John Howard

Harvest production at Hirsch and Cobb Wineries

8.9

Good and kinda meh. — 10 months ago

Steve Mitchell

9.0

Nice Grenache blend! — 4 years ago

Katherine Ponder

9.0

Clean with just enough fruit flavor for a sunny afternoon with a light breeze. Not dry. Robust flavor. Perfect pairing for a perfectly lovely day of quarantining. — 5 years ago

Lawrence Bernstein

8.9

2016 Vintage. This is a big, full bodied, dark fruit, but dry wine. Also has a sweet element. There is a lot going on here. Nice complexity. 89. — 5 years ago

Janet Alvarez

9.1

Smooth and full bodied. Delicious, will buy again. — 6 years ago

Chris England

9.4

I’m a huge Ygay fan so getting hold of the latest 09 @ £85 was like a kid gone wild in a candy store 😁 It’s showing fabulous already but time will definitely bring immense happiness 😉

Needs 4-5 years to shine more 👍

📍Marques de Murrieta Castillo Ygay 2009

🏵 93-94 with 96-98 potential

🍇 81% Tempranillo & 19% Mazuelo

🍷 Opaque deep ruby

👃 Buttery cocoa vanilla bathed dark cherry in light soft smokey oak w/ balsamic, red fruit tones, subtle blueberry & raspberry liquorice

👄 Med+ body of rich ripe dark cherry bathed in cocoa cram w/ a dry balsamic vanilla backbone

🎯 Long dark cherry & red liquorice cocoa smooth creamy balsamic linger w/ a touch dry end — 7 years ago

Catherine Leith

9.2

Bold for a Sauv Blanc. Notes of succulent pear and tropical fruit. Well-balanced acidity. — 2 years ago

Keith Pajonas

9.0

Great sauvignon for the price — 3 years ago

David Shaw

9.1

Not very sweet at all, tastes of cocoa powder, light cherry red wine (Sangiovese?) and almost no tannin. Soft, lower alcohol than a red table wine, possibly. Paired well here with cocoa-dusted pumpkin cheesecake. — 5 years ago

hidehiko

8.9

若干濃いめ。
でも呑みやすく華やかです。 — 5 years ago

LeMel Humes

9.0

Very smooth and good with spicy and red meat — 6 years ago

with Suzanne

Joelene Hasse

9.0

Smokey with oak notes — 7 years ago

Boxer Briefs

10

1920. Oldest wine I’ve ever opened. Pristine provenance, tasted like old Burgundy. Total stunner. Conversation started at 2015 white Burgundy and somehow we made it to 1920 Rioja. They were super stoked, wish we had another bottle. Red fruit, not really oxidized at all, I would guess they added some CO2 when they recorked these. Good stuff and a total show stopper. A lot of fun. — 7 years ago

Gujumack

8.9

Deep ruby..fruit forward. nice entry,but Leaves a bit on the finish — 3 years ago

Sipping Fine Wine

8.9

Deep Ruby with aromas of dark fruit, cedar and herb spice. On the palate flavors of cherry, blackberry and currants with herb and nutty floral spice notes. Fine tannins, nice mouthfeel, well balanced with acidity, medium+ finish ending with fruit, mineral, spice and herbs. Nice value! A Fav! — 3 years ago

William Bonnett

8.9

Sharp fruit, medium finish. A great bargain Merlot at under $20. Gets even better after one hour of oxygen. — 5 years ago

Pooja Miskin

9.4

One of my fav cabs. Spicy notes. Slightly sweet. Light to drink. — 6 years ago

Sipping Fine Wine

8.9

Family-owned and operated since 1985. Grapes sourced from several Napa Valley Carneros vineyards, aromas of ripe fruits & sweet spice with smoke notes. On the palate complex fruit, apple, pear & peach with cinnamon and vanilla spices giving way to toasty oak. Lots of French oak aging, perhaps too much. Big buttery oak finish ending a bit bold, about on par with the 2014 vintage (last reserve I tried). For $10+ less, their Alexander Valley Chard from a cooler climate showed more finesse, one of my Fav’s. — 6 years ago

Brent Clayton

9.2

Lovely nose of dried fruit and nuts, soft and elegant on the plate, with a hint of dryness on the finish. Layered on the palate and lingers in the mouth. -En Rama NYC popup — 7 years ago

Evelyn Fleisher

9.0

Good, had at Hoxley and Porter — 7 years ago