Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.4

A great vintage and stupidly good with Hedy’s Melted Racklette Confit Potatoes with smoked olive oil. What a pair!!!

If you enjoy this young, over chill and decant one hour. It needs it and it vastly improves.

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January 22nd notes apply. — 8 years ago

with James and Christina

Gwendolyn Smith

9.2

Dry not fruity — 9 years ago

Scott Wren

9.0

A big white with oak notes and a bit tannic. Quince and lime. A Robert Parker fav. Not a fan. — 9 years ago

Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.1

The wine was double decanted and we tasted it after three hours later. On the nose, a touch of pepper, soft spices, blueberries, blackberries, dark cherries, cherries, black raspberries, black plums, rich dark soils, light vanilla and fresh and decayed dark soils. The 2011 is very lean. It tasted like it had 10-12 years of bottle age rather than it's 6. Not to say that the 11 is turning just yet, but I certainly don't believe this is going to be a long cellar vintage. Soft fruits of; blackberries, black cherries, blueberries, black raspberries, black plum, cinnamon, nutmeg, vanilla, crushed dry rock powder, very soft leather, mid intensity volcanic minerals, lightly brewed coffee, strawberries come on later and acidity that could be better. The 2011 is not going to hold up as many of the other Insignia vintages do. It's already not as rich and full bodied as other vintages at 6 years of age. On the long finish, it's already showing some fig, date and prune qualities. Photos of their big dinning room and some wildly fragrant white roses on the back terrace. — 9 years ago

Patrick Downes

8.9

Not for me — 10 years ago

John Fiehrer

9.1

Nice dark fruit nutty combo, remains light, not heavy — 11 years ago

Damned Canasian

9.4

Crisp and light. A touch of oak but not overbearing like Californian whites. Wonderful summer wine. — 11 years ago

The fly

9.3

Love me some Nebbiolo grape. This is a bossman wine. If you're not a bossman, do not bother drinking this. BIG grape and strawberry on the nose. Big strong tannins, like a bull market, but the wine version. — 12 years ago

Miguel de Leon

Service Director/Wine Educator Casa Mono

9.5

So delicious. Waxy and creamy and appley. The more you let it sit in your glass the more personality it gets. This wine wants to party but not at a club because it's classy like that. — 12 years ago

Ian Burrows

Sommelier Atelier Crenn

9.7

Do ridiculously youthful..... Not really starting to develop 2nd-ary chrctrs — 13 years ago

Andrew Olsen

9.3

Had the White blend not the Red, but it’s not on Delectable I guess. Very lovely wine. Would do just about anything to get my hands on more. 👌🏻 — 8 years ago

Sipping Fine Wine

9.3

A classic Bordeaux style blend, (older vintages omitted Petit Verdot). Aged for 19 months in French Oak. Deep purple with Ruby edges, aromas of fresh berry fruits with cedar and spice. On the palate cherry, blackberry and blueberry fruit, with sweet and savory oak notes. Drinking well for a 2015, needs decanting. Tannins were smooth and firm, with flinty cacao on the long finish. Faust wines do not disappoint, even when young. Nice! AFav! — 8 years ago

Sergio Gamiz

9.4

Perfect time to drink. I do not believe it will get better with more age. — 9 years ago

Luke Coddington

9.3

$20 on sale. Blueberry, blackberry, and minerally. Great intensity, thick but not in an over the top jammy way. Not sweet up front. Improved from an hour or two of decanting, but still a little hot. — 9 years ago

Jeroen Koenen

8.9

Strawberries, cherries, black pepper, cinnamon, chocolate, warm liquorlike finish. Very nice. But not top drawer, mainly because the balance and integration of fruity sweetness, spicy complexity and alcoholic content should be better — 10 years ago

Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.3

The 13 is starting to soften a bit. I have a case of this and I generally do not buy more than six bottles of most wines. Just too much good wine to own. However, this has all the making of a superstar. The concentration is incredible. All beautiful dark ripe fruit, beautiful tannins and acidity. Mid red fruits pull up the rear. Nice leather, underbrush, cocoa powder, soft rich minerals and a polished long finish. This could easily end up being the best Napa Cabernet they've made. Exceeding some of their older Insignia's. Can't wait to open this in 10-15 years. — 10 years ago

Andrew Willingham

8.9

Slightly sour/watery feel. Helped cut through buttery crab, but would not have wanted to drink solo or more than one glass. — 11 years ago

Charlie Beatty

Buyer wineworksonline.com

9.7

If you really want to see what Roar Pinot Noir is about? Try their Santa Lucia Highland Vineyard! Awesome juice. The 2013 is the complete package . I have it on my club level which is my Best Price at 42.98 the Reg Price 54.99... Do not miss here!!! I love the 2013 even better than 2012. YUP Big Statement! You try and let me know. CB 97.. — 11 years ago

Michael Hildbold

9.5

Love Do Ferreiro. They have a special cuvée only available at the winery from 250 year old Albariño vines, but it's not this one. 2012. — 12 years ago

with Kathy

Missi Leclerc

9.9

Easy going, good body, fruity but not sweet, blends well with many foods — 14 years ago

Tone Poke

9.0

Rich, not too oaky — 8 years ago

Mark Flesher

9.4

Gooseberry, bramble, violets, hint of sage. This is a full-bodied Merlot. However, the middle picks up a cola note but doesn't really go to a chocolate like the 2010 and 2012 had more of a tendency to do. This one really did not have a ton of acidity nor did it really have a ton of tannin to resolve. There was definitely enough tartrate in the bottle though! I really look for this one to continue aging quite nicely for another 10 to 15 years. But oh man, this one is drinking pretty darn nice right now. — 8 years ago

"Odedi"

9.0

Deep purple in color with a dark purple rim.

Beautiful nose of blueberries, sweet black plums, black currants, cedar, earth, vanilla, licorice, cloves, spices, graphite, chocolates, mocha, smoke, dark coffee and peppercorn.

Full bodied and smooth with medium acidity and long legs.

Dry and fruity on the palate with plums, sweet strawberries, cherries, currants, oak, spices, earth, vanilla, cloves, tobacco, coffee, chocolates and peppercorn.

Long finish with round tannins and tangy cranberries.

This is a very enjoyable red wine from Portugal, with a nice mouthfeel. Nicely balanced with mild complexity and a tangy ending.

Needs 90 minutes to open up properly and show some tannins, but drinkable right out of the bottle.

Peaking now. Not one for long term aging. I really liked the nose here. Good by itself or with food. I paired it with goat cheese and nuts.

Aged for 12 months in Oak barrels.

14% alcohol by volume.
$20 — 9 years ago

Sergio Licea

9.7

Mulberry, blueberry compote, white pepper, game, violets, balsamic, sun dried tomatoes, rust, dried mint. Rounded acid/minimal smooth velvet tannin balance, medium bodied, juicy-silky texture, long fruity-floral finish. Gamay-like in aromatics, fruit forward midpalate with enough structure to handle red meats while not overpowering seafood or white meats. Quaffable in its youth, gains texture and finesse with age. — 10 years ago

Andrew Townley

9.1

Not as much of a favorite as the regular blend, but very good. Might've been skewed a bit with the BBQ sauce and the chili sauce, so will need a second go. — 10 years ago

BurgundyFan

9.0

Ok not major — 11 years ago

Keith Levenberg

9.6

Opens up with busy, detailed aromatics though also with quite a beastly amount of tannin that puts this probably about a decade away from primetime, for my tastes. Even so, it delivers quite an engaging and dynamic performance today. It has deep, black-pitched flavors with a touch of cedar and gravel, but not so much like the famous 'lead pencil' of the northern end of Pauillac - for some reason this feels almost more like a St.-Julien to me, kind of reminiscent of a Leoville-Barton with a bit more sinewy muscle. And then, about three hours in, it announces, "Hey, by the way, this is what a first growth can do," and those muscular tannins almost in an instant turn exquisitely refined, liquid cashmere. — 11 years ago

Guy Davies

9.2

Very harmonious. Does not taste young nor old. Fruit is relatively bright. Definite fruitcake aspect with lovely subtle spice. No heat, imagine would be fine for another 20 years without too much difficulty. Perhaps no real fireworks but in a very lovely place at the moment — 11 years ago

Justin Erickson

10

Any words I try to put to this wine would not do it justice. Can't wait to try the '10. Will be cellaring the '06s for another decade. — 12 years ago

David Kuchar

9.3

not sure what im saying here. maybe wine handicaps men? lets go with that — 13 years ago

with Alex, Kevin and 2 others