Gunja Gargeshwari

9.1

Peat MONSTER! — 5 years ago

David Shaw

9.2

Purple, moderate plus pigment extraction. Floral and cherry notes in nose, not sure about black olive as someone else noted, but some herbal and barrel toast notes, yes. Flavors of cherry peel and berry with depth and length. A hint of black pepper in aftertaste after its been open an hour. Restrained acidity and alcohol, soft mouthfeel, tannins largely missing in action but not needed, just inexpressive or well hidden. Not a typical wine producer which is what makes them special; Michael typically puts his own spin on the wines he makes. Paired well with a hearty but light pork and tomato lasagna I made using a Cooks Illustrated recipe from their cookbook — 6 years ago

Sarah Milsow-Guenther

8.9

Pretty decent Cinsaut. Lots of ripe cherry , very smooth. Nice acidity. Best with food. Decent showing for a WA Cinsaut — 6 years ago

Jennifer Pletcher

9.2

Tastes like buttered popcorn! — 7 years ago

Chris Shott

9.0

Molten butterscotch on a frozen lake — 8 years ago

Matthew Sabato

9.2

Savage and sagacious. Day 1 animal and Day 3 complex savory and blue fruit goodness. — 9 years ago

Dewet Bisschoff

9.4

Follow the Line. Excellent blend. — 9 years ago

Kris Hysler

9.4

Staff tasted this at Market Table NYC. This wine is beautiful. The best of Beaujolais style and California in perfect harmony. Very fresh, bright and elegant gamay. Thank you Raj Parr, Duncan Arnot, and Nathan Roberts! — 10 years ago

speedy duncan

9.0

fruit forward crowd pleaser thanks @John H Duncan — 10 years ago

with John and Jane

Peter Lauzon

9.5

Very good — 11 years ago

Donald Mason

9.8

Under the radar grape! Norton...savage, well, don't know exactly what that means. ;) Try it and you may find out. Enjoy this at Chandler Hill winery in Defiance. — 13 years ago

David Shaw

9.0

Revisiting this before winter sets in... — 5 years ago

Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.3

I am not the biggest fan of a lot of CA Chardonnays but, I have come to fully embrace Arnot-Roberts, this vintage & terrior.

This is not a wine you want well chilled...better just under room temperature. When well chilled, it loses too much of its beauty & sheer elegance. Shows more CA Chardonnay structure/backbone with big green apple. When it is cold it does pair better with the Lattebusche Piave Vecchio...a drier, harder cheese. When it warms, the best choice is the Jasper Hill Farms soft, full cream. white, Harbison.

After it has warmed & had about a half-hour of air, the nose is rounded, lush & ruby. Sweet & sour lemon, green & golden apple, overripe pineapple, guava, green melon, kiwi with skin, lime candy, caramel, gentle, white spice, just a glimmer of, herbaceousness, chalk, grey volcanics, melted, brown butter with yellow flowers/lilies, jasmine, spring flowers with mixed greens.

The body is rich, lush and full, a touch gluey with good viscosity. Sweet & sour lemon, green & golden apple, overripe pineapple, guava, green melon, kiwi with skin, tangerine, lime candy, honeysuckle, caramel, cream, gentle, white spice, just a glimmer of, herbaceousness, chalk, grey volcanics, limestone, melted, brown butter with yellow flowers/lilies, jasmine, spring flowers with mixed greens. The acidity is phat, round and really well done. The rich, well balanced, elegant, long finish is delicious, settling into persistent, delicate white spice.

Just misses 94.

Photos of; Arnot-Roberts vineyard, staff at harvest and Duncan Arnot Meyers (left) and Nathan Roberts in their vineyard in Forestville, where they have Trousseau planted. — 6 years ago

Alain Dufois

9.8

Other worldy, immense length, fantastic Syrah. Impeccable balance — 7 years ago

Jonatan Dereke

8.9

Lots of honey, lemon juice and elderflower. With increasing temperature comes camomile. Very fresh and intense — 8 years ago

with Oscar, Evelina and 3 others

Keiran Kennedy

Wine Director The Veritas Group, Australia

9.4

Special juice. — 9 years ago

Lineu Paula

8.9

Notas de frutas maduras, especiarias doces, boa estrutura, taninos redondos, fácil de tomar. Safra 2013 em julho de 2016, no Bistrô Isadora Duncan, Florianópolis. — 9 years ago

Dave Wismer

9.4

Opened our autographed Ray Duncan bottled upon hearing of his death yesterday. Thanks for all the great wine. Life is a Cabernet. — 10 years ago

with Kim

Michael Wangbickler CWE DipWSET

President Drink Local Wine Inc, Educator Discover Wine & Spirits Academy

9.3

Surprise Bordeaux blend from SOuth Africa. #texsom — 11 years ago

Steve Matthiasson

Owner/Winemaker Matthiasson Wines

10

Classic Duncan Meyers wine--earthy, electric, black, deep, fresh, greenish, edgy, great wine. — 13 years ago

David Kingsley

9.1

$10.99 on sale. Very rich, flavorful and no harsh after taste. Great to pear with a hearty dinner or charcuterie board. Perfect for a fall night. — 5 years ago

Katie Davis

9.5

So light, juicy and earthy. Great chilled — 6 years ago

David Shaw

9.0

My fourth and last bottle of the vintage. Call me a fan... — 6 years ago

K S

9.1

Very Good Cheap Wine @ Savage Legion Bargo! With D & B — 6 years ago

Matt Perlman

9.3

Savage grace. If you want to take a walk on the wild side, but in the most elegant way possible, this is for you. Violets, animal, plums, cherries, dried herbs. Tannins firm but playing a supporting role. A pleasure to follow the evolution over an hour or two. It’s officially fall weather here in NYC so thoughts are turning to southern France... — 7 years ago

Katie Kosiboski

9.0

Excellent as slush. — 9 years ago

Willie Carter

9.2

Just an outstanding pour from a small production Washington winery. Gorgeous nose of red berries, floral notes, and less herb than I expected. This is a young, delicate wine that is quite Loire-ish in structure. Strawberries, cherries, plums, and herbs. Wonderful, wonderful acidity with plenty of greenness. I hope you don't love your Franc overoaked because this ain't it. Fresh is the word of the day here. This reminds me how much I love Cab Franc. — 9 years ago

Raul Puga

8.9

Great value. Killer fruit. Very smooth — 10 years ago

Anthony Lombardi

9.2

One of the winemakers really changing the conversation in Washington. Shows the red fruited side of Cabernet very well. Get to know #savagegrace. — 11 years ago

Kevin O'Connor

10

Probably the best cabernet I have ever had. The '08 is really good but this blows it away! Word is this is the last vintage made by Duncan Arnot Meyers, get yourself some of this juice! — 11 years ago