Caitlin Elizabeth

9.1

Delicious Texas wine! — 8 years ago

Thomas Adalbert

9.2

Louis recommendation. Top draw — 9 years ago

Jeffrey Long

9.1

Malt, licorice, and coriander on the nose, creamy round mouthfeel. Malt and licorice dominate the flavor profile, with less coriander than I recall from previous bottles. A bit thin in body. Cigar is an Arturo Fuente Reserva Xtra Viejo Anejo. Fantastic draw with rich leather and deep cognac complexity evident from the aged wrapper. Nice spice on the aftertaste. Cigar is a 9.7. — 9 years ago

Dave Harris

9.3

Rocky Patel 15th Anniversary Maduro. Robusto size. Wrapper is milk chocolate in color, a few veins running through the leaves. Box-pressed for an outstanding tight pack. Smell is leather, black pepper and chocolate. Nice draw, lots of thick smoke produced. Flavor is elephant hide, dry hay, dark chocolate, and espresso beans. Full flavored. Really nice complexity and overall a highly enjoyable smoke. — 9 years ago

Vinay Bhavnani

9.5

Light in the nose. Blackberry jam. Hint of vanilla.. Juicy. Cranberry acidity on the finish. Good balance. The draw to this wine is about the finish. Oaky for sure. — 10 years ago

C Urganci

9.2

Lucky draw from the cellar! — 11 years ago

Matté

Manager The Wine Cellars

9.3

Top draw Blau — 11 years ago

Shawn R

9.0

Hailing from the Lonestar State of Texas this winery is about 40 minutes north of me. Fruit comes from the Texas High Plains AVA which covers about 8 million acres located near Lubbock TX. To me, drinks more like a New World Pinot Noir. Smoked meats and bing cherry nose. Mouth fills with crisp acidity, red cherries, bramble and dash of cigar tobacco. Light on the front of the palate with the punch coming on the back. Bittersweet chocolate and ganache play out for a long finish. Great local wine with even better people behind the label. — 8 years ago

Charles Garrison

9.3

Yum...life can be soo good...enticing, dark fruits that draw you in and holds you tight — 9 years ago

Erik Helms

Sommelier/Wine & Beer Buyer Whole Foods Oakland

9.1

This DOCG Gallura Vermentino is a great example of place. Aromatic, citrusy, & slightly nutty. Almonds, jasmine, acidity, & and a sea like salinity draw out the expressive finish. — 9 years ago

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Tom Wilkinson

9.0

Great zin with lovely finish. Awesome tasting room and patio with views. — 10 years ago

Daron Watson

9.5

Solid Wine. If "First Growth" I'd draw comparisons to Haut Brion...and then blended with a Cali Cult — 10 years ago

Paul Beck

9.1

Crisp taste with apple, pear and fresh cut grass. Short finish is he only draw back. Very tasty. Drank it with seared ahi tuna. Great pairing — 11 years ago

Ian Burrows

Sommelier Atelier Crenn

9.7

Opened up over 2 hours to express amazing mineral texture. Beautiful weight and focused finish. Bright, youthful. Difficult not to draw comparisons to Corton-Charlemagne. — 12 years ago

Paul T HB

9.6

More fruit forward than the 10, but not sure if thats a good thing or not🤔 can't pick a fav, its a draw — 8 years ago

Aaron Tan

9.3

Dang! Delicious. Needed some time to open up. Have to agree that it drinks a lot like a Chablis. Lovely minerality, great acid drive, lime, grapefruit, lemongrass, honeysuckle, subtle vanilla notes.

First Cotat. Don't think it's unfair to compare it with a Dageneau, albeit prematurely (really need to be drinking more Cotat). Feel like it's like Chablis vs Chassange-Montrachet or smth. Cotat's more precise, elegant and Dageneau's (entry) more expressive, richer almost. AB needed to draw more conclusions. — 9 years ago

Jace Hostvedt

8.9

Exellent Bordeaux blend with a nice clean buzz. Spicy pepper charcoal and plumb notes delight the senses and the unique flavors have an enjoyable long draw. — 9 years ago

Mark Cartland

9.3

Cedar, balsa wood, and nutmeg draw you in, but a burst of cranberries, strawberries, and lively acidity keep you sipping. This wine also offers a nice mineral, stony dimension and a cafe au lait finish. — 10 years ago

Is

9.1

A sharp, tight wine. Aroma of young rose buds, cherries, hint of fresh cut herbs and vanilla. Some dark red fruit in the mid palate. Powerful tannins. Mild acidity. Long, somewhat bitter finish. This wine is shy and beautiful. The subtle flavors and aromas draw you in and leave you wanting more. — 10 years ago

Ed Merrison

9.1

Vibrant purple with a pretty pronounced nose which is, to me, very primary, young and attractive. A couple of registers to it: strawberry and raspberry, but seemingly on a different plane, blackberry bush and black plum. There's a leafy quality but not in an unripe way; it's a warm, ripe and inviting bouquet. Medium bodied and deep on the palate, a vertical spectrum of bright reds and briary black fruits, perhaps a touch of dusted chocolate and fennel but overall it's velvet cloaked, delicious fruit. It feels very youthful, but the time I spend with this the more I love the layers. The tannins are superfine dust, the acid working so well to draw the fruit to a long finish. Really quite quietly delicious, with a very tasty future. — 11 years ago