Conrad Green

9.0

Not a perfect bottle. Lowish fill... A touch of madeirization and a drying finish. But a nice heft of clear, intense fruit. Would be excellent if a bit fresher — 10 years ago

with Larry and Dan

Casey Stringer

9.5

Superb. As it warmed in the glass layer upon layer of lemon, salt, beeswax revealed themselves. Excellent. The bottle is way too small. — 11 years ago

Gary Zim

9.0

2008, splash decant for an hour then back in bottle to take for dinner. Very nice nose with some quince and tropical fruits, darker than most. If it were a WB, I'd be worried by the color. — 11 years ago

Emily Watson

9.1

Stanbury for Leann's birthday. Want another bottle. Very food friendly. — 11 years ago

Christopher Goodson

9.8

Yum! We polished off a bottle without a second thought. Go stock-up on this one as your "house white". — 12 years ago

Matthew DeIulio

9.6

Excellent bottle — 12 years ago

Jason Engel

9.6

Mead!! Not truly a wine but its in a sexy bottle and is amazing. Sweat and full of love. — 13 years ago

Steve Anderson

9.2

Bottle No. 120. #minerality — 10 years ago

Howard White

9.0

Clear pale lemon colour. Clean medium intensity. Citrus fruits lemon grapefruit melon bit mint.
Dry high acidity medium body medium finish.
Good.
Nectarine grapefruit passion fruit green olives. Flavour.
Fresh citrus smell nectarine / Apple taste. Lovely wine. Retail £21 good price 15-16. Value at £12-14.
Bought for £15.75 — 10 years ago

Jon Bonné

Wine Editor San Francisco Chronicle

9.3

And a recap of my final bottle in SF. — 11 years ago

Ilya Genkin

9.0

I was really surprised to see beer bottle cap on a wine bottle. So it was unique for me as well as it was my first wine from Hawke's bay. Lifted with passionfruit and other tropical fruits and lime, floral and grassy notes as well. Rich texture. Long finish. Lively and very refreshing. — 11 years ago

Samantha Marpe

9.4

The best inexpensive sauv blanc, hands down. Had this bottle in Brooklyn post-Smorgasburg food festival. — 12 years ago

Gary Westby

Champagne & Sherry buyer K&L Wines

9.7

Another lovely bottle of Jimsomare! Cinnamon prepares top sirloin, asparagus and baked potatoes and decanted this an hour ahead. Aromaticaly this bottle was perfect- expressive and curranty but the finish had a touch of redwood. Still a small bottle! — 12 years ago

with Cleora

Orhan Uzelli

9.0

Are you an adventurist? Then, pick this bottle. Defniately a juicy wine and a lot of aromas.. Vanilla beans, plum, stewed blackberries and a hint of coffee. On palate still shows vanilla beans and stewed dark berries. It has a medium minus tannin and shows more fruity character. Cheers — 10 years ago

Rick Stiles

9.3

This is a big wine. Take a reference sip right after you open the bottle, and then let it sit for a while. Gentle oak on the nose. Nice, deep fruit in the middle. Smooth tannins on the finish. Put the kids to bed, grab a frozen pizza, and put in a movie. It's going to be a while. Finish with some dark chocolate, or course! — 10 years ago

Margie Schultz

9.5

Immense scents of raspberry and other fruits. Kinda spicy. Enjoying it while eating smoked duck breast. I guess it's worth $50 a bottle. — 11 years ago

Ron Drew

9.2

I really enjoyed this wine. V.2011 I just bought a bottle of V.2010 to compare. — 11 years ago

Chris Allen

9.6

Probably expensive. Maybe $120. Gary danko. Full bottle. Santa Cruz vines ( I think that's what he said ) clean crisp full bodied flavor. Wonderful! — 12 years ago

Rich Bluth

9.6

Balanced, a pleasure to enjoy with grilled salmon. Glad I have another bottle! — 12 years ago

doug williams

9.1

Third bottle, third varietal from Mt Eden. Huge fan of them all. — 12 years ago

with Ian and Carolyn