Jennifer Gray

9.5

Refreshing, easy to drink. A bit tart, but in a good way. — 4 years ago

Scott Soren

9.4

Done right good juice. Chris Carpenter makes great wine. Full mouth feel with long finish. Dark fruit and cocoa dominate the pallet. Great tannin structure. Would go for another decade plus — 6 years ago

Charles Huff

9.6

Rangy and effervescent. — 6 years ago

John Beasley

9.0

Good winter chard — 7 years ago

with Ludi and Neal

Greg Ballington

Co-Founder of Millennial Drinkers Wine Blog

9.5

Starting off this birthday week celebration with some old school wines, this one was first up (rounding up to tasting note 1,000 on Delectable this weekend).

Was nervous about if this wine had held up. Seemed like it had a little bit of seepage and when we removed the cork it was wet and crumbled straight away. Additionally it was a mid to low shoulder.

Medium tawny brown with watery edges. Love this nose, layers of stinky and gamey notes, burnt and smoked wood, mushrooms, forest floor and some light red berries too. Extremely well balanced and well integrated. Moderate tannins (5/10) and medium bodied. A touch of jamminess on the palate with soft red fruits and some nice spiciness. Insanely long finish. Would be excited to try another one of these that was stored properly. Drink till 2019. — 8 years ago

with Sean and India

Ray Bruce

9.0

Very bold aroma and immediately crisp mouthfeel. Intense flavor on the tongue. Wonderful fruitiness on finish. Perfect for summer. — 9 years ago

Mitzi Inglis

Marketing/Public Relations, Joseph Phelps Vineyards

9.4

Biased review #josephphelps #insignia — 9 years ago

Scott Silverman

9.2

Smooth tannins and dark berries. Wonderful! — 9 years ago

Mayuka Yatomi

9.2

Fantastic! Juicy apricot, guava, any tropical yummy fruits that you can mention. Acidity is still there. Paired with spicy Thai papaya salad, went amazingly well together! — 10 years ago

Mitzi Inglis

Marketing/Public Relations, Joseph Phelps Vineyards

9.1

Holding strong. Biased review. — 11 years ago

with Joseph

Kim Kolb

9.4

Phelps Creek 2013 Sauvignon Blanc is oh so yummy. I call it the Sassy Back Talker! — 11 years ago

Sipping Fine Wine

9.0

A joint venture of Jorge Ordonez, Bodegas Borsao and Chris Ringland, located in the town of Bulbuente (Zaragoza) Spain. Alto Moncayo is the flagship of the winery. A single-grape variety of Garnacha, from vines between 40 and 70 years old, aged in new barrels for 20 months. Bold aromas of fruit and spice. On the palate black fruit flavors, rich and full-bodied, with complex spice. Fine tannins, savory, good structure ending with a smoky character. Very nice! — 5 years ago

Teresa Garcia-Reyes

9.4

Amazing - lots of fruit, smooth — 6 years ago

with Jeff

James Cushnie

9.1

Paired fantastic with leftover Christmas 🎄 Turkey en Croute

— 6 years ago

Raul Puga

9.3

Great fruit and balance. Nice finish — 8 years ago

with Carlos and Joe

Cody Short

9.5

3 hr decant and this was drinking beautifully. Chris Carpenter at his best and maybe my favorite vintage of Cardinale — 8 years ago

Christine Havens

9.3

I was delighted to find Maison Bleue's tasting room in downtown Walla Walla on my last visit, and even more surprised to taste the Domaine J. Meuret Les Chênes Pinot Noir 2013, the inaugural vintage of this label, all of which are single vineyard wines made by Jon Meuret. The quality is outstanding—expressing pie cherries, cranberries, morels and sweet leaf tobacco which fall well below perfumy rose petals and fragrant dried mint. It's weightless and light, with an understory of fine tannins lending structure to grace. — 9 years ago

Ryan Mayes

9.0

Floral, honeysuckle, curry. Sweet, round, balanced. — 9 years ago

Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.4

Out of 3L. Soft black, blue and red fruits. Hint of spice and leather. Super resolved and integrated. Heaven on the palate. — 10 years ago

James Brady

8.9

Light, smooth with the nose of a CA Cab. — 10 years ago

Mirela Gabrovska

8.9

Better OR Pinot. — 11 years ago

Jay Kim

9.3

Ruth’s Chris Northbrook, Illinois (Oct. 9, 2019) — 6 years ago

Billy L.

9.8

@Eric LaMasters - Your recent posts on this wine spurred me onto checking in on the 2014. Fabulous! Power, purity, concentration, blue & black fruit, tannins already integrated; real pleasure to enjoy. Chris Maybach & TRB excellence! Cheers 🍇🍷👍🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 — 6 years ago

Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.2

The Phelps Pinot’s take awhile to come around. This 11 overachieves the vintage and has put on weight since I first tasted it at Phelps. Plenty of life ahead of this wine. I will wait another 2-4 years to open another. On the nose; dark cherries, cherries, blue fruits hues, dry cranberries plum and blackberries, limestone minerals, violets, red floral and red roses. The body is medium. The tannins silty/silky soft. The fruits are ripe & ruby. Sweet & sour dark cherries, cherries, pomegranate, blue fruits hues, dry cranberries plum, and blackberries. Silky volcanic minerals, limestone, cola with a touch of red vines, dark rich dry soil, hints of crushed rocks, fruit tea, violets, and red. Roses, beautiful rainfall acidity. The length, structure, length and balance are harmonious. The long, elegant, well polished finished lasts over a minute and is fruit and floral driven. @Compline...Master Sommelier Matt Stamps & Ryan Stetins new restaurant & retail shop downtown Napa. Food is very good & inexpensive. Good retail shop wines all $12-$48. Leave it to a Master Sommelier to find really good affordable wines. They have a bright future. — 7 years ago

Bobby Lewis

9.5

Chris Ringland does it again. My fourth vintage and it seems like it's getting better. This wine is SPOT ON DELICIOUS and only gets better with a little breathing time. Beautiful blueberry pie on the nose and palate. Vanilla and warm baking spices. Some deeper tones of baked blackberries also. Label says 15.5% alcohol but in no way does this seem hot. If you can find this, load up. The only problem is finding it... — 8 years ago

Nina Liu

9.2

full of sweet fullness. Persimmon, honeydew, nuts ... Aged but still clear and translucent.. Joyful as afternoon tea time. (More syrup and liquor like intensity) — 9 years ago

Lawson Mertz

8.9

Still has great life! Good job Brundrett — 9 years ago

Mitzi Inglis

Marketing/Public Relations, Joseph Phelps Vineyards

9.4

Love this wine. 2012 vintage. #josephphelps biased review. — 10 years ago

with Joseph

Mayuka Yatomi

9.2

Great acidity is there, with golden fuji apples, tart Asian pears, honey, yellow blossoms, and pine nuts. — 10 years ago

Lauren World

9.6

Wine club part deux — 11 years ago