Ron Siegel

9.2

I like this vintage for Graillot that is always a great QPR. This had black fruits showing a perfumed nose with notes of crushed rock mineral, savory spices, pepper, olive, iron & floral tones — 2 years ago

Caitlin

9.3

Delicious perfect for shrimp scampi — 3 years ago

Joe Estrada

9.3

A Pinot Noir/Gamay blend...very earthy....paired with hummus & pita chips — 3 years ago

Ben LaBolt

9.0

Beautiful winery that also produces bubbly. Medium bodied pinots that are well balanced w nice fruit. — 3 years ago

with Leo

Ron Siegel

9.5

Beautiful vintage for Clape that is open & drinking well showing black cherry, kirsch, pepper, iron, licorice & violet. — 4 years ago

Shannon Hruza

8.9

High acidity, great with Fall flavors, slight baking spice, fruit forward — 6 years ago

Michael Sew Hoy

8.9

2014. Primary until day three. Picked up some iron and blood. — 6 years ago

Jack Bender

9.1

Big and rich Pinot. Nice fruit flavors with some spice and smoke. — 8 years ago

Randy P

9.0

Loved it. Tiny beautiful bubbles. A bit sweet for me but the acidic backbone is still present which makes it drinkable. Empty bottle. — 8 years ago

Eileen Hallmark

9.2

1999 is the choice for the Iron Bowl. #WarEagle. Tons of black cherry, leather. I really like where it is drinking now. — 9 years ago

Allison Tauziet

9.6

Incredible. Iron, rust, suave and sexy. — 10 years ago

Severn Goodwin

9.6

The weekend upon us and we're hosting another dinner party for a couple of friends. Tonight's theme was Rhone wine, so good stuff on deck, with age.

Notes pending... (Entertaining guests first 😉)

Absolutely perfect, yet only coming into it's zone, decade to go here...

Notes from +24H open:
Nose has ripe cherry, dried cherry, dried blackberry, red velvet cake, ripe plum and dry, mineral-ly earth.

Palate has silky-sweet cherry, ripe red currant, (light) cigar wrapper, dried cherry, faint eucalyptus, faint wood notes, dry earth, faint iron notes on the long finish. Mild tannins persist today. Expect to enjoy this vintage another +10Y when held in proper storage.

This bottle was singing at the top of its register last night, slightly diminished today. Absolutely perfect cork, no Durand required for extraction. Acquired a mere two years ago, from a local retailer beginning to close down his shop. He purchased a case on release, stored in his cold cellar; when I got to hunting it only a single bottle remained.

I've had the 2000 vintage before, and it was a treat in a more youthful stage, but a delicacy with our meal last night. We baked a 3lb beef tenderloin (Kinderhook Farm; Valatie, NY) coated in an herb paste then an herbed panko crumb crust with parmesan. About a 50m cook, 30m rest yeilded a perfect 130° center. Served alongside smashed potatoes and roasted brussel sprouts with thick cut bacon. We had fantastic company, connecting again with a wine trade friend and his wife after a few years break in our dining schedules. — 3 years ago

Donald Williams

9.5

The perfect wine for shrimp appetizer and lobster tail dinner. — 3 years ago

with Bonnie

Bret Anderson

9.9

Dry, complex, dynamic food pairing — 4 years ago

Avery Plank

9.4

Bought this in 2014 from Lsat Bottle. Should have bought more, it was a steal at the time and it has gotten even better in the last 5 years. Not too acidic, good amount of yeast, and overall excellent sparkling wine. 69% Pinot Noir, 31% Chardonnay — 5 years ago

Zach Kouwe

8.9

Not that familiar with Zin but had a good mouthfeel, not much tannin, strawberry up front and was good with steak. — 6 years ago

Mike Hirsch

9.0

Medium Body, Subtle dark fruits — 7 years ago

Alan Goldberg

9.1

A lovely Pinot Noir that is fruit forward when drinking alone. With cheese and meat the flavors have depth and body to it. Very good. — 8 years ago

Mintu Turakhia

10

This was phenomenally good especially with a mild decant. — 9 years ago

Erin Sullivan Di Costanzo

9.5

Completely silken. Great reminder of '11s ability to shine. Nice job @zeitgeist_girl!! — 10 years ago

Anthony Auger

9.1

Heavy mineral aroma. Juicy acidity, starts as an unripe blueberry but finishes like grapefruit. Love the tartness, wish I opened it on a sunset porch nite! — 3 years ago

with Drew

Joe Estrada

8.9

A 50/50 blend of Cab Sav and Cab Franc from Oregon. This is a big dense wine with subtle minerality. — 3 years ago

Brett Owens

9.0

Nice Chardonnay. — 3 years ago

Matt

9.2

Classic Pegau style, a nod to tradition with WC ferm but some pushing from an extraction standpoint. Deep, dark, savory and operating on a lower wavelength. Not an aromatic expression of CNdP, but wholesome and shows its character in its riches on the palate. Muddled red and black fruits, from berry/plum to fig/prune, leather, tar, roasted espresso, garrigue, hot stones and iron, rich in brett but working well the wine. This was a night 2 wine, it needs some obviously time to let its layers unfold. 2016s have a certain edge and lift to them for me, this almost aligned more with the ‘15 vintage given its tenacity and strength — 4 years ago

Neal Bryce

8.9

Straw colored, with strong alcohol. — 5 years ago

with John

Ian Hackett

10

Dry and perfect — 6 years ago

Joshua Crisp

8.9

Stank-ay! Screams cheese. Once stench blows off, Hermiston melon and thyme comes forth. Bright and funky on the palate, ripe nectarines and fresh mushrooms dance together on a bright palate. — 7 years ago

Rochelle

9.3

For the price just amazing... Blackberry, black cherry, boysenberry flavor ... A huge flavorful palate .. Full bodied and a long finish! A smokey cedar nose and full of spice ❣ I am really happy with this❤️ — 8 years ago

Adam Jesberger

10

Dark black currant, ripe black plum and blackberries, iron, white dried roses, forest floor, dusty cedar oakiness with a lingering red apple skin acidic finish. — 9 years ago

with Jenelle

Andrew Lampasone

Owner Wine Watch Selections

9.4

Only 260 cases produced this wine has a good amount of earth fine herbs cherry and currant. Wine made Jennifer Williams fromspottswood — 10 years ago