Jakub Kalinowski

9.4

Toscana wine evening #5
Infanticide, I know.
Reductive in the nose, even after 6h decanting. Very slowly, some bright, ripe cherry emerges, plus some tomato leaf and uplifting herby whiff.
Beautiful mouthfeel with finely grained tannins & bright cherry acidity. Currently the sun dried tomatoes and tomato leaf overpower the cherry, but this is really, really good. Just don’t open it for (at least) the next 5y.
A beautiful wine. — 5 years ago

Paul H

9.3

This was a missed photo from the birthday evening a couple of posts ago. Wonderful evening of indulgence and great conversations. Enjoying the life long efforts of the pursuit of excellence by two incredible men, Robert Mondavi and Jose Padrón — 7 years ago

Randy Stilley

9.5

Very youthful for a ‘94. Awesome wine. Perfect for dinner on a cold evening. — 7 years ago

Martin G Rivard

9.8

Our buddy Bill Derrick on the left with the one and only David Page!!! Opened this 63 port from his cellar for us to enjoy at the end of a glorious evening. You can’t help but have a continuous shit eating grins when you are hanging out with these 2!! Great times., great times!! The one & only Ted Mandes structured this evening at David’s home and brought a team of culinary experts to prepare the feast. @Ted Mandes What Ted was able to structure was nothing short of AMAZING!! I believe 4 chefs were in attendance whom all created an individual course. Spectacular to say the least!! — 8 years ago

with Christine and Ted

Ron Siegel

9.8

89/90 Bordeaux comparison
The 89 was the rock star of evening. This has really fleshed out since I last tried it a few yrs ago becoming more complex & starting to develop secondary nuances. One of the greatest HB ever produced. — 9 years ago

Dave spaulding

9.2

Excellent wine selection this evening. I look forward to another bottle soon. — 9 years ago

Mike Margolin

9.0

Jolly rancher and vanilla. Light, very nice acidity. Good balance. — 9 years ago

Mickey K

9.1

Excellent wine for $15. Great chilled on a muggy evening. — 10 years ago

Albert Ciervo

8.9

Nice acidity, Green apple, clean — 10 years ago

Regan Meador

9.2

Perfect while watching Fred Lee work that piece of land into submission. — 12 years ago

Shay A

9.4

Monthly WTF wine group night. Our theme was American oak vs French oak. All wines tasted blind. We started off with two bottles of bubbly and finished with two non-themed reds.

My contribution for the evening. I’m posting my previous review of this wine below as it’s been consistent the few times I’ve had it over the last 12-18 months. Love these wines!

Youthful. Icredibly perfumed with typical sweet dill and coconut American oak on the nose. Gosh, I could smell this stuff all day. Aside from needing time away, it needs roughly an hour of decanting to hit stride. Tobacco, cherry tart, and great herbal nuances on the finish. — 6 years ago

with Jack, Ryan and 4 others

Junaid Mohiuddin

9.4

Classic Pinot. Soft on the tongue but full of flavor. — 7 years ago

Mike Saviage

9.7

From an auction bottle that had a low fill and might have had some seepage in its past. Light amber color. Thin and translucent in the glass. At the start there is a huge sweetness from the nose of the bottle to the first pour in the glass. An exotic bouquet developed over the afternoon and evening as this gained weight from the air it took on. At the 5 hour mark it was rich in the mouth to go with the amazing complex bouquet it was giving off. Notes of sweet cherries, Asian spice, dry dirt and a little molasses. Was still riding high late into the evening, and everyone's views of the wine kept improving until the last pour. The next day the empty bottle still has the sweet complexity it had when opened. — 8 years ago

Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.3

Can't stop warming up the evening with this rosé champagne from Billecart. It's simply delicious. Black cherries, raspberries, strawberries, watermelon, touch of light spice, biscotti, super fresh & crisp acidity, soft powdery chalkiness and a great finish that lasts and lasts. — 8 years ago

Patricia Novo, CSW

9.0

Black cherry cola and red fruits soft and approachable now — 9 years ago

Isaac Pirolo

9.1

Honeydew melon, wet stone, and a hint of toasted oak. — 9 years ago

Robert Waxman

9.3

Nice grapefruit — 10 years ago

Elizabeth Criner

9.0

Great evening at Capitol Cellars. Great red blend! — 10 years ago

Jose Menendez

10

Nice start to a wonderful evening with my parents, courtesy of Pavle — 11 years ago

with Pavle

Kurt Peterson

10

Excellent stuff — 6 years ago

Velma Cooper

9.2

Velma had this 6 years ago

Neil Kudler

9.1

90% dark chocolate, black plum, long finish. Opens up with 20-30 minutes in the glass. — 7 years ago

T Hammond

9.0

Gift from Abigail and Nicholas — 7 years ago

Jusden Aumand

9.3

Herbal, savory, Sage, scorched earth and orange peel rind. Delicate and very pretty. — 8 years ago

Mya Sjogren

9.8

An outstanding Sauvignon Blanc. Among the best I have had. I tend to love Marlborough wines and this exemplifies what I love. — 8 years ago

George Chen

9.2

My favorite baby Pauillac as I like to call them for some reason...classic notes of the land. — 9 years ago

Marybeth Pruitt

9.3

Marybeth had this 9 years ago

Max Coane

9.2

Big, curvy but she still had se tension. It's like we both knew how the evening would end but we still wanted to act out the chase — 10 years ago

Heather Overbeck

8.9

Organic. Light citrus flavor — 10 years ago

Rob Freelen

9.6

Still the best Oregon white I've ever had. Rocking acid, nice nose, great finish. White Burgundy Doppelgänger, but at a fraction of the cost. — 11 years ago