Severn Goodwin

9.4

Nose has ripe blackberry, smashed blueberry, dark chocolate, black currant jam, old tanned leather and moist soil.

Palate has warmed plum, over-ripe blackberry, black-red currant jam with medium tannins and a long finish. Amazing wine, needs another 10+ years of relaxing still. Rustic, but complex.

Never would we have guessed the age of this wine even remotely accurate! Nose and palate of Cabernet with maybe 12-15 years of age, not 25! Damn you exquisite Portuguese wines, why must you be able to hold on so long!? Fresh yet complicated, like a high school sophomore.

Paired with a great sirloin from a local farmer in Columbia Co. NY (Kinderhook Farm). Well salted and rested before hitting a hot grill for a great sear, then over to the cool side, 15m total and done to a sexy, medium-rare.

Cork pulled, 5h rest, then +2h decant. Needs 4-5h in the decanter for subsequent bottles.

Future bottles should be 2025+, minimum — 5 years ago

Cedric Bernardeau

9.1

Digging this organic Tempranillo — 6 years ago

A. R.

8.9

A riper and brighter vintage than one tasted a few years ago. I don’t really understand the low ratings. Quite honestly, if this was natural wine from a crusty old Slovenian farmer in a mountain town nobody has ever heard of, or a 9th generation hipster Andorran-French winemaker using only a walnut press to make the wine, the wine writers/bloggers would be all over it. This is real, natural wine. Certainly not perfect, and definitely unique. Floral and grapey with decent tannins and acidity. Medium finish. Tiny production of 1500 bottles. 32 bucks. Totally worth it, IMHO. — 7 years ago

Davenport Edwards

9.1

Bought at vineyard. Met farmer. Nice — 8 years ago

Patrick Derdeyn

9.3

A farmer turned producer. Mary grew grapes for many of the big names before starting her own tiny little label. I keep thinking this 07 will be ready to drink but it continues to improve. Not even close to peak yet. The 94 overall rating on delectable says it all. Great pinot. — 9 years ago

Erik Helms

Sommelier/Wine & Beer Buyer Whole Foods Oakland

9.0

This rose made from Agiorgitiko is nearly red in color. The nose is quite floral, with jasmine and rose petal. The palate leans much heavier towards expressive ripe fruit. Peach, sour cherry, and strawberry are balanced well with nice acid and heavier tannin. Food is recommended, this is a serious rose. — 9 years ago

Severn Goodwin

9.4

We recently pulled some cases out of storage, which haven't seen the light of day for nearly 15 years, so I'll have some fun posts in the next several months.

Nose has dried vanilla bean, dehydrated cherry, oak sawdust, mashed blackberry, used coffee grounds, dried strawberry and dried blueberry.

Palate has tanned leather, very dried cherry, over-ripe plum, plum skin, hardwood charcoal, dried raspberry with a mildly tannic grip remaining.

This bottle is in its sweet spot, likely will hold here (in proper storage) for another 5-8 years before decline. Don't ever count out Chilean wines for longevity!

Paired with a beautiful merlot steak from a local farmer in Columbia Co. NY (Kinderhook Farm), boiled then smashed red potatoes finished with a compound herb butter and fresh, local asparagus. I'm finally grilling, and it's barely May!

(Also a stellar pairing with dark chocolate peanut butter cups!) — 5 years ago

christopher coulter

9.0

13.99 farmer Joe's — 6 years ago

Colin Wright

9.5

Invited this Somm 3 movie star to dinner and it definitely didn’t disappoint. It is Burgundy in California, and like Tom Hardy in Hollywood, it has plenty of talent. Cherries and raspberries with violet and a subtle earth, finely balanced in the mouth. Trying not to finish it before the coq au vin is done, ask @Lyn Farmer for a solid coq au vin story. — 6 years ago

Paco Suro

9.0

Medium in weight. Well balanced. Good acidity. — 8 years ago

LeLaine Clardy

9.5

Yummy! Light and a little peppery. Had with dinner at The Farmer — 8 years ago

Konrad Ziegler

9.2

At the Chef & the Farmer in Kinston, NC 30% temp. 30% garnacha 30% merlot 10 % cab. — 9 years ago

Colin Heinrich

Sales & Marketing B Wise Vineyards

9.4

Farmer Fizz, wonderful elegance and layers — 9 years ago

Simone Pizzi

9.3

Excellent wine, the style is minimalist but very focussed. The sensation is that of a natural but elegant wine, some sort of a gentleman farmer style, I love it. The nose starts with some leathery hints and with some air it gets quite fruit forward with an accent on black currant and small red fruits. The mouth shows very youthful with firm tannins and a vibrant acidity. I'll buy again. — 5 years ago

Billy L.

9.5

Thanksgiving & Weekend Wines...
Magnum. Great wine! Kudos Owner/Farmer Bruce Phillips & Winemaker Françoise Peschon. Cheers 🍇🍷👍🏻👏🏻 — 6 years ago

Alex Hill

9.0

Smooth, good flavor. — 6 years ago

Lam S

9.2

Blackberries and venila aroma. Medium body with considerable smooth tannin and bit of acidity. — 7 years ago

Allyson Vaccaro-Pelton

9.0

My first canned wine! Pretty light and refreshing — 7 years ago

Kristen Murphy Caldecutt

Community Manager SevenFifty

9.0

Fantastic value in farmer fizz! — 8 years ago

Erik Nordman

9.3

Wow!! Fantastic farmer fizz. Seriously hits all the right Champagne notes for me. Nose is concentrated and generous with rich toasted nuts, fresh croissant, baked yellow apple, and a truckload of crushed chalk. The palate surprises with much more precision than the richer nose might indicate, which I LOVE and makes for a really interesting juxtaposition. Hits you with a heavy dose of crushed chalk, which opens up to lemon meringue and crisp orchard fruit, which then gives way to a yeasty, croissant finish, carried from attack to finish with rippling waves of laser-focused acidity and a fine mousse of bubbles. That fine mousse and skillfully managed lees aging provides some nice body, although it's still very lively and nimble. Just... so fucking tasty. — 9 years ago