Sipping Fine Wine

9.0

A beautiful Chardonnay! Only 15 acres planted with grapes grown in Rutherford (warmer with rich ripe fruit) & Oak Knoll (cooler with fresh acidity in grapes). Pale lemon, with fresh & crisp citrus & stone fruit aromas, no malolactic ferm. Palate shows peach, apple & Asian pear flavors, with lemony & toasty notes, lively acidity & balance with touch of vanilla oak (9 months of French oak aging (25% new & 1-year old, remainder neutral oak). Long finish ending with fruit, spice & biscuit notes. Nice Value! — 6 years ago

Evan Henneberry

9.6

Excellent! Smooth and delicious — 8 years ago

James Reinhardt

9.0

A friend brought this over for a little get together, we loved it! Delicious for a $9 bottle. Very smooth, not too sweet but not dry at all. Perfect by itself or with friends! — 8 years ago

Richard Sohn

8.9

Well-rounded. — 9 years ago

Russell Ives

9.0

Lovely drop. Took some time to breath. Very smooth. — 9 years ago

Mike Swann

9.0

An isosceles triangle has two sides of equal length. This wine is 75% Cab, 16% Cab Franc & 9% Merlot. #LIES — 10 years ago

with KBM and Dan

Mike H.

8.9

I can afford La Grange. — 10 years ago

Rochelle

10

The legs on this wine are vivacious and a heavy cream richness with an insurmountable smoothness right upon opening big rich black cherry flavor so nice! 2007 — 11 years ago

with Robert

Eric Hwang

9.2

Aromas of anise, leather and cedar. Loads of black fruit and firm tannins. Glad I have 4 more bottles of this. — 12 years ago

Rafael Landestoy

9.1

Very nice. Jammy. — 12 years ago

Peter Valkenburg

9.7

It was te Grenache !
But awesome !!! — 7 years ago

Éléonore Côté-Yeung

9.1

Délicieux, tres fort en bulles, s'évapore en bouche. — 7 years ago

Laura Van Hine

10

I’d like to try this again. Went well with dinner. Not too dry. Very drinkable — 8 years ago

Cody Short

9.3

Really starting to drink well! — 9 years ago

Chris MacLean

9.2

Sturdy champagne for food. Less acidic and more structured than I remember (had this about two years ago as well.) Really good stuff. — 9 years ago

with Marta, Federico and 1 other

Alvaro Bustillos

9.3

Marea 9/9/16 — 10 years ago

Lars Fischer

9.2

More Kabinett style than "feinherb" but hard to get better 2014 Saar! Wonderful 🤗 — 10 years ago

with Christian, Daniel and 1 other

Peter Brennan

9.6

Wow. Amazing blend from Spring Mountain. — 10 years ago

Sam Madden

9.0

Bites hard, but very good. I recommend adding a little water — 11 years ago

with Evan

Nat

10

So good :) at le 2o in laval. Imported by VIGNOME in Quebec !! — 12 years ago

Chris England

9.4

This is the first wine that made me fall in love with Chile 🇨🇱 wines back in early 2000 when it was around £25-£30 😍 Now at around £60-£65 does it still deliver? Oh yes baby this is delish now but in 5-8 years a 😈

Tomorrow I’ll post my newest love from Chile to wrap up a week of my 🇨🇱 favourites - darn I forgot Ocio Pinot Noir to 😊 Have you enjoyed my week of my personal Chile favourites ❓

📍 Concha Y Toro Don Melchor Puente Alto Vineyard - 2013

🏵 94 points w/ much more potential having had these aged 😉

🍇 91% Cabernet Sauvignon & 9% Cabernet Franc

🍷 Deep dark opaque ruby

👃 Dark smokey plum dragged through a dark berry bramble bush then swished into the soggy earth w/ lashings of melted cocoa & a dollop melted raspberry & blackcurrant liquorice

👄 Med+ body of creamy smooth rich dark berries, dark plum & raspberry w/ a touch of cherry all bathed in gloopy cocoa cream

🎯 Long ripe blackcurrant, dark plum & raspberry cocoa silky slight herby linger

— 7 years ago

Erik Wochna

9.0

12' vintage — 8 years ago

Richard Himes

9.2

Lovely dry sparkler — 8 years ago

Dave Meyers

9.7

A wine that represents an extreme, but a good one. Astonishing depth and intensity. Apricot and toffee. Plenty of acid. Finish lasts forever. — 9 years ago

JKT

9.1

GW tasting 9/28/16. Magnum. Nose with less fruit and more oxidative sherry notes that are pleasant. Palate that's very balanced with acids and minerals. Looking complex finish. Excellent. Color that's a bit brownish. — 10 years ago

Marc Wilkinson

8.9

Great value. Has some depth. Nice — 10 years ago

Rebecca Toedter

9.0

Pearl clutching restraint. — 10 years ago

Perry Riddle

9.0

Full bodied and distinct — 11 years ago

Miranda Rake

8.9

Christmas with dad 👍 — 11 years ago

Jeroen Koenen

9.3

Superb, ultraclassical and elegant, auslese from the Master of Mosel. Ultimate balance and refinement, gorgeous! — 12 years ago