Shay A

9.6

July 4th Friday was a total blowout! Killer bottles one after another. Here are just a few of the bottles we all enjoyed!

An astounding Syrah, and one of the best I’ve ever come across. Didn’t even know Ovid made this wine. At 9yrs old, balance is perfect. To me, this brought in what makes all US Syrahs great...smoked meat, olive and savory notes (Walla Walla Syrahs), charcoal smoke and grit like finish (Paso Syrahs) and decadent red and black fruit (Napa Syrahs). At 9yrs old, this seemed to just be blossoming in to a stunner. Great bottle, @Keith Fisher . — 5 years ago

with Benjamin, joe and 2 others

Bryan Kesting

9.4

Enjoyed my time with Shay, Dan, Keith and Brad at Classic Wine Storage. This was really drinking great. Very long finish. Thanks for sharing, Keith. @Keith Fisher — 5 years ago

with Shay and Dan

Kate Stone

9.2

Smooth and light for a cab — 5 years ago

Shay A

9.4

Another 4th Friday for the books!

Great nose, easy to pick up the floral cab franc. Dusty cocoa dates, red/black licorice, underripe blackberry on the nose. Surprisingly, I think it’s still got some time ahead of it with the tannic grip on the palate. A lot of plum and currant dominate this blend. It’s juicy without being fruity/jammy...if that makes sense. Really nice lift to it. Thanks @Keith Fisher ! — 6 years ago

with Dan and Mark

Shay A

9.6

😳 What a wine! SQN is so freaking unique, and I hope my time on their waiting list speeds up! I've been fortunate to taste a few older SQNs, but this Syrah seemed to have the most age left in it. Powerful wine.

There is some funk to this, and it doesn't have as much prevalent smoked meats to it yet, but I believe it's just a matter of time. The texture and finish on SQN's can't be rivaled. Blackberry jam, fleshy red fruit skins, brioche. Need more of these in my life! Such an awesome bottle by @Keith Fisher ! — 7 years ago

with Benjamin and Weston

David Devan

9.3

2008 - The aromatics are not pleasant and quite off putting when cork pulled and poured into glass. Decanted it and enjoyed over the entire night with small pours... amazing what a little air and lots of swirls does to this wine but each pour into the glass maintained that musty smell for the first few moments and then Poof... gone. Loved the ride and wine! — 7 years ago

David Becker

9.0

With Brooks Fisher from my cave — 8 years ago

katey martin

9.0

mfk with fisher. Lovely, light flavor. — 8 years ago

Louis Galtié

9.4

As you climb down a musty cellar, you enter into a damp fisher man house by the river. You're then greeted by Arabian smells. Fruit is soft, with oily length and violet finish — 9 years ago

with Carlos

Danielle St Louis

9.7

Had with a frittata and enjoyed them both! — 11 years ago

Shay A

9.4

Fun afternoon at Classic with great company. Glad you could join us Bryan.

Basically a lighter version of the Fracture that it shared the table with tonight. Red, blue and black fruit. Chocolate. Less dense, but more lifted/higher acidity. There is a distinct graham cracker note showing sweetness on the finish. The nose on this is what makes it great. So much complexity. Another few years and everything will come together. Thanks for opening @Keith Fisher . — 5 years ago

with Dan, Mark and 1 other

Shay A

9.6

Just a few bottles from an awesome Open That Bottle Night celebration this past weekend.

Never had anything like this. It was captivating. The fruit is all dark and very stewed and muddled. Sweet toasted blueberry and blackberry pie. Black licorice and tar. What a great wine @Keith Fisher — 5 years ago

Shay A

9.5

Just a few bottles from an awesome Open That Bottle Night celebration this past weekend.

One of the awesome bottles @Keith Fisher broke out...this is drinking really well with little air time. It’s dusty, elegant and also gripping. Loads of dark red and black fruit. Dates, mocha and dark chocolate. So good. — 5 years ago

with Bill and Dan

Shay A

9.4

Monthly 4th Friday is post Thanksgiving this year, so lots of Thanksgiving style wines!

Tight on the nose. A flavor punch of raspberries and blackberries dipped in maple bark. Very herbal and savory on the palate with acidity that is surprising for its age (in a good way). It actually tasted like a young, fruit forward CdP with black pepper, dates, and ripe blackberries. Drinking really well right now. Thanks @Keith Fisher — 5 years ago

with Dan

Shay A

9.3

Pleasantly surprised at the life left in this OR Pinot. Still very much in its main drinking window. Cranberry dominant, as well as black cherry and rhubarb. Herbal funk is becoming more prevalent as it ages. Very smooth. OR Pinot can age, ladies and gents! Thanks @Keith Fisher ! — 7 years ago

with Weston

Dann Balesky

9.0

Beautiful black current nose, soft, easy to drink. Glad it's not my last one — 7 years ago

Paul J

9.2

Steve broke out the double magnum for his team's annual dinner!! Solid nose and extremely smooth. Paired excellent with the veal parm and cannoli's!! Thanks for the invite! — 7 years ago

Abe Froman

9.0

Fisher likes & I like. Lot. Nobu w the 3 of us crushing it — 8 years ago

Nicole EC

9.2

Yum! Summatime vino! — 9 years ago

with Dana

Brendan Leary

9.6

Going to open another bottle, brought to the Fisher dinner and it was gulped down, concentrated , Chocolate and prune, — 9 years ago

Mike Brown

10

Cameron's Can from Fisher. — 11 years ago

Shay A

9.3

This was fun to try next to my Cayuse Syrah, so I appreciate @Keith Fisher opening this. There is no way I would have called this cab dominant if tasting blind. It has Walla Walla like Syrah notes with the iron and olive tapenade on the nose but was very dense on the mid palate. Glycerin like with muddled blackberries and sweet boysenberries. This didn’t show much for the first hour, but really changed after an additional hour. Very cool. — 5 years ago

with Bill and Weston

Shay A

9.4

Drinking so well and was improving the longer it was open. So fragrant and aromatic...crushed potpourri, cherry pipe tobacco and baked blackberry pie. Dusty on the palate and still youthful. Dark cocoa dusted dates, roasted plum, blackberry and raspberry pie with strong acidity and tannin. A great drinking window. Thanks @Keith Fisher — 5 years ago

with Weston

Shay A

9.5

The balance here is impeccable! Sweet oak, red, blue and black fruit, plum and nutmeg on the nose. Cascading dark chocolate/Andes mint on the palate to go with ripe fruit and mocha...youthful tannins. Just wonderful. Thank you @Keith Fisher — 5 years ago

with Dan

Steven Schoenfeld

9.1

Apples and cream, bright and a touch of oak. Sean Fisher you would love it. — 6 years ago

Shay A

9.5

Our monthly 4th Friday event at the storage facility. No requirements, just wine you want to share with others! Always an enjoyable time.

This was courtesy of @Keith Fisher . A beautiful wine in a perfect window. No age here at all...taste just 5 years old. Dusted cocoa leaves, decadent chocolate and impeccable balance and texture! — 7 years ago

with Mark

Shay A

9.2

Talk about an introduction to Washington state wines! Wow. @Benjamin Keator and @Keith Fisher were kind enough to share a glass of some big boy WA wines, and both were super unique.

The nose on this to me was heavy on cinnamon and nutmeg. A tannic monster which gradually opened up (though not near fast enough for me as I had to leave early). Great texture on the palate. A lot of dark fruit, plums, dustiness to it. Tasting it alongside a Syrah gave this more of a toasted oak/vanilla finish than if it was stand alone. Definitely going to seek some of this out. — 7 years ago

with Benjamin and Mark

katey martin

9.4

@ The Dawson with fisher, on the patio. Light, crisp, good flavor. — 8 years ago

Matt Sterr

9.0

Pale green in the glass. Light licorice nose. Mint and licorice on the palate. This is apparently the only Bohemian Style Absinthe in the US currently. Lower anise level than French or Swiss styles. — 9 years ago

Eric Crane

Sommelier & Educator Empire Wine Distributors

9.8

1994 and 13% — 10 years ago