Keith Petersen

9.4

Crisp, tart and funky, light years from a traditional cider. — 11 years ago

Rebekah Wineburg

Winemaker Buccella Wines

8.9

Very apple-y. A bit less than dry but not syrupy sweet. Refreshing and fresh. Nicely done. — 12 years ago

John Junguenet

9.3

So hard to resist! Def tucking a few away for the 40th Bday...in 2023 — 13 years ago

Andrew Lampasone

Owner Wine Watch Selections

9.0

2000 nice evolution fresh earth red currants and cassis very complex bouquet cigar box. Very smooth and balanced but still has a good hand of tannins red currant exotic spice sand a long layered finish 50+ most excellent 2006 very forward and fruity bouquet light smoke cigar box and fresh earth smooth and evolved on the palate very smooth drinking nicely right now. Finish 45+ excellent + 2010 first certification year lovely complexity toasty oak spice dark currant and coffee fresh earth very well endowed tannins are a bit hard but lots of everything and a long finish 50+ killer — 13 years ago

Lewis Chester

9.3

2000 vintage. Deep ruby, edging to deep garnet around the rim, very bright. Plush on the nose. The black cassis notes from the Cab and the violets from the Cab Franc are very noticeable. The wine is developing with huge sweet spice, vanilla, smoke and leather. There's a bovril, meaty note here that's very attractive. On the palate, medium acidity, high tannin - grippy, but not coarse; well integrated. Alcohol is 13% and unobtrusive. Good concentration. Fruit is riper on palate than in the mouth, and a distinctive dark chocolate and cinnamon note. The finish is long and attractive. Hard to imagine this wine drinking any better from here. — 11 years ago

Andrew Lampasone

Owner Wine Watch Selections

9.3

A pretty wine with that textbook herbs and earth that is common in all of these wines a bit of peppery spice. Very smooth and silky sweet fruit with lovely freshness echoing that spice earth notes drinking very nicely but has the structure to age a bit more bit drinking so nicely right now it is hard to keep away from. Finish 45+ excellent+ — 12 years ago

Daniel Adams

9.6

A great hard apple cider that is crisp but not overly sweet. — 13 years ago

Diane Kessler

9.1

Needed decanting as it was hard as nails when first opened. Great balance of fruit and acidity with tannins quite pronounced. Beautiful with assorted pastas at Collichio & Sons — 11 years ago

Nicole Gabrielle

9.0

Thanksgiving at Bruin Woods — 12 years ago

Saman Hosseini

Writer Maison Abattoir

8.9

Expressive, and silky. Hard to resist drinking today. — 13 years ago