Kirby Elaine

9.0

Very tasty light and not sugary Sauvignon Blanc! — 5 years ago

Matt Sterr

9.4

Spearmint. — 5 years ago

Ryan Guy

9.0

Tasted single blind - Rich and spicy. Baking spices think nutmeg. Stewed strawberry. Lifted rose pedal aromas. Darker fruit, black cherry, with linear acidity and coating tannin. Firm, needs air and likely more time in the cellar. — 6 years ago

James Forsyth

9.4

Dear friends of ours, a couple so delightful in spirit that they adopt aged, abandoned dogs, clean them up and make sure they have the most sublime last few years of their lives, invited us over to visit their latest pooch. Their newly rescued fourteen year old terrier, Audrey, was looking vibrant with glossy coat and waggy tail. A far cry from the dusty critter from the shelter's photograph.

Audrey wasn't the only aging beauty that our friends shared with us that evening. They very kindly opened this 1986 Robert Mondavi. Despite its age, at thirty two the wine retained a good deal of freshness with focused aromatics. High toned fruit, dried leaves and subtle leather combine on the palate and evolve through the long finish. Like Audrey, my tail was wagging. — 7 years ago

with Cara

Anthony Lombardi

9.0

Sugar plum, & sappy ripe blackberries coat the palate. Nose shows some savory notes. Kinda surprised at the sweet rich fruit in the cool vintage. Good stuff though. — 8 years ago

Doggfather

9.4

Delivered on Friday. Gone by Sunday. Next great thing from Kris and Bruno. — 8 years ago

Paul Masson

9.2

Strikingly youthful. Deep garnet almost all the way to the rim. Complex aromatics of ripe berries, baking spices and licorice, lead, cedar and forest floor. Ample acidity brightens the palate, and regal, nearly-resolved tannins coat the mouth. Finely integrated and harmonious, this has plenty of life in it, but no reason to hold any longer. — 8 years ago

Tom Garland

9.6

One hour decant(decent amount of sediment). A sumptuous dark ruby red with some bricking. On the nose: Sweet perfume jumps from the glass with black cherry, floral, black olives, and a minty menthol. Let's you know to buckle up....a 4 point harness system buckle up!! Taste: Sweet tannins coat the mouth with dark fruit and jolts of red plum, mocha, cedar, and toasty oak.

A full body, juicy wine with great acidity. A pencil lead/mineral looong finish. Drinking great now and will go another 10 years. Got 2 more bottles...YES!! — 5 years ago

with Brenda

Scott Wetzel

9.4

2000 Ch. Smith Haut Lafitte. Nose of dry dusty earth with dried cherries. Color is plum red with lightish edges. Dried cherries coat the tongue with essences of french oak and cool gravel. Well rounded body with light tannins. Finishes balanaced with dryness, tart, cherries, and slight eucalyptus. Decanted two hours. 94. (1-5-2020) — 5 years ago

Doggfather

9.0

Well balanced field blend that goes with just about everything. — 7 years ago

Paul T HB

9.2

Great for margaritas,
🍟🍟🍟 — 7 years ago

David Kline

9.2

Sage, nutmeg, allspice, black currant, smoked blackberry and blackened plum with shimmering basalt, cedar and vintage tobacco. Medium mouthfeel with refined tannins, a blood-like iron taste, rich, black cherry and dried cranberry with a gritty, earthen coat. A sprinkle of graphite and nettle in a cedar box. #poderesapaio #bolgheri #italianredwine #rosso #thanksgivingwine #thanksgivingindulgence #thanksgiving — 8 years ago

with Courtney

Christa Nivens

9.4

A new favorite. — 8 years ago

with Scott

Scott Rowe

9.3

Quintessential Northern Rhone ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
So glossy it looks like it's been hit with a 2 pack clear coat!! — 8 years ago

Tom Garland

9.4

Double decant (lots of chunky sediment) and pour. A noble dark garnet color with little browning on the edges. On the nose: beautiful.....that sweet aged cab aroma with blue fruit, black olives, green veggies, eucalyptus, crushed rocks. Taste: Red plum, chocolate espresso, pencil lead, some blackberry. Beautiful sweet tannins coat the mouth....such a elegant, rich wine with a long finish. — 5 years ago

with Brenda

Sipping Fine Wine

9.0

Had another bottle, Wow! Laura Catena, 4th gen winemaker, grew up in Argentine-Italian winemaking family in Mendoza. Wines, named after her children - Luca, Dante & Nicola - background of the label is the McDermott coat of arms of her American husband, Daniel McDermott. Single-vineyard wine from land belonging to the Laborde family. Deep red with big ripe fruits & smoky oak. Palate plum & jammy blackberry, spice with nice earthy character. Tannins are a bit rustic, lingering ending with toasty oak & spice. — 6 years ago

Robert Rothfield

9.4

Two hour decant and open for business....muted nose but exuberant black cherries and soft velvety tannins that coat the palate like cocoa powder....very satisfying — 7 years ago

Daniel P. Drake

9.5

On this Easter night we have opened the 2009 Philip Togni Tanbark Hill Spring Mountain Cabernet Sauvignon which has gone over very well.

The nose is very expressive with rich luscious aromas of black cherry, blackberry, black currant, black pepper, licorice, pimento, mint and earth.

At first sip on the palate brings rich dark fruit of black cherry, blackberry, black currant then the green bell pepper comes through with black pepper, licorice and rich earth.

This is a full bodied wine with medium + acidity and medium + gripping tannins that coat the tongue which leads to a long beautiful finish. A well blended wine that is very pleasing and has many years ahead of it. I hope everyone had a wonderful Easter. The new week is ahead so please be safe and make it an eventful one. Nostrovia! 🍷🍷🍷🍷 — 7 years ago

David Kline

9.4

Light Sumatra coffee notes, with dark cocoa nib and baked red plum with a borderline persimmon coat on. A drop of night blooming jasmine surfacing briefly and African violet, and a fat lily thickness. There are baked cherries and a smoky paprika, too. Black cherry, that coils dustily into a toasty oak and resin dappled raspberry and roobios bitterness and fine grained tannins. #brunello #poggiocastellare #PianBossolino #italianwines #montalchino #Tuscany #riserva #wineallyouwant — 8 years ago

with Courtney

Anthony Lombardi

9.0

A beautiful take on a southern blend. This sat alongside some heavy hitters from the Rhone & held up beautifully. Fresh ripe strawberry notes coat the palate. Silky & easy to enjoy. — 8 years ago