Tom Kobylarz

9.1

Not surprisingly open, though that is mostly due to mother nature making 2006 a somewhat difficult vintage and small crop and thus the wine wears the elegance and refinement very well on a style that is already beautifully elegant. Red raspberry, cherry, and sweet licorice aromas and flavors complement a very open and easy drinking fresh Port.
#vesuvio #douro #port #symington — 9 years ago

with Miguel

Jim Westby

9.3

Old, non-vintage (in a 73 cl bottle). I'll speculate and say a blend of the abundant, successful 70 and the difficult short crop 71. In any case, delicious, ethereal, and could only be Rioja. — 10 years ago

Jonathan Troutman

Wine Blogger Jonathan Troutman

8.9

Savory and smokey bacon. Syrah might be Humboldt's 2nd best crop. — 10 years ago

Purple Wine Company

10

The 2011 vintage in Cariñena was hot and dry, with yields up to ten percent lower than average. The smaller crop gave the grapes more time to ripen on the vine, with harvest ten days later than typical. The village of Paniza enjoyed an even longer growing season than neighbors in lower, hotter elevations, with excellent flavor development in the grapes. Harvest took place from mid-­‐September through the end of October. After harvest, the grapes were destemmed, crushed and fermented primarily in stainless steel tanks. Grapes from lower elevations went through a cold maceration for several days to extract aromatics and berry fruit flavors, while grapes from the higher elevations were sent directly to the fermenter for an extended fermentation to preserve the intensity of flavor in the old vine grapes. The wine was aged for 6 months in a combination of French and American oak barrels for additional roundness and texture. The wine tastes of ripe, juicy wild strawberry, red cherry and blackberry framed by supple tannins. Floral notes of violet and rose petal complement the oak notes of mocha and vanilla on the finish.Try Alto Cinco with roasted meats & poultry or hearty fish stews. With crispness and silky tannins, it’s delightful paired with tomato dishes such as classic Catalan grilled bread with tomatoes, garlic and olive oil or simply on its own. — 11 years ago

John Sears

9.7

Really great classic in an underrated vintage; small crop but superior quality definitely as good general health but I think better concentration obviously depending the properties and the winemaking but generally a good vintage .... — 11 years ago

Anthony Filiberti

Winemaker Knez Winery & Anthill Farms

9.6

First crop from Knez block between Demuth and Cerise. Very happy with this. — 11 years ago

Willem Booij

9.7

Perfect wine! They used only 45% off the total crop and choose for perfect grapes, how right this was! — 12 years ago

Mitchell Mulder

10

Outstanding, the cream of the crop from The Best Brewery in the USA — 12 years ago

Puerto Rico Wine News

9.9

Cream of the crop. What a nose. All is in place — 12 years ago

Rajat Parr

Founder Sandhi Wines & Domaine de la Côte, Evening Lands Vineyards, Seven Springs & Maison l'Oree

9.7

Just the BEST!
A rare bottling. Produced from the second crop. — 9 years ago

David Moore

9.5

Very tiny production from the Brunori family. In 2013 the crop was much smaller, however, very concentrated. Reminds me of a theoretical blend of well-farmed Chinon, and well-farmed Morgon. — 10 years ago

Tobias Mattsson

9.4

Its time. Right now to drink this Wonderful Wine. Fruity, good crop and perfect length — 10 years ago

James Hart

9.9

Broken strawberries beaten with a bleeding leather riding crop. Ridiculous. — 10 years ago

with Paul

Kristen Murphy Caldecutt

Community Manager SevenFifty

9.8

This was dessert, honey, peachy confection. A bit of the tiny auslesen crop from 2013. — 11 years ago

Mark Cochard

Sommelier phillywine.com, Chaddsford Winery

9.8

Great intensity and texture, some pan the overall Rose crop of wines from 2013, but this trumps the naysayers. — 11 years ago

Scott Barber

Wine Educator Meadowood Napa Valley

9.1

Cover crop bubbles. — 11 years ago

Will Harbin

9.8

How do I correct the vintage? The app made me crop the photo. It's a 1995, btw — 12 years ago

Greg Ovalle

9.6

This vineyard had their entire crop destroyed by hail so 35+ local vineyards all chipped in and contributed grapes for this vintage -- great story and great dry rose — 12 years ago

Christopher & Sarah Vandendriessche

Winemaker Elizabeth Spencer Wines

9.6

The first wine my father Henri Vandendriessche made from White Rock's first modern crop of Merlot. this was the last bottle! Still fruity and excellent, drinking strongly now and could have aged longer. — 12 years ago

Daniel Zechmeister

9.6

Smooth, full-bodied IPA made every fall to celebrate the new crop of hops. Fresh hops make this a great tasting beer. — 12 years ago

Stephanie Schultheiss

10

This is the cream of the crop at this vineyard — 9 years ago

Kent Waliser

8.9

This PV is from Dionysus Vineyard. It was the first crop. I am glad I waited this long to try it. Would have gone much longer with acidity and tannin. Big structure but fruit comes through. Vintages after this have been fruitier more rounded. Fun to drink. — 10 years ago

Claus Von Jaffa

9.1

First nose brings fresh a dark fruit introduction which after first taste is tightly rounded with a beautiful balance of graphite, bullwhip leather and a bit of cocoa. We always love our 2005 Medoc crop and this sample us an extremely pleasant drinking bottle. The balance is what strikes me most here, spice box Jerry is in the house as well, but every flavor has a role all brought together in a smooth unity. I will rate a 91 at a great $20 pricepoint. — 10 years ago

Scott Wren

9.7

Elegant and refined with perfect acidity. Started with some green fuck upon opening but it dissipated quickly. Promise is that this evolves in the glass over 2 hours to display real power. Also everything in Burgundy will be 2xs as expensive starting in 2012 cause of crop damage c — 10 years ago

Eric L.

9.1

Celebrating today's release of the new crop of Quivet Cabs. — 11 years ago

John Sears

9.7

Really nice, underrated vintage especially in Pomerol, small crop but exceptional fruit, naturally overshadowed be 1982's .... — 11 years ago

Andrew Lampasone

Owner Wine Watch Selections

9.0

A short crop but many said they managed to make very gods wines — 11 years ago

Michael Anton

9.8

So nice! A bright, decent minerality, fruity wine from Forstreiter. This cream of Kremstal's crop is yet another Monika Caha selection that has hit the perfect chord with me. Delightful from start to finish. — 12 years ago

Andrew Lampasone

Owner Wine Watch Selections

9.4

A good amount of ripe cherry red current very forward notes different vineyard site 50 /35/15 cab merlot pv. The third crop off this vineyard site planted on 2003/04/05. Very smooth and round on the tongue notes of toasty oak spice very forward and seductive with great freshness and long finish. Finish 45+ most excellent — 12 years ago

Michael Patterson

9.8

Both wines are great tasting. I am blessed to live in a region where grapes have become the leading crop instead of tobacco. — 12 years ago