Anthony Eacuello

9.4

My first endeavor into the Nero Di Troia grape. A very solid introduction into Southern Italian wine. Dark cherry and raspberry with a smooth finish that makes you ponder within the void of self-reflection. Even with my elementary understanding of wine, I can confidently say this is a phenomenal wine. — 2 months ago

Tree Kilpatrick

8.9

Very high pigment in there. Dark purple/black. Smells heady and dense. Earthy with a hint of blackberry pie crossed with winery. Flavors are classic for Petite Sirah. Licorice or the black and ‘grape’ type. (There were these 3ft ropes flavored grape at my elementary school). Bit of smoke too. More fruit than funk style though. This is a great affordable Petite from a cool locale. I’d recommend it if you like big reds (and can find it). — 2 years ago

Edward Nelson

9.5

Vacation bottle from trip to Lac Vieux Desert last week. I don’t remember all the nuances, but it was very good. — 3 years ago

Neil Shah

9.3

Excellent wine, perfectly aged - and a great way to celebrate my boy’s elementary school graduation with his birth year wine. (He didn’t partake, fwiw) — 4 years ago

Tom Casagrande

9.2

From French Basque Country. I’m no cider expert, but I like this. Earthy nose, like the smell of old apple trees I remember smelling in the backyard of a friend of mine in elementary school in like 1970. Lots of complex flavors, so much so it’s hard to place this as apple based. Slight sweetness in the nice finish. — 3 months ago

Bryan Hopkins

9.1

Beautifully complex. The nose reminds me oddly of aromas from elementary school: pencil eraser, chalk dust, perhaps even pencil lead, plus some sour dill pickle. The taste is intensely vegetal: the same dill pickle comes through with tomatillo and other green flavors, ending with a peppery finish. — 3 years ago

Ellen Clifford

9.2

At risk of sounding weird, which obvi I’m gonna take because I am weird, this wine feels like an after school snack. So much golden raisins, dried orange peel and graham cracker. In elementary school I always hated golden raisins and got embarrassed in I ended up with raisins of any sort in my lunch because it seemed to scream NERD (and my friend Eliza told me they reminded her of cockroaches). Well F*#k peer pressure to be cool, which includes both snacking on dried fruits and adoring sweet wine. It’s not unctuous but is rich but not cloying. It does have those dried fruit and graham cracker after school notes plus some citrus and mayhaps there’s even a hazelnut and acacia blossom nearby? Pairs with mincemeat pie. — 4 years ago

Seth Masterson

9.1

The oak really stands out in this one. On one hand I think 'Too much what are you trying to hide or make up for?' and on the other hand I think 'This was daring but it worked!'.
Let me put it another way: It's too much oak for me to enjoy the bottle but it's a wood punch that makes me enjoy the glass over many other Pinot's I've had recently.
As they used to say in elementary school 'You get an E for effort' — a year ago

Nick

9.1

WHOA. Melted butter and elementary school pencil box on the nose. Taste of butter, mocha and spices. This is THE most interesting cab sav I’ve had to date and I’m thrilled about it. — 3 years ago

Jan de Weerd

9.4

Received all these Bordeaux futures I had ordered a few years ago this week, so I thought I better get with it. This 8 year old Bordeaux blend from the Margaux area was great. All this nice deep dark dusty earth flavors transported me to the dungeons where they probably stored the wine …. at least in my imagination 😋. We drank it too quick as it kept evolving and expressing itself more and more as time progressed. Paired great with now our favorite Havarti cheese from Denmark (really hard to admit for a Dutchman as we all pledged the allegiance to Gouda cheese at elementary school). Cheers! — 3 years ago

with Tammy