Ira Schwartz

9.2

Beautiful smoke, olive and floral scents fight for attention. A very silky and expressive palate with wonderful fruit concentration. Thank you @Fraser McKinley for motivating me. — 7 years ago

Jason and Jennie

9.0

Merlot monday. Solid 30 dollar wine from napa.

Preparing my wine contribution for saturday's festivities. Showing some friends around livermore wineries so picked out some wines to show the terroir. These are my top 5 livermore wineries. And a couple napa wines for dinner as well.

2001 Kalin Semillon
2001 Kalin Sauv blanc
2016 Nottingham Fraser Howard Chard
2016 Occasio Chard
2015 Murrieta's Well Chard
2015 Murrieta's Well tempranillo
2009 Steven Kent Premier cab

2014 hunnicutt cuvee equite
2014 d.r. Stephens collateral cabernet — 7 years ago

Ira Schwartz

9.4

Inspired by @Fraser McKinley , I had to open this. Unfortunately I could not find the 1996 ( it is hiding somewhere). Shiraz while no longer my go to choice had always been well represented in my cellar. We all know Shiraz went through a period of polarization , thank you RP, however I have always enjoyed producers who got "it" right. The reality is Shiraz will never drink like Burgundy.
Rockford for me is a producer who gets "it". When you pour this into the decanter the color despite its age shimmers a beautiful shade of purple.
On the nose and the palate all the characteristics one comes to expect from a Rockford BP are there: tar, plums, a hint of VA, earth and most importantly well concealed alcohol and structure. It might be in its last year as a teenager but it will remain forever young. — 8 years ago

The Schwartz

9.4

Loving this wine. Can't wait to see where it goes in years to come @Fraser McKinley — 8 years ago

TheSkip

9.2

My 200th wine!!

I probably spent a bit too long thinking about which wine to choose, having noticed the night prior that I was at 199. But then this bottle struck me and that was that! About a year ago, I had my dad "import" this from Canada because it seems Wakefield is hard to get in the US. It was one of the first wines I ever remember buying and then saying - i am going to make a conscious effort to buy more. So I felt this would be a good anniversary wine to see how far I've come, as there have been at least 200 cuvées since I started on here

I'm glad to say that I still think this is a very good wine. The nose opens with sweet cedar and cherry. It's fairly dark purple but still opaque. On the palate there are the typical notes of dark blue fruits. It has fairly soft tannins and a moderate finish. The #qpr is high!

With all that said - I'd like to thank all the folks that I follow on Delectable. I've learned a lot from each of you and I appreciate reading your thoughts and seeing what you're drinking. @David A Lentine @Ron R @Jody Scharf @Bill Bender @"Odedi" @Mike Rowe @Rochelle @Martin G Rivard @Bob McDonald @Fraser McKinley @Paul T @Shay Aldriedge @Eric Shanks @Matthew Beninati and everyone else who I may have forgotten!! Cheers!! — 9 years ago

Amber Lynn

10

This Wild Blueberry Wine Is Made by Fort Langley Winery. This Merlot is made from berries grown right here in the fraser valley. It is a sweet wine that would pair well with most dishes. I would recommend for anybody who has a sweet tooth. — 9 years ago

Ehren Jordan

Owner/Winemaker Failla Wines

9.0

Tasty. Thanks Fraser! — 10 years ago

Bob McDonald

9.2

This is the 2007 vintage. One of the better 2nd tier Marg River Cabernets for around less than half price of the big guns at approx $40. Not quite as good as the standard Vasse Felix or the Woodlands Margaret for the same price. Good fruit and herbal notes from a good vintage. 17.5+ — 10 years ago

Vito Sergio Parente

9.5

A masterful Grenache from my dear friend Peter Fraser. — 11 years ago

Luke Friesen

9.0

Heathers favorite white, from a wine your she did in Langley with Debbie — 12 years ago

Jake Rubash

9.6

Our first Sami Odi. Stunner of a Syrah. Balanced and nuanced but layers and layers of flavor. @Fraser McKinley you da man. — 7 years ago

Laura Quigley

10

Koenig Vineyards - Fraser Vineyard - 2014 Cabernet Sauvignon — 7 years ago

Roman Sukley

9.8

Revisiting the Mahé & Ribo Syrah in honor of Sami-Odi taking the number 4 slot of James Suckling's "Top Australian Wines Of 2016." It's now had an additional 8 weeks rest in my cellar since I last sampled it shortly after its arrival to our shores. Wow! Inky purple color with a brooding nose of dark fruits , anise and sweet spices. Super silky tannins which perfectly compliment the dark fruits. A luxurious mouth feel bordering on savory-ness. Full-bodied and vibrant with beautiful structure. Lingering finish. This is not your classic/typical "sweet" Australian Shiraz ( my guess is that Fraser harvests rather early), but the fruit purity and overall structure speaks for itself. Congrats Fraser! I look forward to a long relationship. — 8 years ago

Roman Sukley

9.5

Have I mentioned that this guy is a hell of a winemaker? @Fraser McKinley — 8 years ago

Chris DeBarr

9.4

Delightful lively flavors at a full gallop, like phat plums & wild strawberries, racy, bright, so very juicy & happy. — 9 years ago

Rob Owen

9.5

Excellent depth. Went beautifully with a delicate smoked salmon and then a fabulous veal osso bucco — 9 years ago

Laura N

9.1

One of our favourites. Lightly oaked — 9 years ago

Ian Brennan

9.3

2009 vintage seems to shift between intense berry/cassis and mineral plumb nose, vanilla and violets play a pleasant medley. Smooth fruit and rounded tannins give a wonderful tactile sensation in the mouth with a lingering aftertaste, warm with alcohol but still flavored with fruit and a slight astringent tannin to say I can go longer. Lovely wine. — 10 years ago

William Douglas

9.3

3/6.5/9 = 18.5 out of 100 = 93
Plenty of acid - could use more age — 11 years ago

Chris Zitzman

9.5

Wine maker Robert Foley. Luscious, young and powerful without twisting up on the palate. Rich, luscious and chewy, one can feel the tannins have had enough time in bottle to begin melting onto the complex array of flavored in the heart of the wine. Ribeyes and potatoes, all day, and with time to decant the '09 Jamesport Petit Verdot goes from a cantor to a rugged and thoroughly enjoyable gallop. A nose-coating helping of spice box envelopes the ole factory, and trademark characteristics of Petit Verdot become more clear with each sip. It's subtle but with oodles of staying power- and such is the finish. Bottom line: worth more than it costs- and a noble representative of a rising Atlantic Coast. — 12 years ago

Ceccherini Cristiano

9.6

Great balance
Barossa at its top shape
🙏🙏👍 — 7 years ago

Mark McFadyen

9.2

Great Fraser Valley wine that won't break your wallet. — 7 years ago

Roman Sukley

9.9

2008 Sami-Odi 'Hoffmann Dallwitz' MCMXII Syrah
Sourced from 94 vines, planted between 1888 & 1912.
Harvested 14th March 2008.
Yields of 32 hectolitres per hectare.
388 Bottles filled.
Label: ‘Villie-Morgon’ postcard;
Image sourced Paris 2008. A special treat from my friends @chuck_gudas in conspiracy with @fraser_mckinley, a rare treat of an early Sami-Odi offering. We decanted this wine for several hours, and then re-visited 24 hours later, and the wine continued to evolve and improve. Explosive nose of freshly baked cherry pie. More bright red fruits on the palate with a brambley undertone, and soft silky tannins. Wonderful mouth feel with a long, lingering finish. Thank you Chuck and Fraser! — 8 years ago

TheSkip

9.1

One of my favorite dinners was on the menu here at Chez Skip - cassoulet! And my knowledge of wine pairing is as sophisticated as a toddler eating spaghetti, I said to myself - hey I am eating French food and I like this French wine, so hey why not? And that was that. But as wine can be, it evoked its memory of when I had it first. I remember sitting out in the patio and being impressed with it. I thought to myself I could really enjoy French wines, but as history has shown, that was clearly a short lived notion.

Knowing it had been some time, I had an odd feeling, so I checked my Delectable history. Indeed, this was the very first wine I had rated!

So, to my friends, do you remember your first wine on here? Was it anything memorable? @philip Angino @Martin A. Cody @Shay Aldriedge @Anthony Lombardi @Sharon B @Bill Bender @Bob McDonald @dan boedeker @Brian Tuite @Greg Ballington @Matthew Beninati @Carl Fischer @Ryan Carey @MaJ CappS @Roman Sukley @Daryl Calhoun @David L @Palmer Emmitt @Eric Shanks @Evan Bienstock @Fraser McKinley @Jean-Francois Pelletier @jesus g @Martin G Rivard @Henrik Poulsen @Christanna Honer @Isaac Pirolo @Rob Brobst III @Jim Trobaugh @Jody Scharf @Joe Lucca @Kim Stanbro @Rafael Landestoy @Ryan M @Mo Salem @Mike Smith @Mike R @"Odedi" @Paul T @Ron R @Shawn R @Janet Ross (and anyone else I accidentally left off!) — 8 years ago

Bob McDonald

9.0

2013 vintage. One of the new wave of Artisan winemakers like our Delectable mate Fraser from Sami-Odi. Fresh juicy and funky. Just enough whole bunch acidity without over doing it. Silky but not delivering enough of the ripe fruit Grenache characters that one gets from old school old vine Grenache in The Vale. — 9 years ago

Aaron Meeker

Sales & Marketing Vine Street Imports

9.5

Keeping the no-SO2 going tonight...but very, very soundly. Thank you Fraser. — 9 years ago

with Fraser

Amy Robinson

9.0

KA and Brian at Fraser. Bought from cellar masters — 10 years ago

Ehren Jordan

Owner/Winemaker Failla Wines

9.3

2008. Exceptional! Fraser is the MAN! — 10 years ago

Rubychick

10

Ice Pressed Chardonnay from Fraser Gallop Margaret River. Experimental excellence. Grabbed one for our next Spin. — 11 years ago

with Erika and See

Bob Halifax

8.9

I suspect these are Okanagan grapes even those it's a Fraser Valley winery. Bang on for BC Merlot. — 12 years ago