 10 years ago

Louy Theeuwen

9.4

Black cherries, deep plums, and smooth chokecherry flavors explode in your mouth. "Ends like a comet!" — 10 years ago

with Lindsay and Hayley