Shay A

9.2

A bottle that I had forgotten about in my cellar. Curiosity got the best of me as I think 2012 Napa cabs are entering a sweet spot.

This deserved a decant, honestly. Consumed from the bottle over the course of an hour or so, and the last glass was the best. I wouldn’t say this is an old school cab (although their history is), I’d say this is more in between old school and modern. Something for everyone to enjoy here. Aromatically, this was very floral...potpourri, slight note of herbs and just starting to channel a bit of secondary notes (tobacco, bay leaf). It sports a beautiful red/purple/black color variation in the glass with some translucence. On the palate, very classic...tar, kirsch, black currant, mocha, dark chocolate covered black cherries, and some baking spices toward the finish. The finish here really is starting to integrate as there is no harsh tannin or overt oak. Not quite warm vintage left bank Bordeaux, but trending that direction style wise. If opening now, decant 2-3hrs, or hold for another 3-5yrs easily to enjoy this drinking window. — 5 years ago

Donald Williams

9.2

Didn’t know what to expect from this wine. It’s been in the cellar for a while, forgotten. Grabbed it to have with some BBQ ribs, collard greens, grilled asparagus, butternut squash, and coleslaw. A dynamite choice. — 6 years ago

with Bonnie

Daniel McGeough

9.4

A lil age does wonders!!! 🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽 — 6 years ago

Jen

9.7

Perfect clean flavors — 6 years ago

Deborah M

9.0

Day one I was not excited, but by day 2 this one was shining. Dark ruby red. Dark fruit, licorice, anise, a hint of minerals. Nicely balanced. Grippy tannins. I believe a little more time will do wonders for this beauty. — 6 years ago

Miguel Ostrowski

9.6

So pretty and tasty, I was truly surprised at how good this was right out of the gate! Any concern that it might be too young to drink was forgotten since it was simply delicious filled with ripe and sweet fruit that just made it absurdly tasty and approachable young. My god I want more! — 7 years ago

P. Ivan Love

9.1

At aprox. 22 usd/17 gbp, this wine is a real garbain.
Mature, intense and concentrated with a great complexity ranging from honey, dates, treacle, glue, sultana raisins, nut meg and vanilla.
The alcohol is there, but mellowed with time, acts as a lift for the aromas rather than being a burden.
With a vivid acidity, it is a real show of elegance and power that does wonders in food pairing!
— 7 years ago

William Paley

9.4

New Year’s Eve leftovers forgotten (open) in the fridge after an epic night and a full day of napping. So after 36 hours it’s still pretty righteous amber bliss, a bitter edge with singular notes of butterscotch, anise, petrol, citrus rind, pine, and the faintest bit of untanned leather on the way way back....nice performance. very easy late morning armchair drinking. vendor says 2015 but the bottle is not marked. — 5 years ago

with Ron, Marisa and 1 other

Keith Crump

9.0

2015 A gem amongst many Cromwell jewels bright vibrant but not easily forgotten — 5 years ago

Jay Quarantello

9.1

About ten years ago when I was in South Dakota, I asked my server for a white wine recommendation and was given a bottle of Vouvray, a part of the Loire Valley that I have never forgotten since that moment. Now as I felt then, the Chenin blanc grape is one of my favorites. It’s the reason I constantly return to wine from this part of France. This bottle of Les Aumones lived up to my expectations. It is a great, inexpensive choice from Vouvray. It tastes of apple pie and honey, has a refreshing but not overbearing acidity, and is easy - perhaps too easy to drink. It’s a sweet wine but in harmony with its other notes. This 2018 bottle from Domaine Le Capitaine is one I highly recommend (and affordable). — 6 years ago

Paul J

9.4

PnP’d. Purple color. Had trouble differentiating between Napa, Aussie Shiraz, and Bordeaux. Very similar to Chateau Dassault, which I love. Age did wonders for this wine. Great combination of dark cherries, oak, and tar. Powerful but not terribly deep. Medium minus finish. — 6 years ago

with Brooke

Michael Mallon

9.0

Excellent. Funk on the nose; ripe cherries and purple flowers on the palate. Wonders are in store as this wine opens up: cassis, slate, licorice, a bit of stinky cheese and aged balsamic vinegar. Decant. — 7 years ago

Sam Agami

10

Wow, old school perfection! California wine from a forgotten age. Pure Italian-American greatness. Reminds me of the wine my childhood landlord would make from the vines that grew behind our house just upstate from NYC. Dark fruits abundant, soft acidity and tanins, nice touch of oak, without obscuring the graps as so many California wineries are obsessed with doing for some reason these days. Found this at a random liquor store on a road trip, will seek it out now. Even better than the Cribari Chianti or Coppola Rosso, which were my previous favorite in this genre, the wonderfully underappreciated "backyard" wine... — 7 years ago

Severn G

9.2

A beautiful, cool early Autumn evening, relaxing by a fire in the chiminea.

Grilled raspberry, mashed black cherry, charred cedar, dry garden soil, old forgotten pipe tobacco. — 5 years ago

Lee Ann Custer

9.3

Strawberry (and other red fruits) bright and fresh!! A lil whiff of alcohol toward the finish, slightly malty too. From TX hill country (they moved)! — 5 years ago

Joe Gillies

9.1

An excellent value Bordeaux at $29. BlackBerry, prune, charcoal, black olive, and cigar. Drinking well now but not yet in prime drinking window. A couple more years of aging will do wonders. — 6 years ago

Michael Mallon

8.9

Out of the bottle: bold red and black fruit, spice, black pepper and tannins. After some air, it becomes more mellow and a touch more fruit-foward. A little more age would work wonders, but still, very good. — 6 years ago

George Chen

9.2

95 I remember touted then forgotten but this always happens...evolving, ripe in some notes but young backbone...like people! You never know how will be! — 6 years ago

Dr. Owen Bargreen

9.3

The 2014 Lagniappe is an outstanding bottling from Gramercy Cellars, this Syrah was sourced from the Forgotten Hills, Red Willow and Minick Vineyards. The wine underwent 66% whole cluster fermentation and was aged for 18 months in used puncheons prior to bottling. This shows wonderful aromatics of dried herbs, red cherry, red raspberry, rose petals, Parma ham and blood orange. There are ripe flavors of black cherry, Chinese black tea, mint, coffee grounds and hints of orange rind and anise. This dense wine needs a two hour decant for full expression and drinks even better on the second day. Lithe and light on its feet, this will cellar well for at least another ten years. Drink 2019-2029- 93 — 7 years ago

Ray S

9.0

Bought this a few years ago after accepting a job offer. I had forgotten about it and decided to open it to celebrate a good friend's engagement. Worth the wait. — 7 years ago