John Weber

9.1

Love this one :) — 9 years ago

Kristi

9.5

Overall I have been happy with the way California 96's are showing and this is no exception. Another great Scott McLeod accomplishment. The sour black cherries and violets are subtle, the tannins are round and lush. Had some difficulty with the cork but otherwise an enjoyable and elegant wine 2 decades later. — 9 years ago

Paul Weil

9.0

Creamy and smooth, this Chardonnay is strikingly different from the prior vintage. It has a splash of lemon zest and a hint of grassiness to the finish. It paired nicely with monster California-fusion style burritos. This wine is so young it should be illegal to drink it before 2016! — 10 years ago

Julie MacPherson

9.0

Nice fruity Shiraz; good with beef. Purchased at Liquor on McLeod — 12 years ago

boyd

10

One of the great wine experiences of my life. Tears to the eye and whatnot. So happy to share with my wife, Andrew Turner, Kim McLeod, and Ryan Mullins. Amongst others. — 9 years ago

with Ryan

Neal Schaffer

8.9

Full bodied and strong finish. All kinds of tobacco and vanilla with an oaky touch. Nice back tannin touch. Sushi night just got better! — 10 years ago

Brian Boothe

9.1

A solid bang for the buck tipple. — 10 years ago

Phyllis Martinez

9.2

My kind of Chardonnay - full-bodied, buttery. Think it was a bargain bottle from Naked Wine b — 10 years ago

Kristi

9.3

Another Scott McLeod masterpiece. Tasted blind, could have fooled me for a merlot. Jammy and plummy with pepper and spice and everything nice after some decanting. Smooth tannins and a hint of vanilla and cocoa. This has years to go. — 9 years ago

Paul Weil

9.9

I had to consume six or eight bottles of this fantastic Merlot before I could feel sufficiently inspired to express how I feel about this wine. I have followed Scotts career for almost two decades and here he expresses his love of The Craft of Bacchus with his NW Swan Song.. This wine is everything that led me to become an oenophile (I.e. Wine Nerd) in the first place. It is full bodied without being cloying or smoky, with rich dark cherries and chocolate up front and a lingering, lingering, lingering coffee flavor on the tongue. Scott is keen on experimenting with grapes from lesser known AVAs and this El Dorado wine gives credence to his theory - the delightful dusty tannic structure could compete in a blind taste test with a Rutherford Cabernet. The new Pilot Hill Gang is great, and I hold Mr. Parish in high regard as well (my reviews of his wines bear this out), and I gave that wine five hearts, deservedly . However, as in Spinal Tap, this wine goes up to eleven. I just ordered another case and I urge you all to order two cases: one to drink now, and one to cellar. Note to Miles Raymond: we *are* drinking freaking Merlot 😹 — 9 years ago

Paul Weil

9.5

To paraphrase the renowned philosopher Tom Jones, this Cabernet is like candy on a shelf; I can't stop helping myself to glass after glass. While for me this is simply a superlative cocktail wine, for those of us who enjoy charred mammal portions, I imagine it would be a champion food wine as well. — 10 years ago