Sipping Fine Wine

9.2

Began as a dream of 2 friends, Ed Selyem & Burt Williams, who pursued weekend winemaking as a hobby in 1979 in a garage in Forestville, CA, and made their first commercial vintage in 1981. Ruby with complex aromas of black & red berries with subtle spice scents. On the palate cherry and strawberry with citrus, cacao, vanilla spice and toasty notes. Aged on French Oak, well balanced, savory, round tannins, lingering nicely ending with some earthy mineral tone, OR style. Has room to age. Very nice! — 8 years ago

Martin G Rivard

9.8

@David L this is the back of the bottle. — 9 years ago

Chad Bowman

Sales LDF Sales

9.5

L'Anglore from Cali?? @Hardy Wallace — 10 years ago

Chris Bensick

9.1

With everything but the kitchen sink going into this white wine, what you get is a surprise-- a bottle with its own character, even though no grape is predominating. Everything is together with nice acidity and depth. Good as an aperitif or as a food wine. Congrats to Hardy for pulling it off! — 10 years ago

Charles Garrison

9.2

Bright red, tart fruits...just keeps getting better as the night progressed...another winner from Ed — 10 years ago

Dave Wismer

9.0

Kim got a book so we're trying to up our Aussie game a bit. Nice start with this smooth drinking Shiraz. Crickey, what a little beauty. — 10 years ago

with Kim

Eric Urbani

9.4

Ed Rugg has been making this exceptional Cab from Stags Leap fruit since 2005. Excellent value wine. — 11 years ago

with Stephen

Emp Ty

9.3

Very refined, delicious shiraz. — 11 years ago

Amy Lieberfarb

9.9

Bucher Vineyard rocks and so does winemaker Ed Thralls. Pinot with great sense of place, dark cherries, earthiness, with deep rich color . good blend of the fruit side and earth too. — 12 years ago

Christian Termini

10

Questo vino rappresenta l'eccellenza per due particolari motivi: il primo è la sua qualità indiscutibile classe ed eleganza finezza e persistenza; il secondo motivo che poi secondo non lo è questo è il primo vino che ho bevuto con te cuoricino mio ❤️❤️❤️ — 13 years ago

Jamil C Williams

General Manager at Silverlake Wine

9.5

The Camillion. @Shiverick_Wines — 13 years ago

Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.3

I Coravin-ed this bottle awhile ago. I put it back as it wasn’t drinking as I would have hoped. A couple of months later and it’s come around nicely. I been doing short term and longer term tests of Coravin bottles. As much as I love my Coravin, I am a little more skeptical of their research that states their bottles will hold up 9 years after their first Coravin. I believe the Coravin help develop this 04 a little sooner. It’s drinking nicely without food tonight. On the nose; dark currants, expresso, black olive tapenade, cedar, tobacco, sweet soft leather, vanilla, blackberries, dark cherries, black raspberries, baked black plum, plum, an array of blue fruit mix, light cinnamon, clove, medium spice, mocha chocolate, dark chocolate, stones, rich, moist black earth and dark decayed florals & fresh violets. The palate is medium full. The tannins are not quite 50% resolved. After it opens up with a half-hour in the glass, it’s like velvet in the mouth. The structure, tension, length and balance are starting to develop into a very good place. However, there are many, many years of aging to go. The fruits are ruby, ripe; blackberries, dark cherries, black raspberries, baked black plum and strawberries. Expresso, black olive tapenade, cedar, tobacco, sweet soft leather, tobacco, menthol, graphite, anise, vanilla, light cinnamon, clove, medium spice, mocha chocolate, dark chocolate, dry stems, crushed rocks with dry top soil, stones, rich, moist black earth, volcanic minerals, and dark decayed florals. The acidity is very good for what was deemed a ho-hum vintage. The long finish is; rich, ruby, gorgeous and lasts well over two minutes. I am enjoying it a lot tonight but will still wait another 10 years to open another. I believe at that point, it has all the potential to merit an outstanding score. When I tasted this at the UGC in Bordeaux fresh into bottle, I thought it was one of the top three wines of the day. In the right photo, you get a full sense where the wine gets it’s stoney & rich, dark earthiness. — 8 years ago

Justin Hurst

9.6

Shooting the "Brèze" OR "This wine is well Rougeard-ed". — 10 years ago

Martin G Rivard

9.5

Another hit at the end of the evening. An awesome 100 pointer. Ed Snyder's Beau Vigne wines are always impressive — 10 years ago

Sharon MacAlpine

9.7

You're supposed to share it??? — 10 years ago

Tomi Mikkonen

9.2

Harvinaisen hyvä shiraz. Ostan uudelleen. — 11 years ago

Marc Stubblefield

Wine Sales at Vino Carta and Kogod Wine Merchant

9.2

I'm not sure how @Hardy Wallace gets so much flavor and complexity packed into something that is as light and graceful as this. Cranberry, rhubarb, rocks, earth and mushroom. Orange zest. Smoked meat. I need too figure out how to not drink these for a while, to see what they become. — 11 years ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.6

First Hardy Wallace wine. Wild, inviting nose. Berry, velvet. Niceness. Juicy and ripe. So drinkable. Awesome. Nice job, homie. — 12 years ago

with Nick and Hardy

Alessandro Rossi

9.5

1995 ... che grande bicchiere ! Vorrei non finisse mai , la versione è magnum , elegante e pieno, acidità ed equilibrio ai massimi livelli ! — 13 years ago

Scott Rowe

9.0

SILVER
Good effort from Hardy's — 9 years ago

Giammichele Grieco

9.3

Un inno all'equilibrio ed all'eleganza — 9 years ago

Bobby Gilbane

9.2

Had the delicious privilege of introducing a dear friend to this wine. Changed his whole perspective on shit. "Wow...what is this again and where can I buy it?" @Hardy Wallace you've done it again. — 9 years ago

Tom Gordon

9.8

This is a fabulous wine with toasted oak, chocolate, dark fruit and silky tannins. Nice soft and structured finish. Just received my allocation of the 2013 Brand and I am fighting the urge to open a bottle now. Great job Ed and Deb. — 10 years ago

with Gregory

Greg Ballington

Co-Founder of Millennial Drinkers Wine Blog

9.2

First time trying Dirty and Rowdy, very excited!! Very interesting right off the bat, no staining on the cork at all and and such an interesting color out of the bottle. Very light red with brownish hues. Nose was full of floral notes and a little nuttiness. Bright and crisp acidity, so elegant. Slight minerality near the finish, which is long and lingering. Moderate tannins (6/10) that grips starting mid to end palate. Very impressed and so happy we got on their allocation list. Thanks Hardy, Kate, Matt and Amy!!! You guys are doing great things out there! Drink till 2028. — 10 years ago

with India

Mark Morgan

9.2

Simply delightful @Hardy Wallace — 11 years ago

Emil

9.1

Indense dark fruit, oak. Very good. — 11 years ago

Gabe Barkley

9.2

2014
I tried to keep my hands off... @Hardy Wallace Good thing I Have 7 more! — 11 years ago

Furthermore Pinot Noir

10

Ed Kurtzman knows how to make wine! — 12 years ago

Ann Troussieux

9.5

Really nice not too sweet full enough big fan of Ed Kurtzman — 13 years ago

Frank Lancia

8.9

$5 world market — 13 years ago