Christopher Fowler

9.0

Dark chocolate on the nose. Medium body. Sweet tobacco and ripe fruit on the palate. — 6 years ago

with Tricia and Michael

LM Segal

9.9

BBQ smoke, hot espresso beans, black cherry paste lead a lifted and broad, completely integrated beam of burnt strawberry, pipe tobacco and dark cassis. 60 second finish was interfered only with an imperative to go back for more. Fully resolved and at its peak, cork on the verge of danger. Unreal. — 7 years ago

Beau Carson

9.2

Spectacular, and worked perfectly with teriyaki and pork chops. Mocha, pipe tobacco, black cherry, rich, and nice dusty tannins. — 8 years ago

Bill Trier

9.0

Paid euros Galway restaurant called the Quay wine bar. The wine was superb . — 9 years ago

MICHAEL COOPER DipWSET

Owner TomeVinos wine shops, WSET Level 3, Blogger www.spanishwinesandmore.com, blog.tomevinos.com

9.2

The sweet smoke of a pipe and the deep dark depths of a plum jam and cranberry sauce. #vegasicilia — 9 years ago

Eric Hwang

9.5

Fragrant cherry pipe tobacco aromas meld into flavors of black and red fruit, leather and cedar. Smooth and supple. — 10 years ago

with Yashar and Michael

Ian Burrows

Sommelier Atelier Crenn

9.0

Ripe Red Cherry & sour plum, fennel fronds, pipe tobacco, subtle black truffle and smoke. — 11 years ago

Michael Tuchband

9.5

Mellow structure, flavors of dark cherry, pipe tobacco, and pepper. — 7 years ago

with Edith and Moné

Christopher Fowler

9.0

Medium/light body. Enough tannin to give it a backbone. This one's a treat. — 7 years ago

with Linda and Michael

Bill Bender

9.3

Gave off a lot of brett at first....then that subsided and Blue and Black fruits spread out on the palette, followed by cherry pipe tobacco and sweet fig. Fantastic slow aging value Rioja. — 7 years ago

K. Ross

8.9

16.2% abv. Brown ruby color. Very clear. Long legs. Fig jam. Blueberry jam. Warm. Blueberries chocolate. Rich. It gets more and more like a Zin I know. Rich, heavy, and luscious. More fresh and juicy in the beginning. — 9 years ago

Andres Montoya

9.2

Elegant, dried flower, eucalyptus, sweet pipe smoke, dark chocolate. — 9 years ago

with Martonio, Alex and 1 other

Jordan Monkman

10

Some of that dank Bordeaux funk! Blueberry pie, plum, pipe tobacco, leather. Smells like this will keep showing more layers over the next couple hours. — 11 years ago

Eddie Gilbert

10

phucking phenomenal! crushed gravel, purple flowers and pipe tobacco are all on full display. just another day at the office. — 11 years ago

Shay A

9.4

A wonderful tasting put on by Classic Wine Storage featuring Long Shadows Winery. If you aren’t familiar with these wines, they are phenomenal WA state wines that are made by the likes of Randy Dunn, Phillipe Melka, Michel Rolland, John DuVall, and more.

This wine is made by Michel Rolland. Large and in charge merlot. Mocha, sweet pipe tobacco, and a lot of ripe blackberry. Nutmeg and cinnamon. Cab lovers merlot. — 7 years ago

Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.5

This is a sample of the 16 Insignia still in barrel.

On the nose, the dark fresh florals exploded. The fruits are very dark currants and well extracted. Blackberries, black raspberries, dark cherries and blue fruits hues on the edges of the glass. Sweet tarry presence, loads of baking spices; vanilla, cinnamon, clove & nutmeg. Dark spice, black tea, pipe tobacco, dark rich soil, core of anise and fields of violets.

The body is thick and full. The wine still very fresh. The tannins big, meaty and chewy. The dark fruits are quite floral. Blackberries, black raspberries, dark cherries with blue fruits. Sweet tarry presence, loads of baking spices; vanilla, cinnamon, clove & nutmeg. Dark spice, black tea, pipe tobacco, dark rich soil, crushed dry rocks, river stones, tough leather, cedar, core of anise with red flowers and fields of violets. Very good round acidity. The long, big, ruby, lush, well balanced finish is beautiful.

The fruit, tannins and acidity all speak to it being 95+ and a long cellar.
— 7 years ago

Matthew Beninati

9.3

Solid purchase from 90 +. Strong vanilla coffee and pipe tobacco. Finishes remarkably smooth for such a young cab. Will probably be better in 5 years, but this does not disappoint now. — 9 years ago

Alexandre Calvi

9.5

Sweet pipe tobacco, black currant, green peppers, violets, medium body, well balanced ruby core with a red brick rim, at his peak now! — 9 years ago

David Sawatzky

8.9

Sweet and tasty, nice after dinner treat. — 11 years ago

Alina Ferguson

10

Damn good! Need to make a run up north again! :D — 11 years ago