Ira Schwartz

9.4

Note to self, drink more Austrian wine in 2023. A nose that kept luring me in with a hook made of citrus and honey, haunting. In the mouth, acid and minerals declared eminent domain until it released flavors of pears, salt, watermelon and orange.
 — 2 years ago

Jeff Orlowski

9.1

Lime zest and strawberries on nose. Medium body, dry, tart. Raspberries, kiwis, green apples on palate. Nice! — 5 years ago

with Michael and Joe

Dr. Owen Bargreen

9.3

The 2018 Big Table Farm Pinot Gris is sourced from fruit grown by eminent winemaker Brian O’Donnell of Belle Pente. The Pinot Gris was fermented on the skins, giving off a brilliant salmon color. Texturally elegant, the wine shows an exotic edge with ripe red raspberry and kumquat zest that collide with minerals and wild mushroom tones on the palate. Complex and highly unique, this one of a kind Pinot Gris is simply brilliant in its youth and will evolve well for a decade, picking up lovely tertiary aromatics and flavors as it ages. Drink 2019-2029- 93 — 6 years ago

S.S. Mandani

8.9

High acidity in the bouquet. Lemon, lime. The smell of roses burned.

I don’t usually enjoy Chianti, but I must admit I haven’t really give it a fair shot either. A few bad impressions have left me gravitating towards the northern Piedmont region.

The acidity and tartness work here. Listening to Cajun folk pop music, reading a book by candlelight, and staying in from the eminent winter storm outside, this wine promises to keep me warm, surprised, and as leafy jovial as a Spring day in Central Park.

This is a juicy treat of a wine — one that makes me astonished how the Earth can sprout something so jammy and full of life from its soil and soul.

#chianti #chianticlassic #chianticrusher
#tuscany #volpaia #italian #italianwines — 6 years ago

Bob McDonald

9.1

Aromas of citrus and pineapple juice. Fermented in a clay amphora on Skins with no Malolactic Fermentation. No oak. This wine making gives another level of freshness, intensity and minerality. An excellent wine from one of Australia’s pre-eminent wine makers, Steve Flamsteed. Winery says cellar up to 6 years - I cannot see my bottles lasting that long! — 7 years ago

Tobin Trevarthen

9.2

A nice neutral French oak Chardonnay. Nice mellow, pear, hazelnut finish. — 8 years ago

Mike Nelson

9.0

At the vineyard for a tasting with Kathleen, Jay and Josie Barton, Jenny Rhodes. A bit less tannin than the 2020. Bolder than the estate Pinot Noir. — 3 years ago

Jeff Orlowski

9.1

Cedar and earthy nose. Medium body, mildly dry and mild acid. Lush palate of blackberries and black cherries. — 4 years ago

with Michael and Joe

Michael Seely

9.0

This is the Ribbon Ridge Chardonnay. Needs a bit of time. Well made, good palette, refreshing — 5 years ago

with Jeff and Joe

Michael Seely

9.2

Deep color embolic of Ribbon Ridge, packed fruit. Goldilocks vintage, 2012. Needs more time in the bottle, this wine has a very positive destiny for sure. — 6 years ago

with Jeff and Joe

Dr. Owen Bargreen

9.5

The 2012 Domaine Jamet Côte-Rôtie is an absolutely monumental wine from this challenging vintage in the Northern Rhone. Tasted with eminent Washington vigneron, Christophe Baron, this beautiful wine needed more than an hour decant. The seductive nose picks up gorgeous range form red fruits to citrus rind and bulls blood as well as iodine that all connect marvelously in the glass. The palate has tremendous verve and energy, as the silky mouthfeel and wonderful tension in the wine create a lasting effect. A dusting of white pepper hits you instantly, alongside bacon fat, red cherry puree and red plum infused black tea flavors all marvelously aligning. The mouth-watering acidity to the wine is absolutely stunning. Fantastic now, this beautiful wine will continue to evolve over the next two decades. Drink 2019-2035- 95 — 6 years ago

Michael Seely

9.2

Delight to have. Solid Ribbon Ridge deep fabric, depth. — 7 years ago

with Jeff and Joe

Tobin Trevarthen

9.2

Light. Strawberry. Perfume aromatic was noticeable at first sniff! Yum. — 8 years ago

Jeff Orlowski

9.3

Beautiful Oregon Pinot Noir. Very approachable now, this wine will age nicely. Lots of dark red and blue fruit. — 3 years ago

with Michael and Joe

Jeff Orlowski

9.0

Translucent dark ruby. Earthy nose. Medium body, dry, mild acidity. Strawberries, raspberries, cranberries on palate. — 4 years ago

with Michael and Joe

Jeff Orlowski

9.2

Earthy nose. Ripe red skinned fruit and berries with a medium body. Has matured nicely in the two years since I last had one. — 5 years ago

with Michael and Joe

Jm Sadock

9.2

Mysterious yet intriguing with deep flavor eminent — 6 years ago

Dr. Owen Bargreen

9.3

2011 St. Innocent ‘Zenith Vineyard’ Pinot Noir- The Zenith Vineyard is St. Innocent’s estate vineyard, located eleven miles northwest of Salem, Oregon. This 2011 Pinot Noir shows wonderful forest floor and wet stone character on the nose with blood orange rind, cran-cherry and cigar ash also coming in aromatically. The aromatic range is seriously good right now. The palate is silky smooth right now as the mouthfeel entices. The richness reminds me more of a 2012 bottling as there is a seamless quality to the wine that grips you. Red and dark fruits weave together, with also citrus and earthy tones quite primary. Downright delicious, this is a stunning bottling by eminent winemaker, Mark Vlossak. Drink 2018-2028- 93 — 6 years ago

Manuel Buergi

9.4

the oddero 1998 'vigna rionda' showed as always very classic and with myriad flavors that i love so much about this eminent serralunga site. lavender, iron, blood (orange), blackberries, cured meat and eucalyptus mingle with vivid tannins and a notable intensity in the palate. what a great wine, once again! — 6 years ago

Sipping Fine Wine

9.3

Saw an ‘06 on a wine list and grabbed this 12 year-old beauty. Mike Grgich 1st gained international recognition at the celebrated "Paris Tasting" of '76 where a panel of eminent French judges were shocked they chose Mike’s '73 Montelena Chard as the finest white wine in the world! Elegant, rich berry fruit aromas, licorice notes. On the palate blackberry & cherry, bits of cacao and cinnamon, soft fine tannins. Lingering finish ending with soft oaky notes. Opened quickly and drank beautifully. — 7 years ago