Clay Robins

9.2

Really solid wine. Big in the mouth with balanced fruit. A little dusty, but in a good way. — 7 years ago

Mike Saviage

9.3

Murky ruby. Transparent. Gamey nose. Notes of plum, earth, white pepper, herbs. Big and masculine in the mouth, but mellowed with air time. Very CdP-ish showing the full power of Rhone varietals. — 8 years ago

Roman Sukley

9.2

2015 Kutch Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir. I think we all know Jamie's story, stock trader turned winemaker, so I'll not repeat it here. Suffice it to say that I lived vicariously through him for years as he apprenticed with Michael Browne and then graduated to his own label. A nicer man you will never meet ( and he knows a thing or two about Porsche as well). Expressive nose of cherries, plums, menthol and forest floor. The palate is slightly sweet with cherries, black raspberry, clove and a touch of oak and brambles. In recent years, Jamie has progressed away from the big, over-the-top, high alcohol Pinots currently dominating the California market. This wine has an earthy, Burgundian character with mouth-watering acidity and smooth tannins. 12.9% alcohol. I see your vision Jamie @kutchwines and I'm still interested in that 912.) — 8 years ago

Daniel March

9.3

A Clio is not for the faint of heart. If you are a six shooter, this is a shotgun. Heavily extracted, big oak, sweet flavors of cherry, vanilla, licorice, blueberry, with mild heat on the nose. It almost doesn't matter, this wine just has a presence. The beauty is that the mouth feel is not overwhelming, it's rich but still lively, the acidity keeps it fresh. The finish is long lasting, leaving a wonderful chalkiness that leaves me licking my lips for the next sip. This wine had shut down for a while, but boy is it back. — 9 years ago

garret plocher

9.2

Opaque brick color maybe like rusty rose. Big dark fruit and a little leathery on the nose. Also a savory component mixed with dried fruit. First taste is bright acidity followed up with a rich mouth feel. Lasting finish. It is a little hot but loves food. The more I drank it the more dried cherry came through. — 10 years ago

Uli Klumpp

9.0

Got a tremendous deal on this one. Nice expression of a CA Zin, look elsewhere for subtlety. Not the late harvest style, it's mostly dry despite its ripeness. 16.4% ABV allegedly, didn't taste as much heat though.

Winemaker's comment: Rich bouquet. Big, bright, ripe complex fruity flavors. Mouth filling. Balanced fruit and acid. — 10 years ago

Kyle Groombridge

9.1

Big boy haut medoc. At the outset it's dark, inky, and has a ton of oaky tannin. Give it time though and she'll sing. Within a couple hours, violets and purple fruits hum from the glass, with sweet black cherry and a now-resolved tannin rounding out the mouth. Oak still present but just accenting the purple plummy fruits. This'll last for days. Well made. — 10 years ago

Rob Shore

9.3

Always a favorite from Venge. Big round mouth feel. Soft edges. — 11 years ago

John Riddick

9.8

Love this wine! Great aromatic characteristics, big body, sweet tannins that coat your entire mouth on the finish! Giampaolo Tabarrini is an amazing winemaker. — 11 years ago

Andrew Nash

9.3

$50 at Wine Room. Very smooth yet big mouth feel — 12 years ago

Mike Saviage

9.7

Tasted blind. Dark tawny, almost opaque. Nose of dark black fruit, cedar box, roasted meat, pencil lead, some mint and some forest floor. Smoky. Still young and youthful in the mouth. Tannins integrates but still has a big backbone. Has some power in the finish. Guessed 66 Latour. — 7 years ago

Justin Hart

9.6

Big, chewy, mouth coating Syrah, absolutely gigantic actually. Leathery, peppery, tannic and silty/coco powder notes dominate throughout, but a nice, ripe red raspberry note slips right through the middle and finishes so sweetly. Yum!!! — 8 years ago

with Jen and Cherish

Shawn R

9.3

Real deal Holyfield...@Eric S thank you Sir for sharing this bottle with me. My first time but not the last. I get this big rush of smoked meats and dried strawberries on the nose with secondary hint of alcohol that blows off. Rich and lush on entry; no sign on tannins, integrated well. Mouth coating flavors yet light and bright. This stud has none of green herbaceous element. Hot charcoal, coulis and currant paste fill the palate. Ends with slight cigar box and dusty road. Wonderful. @Eric S thanks again! — 8 years ago

Amy Hill

8.9

Deep red color. Nice fingers. Big bold flavors. Smoky with a nice mouth feel and lingering finish. — 10 years ago

Dock Hooks

9.0

Groovy spice and moss on the nose leads to a huge blueberry chocolate first blush front mouth sensation that performs a lava-like spread latching and lingering then oddly finishing with a clean freefall leaving one to ponder the front end remnants and, of course, take another swig! It's way big, so, pace proportionately. Also, it's a bit spun-up so decant and let it unravel itself, for the win/win of it all...
PS Isa's Bistro @ one Battery Park in timeless Asheville (previously Vijay's Flying Frog). Great place to chase away the traildust of a full-benefit day on the Harley catching the mountain colors of Autumn living the essence of NC's mountains to the sea...✌🏻️&💙💚🌀 — 10 years ago

Ira Schwartz

9.1

Aromas of of oak , chocolate and plum.
Big Fruit in he mouth just short of being overripe. The only disappointment was the relatively short finish and a hint of alcohol. — 10 years ago

Brandon deLeuze

9.3

Nice aromatic impact... Very ripe, dark berry, big cedar (French oak), mouth... Good balance, velvet tannin (quite present for a Pinot), perceived sweetness ( not r.s ), bramble (jammy), subtle heat on the finish — 10 years ago

Ken Kailin

9.3

Dark sweet rich plummy black cherry aromas, a dense mouth filling velvet texted wine, very showy and feminine, dark red fruits, new leather, wet earthy appeal. Feminine texture with manly character. Big brawny yet very fruit forward and smooth, a crowd please with long life ahead. — 11 years ago

Dock Hooks

9.7

Big bacon nose with floral honey front mouth affect quickly going mineral for a clean but lingering finish of flowers & white grapes. Enjoying this fine yet affordable wine with manchego and niçoise-coquillo olives, at PromiseLand Market, in Morehead City, NC... — 11 years ago

Drew Damskey

9.3

Medium plus intensity in the color. Very elegant! Great acid, fruit balance. Red currant, blueberry, dried strawberry, anise, violet, sandal shop, gripping mouth and big — 12 years ago

Robert A. Manchester IV

9.2

Huge nose!! And that's on a head cold. Solid fruit whiff but with a some understated sweet. Full mouth first sip. Draw back on tongue reveals sweetness and ripe cherry (maybe recall the head cold). This is a big fruit wine. Stands up to hearty faire and dominant flavors. — 8 years ago

Douglas Braun

8.9

Drinking nicely deep black fruit currants and big blackberry fruit in the mouth — 8 years ago

Albert Camilleri

9.3

Cloudy, probably needed better decanting. Red fruits and earthy nose. Powerful and big in the mouth. Long. Young. — 9 years ago

Mike Saviage

9.4

Dark ruby. A little cloudy, almost opaque. Briary red fruit, wood and dust. Big rich and round in the mouth. Long finish. Needs air to show its stuff. Very nice. — 9 years ago

Justin Hart

9.5

2011 was a tough year, but you wouldn't know it with this wine. It goes boom the instant your sip it, big explosive fruit (prune or plum), coco powder that completely coats the mouth. A strong, silky backbone and all kinds of spice. Drool... — 10 years ago

with Alex and Cherish

Lawrence Solum

9.6

Scrumptious! Big, fruity, luscious mouth. — 10 years ago

Paul H

9.2

This is another delayed review of a 2012 Double Eagle Red Blend. The '12 blend is 44% merlot, 36% cab and 20% cab franc. This was a big wine. It needed to be decanted for a bit but it is worth the wait. Upon first opening there was strong cedar, cherry and earth aromas. These gave way after a while to plum, berries and light cedar aromas. There are plenty of tannins for this one to last a while I feel. With that said it has a nice long finish with nice ripe red fruit, a little oak and earthy tones lingering in your mouth. This was very enjoyable. #napavalley #doubleeagle — 10 years ago

Robert Love

9.3

Dark inky purple. Black currant, fresh earth, and baking spice on the nose. A rich & powerful style. Tannins are nice and integrated in the mouth, leading to a medium-long finish redolent of dark fruit and mocha. This seems big and overripe on the nose but could be mistaken for top-growth Pauillac in the mouth. Not my style yet I love this wine. Decanted. #Napa #Cabernet — 11 years ago

David Rosen

9.0

Though it's called Petite Petit, there's nothing little about this wine. It's big, it's bold, and it's bursting out of the bottle. Both the nose and the mouth are dense with dark berries and vanilla with just the faintest hint of graphite. Very good, but not for the timid. — 11 years ago

Travis Stansbury

10

Big, bold, very spicy, a naughty party in your mouth — 11 years ago

with Ans