Daniel M

9.1

First take on the '20 vintage that we brought back to Poland after Christmas . Very intense nose of violets, blackberries, raspberries, cherry, licorice... There is a tiny earthy note too, along with an irony thing. The palate is very well made as always, with a great acid drive, a good width, some red and black fruits touches all along, some drying tannins in the rear and a long finish with fruit and a bit of an umami touch that makes you want to pour yourself another glass right away. It's a bit more complex than '19, with some more layers of texture and taste. I'm obviously partial here but for about 8 eur a bottle from the producer this is extremely great value. — a year ago

Eric L.

9.5

Extremely delicious Cabernet!As a bonus, my kids are Douglas Adams fans, so they appreciated the name. — 4 years ago

Daniel M

8.9

There is toast and roasted coffee beans on the nose. A bit of cherry too. The palate is a bit creamy, with a good acid drive, a bright and ripe cherry and some width. The finish is creamy with notes of expresso again and cherry. Not bad — 4 years ago

Emerald Gratz

9.0

Great wine! — 5 years ago

K. Ross

8.9

Quintessential LLC Napa. 14.5% abv. Dark chocolate. Dark berries. Tabecco. Licorice. High acidity. Medium tannin. Probably great with steak but I had it with rotisserie chicken and Italian sub. — 5 years ago

Conrad Green

9.2

Bright White flowers, chalky, lemon zest. A ripe middle and real balance and drive. — 6 years ago

Migue Gustavo

9.5

Aromas of red cherry, raspberry, pomegranate and sweet tobacco.  Multi-layered flavors of red, blue and black berry fruit, plums, cherries and a hint of blood orange underpin subtle layers of exotic spice and toast.  Fine tannins and balanced acidity drive a long finish. Very Good. — 6 years ago

Paul T HB

9.5

Rioja Blanco, not the Rose
K&L notes,
White Artadi? I am shocked that I didn't know that it existed, but I am so glad to know that it exists. This is everything that you would expect that it would be. This old vine Viura from Alavesa. It has the transparency that you expect for the winery, the palate is so expresive of the chalky soils of the region. This is not a traditional oaky oxidized white. This is a pure modern expresion of the varietal. Apples, citrus, drying floral notes and a dusty chalkiness. It is very fresh and the wine has the energy and drive that you come to expect from the reds. — 3 years ago

Alan Weinberg

9.3

in the zone—excellent. Really on fire. Lovely nose, soft mouthfeel, but nice acidity and drive with lemon custard, minerals, length, and a twang at the end that adds interest. Super wine. More than I expected. — 4 years ago

Ray Vanderhoff

9.2

Another great vintage of a terrific wine! The 2009 has aromas and flavors of blueberry, plums, cedar, cola, vanilla, black pepper and earth. Hint of menthol. Very complex. Smooth tannins and well balanced. Both varietals are integrated beautifully! Great with a steak! Solid QPR! Revisited in February 2020. Still excellent, but probably beginning to pass it’s peak. — 4 years ago

Conrad Green

9.3

A lovely poised nose. Cool slatey rocks, hints of lime and white flowers. A great rounded midpalate and drive. Very poised and contained. Excellent — 5 years ago

Amy Yan

9.3

What an awesome gem from North Fork. Will keep an eye out on petit Verdot more often. Had with duck marinades with balsamic red wine (Beasley blend from Coffee Pot Cellar, another cool winery from North Fork). — 6 years ago

Cory Charles

9.0

Nice smooth taste — 6 years ago

Kendall Johnson

9.3

Bright berries, bramble, cocoa, sage; moderate tannins #undergroundceller #coronavino — 4 years ago

Conrad Green

9.4

Intense on the nose. Lifted and sappy lemon. Really viscous with great attack. Really good acidity, drive and balance. Great — 4 years ago

with Major-General and David

Conrad Green

9.4

Dark gold and a whiff of golden corn on the nose. The palate is fresh, strident and gorgeous. Real drive and acidity but a sweet edged ripe fruit, mint and lovely slatey balance. If I had more bottles I’d check in soon as these could possibly be at the start of premox, but right now this is lush, dynamic and strident. Very good. — 4 years ago

with Aaron, Walker and 1 other

Conrad Green

9.6

A lot of floral lift at the front. Wonderful drive and freshness through the middle. Definition, lemon curd, some saline. This is great and really long. Wow. — 5 years ago

with Bex

Hernan Hernandez

9.0

My first introduction to Shiraz. It was really good. Flavors of black berries, coffee, leather and chocolate. Smooth tannins after 30 minutes of decanting. — 6 years ago

Daniel M

8.9

A bit of CO2 at first but the bubbles go away after a while. On the nose : a bit of honey, peach, hay. Interesting and profound. The palate is wide and full of fruits, the acid backbone is a bit overwhelmed except at the end where the acid backbone comes back to drive the palate to a moderately long finish with peach. Cool wine ! — 6 years ago

Conrad Green

9.3

Very fresh, bright and young. Frankly, suffers in comparison with the 96, but super good fruit. Lime, chalk, slate, dazzling minerality and an intense palate with huge drive. A real baby. I suspect this won’t have the quality of the 96 but a zesty, wine with loads of potential. — 6 years ago

with Larry