AnissaS

9.5

Apples and pears with a solid clean finish. Delish! — 5 years ago

David Shaw

9.4

Deep dense highly extracted purple red; excellent clarity at margins. Black currant fruit leather in nose with a touch of butter (later, butterscotch), funk, raspberry, blueberry, white pepper, spice and canned spinach (evolves into canned corn and something like dill; complex nose). Black currant, blackberry and black (later white) pepper flavors with cherry cola and a touch of spearmint in finish. (Sorry, it’s not a goth affectation or such; I just call it as I perceive it, honestly, scientifically, as best I can make it out). Some skin bitterness with moderate skin astringency. I’m really digging this complexity and depth of flavor... — 6 years ago

Jordan Wardlaw

9.2

First Himmelreich I’ve tasted from the 2016 vintage and as always this producer sets the bar awfully high. So far this confirms my preference for the Spätlese wines of the vintage over the Kabinett but only by the slimmest of margins. The best examples have all retained supercharged acidity but offer the ample weight for complete balance. This one is in perfect harmony right now. Grapefruit, green apple, apricot and intense floral quality. Minerality kicks in right up front and doesn’t quit. Ideal food wine. — 7 years ago

Scott Wren

9.2

24 years young. Lacks margins so it looks like the fountain of youth. Restrained and elegant — 7 years ago

Kevin Løk

8.9

Ah yes, the dark. The darkness of life as a wino. I think i could eke out life at the margins, making enough money to buy this wine and put fresh undies in my bindle. Smoky, rich, smooth as fuck. The good wino life. — 7 years ago

with Caroline

Scott Wren

9.0

Ah my, the pleasures of maturity. This beauty with orangish brown margins still had a light roasted plum flavor and good acidity but was fading and a little tart. — 9 years ago

SV

9.6

@Delectable Wine This is a '99 Prager Madeline Late Harvest Riesling. Happy Holy Holidays. Butterscotch, honeycomb, rum-soaked apricot, with a floral character rounding out the margins. Purchased on a trip to the winery on a very rainy day...fifteen years ago. — 9 years ago

Keith Levenberg

9.2

This is one of the oldest-vine xinomavros out there, 80+ years I believe. It certainly has the old-vine elegance though without quite the seve, that inner density. It pours out neon-bright in the glass and gushing with fresh, just-crushed primary-fruit scents, almost like a Beaujolais. Texturally it is on the pinot noir rather than the nebbiolo side of xinomavro - extremely polished. It doesn't show any wood flavors, except that the fruit seems singed at the margins like the charcoal crust on a steak, turning gravelly with air. — 10 years ago

Tyler Kirby

9.5

Beautiful ruby color. Macerated blackberries, pomegranate, blood orange, high-tones of violets and roses. Nice nervy texture that imbues raspberries. Epic wine that paired beautifully with my juicy burger topped with bacon jam and fresh aioli! — 5 years ago

Scott Wren

9.1

No primary fruit but all the following in the bouquet; Rhubarb, dark cherry, raspberry, a little sweet, purple with clear margins, light bordering on ethereal, slight astringency at the finish. Worth the wait. — 6 years ago

Steve Anderson

9.1

Saturday pre-RawWine tasting event with Megan Bell. Nice Santa Cruz Cab Franc that is quaffable now. Megan indicated she is not a fan of tannin, so does not do much extraction. — 6 years ago

David Shaw

8.9

Inky purple, more clarity at margins. Violet, anise, butterscotch, red fruit and maybe a pork note in nose. (Paired with veggie lasagna so it's the wine with the meaty smell). Bright strawberry, cherry and later blackberry and prune flavors in mouth, light skin astringency on top of tongue, slight mint and lactic flavors in aftertaste. The opposite of big and rich for a Zin, delicately flavored, good acidity, but still a healthy hit of ethanol, well masked. A keeper for an everyday red — 7 years ago

Scott Wren

9.3

This is dark fruit with brown/orange margins. The age opens up all these nuanced tobacco and savory mint flavors and a finish that doesn’t quite. Rich and deep with enough acidity to float a boat. These wines are always such a treat. — 7 years ago

Martin G Rivard

9.6

@David A Lentine @Christine @Gina Sabean @Robert Takahashi If the nose could have won Wine of The Night then Kenzo would have won. It was soft and seductive, enticing you to relish in its beauty. For as much as we re-visited the Morlet which truly set the benchmark we found ourselves revisiting the Kenzo to compare the nose. Truly beautiful for such a young wine. Unfortunately, youth has its benefits and drawbacks. It was just a 1/10th of a step behind the Morlet due to its youth. Not quite as broad or with as long of a finish. However, we stopped splitting hairs & are now splitting Atoms at this point if you catch my drift. What an absolute Beaty this was this evening!! Simply stunning!
BUT Alas., it was a tasting and a vote must be rendered. 2nd it was but by the smallest of margins. Give this baby a few years to grow into its own and get ready to see a star shine! Bravo!!! And thank you so very much for my birthday gift this year Bob!! IOU one! — 9 years ago

with Christine and Gina

Scott Wren

9.8

It's got telltale orange margins the ultimate velvet glove. Spicy with such depth. What a treasure. — 11 years ago

B K

9.5

Loved this dry crisp glou from Rebel Rebel Womxn zoom event during quarantine. Smelled so sweet but tasted divine. — 5 years ago

Ely Cohn

9.6

Many regard Keller as the best in the Rheinheesen and this bone dry racy Riesling is one of the best I’ve ever had. Von Der Fels is Man on Wire. A tight rope walker with razor thin margins. Austere and beautiful. Incredible juxtaposition from calm lemon, vanilla aloe, and sage to a level of acid I haven’t seen before.

And still spectacularly harmonious. — 6 years ago

Martin G Rivard

9.4

#2 in a blind tasting by the slightest of margins. Drinking beautifully now. 2 hour ++ decant to open up. Well worth the wait!! — 7 years ago

with Christine and Kirk

Martin G Rivard

9.6

Family feud., Round 2
To Kalon “The O.G” lost to its sibling this. Evening by the slightest of margins. Bad Ass in a glass nonetheless 🙌 — 7 years ago

Martin G Rivard

9.8

@Mike R @Carl Fischer @Ron R @Joe Lucca @David L Believe me when I say that it was an absolute toss up between the Beau Vigne Estate and the Morlet "Coeur de Vallee". The Beau Vigne Estate came in 2nd with the Width of a hair. It was Magnificent. Marilyn Monroe wasn't as full bodied as this beauty!! Enjoyed from a 1.5L and it was blew us away. A nose that enticed you to relish in it's opulence. Deep dark blue and black fruit. You could truly tell that drinking this one sip at a time was going to be a Hedonistic experience. It was beyond perfect in the Front, Mid and Back Palate. We found ourselves taking minutes between sips due to it's Marathon Length finish. Why 2nd place you may ask By the slightest of margins?? I think this may be a 100 point wine in a few years. without a doubt it is THAT GOOD!!
The Morlet wasn't as big and boisterous BUT it have the edge in regards to Balance and being well rounded at this time. The blind tasting reveals which wine is best now & not which will be best in the future. It was AWESOME to discuss these as the night went on!! — 8 years ago

with Christine and Gina

Ray Everett

9.0

1996 but tastes 10 years younger. Slight fade on margins, medium plus body, bold cassis aromas with a slight stewed element, cedar and woodsy secondary notes. Acidity is good, tannins are velvet, fruit is receding but still there. Long smooth finish. This is a phenomenal expression of aged Napa Cab. — 10 years ago

with Warren

Davy Kestens

9.0

So the restaurant charges me 90 bucks for this wine, and delectable 92. Hey Delectable, you're taking pretty insane margins... — 11 years ago

with Louis and Liesbeth