Marc Stubblefield

Wine Sales at Vino Carta and Kogod Wine Merchant

9.2

Whole cluster, no sulfur, 100% delicious. This is SBC pinot I can get behind. Yes, it's being led by beautiful pomegranate fruit, but it's in lovely tension with herby/earthy/minerality. Outstanding and fully delicious now, I wonder what this will be like in a few years. No idea. — 8 years ago

Ashley Royal

9.1

Emirates lounge Dubai...and you wonder why I say Delta sucks! — 8 years ago

Paul T HB

9.0

Had pizza stuck in my head since I woke up, I wonder why?
Not bad for a friday domino's run, reco from total wine store, have to throw them a bone now & then, normally shoot them down, but she looked so sad, — 9 years ago

Kirsty Elliott

9.1

What a treat! Through the wonder of #coravin I was able to taste a glass of this ripe black fruit powerhouse. It's aged beautifully. — 9 years ago

Greg Sorensen

9.2

Such a great Ardanza. Fruit acidity and all the classic tertiary magic. I wonder if today's Ardanza's will age with such grace. I miss the old school label too. — 9 years ago

George Hesse

8.9

Had at Palo on Disney Wonder. Unmemorable — 10 years ago

with Jennifer

Garrett Dale

9.1

Makes me wonder why more people don't drink Riojas when this is probably better than the majority of mediocre cabs, merlot, Pinot, etc for the same price. — 11 years ago

Gibson Campbell

9.0

Black fruit licorice and fierce tannin. Wonder if it was blended w some Syrah or Carignan. Needs decanting and food. Tar component worked well w osso buco — 8 years ago

Steve Anderson

9.3

Eighth bottle. Some variation, but most have been stellar. This one was obviously well stored - good fill and perfect cork. Still drinking very well and showing ageability of Santa Barbara wines. Drink at cellar temp. — 8 years ago

Andrew Reetz

9.1

A biodynamic wonder! — 9 years ago

Mason Balistreri

Sommelier, International Wine Guild; Balistreri Vineyard; Sales, Joy Wine and Spirits

9.1

Not as much oak as I was expecting, but tons of juice-like fruit. I wonder if they micro-oxidize? This is a wine that lacks risk, but is a safe bet if you don't care about terroir. — 9 years ago

Charles Fairbanks

9.5

You drink this and wonder why anyone would ever pay what they do for Cliquot. Textured, dry, always easy to drink — 9 years ago

T SZYMAN

9.3

Warm up with this wonder. — 10 years ago

Gary Fenstra

9.0

Huh. This is the last bottle at Stalzy's. I wonder who drank most of this? — 10 years ago

Eric Egan

9.2

Super-weird bottle. Mid-shoulder, crumbly cork, and the colour of freshly pressed strawberry juice - extremely pale as slightly cloudy! The immediate scent was quite off-putting but after 30 minutes it stormed back! Scents of autumn mulch, burning vine roots, sour cherries, and raspberry compote. A weird sourness and heady acidity on the front of the palette but it still keeps together well. Clearly badly kept but still really interesting to drink! A true testament to The quality of Mouton under the stewardship of the late Baron. I wonder if this is what some of the better kept bottles might be like in 100 years' time!? — 8 years ago

Dock Hooks

9.1

So, while NYE is shining its face of glam and glitter, this old-school favorite blue-jean lady miniskirted her way into my night with dark skin memorably imprinting shear silk as her long legs grab and dance. Very interesting wild-wood nose showing rabbit tobacco, recently barned and stacked hay dripping with spilled plum against new oak adding resin grabbing blueberry all playing with a night fire-funnel warming and suggesting another swig that goes chocolate then back to the berries lingering and seductively clinging -"Ohhh it makes me wonder, what's going on, under, the...." Balanced and beautiful, needing an acid hit to find Nirvana .., that written, drink it up, down, .... — 8 years ago

Ned Gray Creed

9.6

Birth Year! Happy belated celebration to me. I enjoyed this lots lots lots. Started off locked down but then turned into subtle fruit. Soft wonder on the tongue. Drank over a 2 hour span. Could have let it sit in the glass another 1-2 hours. — 9 years ago

with Sean

Michelle Ballen

9.8

This wine is insanely delicious - and affordable! — 9 years ago

with Brett

Adam Wills

9.3

Another score from Paris, drinking now in Amsterdam. Wonder how it pairs with Mushrooms ;) — 10 years ago

Mitch Cahoon

Sommelier/Wine Director Petra's Bistro & Wine Bar

9.6

Wonder if it's possible for Napa to taste like this anymore? — 10 years ago