Devin Bostick

9.0

Red licorice, sorrel, raspberry syrup, light hot leather smell, light ruby magenta, the jam and acid meet fluidly with strawberry, raspberry, and a consistent warm tartness — 6 years ago

Devin Bostick

9.0

Alc smell, blackberry, leather, magenta red, tannin blackberry taste with some green burlap, a tannin ending with a consistent underlying acid — 6 years ago

Tom Garland

9.3

2 hour decant(very little sediment). A medium dark magenta color with some browning. On the nose: A sweet perfumed nose with tart cherry, floral, crushed rocks. Taste: Red berries, floral notes, mocha, minerals, with a dry smokey cherry finish. A soft medium body wine with soft tannins that could use a few more years to fully resolve...still drinking well on this rainy Saturday night! — 6 years ago

with Brenda

Carl Fischer

9.6

Fridays are for Franc! And I. LOVE. THIS. WINE. I could not believe the aromatics that exploded from the bottle when I pulled the cork. Seriously it was like there was a blueberry pie baking in the kitchen. Decanted for an hour or so. Deep magenta in the glass. Loads of Cherry and blueberry on the palate mingle with vanilla, chocolate, herbs, and earth - very rich, but so incredibly balanced at the same time. I’ve been a longtime fan of Detert wines and this very well may be my favorite vintage of their Franc to date. I’m just wowed. Can’t wait to revisit this again and see how it evolves. Really well done @Tom Garrett (as always). — 8 years ago

Jeff Ball

9.3

Quite a bit of oak and perfume. Worked well with my scallops and risotto! — 10 years ago

Cory Fierro

9.3

My buddy asked me for a "big, bold red" and this is what I gave him. He's in love. Deep, dark purple with a magenta rim. The oak is evident with a vanilla sugary explosion on the nose. The palate tastes like a creme brulee with a ton of blackberries and red plums. A lot of people don't care for this big style but when you want it, this is what you should go for. — 10 years ago

Brenda Terzich-Garland

9.2

Airetta 2008 Cab Sauvignon. A reddish-purplish magenta color. Nose - blackberry-cherry, roasted meat, black olives and pine essence with hints of cedar-menthol. Velvety smooth on the pallet with a mixture of blackberry-cherry fruit, spice and a mineral-earth leather giving its medium dry finish. Tannins are well integrated. Very enjoyable on the mid-pallet where the flavors of the wine come out. — 6 years ago

with Karin and Jill

S.S. Mandani

9.5

Quarantine materials ready. Creature comforts are getting me through this thing. Give me good coffee, pavement to pound, a pen that dances on the page, a worn notebook with still empty pages to fill, jazz weaving the air, and a bottle of wine, and I will kill all the time there is.

A magenta shawl in the glass.

Earth’s fragrance caught in a bottle. Sweet, sweet clay. Leather. Intense plums and orange zest. Sea breeze. This is a memorable and rich bouquet.

Subtle smoke quality reminiscent of the char in the bark of good brisket. A reserved dark fruit quality which is there, but just teases you as a spicy black peppercorn note swings in for a jab. It’s smooth.

An eloquence in the expression and structure. Like a mathematical proof or a line of poetry you cannot easily forget.

It slaps. — 6 years ago

Devin Bostick

9.0

Dark purple, magenta, rich sugar blueberry, blackberry smell, syrupy, bit too sweet I think, I wish the fruit came out more! It’s definitely a lot. — 7 years ago

Bryce Wiatrak

9.2

Fresh, magenta flavor with vibrant acidic backbone. Ginger, plum, pepper, thyme, garrigue. — 8 years ago

James Dale

9.3

For Nico's 1st semester completion celebration dinner. Dark magenta in color. Rose petal and hints of marzipan aroma. Medium mouthfeel. Pomegranate and stewed cherry flavors. Lingering lauered finish. This my jam! — 9 years ago

with Laura

Neil Valenzuela

9.0

Full-bodied, dark ink/magenta. On the nose- blackberry, raspberry and plum, dark chocolate with cinnamon. Strong wine. @DLynn Proctor — 10 years ago

Ana E

9.5

Kayle has an excuse for not loading wines....but what does it say that as I type I have 48 wines...you only have 6.... — 12 years ago

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9.1

Vivid magenta. Perfumed red berry, cherry and floral scents are complemented by smoky mineral and spice flourishes that build in the glass. Sweet and energetic on the palate, offers raspberry, cherry, spicecake and candied rose flavors that open up slowly on the back half. Finishes long, smooth and floral, with slow-building tannins adding framework and gentle grip. (Josh Raynolds, Vinous, August 2020)
— 6 years ago

Devin Bostick

9.2

Blueberry, blackberry, currant, slightly meat, cherry liquor, very dark purple magenta, lots of sugar, woody cherry liqueur, dark chocolate, blackberry, currant, boysenberry, blueberry, acid and tannins at end are balanced and leave some heat that is dry yet sticky but mouth and mildly alkaline — 6 years ago

Gibson Campbell

9.7

It’s that juice — 6 years ago

Devin Bostick

9.0

Raspberry acid, grass, dark purple magenta, slight cranberry, rustic — 7 years ago

Karla Loeb

9.2

Buttered popcorn for days! — 9 years ago

Ichiro Kawachi

9.1

Yeasty toasty — 10 years ago

Puerto Rico Wine News

9.0

1999 vintage. Elegant to the bone. Pair it with grilled argentine sweetbreads. Cheers! — 12 years ago