Christian McLeod

9.0

Straight up good wine. Lots of fruit - but not too much jam. — 7 years ago

with Thandi and Martin

TheSkip

9.2

This wine made me think of all the different reasons we buy wine. Especially to buy in some quantity and especially "blind" not ever tasted it.

This hit a lot of the marks for me:
- visceral appeal based on my previous (and maybe current love) for the Elephant Six collective. I suppose that there is wine in homage to this makes me officially old.
- inaugural vintage. I love to get in on the ground floor of things
- recommendation of a trusted friend. @Greg Ballington is a steady hand in his thoughts and writings. His scores mean something. So a solid 9.2 was reason to act! Far better than my ramblings which are more fit for the back of the napkin to be tossed at the end of the eve.
- label. Yes. I do judge by the label. This is totally in my style.

This is a very nice wine! In the glass, there was the tell tale purple rim. Explosively fragrant with a melange of cedar and blackberry. I found the palate not exceptionally complex, but the blackberry and blueberry notes came through nicely.

Sometimes Syrah can finish quite sharply in a bitter sense. This finished quite beautifully and is my major reason for the score.

I am excited to try the big brother shortly. — 8 years ago

David Ignell

9.5

Watching A Charlie Brown Christmas and drinking this beauty with mom, post-clothespin cookie marathon. — 8 years ago

Jenks

9.2

NZ haul 1 of 9. Tastes good in the Midwest, but better in New Zealand. — 9 years ago

Eric Hwang

9.0

Inky dark, a bit tighter than I remembered, but still has smoked meat aromas and ripe black fruit and black olive flavors. Very smooth and supple tannins. This bottle wasn't cellared for the last couple months and it may have accelerated its aging, so it's at its peak. — 9 years ago

Flyingfish55

9.1

Randomly radical 🏇🏿too bad the emoji update doesn't make the horse black — 10 years ago

Manny Fuentes

9.1

Dark citrus
Complex flavors that open nicely — 10 years ago

Jennie Clark

9.4

So oaked - love it! — 11 years ago

Evan Frazier

Owner/Winemaker Ferdinand Wines

9.7

This is in the American history museum btw. Right next to Julia child's kitchen... — 12 years ago

Lara Van Dyk

8.9

Bovine dinner — 7 years ago

Nikki Cooke

9.4

Delicious!! Not too exy — 8 years ago

with Brittany

Sipping Fine Wine

9.0

Conn Creek is a boutique winery on the Silverado Trail in the Rutherford district headed by winemaker Mike McGrath. A blend of 75% Cabernet Sauvignon, 16% Cabernet Franc, 4% Merlot, 3% Malbec and 2% Petit Verdot. Deep red with aromas of currants and floral notes. On the palate juicy blackberry and raspberry flavors with espresso and tobacco tones with big well integrated tannins. Lingering finish ending with cedar and mineral ending. Will benefit from aging. — 8 years ago

Sean Christensen

9.0

Amazing acidity. Very Burgundian. — 8 years ago

Helen H

9.0

Great drop 2013 — 9 years ago

Tiera Norton

10

Tiera had this 9 years ago

V M

9.7

Beautiful sweet aromas of warm brown sugar, graphite, and black cherries. Similar on the palate with vanilla and sugar plums on the long finish. Not a hard edge to this wine. Silly smooth tannins. Awesomeness in a bottle. What u get when u take a vineyard that shares a fence line with screaming eagle and Russell Bevan as the wine maker. This hush hush wine has minuscule production — 10 years ago

Yamilet Cruz

8.9

For a light beer its smooth not dry and testy — 10 years ago

Alex Smith

9.4

My least favourite wine of 2014 — 11 years ago

Greg Allinson

8.9

Back to new world. Warm apple pie & citrus nose, sweet oak. Creamy mouth feel, balanced acidity, showing development already. V. Good. 17.5pts — 12 years ago

JM Latour

8.9

I recall that I really enjoyed this wine and that it was really smooth. Don’t recall vintage. — 7 years ago

Keith Crump

9.0

A great Hawkes Bay drop — 8 years ago

Jenn Hubbert

9.0

Not overtly sweet and good value for 13.99 — 8 years ago

David P

9.2

Lovely mix of fruit and spice. A nice mouthfeel and sculpted tannin structure. Full bodied enough to enjoy with New Zealand lamb! — 8 years ago

Michael Barrett

9.0

Cherry notes and flirty. Great for a summer day if you find Surah top heavy. Lovely buttery aftertaste. Go New York! — 9 years ago

Tim Cronin

9.5

This vineyard produces some of the most amazing wines but, this one was to die for! Sorry, not going to even try to sell you on it - just so there is more for me. — 9 years ago

Todd Abrams

9.2

Nutty malt with the right amount of hops. Thanks @Steve Kirsch — 10 years ago

Melissa Clark

8.9

Ok beer with a nice finish. Light, almost fruity aftertaste for an IPA. — 10 years ago

Isabelle Joannette

9.1

Fruit wine. "Embrace the pucker! Sip smacking good with oily + salty: greek salad, lanb..." 11%. Naramata, bc canada.... Avec Gabriela , Gabriel et Jonathan doucet — 11 years ago

Jen Tegels

9.8

Really smooth.. Semi sweet.. Great — 12 years ago

Amanda Davies

9.6

Love LOVE this fruit wine. Exceptional! — 12 years ago