Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.4

Super Tuscan blend. It's a blend of 60% Sangiovese, 30% Cabernet and 10% Merlot. Nose of sweet & sour dark cherries. Baking spices, light spices, caramel, black licorice & fragrant dark, fresh, florals. It's not your traditional super Tuscan but it's a close relative. The mouthfeel is beautifully round, gorgeous, lush and sexy. Spice, baking spice, moist dark soil, dry powdery top soils, ruby, ripe, rich, lush, blackberries, dark cherries, spiced plum, cherries, strawberries, black licorice/cola with round. mouthwatering acidity. The structure, length, tension and balance are amazing as is the beautifully, lush finish. Photos of, their Walla Walla winery, wall artwork at their winery and hand blown stand up lamps. — 8 years ago

Martin G Rivard

9.4

Awesome wineries make incredible wines even in tough years. This 11 rocks! — 9 years ago

with Christine

Spinning_spins

9.5

Sweet floral aromas, killer! — 9 years ago

Charles (Chad) Bucklin

Owner and founder of C. T. Bucklin Wine Advising

9.2

Developing very nicely and starting to shed some of its baby fat. Beautiful fruit and tension. The star of the #longshadows 6 pack. #washington — 10 years ago

Drew DiMatteo

9.2

@ARafanelliWine is consistently one of best wineries from #DryCreekValley #Merlot — 10 years ago

with Ethel

Lara H

9.2

One of my favorite wineries. Period. — 10 years ago

Marcus Maroney

9.1

This is a varietal more Tx wineries should be producing. Could use a bit more acid but the fruit is damn tasty! — 10 years ago

with Mike

Alex Pomerantz

9.6

Crazy awesome, natty deliciousness. Wild raspberry limeade, can't stop drinking it. — 11 years ago

with Dan

Brianne Gertin

9.5

LOVE this one! Deliciously sweet but not an overpowering fruity taste. Definitely would by myself a bottle of this one. — 11 years ago

John Bennett

9.5

Fresh and crisp on the intake, round as it hits the back of the throat and a long graceful finish. One of our favorite ethical wineries, Solms Delta, this earthy wine is bright cherry rose. — 12 years ago

Naomi Hendricks Scharkopf

9.1

One of my favorite Long Island wineries! — 8 years ago

JJ Lumia

9.3

Pear, lemon, melon and crisp citrus flavors. A smooth, toasty finish. Medium-bodied. Rich and expressive. There's a lot going on here. One of my favorite wineries. — 8 years ago

Charine Tan

9.0

RIP to the late Zlatan who passed a month ago.

Zlatan Otok is one of my favourite wineries in Croatia. I appreciate every single one of the wines that I've tried but that said, this Zlatan Otok 2010 Crljenak is my absolute fave.

In 2001 a research, funded by Mike Grgich of Judgement of Paris fame, on the origin of Zinfandel came to fruition. It confirmed that Zinfandel and Primitivo came from Croatia. Unfortunately at the point of discovery, the vines of Crljenak in Croatia was near extinction. Today, only a handful of Croatian wineries still produce this wine. As far as I've tried, the Zlatan Otok 2010 Crljenak is the best representation of this variety.

Notes: Colour is dark garnet with some clarity. On the nose, I get cboth red and black fruit, white and black pepper, slightly perfumey like amber and musk. The palate reflects exactly what's on the nose, carried off by vibrant acidity and prominent minerality. Tannins are slightly coarse but sweet, which means it should be aged in the bottle for a while longer but ready to be enjoyed now. What I love most is how it opens up and expresses itself on the palate like a triangle--from narrow and shy to wide and lively. This Crljenak has lighter body than most Californian Zinfandel.

The final conclusion: Yes please! It's slightly cheaper than Lytton Springs, and I'm getting more pleasure from this. — 9 years ago

Jean Ginibre

9.0

What a great region for wines. They have come a long way in the last 10 years. Gerard bertrand being in the forefront of wineries there — 9 years ago

Nick Eldridge

9.1

2006 Cabernet from one of my favorite wineries. Not overly tannic, nice black cherry, chocolate flavors with black pepper at the finish. — 10 years ago

Paul Cheyne

9.2

I've been loving Ojai for so long. This producer has to be in my top 10 favorite Cali wineries, no question. — 10 years ago

William Langley

Tasting Room Lead/Wine Educator Dry Creek Vineyard, Blogger YnoGuy.com, CSW & WSET III Certified

9.3

Hawkes has been growing for wineries like Silver Oak for years. Stone is their fantastic Chalk Hill Single Vineyard that has wonderful black cherry mingled with flint, firm acidity, and lingering subtle tannins. — 10 years ago

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9.6

One of the only wineries in Napa that bottle ages in the cave walls. Old-world technique for an awesome old-world styled wine. Bottles may have come down, but spirits still high and lucky stars counted. — 11 years ago

Cynthia Schmitt

9.6

One of my favorite wineries — 11 years ago

with Mar

Alan Fisher

9.9

Dry Riesling. 3 brothers. — 12 years ago

Jason Burns

9.5

What more could you want in a cab? One of my favorite wineries and an excellent vintage. Well worth the money to add a few bottles to your collection. — 8 years ago

Jimmy Hayes

Estate Director Mayacamas Vineyard

9.7

90 Maya - sublime bottle. Solid as a rock. Generous - cassis, blackberry, olive. Few California wineries I appreciate more. — 8 years ago

Jim Trobaugh

9.6

Top five wineries, we had such time in Napa! — 9 years ago

mattswineworld

9.4

Fantastic Oloroso - makes me want to hop on a motorcycle. — 9 years ago

Greg Gregory

9.5

One of my top two wineries from the 70's and my favorite single vineyard from this property. This was beautiful right out of the bottle. — 10 years ago

with Don

Chris Pederson

9.2

Great Rose, dry, crisp and refreshing. One of my favorite Sonoma wineries. — 10 years ago

Brian Lutz

9.0

Another spectacular Cabernet from my favorite wineries in Napa. Had the 2012 vintage with some young Gouda an it really sets it off. Stil, it's a bit young in my mind and would be fantastic in a few years. Definitely standouts in my mind as one of the best cabs I've had in a while. Wonderful fullness with soft and integrated tannins. And layers of black cherry, blueberries and coca dance around your tongue as it is sipped. Gonna have it with some awesome authentic german goulash. A perfect finish to a nice day in the South Bay. — 10 years ago

Mike Guerard

9.0

Delicious. Nice and sweet, smooth and yummy. — 10 years ago

Jim Trobaugh

9.2

This is one of my favorite wineries, great WA red wines!

Jim — 11 years ago

John Steffenson

9.3

One of my favorite South African wineries — 11 years ago