Erik Longabardi

9.4

Professional Syrah. The Syrah Police of California — 5 years ago

Sarah Rudolph

9.2

Impatiently picking and eating strawberries that are still white on the top. Grittiness like panning for gold on a hot day in gold country. — 6 years ago

Brandon Duke

8.9

Big, bold and smokey, good with steak.
Gift from Rj, from the Wine Goddess . $20. — 7 years ago

JKT

9.2

Gordons Čhanin tasting 6/13/17. $35. #3. Nose like 2013 but more buttery and minerals. Softer and acidic on palate but still balanced and lively with medium finish with tension. Minerals more like river stones. — 7 years ago

Michaiah Alford

9.0

Aged in steel and aged barrels; crisp and not too oaky. Enjoyed with a friend at a neighborhood tasting event at the Highlands. — 8 years ago

Parker Campanella

9.0

Full bodied yet simple red — 8 years ago

Dan Horowitz

9.5

Wow! Way to go Truckee — 8 years ago

Alena Lehrer

9.1

Grenache blanc Santa Clara valley 2014
Vanilla :) delicious 🤗💕 — 8 years ago

Michael Meyer

9.3

Hard to beat LF from a QPR perspective, or any other perspective when it comes to Cali Chard. Beautifully cut notes of river rock, lemon zest, sage pepper all in a restrained and balanced package. — 5 years ago

Alex Lallos

Owner No Limit Fine Wines, Private Wine Consultant

9.2

Totally selyem totally holister. Very chalky with dark plum fruit and fine grained tannins. Interesting profile that is not Russian river, not Sonoma, not Santa Lucia highlands but obviously it's own — 6 years ago

Sipping Fine Wine

9.2

Founded in 1988 by Dave Miner along with his wife Emily and his parents, Ed and Norma, producing small lot, handcrafted wines. Fruit from a 50 acre vineyard was planted in 1995 along the terraces of the Santa Lucia mountain range, overlooking the Salinas River Valley. Light Ruby with aromas of red fruits and spice. On the palate cherry, raspberry with smoky oak flavors. Rich tannins are well balanced on a lingering finish ending with soft earthy mineral tones. — 7 years ago

Randall Brater

8.9

Oak and wood on the nose. Light, medium tannins with raspberry and spice. A bit too much oak, but tasty with food. — 7 years ago

Parker Campanella

8.9

Good for price. Lightly peppered from cab Sav — 8 years ago

Bob McDonald

9.3

Not as opulent as some Central Otago Pinots. This is from Martinborough. James Halliday who has had more Burgundies than most of us called this the "Pommard of New Zealand"! Notes of spice and rhubarb with excellent length. A top quality Pinot. Not cheap at $100+. — 8 years ago

Chris Ursini

Brand Manager Chambers & Chambers

8.9

As @Craig Haarmeyer would say, "it's got the funk." — 8 years ago

Bob McDonald

9.4

This is a tiny family winery near cold climate Orange in NSW which was a welcome discovery when I was judging at the 2017 Toowoomba Wine Show. They make award winning Shiraz Viognier and straight Viognier in minute quantities. It would be safe to say this would be the first bottle of this wine ever consumed in Copenhagen as I brought it over here. This is a full bodied flavoursome and voluptuous White with attractive Apricot flavours and some bitterness to finish off. Very Good. — 6 years ago

David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.4

The first Don Melchor from my storage and it’s very good but still early. I won’t open another for at least 5 years or more. The nose on first open showed ruby dark currants. As it opened up in the two hour decant, it’s nose changed and showed some earthy funkiness with a fair amount of mushroom. Dark currants, blackberries, dark cherries, black plum, black raspberries, overly baked strawberries, blueberries, black cherry cola, dark dry soils, dry crushed rocks, dry stems, soft leather, lead pencil shavings, dry stones, mushrooms, darker Asian spices, mint, dry herbs, anise, tarry notes, black tea, lilacs and fresh & dry dark florals. The body is full, round, lush & elegant. The tannins are round & beautiful, but only 50% resolved. The palate matches the nose very closely. Dark currants, blackberries, dark cherries, black plum, black raspberries, overly baked strawberries, blueberries, black cherry cola, dark chocolate & mocha, dark dry soils, dry crushed rocks, dry stems, soft leather, lead pencil shavings, tobacco with ash, dry stones, darker Asian spices, mint, dry herbs, anise, tarry notes, black tea, lilacs and fresh & dry dark florals. The acidity is round & beautiful. The length, balance, structure and tension are extremely solid. The finish is still big, full, round, richly elegant and lasts minutes. Photos of; their beautiful Estate, harvested fruit, a library cellar that I think we’d all like to raid and their barrel room with tasting area. Producer history and notes...Concha y Toro was founded by Don Melchor de Santiago Concha y Toro and his wife, Emiliana Subercaseaux, in 1883. They are the largest producer of wines from Latin America and are headquartered in Santiago, Chile. They own 8,720 hectares spread throughout Chile's major wine regions of; Maipo, Maule, Rapel, Colchagua, Curico, and Casablanca. He started the winery with grape varieties that he brought from Bordeaux. The grapes he brought were; Cabernet Sauvignon, Sauvignon Blanc, Semillon, Merlot, and Carmenère. Concha y Toro started exporting wine in March of 1933 to the port of Rotterdam in the Netherlands. In 1950, the winery began to acquire more vineyards. They also began the process of adapting its wine to new markets and meeting a higher demand. In 1971, Eduardo Guilisasti Tagle became Chairman of the Board and succeeded in expanding the company. In 1987, they partnered with the U.S. importer Banfi Vintners. This partnership advanced sales and were able to incorporate more advanced technology in all stages of their production. They also started using small French oak barriques that further advanced the quality of their wines. In 2011, Concha y Toro bought the California portfolio of wines from Brown-Forman. The portfolio included these properties; Fetzer, Bonterra, Five River Wines, Bel Arbor Wines, Jekel Vinyards, Coldwater Creek, Sanctuary Wines Little Black Dress Wines. They are now a huge company with nearly a billion dollars in revenues annually. Don Melchor was Chile’s first iconic wine and has received with few exceptions consistent 90+ Parker scores since 1995. Most in the mid 90 range. This 04 is an excellent example of what they can produce in Chile. If I put this in a blind tasting, many would guess Bordeaux and some Napa Cabernet. — 7 years ago

Parker Campanella

9.4

Awesome cherry finish from noir — 8 years ago

Dan Horowitz

9.5

Rosemary and Cherry — 8 years ago

Christina Jones

9.2

Lovely light wine. Soft finish. With the Levitts in Philadelphia Mothers Day 2016. — 8 years ago