Galen Hasler

9.0

Unique natural and creative vintification. Perfect winter rose food pairing. Complex acidity fruits and textures — 5 years ago

Sharon B

9.2

I am officially on staycation for the next week. I plan on trying lots of new wines, eating good food, reading, napping and hanging by the pool. My brother just retired from the State Department and is pretty much homeless at this time so it will be nice to catch up since he’s been at the Embassy in Bahrain for the last few years. Cheers! 🍷😘🌴🌞⛱ — 6 years ago

kk

9.2

Great wine. Would buy again. Purchased on an anniversary trip to the vineyard. — 7 years ago

Joel Haith

9.2

Pop and pour, wine shows fantastic out of the gate. Insanely dark, inky in the glass. Wonderful nose with loads of vanilla oak and a hint of pepper with a slight alcohol burn. First taste far exceeds expectation. Velvety tannin l, the vanilla note shines in this wine (which works wonderfully) for the price this wine is amazing. A Calistoga wine for the price and quality is almost unheard of in this day and age. Defiantly seek it out. — 7 years ago

with Timothy

Yvonne Blewett

9.2

Grateful to celebrate my Bonus Dad’s 82nd Birthday 💕 — 7 years ago

with Todd

Rob Ritchie

9.0

The Wife and I have just started our wine journey. Picked this up for fun. We enjoyed it. — 8 years ago

Kirk F

9.4

Nice to have friends with big time cellars! After an hour in the decanter this wine shows beautifully. One of the best Bordeaux I've had and I'm grateful to even have a taste. Wow! — 9 years ago

with Sonia, Michael and 2 others

Joe Estrada

9.0

This bottle is going to age well....bright fruit!! — 6 years ago

Pontus Öberg

8.9

Fint och svalt vin. Smakar svart vinbär. Dricks en varm dag på balkongen med litet snacks. — 6 years ago

Justin Hart

9.8

Holy crap! 10 years and tasting amazing!! Tons of plum, blackberry, and roses are backed up by hints of leather, black cherry, and faint white pepper on the finish. Yum! — 6 years ago

with Cherish and Jen

Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.8

Pontet Canet tasting and dinner with Alfred Tesseron.

Mind numbingly gorgeous. Believe the hype on the great Bordeaux producer’s 2009 vintage.

It is simply one of the best Bordeaux’s this young I’ve ever had. It’s is silky on the palate. The structure, tension, length and balance are stunning and this vintage is just getting started in its better evolution. The fruits are some of the very best Bordeaux fruits I’ve had. Ripe, ruby, lush; blackberries & dark cherries. Both chocolate, soft, layered baking spice, soft soils, understated; leather, tobacco, graphite, ruby, candied purple, blue/dark fresh and withering florals. The acidity is dead on. The finish is well balanced & glorious. This is an amazing wine that will blow your hair back at 25 years of age.

Photos of; our dinner group, tasting room at Pontet Canet, the horse plows they still use in the fields and Chateau Pontet Canet. — 7 years ago

Dr. Owen Bargreen

9.5

The 2016 Long Shadows 'Saggi' is a thrilling blend of Sangiovese (Boushey and Candy Mountain Vineyards) with 29% Cabernet Sauvignon (Weinbau Vineyard) and the remainder Syrah (Den Hoed Dutchman and Bacchus Vineyards). The nose is drop-dead gorgeous with bacon fat, black olive tapenade, mocha and fennel. The stunning range of aromas bring you back to the glass for more. Revealing a silky texture and a wonderfully ripe mouthfeel, this slowly unveils smoked meat, black tea, milk chocolate covered cherry and roasted fig flavors. Decadent, layered and downright delicious, this beautiful wine will enjoy an exceedingly long life in the cellar. Drink 20-9-2033- 95 — 7 years ago

David L

9.5

09’ This is singing @Mike R Another wine from Mike- If this wasn’t the WOTN, it was damn close. Black fruits, black licorice, blackberry jam, floral notes, smokiness. This is a drop dead gorgeous wine. A very polished wine!! Especially from this vintage. There’s no need to hold onto this any longer. Drink them up in the next 10+ years. — 8 years ago

with S and Mike

Trixie

9.5

In the style of a German Maibock, a deep honey color with a toffee aroma and a balanced malt/bitter ratio.

2018 Gold🏆 at NY International Beer Competition 🍺

•6.8% ABV October 28, 2020 💀 — 6 years ago

JL

8.9

Very easy fruit fromt soft tannins Oregon Pinot. Drank this in Vegas. Good price. — 6 years ago

Hanibal

9.3

I thought the wine was dead but after 1 hour in the decanter it exploded into life. Aromatics overload. Time to drink up — 6 years ago

Paul Henderson

9.3

Excellent. Red berries, brut, delicious. Drink this for the joy, not the complexity. — 7 years ago

K S

9.4

Big Top Tues Dash w/Rebate....super deal of $5.99. Deep Dark Cherry w/low tannin ending. — 7 years ago

Oli Woodland

9.7

Bold but smooth, sooo good! — 7 years ago

Jeffrey Lew

9.8

Dr Latour is wrapping up 2017 in proper fashion. 59. Dark core with only a hint of bricking. These are almost indestructible when kept properly. Drank like a younger wine. 3hrs open and was very showy and sweet. “Sexy” as some might call it is dead on. Blackberry kirsch, some cedar and a little black olive all wrapped in this velvet almost liqueur like package. Happy New Year to all my WNH/Delectable friends and family. Love JL. — 8 years ago