MICHAEL COOPER DipWSET

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

9.0

#semillon tart. Interesting #australia #huntervalley — 6 years ago

Angela Brown

9.2

2011. It still has time. A little green on the nose but sensational on the palate — 6 years ago

Ira Schwartz

9.0

Very surprised when I opened the wine list. My inner geek took over when I saw it was the same wine I consumed last week but a different vintage. A much less open and complex nose than the’11.
In the mouth this wine demonstrated greater freshness than the ‘11. Grapefruit like acidity put the fruit flavors at the forefront. Once again I was a little disappointed with the finish but I think in this case the wine truly needs time to unwind. — 7 years ago

Peter Sultan

9.1

Subtle lime & stoney fruit, a strong mid palate & some complexity (& from what I read the potential for aging) 10.5% alcohol, a lovely slight effervescence completely blows away my negative biases @ Australian wines. I though at firstThat 20$ was a tad pricey-& thats 20$ on sale, but after i finished the bottle, its a bargain. — 8 years ago

Paul Woolls

9.1

Steely, with beautiful mineralogy. — 9 years ago

with Jonathan

Ron Haber

9.5

A wonderful Howell Mountain Cab from a Howell Mountain fan-ok I live there. Mike Lamborn and family are special peeps who simply make beautiful, very passionate wines — 10 years ago

Myffanwy Rigby

10

New release chardonnay, absolutely nuts. — 10 years ago

Justin Floyd

9.2

Not great at first, tight....open for 2 hours, completely different, fantastic — 11 years ago

Rob Wojo

8.9

Best Mike Smith value out there. Rutherford GIII. Nice. Needs some time but a bargain. — 12 years ago

Austin Baird

9.2

100 percent Syrah from Red Mountain. Delicious, light to medium bodied. Apparently hard to get distributed, but worth it! — 13 years ago

Laith A

9.3

Hard to rate this fairly given it’s young age and lack of decanting.. it was a little tight and closed initially but started to open up as the bottle was consumed .. Has great upside and I can see this easily being a 95+ point wine if given the proper treatment! — 6 years ago

Pablo Cetlinski

9.4

Nutmeg, cherries, spice, oak. I love Barbera — 7 years ago

Dean Butler

9.1

Delicious !..Enjoyed over the holidays with K and A.BeautifulBordeaux style blend..Incredible value — 8 years ago

Eric L.

9.5

There is something about Beckstoffer Georges III vineyard Cabernets that I almost always love. Like this wine, they almost always have a beautiful combination of black cherry and blueberry fruit in abundance. Maybe not as serious and structured as a To Kalon or a Dr. Crane cab, but so pleasurable and makes me so happy! — 8 years ago

Kate Whitney

9.0

Outstanding mid aged Hunter Semillon. Extremes fresh, crisp and very, very good. Great life. - Phil Laffer — 9 years ago

Russell Ives

9.0

Lovely drop. Took some time to breath. Very smooth. — 10 years ago

Neil Cornish

9.0

Super sexy and elegant. Great acid and tart cherry. — 10 years ago

with Roger

Jimmy Smith

Director, West and North London Wine School

9.1

Youthful and vibrant. Fresh black currant, mint, gravelly earthy notes, quite Margaux/Graves like. Smoky cedar, tobacco and dust. Medium bodied, with grainy tannin, good vibrant acid. Quite elegant for Chile! — 11 years ago

Erika Speelman

8.9

Great body. Plum and rhubarb notes with softer tannins. — 12 years ago

with Dale

Matthew Kaner

Owner/Wine Director Bar Covell

9.7

holy fuck #aussiewine @vintagemd @jakeskakun @vintagevuong @adam7two — 13 years ago

Tom Garland

9.0

1.5 hour decant (just a little cloudy sediment). A thrilling dark purple garnet color. On the nose: blackberry, floral, spice, gravel. Taste: dry, acidic, medium body wine with blackberry, tobacco, cassis, some dusty tannis still there and a cherry cedar medium finish. — 6 years ago

with Brenda

Sam Hara

8.9

A bit earthy for my taste — 7 years ago

with Rachel

Randall Brater

9.2

Toasty and fabulously tasty. Apricot, pineapple, and lychee. — 8 years ago

Kyle Wallis

9.5

No oak. What the fuck?! Waxy, oaky (if possible), almost nutty. Sublime. — 9 years ago

Patrick Derdeyn

9.2

This was still just so young. Starting to soften but not into development yet. Plenty of rutherford dust and very drying tannins but I wish I could have decanted this for several hours. — 9 years ago

Mark Cowan

9.1

Put In down your throat xxx you are welcome — 9 years ago

Kirsten Alana

9.3

The kind of Cava that makes me looove Cava. Tasted amazing even a little warm with the bubbles slightly gone. — 10 years ago

Phil Green

9.5

Hay, cut gras and citrus. Fruit and acid beautifully balanced. Classic — 11 years ago

Ben Mar

9.4

Great length. Superb wine — 12 years ago

Louis Schofield

Sommelier/Wine Merchant East End Cellars

9.4

Acid, acid, acid. — 12 years ago