Mark Flesher

9.4

Firing. On. All. Cylinders. Wine was purchased about 3.5 years ago in a six-pack and was intended to be consumed rather fast. Back story: ran into a 12 pack of 2005 "Prima Voce" close to 10 years ago at about 10 bucks per bottle and was told it was "ok" for an Italian blend but it wouldn't last longer than a year or so (but noone knew for sure). It. Killed. Come to realize the only reason it was available readily in the states was because Kendall Jackson acquired them. Fast forward about 6 years from that and requested to find this one. Today, Arceno is still under the KJ umbrella. Have slowly been drinking on the ones I found a few years ago. This wine is rather aromatic even from Coravin. Dirty raspberry, grilled meat, Italian spice on the nose. Medium + density and mouthfeel. Acidity has died down quite a bit, allowing a floral dirty raspberry to show up front, losing a lot of sweetness. that I remember,Leathery and "bloody" in the middle. Finishes with some brambly herb, green olive, and a hint of black pepper spice. This wine is RIGHT at the top of the hill now. There are many 12 year old Chiantis that I would gladly pass on, but this one is a definite "yes please" even at 12 years of age. Ratings likely in the 8's because people just don't give this one the time that it needs. D — 8 years ago

Mark Flesher

9.1

I have posted the 2015, but not this one (to my knowledge). Whereas 2015 is definitely more strawberry crush and red fruited in general, this 2016 is more watermelon, pink grapefruit, and mango on the front. The wine is very acidic on the front. The wine is of medium weight with sharp acid. There is a little less fruit here than the 2015 overall. The wine is still rather solid to the finish with the watermelon and mango notes, some kiwi here as well. I think this has very good aging potential. I think the 2016 Rose wines from the TX Hill Country are all less strawberry on a whole. But all, with exception to one thus far, are pretty damn delicious. — 8 years ago

Martin G Rivard

9.4

Third wine of the evening, I love edge hill and their mix blacks is awesome. Definitely my favorite field blend from Napa by far. Nothing comes close to it — 9 years ago

with Christine and Tara

Robert Cunningham

Wine Educator DeVinimus, Wine Workshop

9.0

Soft and elegant. Drinking nicely in 2016 though would have been better 10 years ago — 9 years ago

Victor Hwang

9.2

Elegant. Wound when opened. Needs 30 minutes to better express itself. Strawberry, some hay. Light bodied. Core of acidity that frames it all and softens with food and time. Medium long finish. Very pretty and far from being over the hill. — 10 years ago

Mike Bernard

9.3

One of the nicest pinots from this valley
We stopped at lots of Anderson Valley wineries that day and this was by far our favorite — 11 years ago

Julianne Elizabeth

9.4

Picked this up a couple years ago driving the Alcan. Really good aged. Best wine of the year so far... — 12 years ago

David L

9.3

14’ Tilbury Adelaide Hills Chardonnay. Alc - 12.5%
Color -24K gold
This wasn’t approachable a year ago. So much better now. The acid has calm down. Sweet lemon, ginger, cedar, cool fennel perfume, nuts and the like. Light bodied, lemon and white peach, firm but juicy acidity, subtle creaminess and powdery texture. From the winery) — 8 years ago

Mark Flesher

9.5

Saw 3 of these in the boss' cellar tonight and thought I would give it another try. My impressions of it were pretty darn good a year ago, and OH MAMA they're even better this year. This wine is NOT over the hill. If it's over the hill, it wasn't stored correctly. This wine was DELICIOUS. Ran the table tonight and we pretty much stopped opening wines and opened up all 3 of these from the cellar. Dark black fruit, grilled meat, smoky characteristics up front. This wine is JAM PACKED with a flinty middle and finish. Tannin had completely resolved, therefore I don't believe there is any more than 3-4 years left in this wine. First bottle drank incredibly well over a two-hour period. Finished with a flinty blackberry and cocoa. I have zero of these left in my personal collection! — 8 years ago

Amanda Barth

8.9

Adventure #1 in wine from Aldi! Pleased so far. Oaky and buttery. Smooth — 8 years ago

Charine Tan

9.0

RIP to the late Zlatan who passed a month ago.

Zlatan Otok is one of my favourite wineries in Croatia. I appreciate every single one of the wines that I've tried but that said, this Zlatan Otok 2010 Crljenak is my absolute fave.

In 2001 a research, funded by Mike Grgich of Judgement of Paris fame, on the origin of Zinfandel came to fruition. It confirmed that Zinfandel and Primitivo came from Croatia. Unfortunately at the point of discovery, the vines of Crljenak in Croatia was near extinction. Today, only a handful of Croatian wineries still produce this wine. As far as I've tried, the Zlatan Otok 2010 Crljenak is the best representation of this variety.

Notes: Colour is dark garnet with some clarity. On the nose, I get cboth red and black fruit, white and black pepper, slightly perfumey like amber and musk. The palate reflects exactly what's on the nose, carried off by vibrant acidity and prominent minerality. Tannins are slightly coarse but sweet, which means it should be aged in the bottle for a while longer but ready to be enjoyed now. What I love most is how it opens up and expresses itself on the palate like a triangle--from narrow and shy to wide and lively. This Crljenak has lighter body than most Californian Zinfandel.

The final conclusion: Yes please! It's slightly cheaper than Lytton Springs, and I'm getting more pleasure from this. — 9 years ago

Carlos Chiti

9.4

14/AGO/2015 — 10 years ago

Andrew Lampasone

Owner Wine Watch Selections

9.0

This wine is really showing nicely opening up as the night goes on with a good amount of cigar box spice black earth 3/4 red mountain fruit but it changes every year both have red willow merlot far western Yakima I'm he foothills the sours are the omers and they built a chapel on the hill and buried a bottle of hermitage there in honor of the oldest Syrah vineyard in Washington — 11 years ago

Martin G Rivard

9.8

@Shawn R @David L I’m going through my pics to see if you guys missed any of the wines that we enjoyed and found this one!
By far one of the best Napa Chardonnay that I have had this year. Absolutely Amazing.
It’s in a great spot right now and easily has another 15 years ahead of it.
Truly freakishly good. Napa’s Version of a Batard Montrachet. — 8 years ago

with Christine, David and 1 other

Narun P

9.4

By far the best Aussie shiraz I've ever had. Espresso, white pepper, bacon fat, cassis, salted chocolate brownie. Very correct, very classy, very down under. Amazing! — 8 years ago

Rahul Mukherjee

9.1

3 hour decant. Medium bodied, must, good fruit. More enjoyable than a year ago. — 9 years ago

Chris MacLean

9.3

Maybe disregard my previous note on this wine from a few nights ago. I went back on night four and it was much longer and more expressive. And great with pizza oddly enough. — 9 years ago

P. G. Yadauga

9.5

Bought a couple cases several years ago at the vineyard. Wish I would have bought more. The wine is a smooth drinking glass with all the right combinations of nose and taste. Went great with a cheese board and sliced pears normally paired with a crisp white. A truly happy glass. 👍 — 10 years ago

Sage Shimoda

9.2

Aging nicely. When I tried this one a few years ago, I did not care for it, but today this one rocks. 2007 still has lots of fruits left. Delicious. — 10 years ago

Davis Smith

Sommelier Acquerello

9.0

This was much better. Probably better 5 years ago, but still hanging on. — 12 years ago