DCH

9.3

Wow. Graphite, tar, petrichor. Layers of fresh and dried cherry. This says Brunello for sure. This is not bargain bin Brunello, not baby Brunello, it's real Brunello. Not the most complex or nuanced one to be sure, but if you were trying to teach the difference between a top quality 100% Sangiovese Chianti Classico and BdM this would be a damn good one for the money. Almost too good to be true for under $35. — 8 years ago

Brash Higgins

9.3

Great structure, oak a real factor as well as a minerally element -rocks? — 9 years ago

Andrew Willingham

9.3

Very dark purple, almost black, totally opaque, no sediment. Medium+ viscosity, medium staining. Pepper, tobacco, cherries, tea, cocoa on the nose. Palette has a long finish with sour cherries, raspberries. Medium+ acid, balanced round tannins, light mouthfeel. This was a real treat- big, bold, balanced and surprisingly fruity Napa cab. — 10 years ago

Joseph Staneck

9.2

Sell out from CFM. Real character for a Chard. — 10 years ago

Chris Gillespie

9.2

At 15.8% this mtn vin is no joke and does not matter the year, it's the real deal. — 10 years ago

Anthony Lombardi

9.3

High toned shimmering red fruit. Acidity still balancing this one out. One of the real beauties of Oregon wine is the vintage variation. This was harvested before the torrential rain & is in a beautiful spot. — 11 years ago

Kevin Wehler

9.3

Real nice wine. Earthy, spicy but still great balance — 11 years ago

with Karen

Mat Lapinski

8.9

Real funky. Earthy. Pairs wells with a steak. — 11 years ago

Jacqueline Smith

9.5

Stunning bottle and was a real treat to have a Californian wine... It takes us straight back on holidays. — 12 years ago

Amy Lieberfarb

9.6

Complex and bold Cabernet with a real sense of place from high on the mountaintops. Could stand up to long term cellar and drink beautifully just like most wines from Laurel Glen, Bettina Sichel & her team. — 12 years ago

Gideon Lansbergen

9.1

El Molino 2017 gedronken familie Hofsté Elly Gerard jubileum 40 jaar getrouwd. — 9 years ago

Stefan Dolhain

9.4

2014 vintage. 100% Cabernet Sauvignon from the Eagle Summit Vineyard on Howell Mountain at 2100 feet elevation. Impressive full-bodied cab with real depth, beautiful black fruit, well-tamed tannin, great acidity and a long aftertaste. Powerful while maintaining elegance. Impressive effort from owners Heather & Josh Clark (Clark Vineyard Management) with famous winemaker Thomas Brown. 250 cases produced. — 9 years ago

Shawn R

9.6

With the man himself! @Ron Haber thank you for hosting Jennifer and I. We Look forward to seeing you and Sue-Marie real soon!

— 10 years ago

Andy Henderson

9.0

Real men drink rosé - LL '13 — 10 years ago

Philippe Broom

9.3

Amazing, moscatel heaven — 11 years ago

Matté

Manager The Wine Cellars

9.1

Rich black fruit with balsamic notes, black olive along with that herbal smell from saucisson rolled in mountain herbs, also touches of graphite, has real depth, quite savoury with forest floor & floral notes as well as baked blueberry pie also coming through. Not so exciting in the mouth as far too young and very disjointed but there is plenty of ripe black fruit, powdery tannins, really quite rich style that should age well. Let this one lie for 5 or 10 years. — 11 years ago

Angela Bortugno

9.5

This is REAL Cabernet. Chock full of black fruit with great structure from mountain grown grapes. — 11 years ago

Boxer Briefs

9.5

2013. Fruit grown in a high calcium bicarbonate portion of vineyard. Chalk, flowers, phenolics. Real deal #wine — 11 years ago

Jim Wagonfeld

9.6

Needs a couple of hours of decanting. A real privilege to drink this wine. @ Copine with Shaun and Jill. — 12 years ago

with Jill

Todd Stone

9.0

A superb wine but only after a long airing, even in the glass. Smooth with big flavor but soft oaks and medium tannins. A real find! — 13 years ago

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9.4

Perched high atop the North Atlantic plate in the Santa Cruz Mountains, Ridge’s Monte Bello property boasts a rich lineage that goes all the way back to the 1880s. Even today, the drive up the winding roads that lead to the top of Monte Bello is arduous. It’s virtually impossible to imagine what conditions must have been like 130 years ago. Ridge's 2013 Cabernet Sauvignon Estate is fabulous. Beams of tannin and acidity make a strong opening statement, but there is more than enough fruit to fill out the wine's frame. This is an especially dark, virile Estate. Then again, that is 2013. Inky blue-purplish fruit, licorice, sage, exotic spices, and lavender grace the exquisite finish. This is an absolutely delicious mountain Cabernet endowed with real pedigree and class. It is also arguably the single greatest value in California Cabernet Sauvignon. (Antonio Galloni, Vinous, Jul 2016) — 9 years ago

Graham Tatomer

Owner/Winemaker Tatomer Wines

9.2

A real treat. Great depth, good balance of fruit, earth, tannin, and acid. Can age much longer if you are inclined. — 9 years ago

Michael Townley

9.2

Melon fruit with notes from the oak barrel. a real treat. — 10 years ago

Jeff Vejr

9.7

This is what a real Oregon Pinot Noir tastes like. A stunning achievement considering the difficult vintage. No sulfur added. All BD fruit. Fresh, bright, deep, and transcending. I'm in awe. 3 bottles opened tonight, all so generous. Taste the universe. — 10 years ago

Chef John Caudill

9.4

Silky and lush. A real show stopper. — 10 years ago

Maxwell Cromwell

9.1

Black olive, acid, saline olive broth. Very classic style. A real treat! #onatuesday — 11 years ago

David Kline

9.0

Gummy, wharfy, rosy, smurf feet, with clean mineral pools, a saline touch and boysenberry. There is a delicate mushroom on the palate and plums, blackberry, charcoal, graphite, and coffee, but an earthy funk that hides just below the surface that keeps it real. #washingtonstate #singlevineyard #cabfranc — 11 years ago

Morgan Twain-Peterson

Winemaker Bedrock Wine Co., Partner Under the Wire

9.7

Perfect bottle in cork and fill. From laurel glen and Steiner vineyards on Sonoma mountain. Old school, room-filling perfume of iron, lifted red fruit, laurel bay, pink peppercorn and sweet pipe tobacco. A real beauty drinking at its peak. — 11 years ago

Christian Gourdin

10

I had to #backlabel it cause the front didn't say much this #washingtonstate #syrah was powerful, elegant, and needs time to breathe. Overall a real collectors item #wine #forceMajeure #collaborationseries3 — 12 years ago

William Feinstein

9.5

Spring Mountain originals since '83. Shawn and John are the real deal - wonderful to sit with them. Not sophisticated or over-ripe, just good Spring Mountain fruit made in a balanced style. — 12 years ago