Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.3

2020 vintage. A fave CA chard and producer. Medium-medium heavy body. Tasting slightly more tropical and advanced with less acidity than usual. Still absolutely delicious tho. Would like to retaste and reevaluate in 5-6 months tho. Based on 30 vintages of tasting this particular wine, betting it reconciles any tawdry, fleeting concerns that occupy my compromised palate and right quick. 01.22.25. — 5 months ago

Ed Chin

9.4

Based on day 2. I really enjoyed this as it opened up. Great texture with lemon curd, stone fruit, marzipan and lively acidity. So well balanced. — 6 months ago

Cathy Levy

9.2

Fabulous CA pinot, aged well and enjoyed
immensely. — 7 months ago

Vino Joe

9.5

Perfectly ripe. This wine is peak. Mature fruit in balance with everything. This was ready to go from the pour. Well rounded and deep. Gorgeous color. Likely to start receding soon. So drink up! — 8 months ago

Pooneet K

9.0

Quite ready to go. No decant, opened 3 hours before. Nice seamless fruit, tannins very integrated. Could use a bit more acid, but still appreciate it esp at a nice restrained 13.4%. — 8 months ago

Hugh O'Riordan

9.1

Dark and rich earth flavors. Very well balanced with good finish. It’s from Livermore not Australia! — 4 years ago

Spencer Dukoff

8.9

Balanced, warm, fruity — 4 years ago

Randy Fuller

9.0

This yellow-gold wine rings the “old-style Cali” bell in all the right ways. A nose of apricots, mangoes and apples is helped along with the smell of buttered popcorn. Oak treats the palate as well, draping over the tropical fruit like a sunshade. The acidity is zesty, yet the mouthfeel tends toward creaminess due to the wine sitting on the lees for five months. The oak is a definite part of the wine, but the effect is softened enough so that it's a pleasure, not a pain. — 6 years ago

Michelle Zell

9.7

My favorite Cabernet. — 10 years ago

with Madra

Rachael Ryan

Sommelier Quince Restaurant

9.8

Always surprised by these wines. Incredible concentration and still lively. — 12 years ago

Rich Bluth

9.2

drinking perfectly now. enjoy! — 6 months ago

Larry Schnelle

9.3

Excellent with Dr . Pepper short ribs — 6 months ago

Kamall

9.1

Plenty of time left — 6 months ago

Brendan Baker

9.2

Blackberries, forest floor, medium body, drinking well 😋 — 7 months ago

Pooneet K

8.9

Nice wine, but a bit less full and interesting than I was hoping. Slightly thin and almost a bit watery. Still nice refinement and a decent finish. — 8 months ago

Meghan C

9.2

Michelin wine club — 3 years ago

Peggy Hadley

9.1

Easy drinker. Full of fruit. — 4 years ago

with Jim

Jay Root

9.1

Peppery, acid, lighter on the fruit. This would pair really well with chili or a similar dish — 7 years ago

Nathan Timm

9.5

To the tune of "play that song" - "drink that wine, the one that tastes oh so fine." — 8 years ago

with Kim

Nicole McLendon

9.5

A little throw back Charleston Wine Festival circa 2014 with my bestie Brooke! — 10 years ago

John Willison

9.2

Crushed red and blue fruit, earthy, berry compote finish. — 6 months ago

Ed Chin

9.2

Tons of red and dark fruit. Mainly cherries and a bit of raspberry and spice. — 6 months ago

Bryan Kesting

9.5

Drinking so well . Fun to drink alongside of the other 3. Not quite as good as the Alpine but very close. — 7 months ago

Michelle

9.5

Excellent. In Butcher’s Cut on MSC — 8 months ago

Neil Valenzuela

9.0

Medium ruby color. Aromas of cherry, rhubarb and cola. Very tasty Santa Cruz Mountain Pinot- bergamot, red fruit and black tea. — 8 months ago

Matt

9.4

Love the high Merlot % this vintage has. There’s a plushness and supleness to the tannin that really impressed. With age the Merlot really bringing that core of sweet stewed red plum. Long, elegant, completely intact, very well-stored bottle. — 2 years ago

Gaetan Ciampini

9.5

Really banging! — 4 years ago

Jennifer Liu

9.2

39.97 from new season. Balanced. Round. Worth the price. Would buy again — 6 years ago

Ned Clark

9.6

Really excellent zin. — 8 years ago

Saman Hosseini

Writer Maison Abattoir

8.9

Gold wine. This has the acidity and freshness of those new fashionable Sonoma coast Chardonnays, but with more bravado and the confidence to wear its oak. Delicate lemon and pear fruit, anise, hazelnut. — 10 years ago