Stephen Redenbaugh

9.2

Lemon zest, candle wax, sea salt, almost ripe nectarine...what a glorious dinner companion. Round, almost viscous, but zippy acidity and a long caressing finish. I am smitten with white Italian varietals nurtured in California and largely unoaked. — 5 years ago

Pranay Das

9.0

Fruity very well balanced and elegant and medium bodied , our favourite, can give hangovers!
Wine similar to south of France burgundy wine — 5 years ago

Benjamin Wegman

9.5

Perfect pairing with crème brûlée. Doesn’t feel like like 20 years old, but more like 3-4 years on bottle. Can age for 50+ years easily. — 5 years ago

with Alain

Lynda

9.0

Very good warm sake. Smooth finish with a hint of licorice. Will definitely have again. — 6 years ago

Mike Sherman

9.0

Loved this. Jolly laughy red wine drunk. — 7 years ago

Michael Seely

9.3

They should not have opened it. Years to go. Bright future. Three bottles opened. Absorptive crowd sucked it up. — 7 years ago

with Joe

Andy Tam

9.3

Keith's annual fino dinner where I over drink carbon dated sherry. Dry start and finish with rockstar spunk. Very mineral. Special barrel at the end of the line with the oldest wine in the entire solera. — 9 years ago

Joel Pennington #❤️🐢🍷

Owner/Winemaker Slow Turtle Vineyard

8.9

Whispers, will pair nicely with fish, poulty, and more. — 10 years ago

Jose Castro

9.1

Great wine! Delicious and a great price! — 10 years ago

Josh Orr

9.5

Beautiful example of the vineyard. Gramercy is #legit — 10 years ago

Dag Kvittem

9.5

Virkelig god vin. — 11 years ago

Eric Urbani

9.1

Gerry Casale of DEVO taking us through his rose and Pinot. Thank you Quinton Jay of Bacchus Wine Shop in Millbrae, CA for making this happen! — 5 years ago

Ira Schwartz

10

Flashback 20+ years ago to the Wine Library in New Jersey. Walking with my 14-year-old niece she was drawn to a double magnum sitting in the corner of the cold room. She exclaimed, “ Uncle Ira , that is the biggest bottle of wine I have ever seen.” Excited by her enthusiasm I told her I would buy it and we would drink it at her wedding. That opportunity presented itself this weekend. I decided this was best consumed at the rehearsal dinner. As one would expect the bottle drew its share of oohs & aahs. The cork was pristine. I should have decanted as the bottle had a ton of sediment. On the nose; earth, hints of leather, and tobacco. In the mouth a textbook example of an aged California Bordeaux blend. Concentrated flavors of red and dark fruit, herbs, vanilla, and graphite flow into a stunning finish that still has a tannic structure. An elegant and seamless wine that has years of life remaining . I have been fortunate to taste wines that could bring you to tears. This bottle brought me to tears before a drop of wine touched my lips — 5 years ago

with Randy, Monica and 1 other

Ben Bradford

9.2

October 2014 disgorgement. Based on 2011 (80%?). Balance 2010/2009 split evenly. 50% chard 50% pn — 6 years ago

James Gourley

9.0

My first viognier with some age on it. Major coconut cream pie, with other stone fruits as supporting cast. Still noticeably high alcohol, but maybe because I usually drink fairly low alcohol whites. Interesting and tasty wine. — 7 years ago

HR Weber

9.3

Superb wine — 7 years ago

Brandon

9.5

Great wine! Little no no acidity. No indigestion after drinking. Light tannins with a wet finish. Flavor is good despite the alcohol nose with little alcohol taste. Good deal at $4 from Kroger. — 9 years ago

Mark Pagliaro

Winemaker Stone & Key Cellars

9.0

Nice Blend from Graves. 50% Merlot, 50% Cab. Enjoying this with the Walsh family. — 10 years ago

Jordan Gianelli

9.5

Tip top quality. Dark and dirty tones on the nose lead to an eyeopening showcase of depth of flavor carried with such grace and softness. Pure artistry and craftmanship. Homerun, slamdunk, hole in one. — 10 years ago

Levi Glenn

9.1

Loamy and somewhat medicinal/herbal aromatics. Fruit petty much gone. Nice resolved tannin coupled with complementary acidity. A pleasure to try a 50 year old wine that still had some life. — 10 years ago

Laurent Van Damme

9.5

Pour l'anniversaire de Philippe. Pas mal pour ces 50 ans. Merci Philippe! — 11 years ago

Severn Goodwin

9.6

Happy Father's Day 2020 to all; I'm posting pictures of our fur-kids, an independent and somewhat self-interested bunch. Two boys (9) and two girls (3), all rescued from various locations across the East Coast of the US. They generally bring the utmost of joy to my life on a daily basis.

Nose has blackberry jam on moist leather, minor cedar, very light barnyard notes, grilled blackberry,
blueberry compote, brewed dark roasted coffee, wet garden soil, chocolate vines candy and dried orange peel.

Palate has over-ripe blackberry, wet tanned leather, dark chocolate syrup, dehydrated black cherry, chocolate covered blueberry and moist cedar.

Silky smooth, intense finish running +2m, still showing tannins. Expect this bottle to easily hold another 10+ years without concern, in proper storage.

Decanted ~5h. Paired with well salted (in advance), medium-rare, grilled NY strip steaks from my favorite, local farmer in Columbia Co. NY (Kinderhook Farm) and sauted, early season, baby squash in ozro with our garden herbs.

INAUGURAL vintage on this wine, I certainly didn't realize that fact when we bought it in September 2005! This has been in storage for the prior 15 years, just coming back home in January 2020.

Merlot 50% / Cabernet Sauvignon 40% / Petit Verdot 10% — 5 years ago

Matt Sterr

8.9

Nicely textured, full rosé. 50/50 Sangiovese/Prugnolo Gentile. — 6 years ago

Jen

9.3

Norb bday dinner — 6 years ago

Sylvain Wilhelmy

9.1

Wow!!!! Super Pinot noir! — 7 years ago

Karyn Fricke

9.2

More special with a great group of friends. Very good cherry easy tannins. — 7 years ago

Steven K

9.3

Had at Christmas, the best rioja I've had. Plum and layers of flavor, the med+ tannins work fine to hold this together. Really good value still at $50. Rated #1wine of 2016 seems a little generous though. — 8 years ago

Jimmy Randall

9.0

Subtle tannins with a bold palate, terracotta colours — 9 years ago

Dade Thieriot

10

OMG--this old
#Latour is so massive that you could eat it with a fork!
One of the greatest vintages of the 20th century, and, even now, this wine has years of life ahead of it!
And to think that I used to work in a wine shop that had cases piled up ten high priced at $50 per bottle! #1959 — 10 years ago

with Petra and Wietske

Matt Sterr

8.9

Beautiful honey-amber color in the glass. Nose is a little hot with airplane glue and spice. Palate is much softer, still warm though with oak and loads of vanilla and spice. Nice neat, better with a few drops of spring water. — 10 years ago