David Rubinoff

9.4

Looks great!! — 7 years ago

Catherine Toner

9.3

Kevin and Carolyn’s - Delicious red fruit — 7 years ago

Lindsay Murray

9.4

New Year’s Eve Dinner with Kevin & Sarah — 8 years ago

with Chad

David and Megan Kees

9.6

Fruity nose and flavor (blueberries, raspberries), very smooth finish — 8 years ago

ADAM STROMFELD

9.5

Soft and still full of life. Elegant stewed prunes well balanced dances on your tongue. Amazing this is 47 years old!!! Happy birthday Kevin!! — 8 years ago

with Kevin

Allan Sapp

9.4

Still one of my favorite Merlots. From a marvelous vintage. Dried cherries, oak, a hint of chocolate. — 9 years ago

with PJ

Paco Suro

9.4

Young. Really approachable. Always awesome. Thanks Kevin! — 10 years ago

Jimmy Smith

Director, West and North London Wine School

9.0

Kevin Judd's 2013 is an elegant number, not overripe peardrops (like so many NZ can be) but lightly creamy, leesy, white flowers with white peach, coxs apple. Light phenolics balanced with good acidity and texture. Slight smidgen of residual sugar also supports harmony. Well made — 10 years ago

Chelsea Bressers

9.5

One of our faves. 2009 O'Brien Devotion Cab Franc. — 10 years ago

with Matt

Marissa Stockton

9.1

Great body and color! — 11 years ago

Jody Brix Towe

Owner/Winemaker j.brix Wines

9.8

Big thanks to Kevin Law for this beauty. — 12 years ago

Tobin Trevarthen

9.1

Distinct flavors. Dark black cherry. Chocolate and tobacco. Smell and taste the terroir. — 7 years ago

Bryce Wiatrak

9.2

Another winner from Greywacke, Kevin Judd sources his Pinot Noir from the more clay-dominant Southern Valleys. The wine finds a more exotic profile for Pinot - macerated blood orange peel and pomegranate meet a dizzying array of spices and herbs - curry, saffron, smoke, spearmint, and thyme. Savory, well structured, and long. — 7 years ago

Greg Ballington

Co-Founder of Millennial Drinkers Wine Blog

9.1

Perfect bottle for #CabFrancDay, thank you Steve!
Deep purplish red. Lovely nose full of coconut, vanilla extract, blueberries, blue flowers and holiday spices. Medium plus tannins (6.5/10) with a rounded medium to medium plus body. Dry on the palate with some black fruits, dark cocoa, spices, and sweet spices too. Youthful and medium to medium plus finish. Drink till 2021. — 8 years ago

with Sean

Rob Mayes

9.0

Lots of ocean air minerality and oyster shell. Sweet spice. Bit sweeter than I would like but nice componentry. — 8 years ago

Shay A

9.4

My wife is a kindergarten teacher, so we both understand the importance of a little alcohol at the end of the day! With it being Valentine's Day, we figured this bottle from O'Brien, a favorite of ours, fit the day well! They are a sight for sore eyes when surrounded by big Napa fruit bomb cabs. These are beautiful Bordeaux style wines that accentuate restrained fruit but also a great blend of funky earth and spice. (And JRae's cookies in town has the best sugar cookies around...we'll enjoy one or two before drinking as this wine needs at least an hour decant before it opens...not a pop'n'pour style). — 8 years ago

Dawn Bongiovanni

9.2

Had with Kevin — 10 years ago

Mark Wong

9.1

Kevin the winemaker mixes fruit from different vineyards but always insist on 100% of the varietal. 100% cab. Great bottle of wine — 10 years ago

Boxer Briefs

9.1

#wine is a rockstar. 70% Chardonnay, 30% Pinot Blanc, texture, wood, fresh fruit, Apple, pear and pineapple — 10 years ago

Filippo Calabresi

Winemaker Tenimenti d'Alessandro

10

all what I expect from a grand white: slight but fun oxidation, radiant acidity, great texture for an enchanting aromatic kaleidoscope of flowers, minerals and tropical ripe fruit.
thanks for all Kevin and keep going, keep on rocking in the free wine world. — 11 years ago

Denis Roudenko

9.0

17/20 (93/100) — 11 years ago

Jenny

9.8

Lovely and smooth with a slightly spicy finish. — 7 years ago

Isaac Pirolo

9.5

90° at 7pm calls for more Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc.
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Cloudy Bay was founded in 1985 by David Hohnen of Margaret River’s Cape Mentelle along with its first winemaker, Kevin Judd, who would go on to spend 25 years there before creating his own label, Greywacke. Judd is widely considered as the pioneer responsible for elevating New Zealand wine to its current status. Judd also happens to be one of the best wine photographers in the world (I highly recommend his ‘The Landscape of New Zealand Wine’).
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According to Master of Wine Bob Campbell “the genesis for Greywacke Wild Sauvignon was Cloudy Bay Te Koko; a funky, barrel-fermented sauvignon blanc that bent all the rules when it was made in 1992 and initially sold only through the cellar door. Greywacke Wild Sauvignon is a blend from 10 different Marlborough vineyards which are machine-harvested at night. After pressing the juice is settled before being pumped into mostly old barrels and fermented using indigenous yeasts (about 15-20 different strains). The wine undergoes a partial malolactic fermentation and lees stirring.”
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Incredible aromatics... an almost vibrant herbaceousness... red bell pepper, grapefruit zest, tangerine, apricot, and cucumber, with a silky smooth mouthfeel unlike most Sauvignon Blancs. Extraordinary. — 7 years ago

Anthony Lombardi

9.3

I really enjoyed the Southern Rhone style blend from this producer’s 2015 vintage. That said, I’m enjoying the Syrah even more. This shows amazing texture & nuance to add complexity to the dark fruit. The nose in particular shows savory, almost olive brine character to match the summer blackberries. Beautiful wine- a producer well worth checking out! — 8 years ago

Michelle P. Dupic

9.2

Crisp white for Saturday in July — 9 years ago

with Shefali, Chad and 1 other

Robert Mackie

9.9

Outstanding Chardonnay but a bit pricey! — 9 years ago

Matt Austin

Owner/Winemaker, Grosgrain Vineyards, Walla Walla, WA

8.9

Very young. Big juicy Grenache fruit are in abundance. Give this one a couple of years. — 10 years ago

Kecia Bird

9.0

Kecia had this 10 years ago

Mickey Cloud

9.6

Great with pizza and fudge — 11 years ago

William Rose Wines

10

Hmmm Bot and Rizzle! — 11 years ago