Benjamin Shirk

9.8

McCarthy & Schiering, $22

Wow. Very floral at the start followed up by bright red fruit. Beautiful acidity - it's prominent, but not harsh at all because the wine is so silky smooth that you taste acid but don't feel it. The silkiness persists and leaves sort of a creamy feeling in your mouth. The finish has a great minerality like you just drank water from a mountain spring. This is the 70th wine I've reviewed since I started learning about wine so I'm still new, but this is the best wine I've ever had in my life. — 4 years ago

Benjamin Shirk

9.4

McCarthy & Schiering, $16

Full bodied and thick almost syrupy mouth feel. Lots of berry/cherry with an earthy vanilla sweetness. Long finish, good tannins balanced with slight acidity and not too dry at all. Really well balanced and changed my opinion of Cab Sav, it wasn't super oaky and dry at all, maybe because it was a blend. Paired excellent with my steak! — 4 years ago

Benjamin Shirk

9.0

McCarthy & Schiering, $16

Typical Gamay fruit bomb so of course I love it. Quite dry, low acidity and tannins. It does have a cranberry-like bitterness in the finish that I'm not crazy about. Not my favorite Gamay but still really nice! — 4 years ago

Timmer McCarthy

9.7

33 years old and still rockin... also the wine was great! @Tim McCarthy for the Durand, cork came out perfect, fresh and aromatic right out of the bottle, continued to open and evolve over 4 hours! Forest floor and leaves, little smoke and dark cherries, really great! — 4 years ago

with Laura

Timmer McCarthy

10

Christmas came a few days early!! So happy to welcome Mac and cheers to a well deserved glass of champagne @Laura Tanghal McCarthy !!!! — 4 years ago

with Laura

Oliver Seaman

9.5

Worse ways to see in the first warm Friday night of the year: Peaches. Summer. — 7 years ago

Nancy Croisier, CSW

9.0

Easy drinking weeknight quaffer with fab QPR! Purchased at McCarthy & Schiering. — 8 years ago

Lauren Elizabeth

10

@Kevin McCarthy you would love this. It's a new favorite. — 10 years ago

Brandon Wright

10

"Ice cream cone in your nose and caramel on your palette." - Dan McCarthy — 10 years ago

Dana Thompson

9.1

2011 La Storia Trentadue Sonoma Cab. Another "I never would have found this if not for my personal shopper Kelli at McCarthy and Schiering in Seattle" winner. Big Time Somoma cab with all that you want in a Cali cab; big fruit, extremely smooth finish with not too much oak and tannin but very deep color and just a mouthful of WOW. Thanks Kelli! — 11 years ago

Michael Chelus

9.0

Cherry, raspberry, blackberry, currant, vanilla and oak. Light-bodied and soft tannins. — 4 years ago

Benjamin Shirk

9.0

McCarthy & Schiering, $15

Dark ruby, fairly opaque. Nose is a total fruit bomb with a bit of astringency. My mom used to have a black plum tree in the front yard where the plums would have super sweet dark plum flesh with a very sour thick skin. If you add a touch of cherry that's exactly what this wine tastes like. Somehow both sweet and very tart, full flavor and pretty high tannins, also has a noticeable alcohol bite. Still very nice, if maybe a bit one dimensional. I'm going to have to check out more Nero D'avola — 4 years ago

Benjamin Shirk

9.3

McCarthy & Schiering, $15

Tart concentrated red fruit on the nose. Intense red fruit, beyond jammy and more like prune/dried cranberry. Touch of sweetness, good acidity, any more and it would be too acidic. The thick fruitiness almost gives a cough syrup vibe but isn't unpleasant. Maybe a little one dimensional but I quite liked it very drinkable and it was very unique. — 4 years ago

Timmer McCarthy

9.6

WOTN... even with the coffee cups and front desk crock screw @Tim McCarthy ! — 4 years ago

with Tim

Timmer McCarthy

9.4

Crash course on German wine for @Tim McCarthy on his arrival! — 4 years ago

with Tim

Jennifer Stadnicki

8.9

Brought by Ursula McCarthy on recommendation from a rep at Liquor World. Price point ~ $15. Great fruit-forward summer sipper that reminds of a German wine without being too sweet. — 6 years ago

Timmer McCarthy

9.5

Great choice @Tim McCarthy — 8 years ago

Gibson Campbell

9.0

Great job @Robin Epperson McCarthy ! — 9 years ago

Bryan Hale

9.0

Grilled steaks w/alder wood smoked salt, sweet potatoes. — 10 years ago

Spencer Ante

9.3

Keith Meitz helped make one barrel of this wine for my father in law. — 10 years ago

Benjamin Shirk

9.2

McCarthy & Schiering, $17

Beautiful ruby red with a touch of purple. Very aromatic, red fruits, floral, licorice. Flavor profile is similar - cherry, floral notes, and a slight anise like sweetness with a peppery feeling on the tongue. Full of flavor, fairly strong tannins and very bright. Almost too acidic for my tastes, but was refreshing on a hot summer day and the unique (to me) flavor profile made this wine well worth it. Another gem from Vajra! — 4 years ago

Benjamin Shirk

9.2

McCarthy & Schiering, $21

Floral and dark fruit on the nose. Super complex, getting all different kinds of tasting notes with each sip. Blackberry, black cherry, wet sand, and a savory note that reminds me of herbs and olives and a touch of smokiness. The fruit is ripe but it still has a very bright acidity, maybe a touch too much for my tastes, smooth tannins and lingers on the palate for awhile - medium bodied. It may not be the best tasting wine I've ever had, but it is definitely one of the most refined and complex and was very enjoyable to drink! — 4 years ago

Benjamin Shirk

9.5

McCarthy & Schiering, $12

Nose punches you with dark jammy fruits. Very smooth, light/medium on acidity and tannins. Ripe fruits and getting sort of black olive taste, maybe herbs and a slightly sweet spice finish. Blown away by the value on this, complex smooth and delicious for around $10! — 4 years ago

Timmer McCarthy

9.5

@Tim McCarthy 1000 bottles, tribute to the trip to burgundy and this small producer! — 4 years ago

with Laura and Tim

Timmer McCarthy

9.9

1 year in the books @Laura Tanghal McCarthy ! This bottle has been locked in the wedding box since the ceremony, a perfect bottle to celebrate! @Tim McCarthy for the contribution, cheers! — 5 years ago

with Laura

Ross

9.6

Lorna really liked it. Light and easy to drink. Ross not so keen — 7 years ago

Beth McCarthy

9.2

Bonaceto, chambers, McCarthy weekend — 9 years ago

Dana Thompson

8.9

Love that I get some hard to find wines from my personal shopper Ms. Kelly from McCarthy and Scheiring in Seattle. This is a terrific example of the quality that the reasonably priced Columbia Valley cab's offer. Smooth but very generous on the blackberry and wood notes and great length in the mouth. The Leader is really just that. — 10 years ago

Matthew Fettinger

9.3

2012 Strawberry licorice, dark fruit, slight vanilla. Fruit forward and well balanced lingering with increased creaminess. $25 McCarthy — 10 years ago

Theresa Lee

9.5

McCarthy family thanksgiving! — 11 years ago

with Steven