Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.3

Happy Spring! It’s one of our favorite points in the year. More; daylight, a little warmer in CA and everything starts to bloom which, means a long summer of gardening and being outdoors every day/night is not far off.

Since it was such a great day and basically most Californians are shut-Ins, the voluntary self quarantining was getting to me. I did the landscaping and got an afternoon of fresh air today. A breath of fresh air...ahhh! Wow, was it needed after Gavin’s Newsom’s estimate of 25.5 million Californians would be infected with Coronavirus over 8 weeks yesterday.

So, a good night to celebrate another day of being virus free with my 2nd favorite N/V Rosé Champagne.

All my numerous previous notes apply.

Stay safe everyone and remember the new terminology of the new decade...social distancing! Cheers! 🍾🥂

Photos of; Spring in our backyard & a Billecart Grand Cru Vineyard.

— 6 years ago

Philip Kestell

9.5

Got this for our anniversary. It was amazing. — 8 years ago

David P

9.6

Great Friday night wine with my girl! — 9 years ago

with Marty

Cody Short

9.5

One of the best wines in a great night — 10 years ago

with Holli

Ron Lear

9.3

Had this at O'Leary's last night! — 10 years ago

Liz Hale

9.3

This is a huge cab for the $$- super impressed with the quality of fruit and craftsmanship here! — 11 years ago

Richard Steinberg

9.2

I really enjoyed this sweet baby — 11 years ago

Sean Genn

9.7

Wild berries, eucalyptus, baking spices. Got better and better as the night went on. — 11 years ago

Renee

9.1

11.99 total wine

Very fruity forward but balanced by a tart flavor that follows. Delicious and drinkable. — 11 years ago

Reagan Nunnally

9.2

Big jammy zin on a cool fall night. — 12 years ago

Dan Bock

9.8

Florally silky delight! Best wine of the night. — 13 years ago

Mary H

9.6

Standout of the night, 1996-2012 vintages in the 168th edition. Complex flavors of citrus, creaminess, and earth, like a creamy mushroom puff pastry. — 7 years ago

Will Bean

9.4

What a find on half price wine night! Such a deal, especially with so much bottle age! — 8 years ago

with Jack

Nena Madonia

9.9

Sunday night wine — 9 years ago

with Andrew, Dana and 1 other

Mark Flesher

9.5

Wine of the night. This wine had EXCELLENT fruit, and showed NO VISIBLE SIGNS of decline. Great powerful blackberry. I was guessing 01 Stag's Leap or Rutherford. Turns out it was Caymus SS 01, but I was second guessing myself on the year because it was a very purple color into the decanter and showing well. The wine had great vanilla on the front, blackberry on the front, and a more youthful middle and finish with some herb. This wine has 10 years left in it no doubt. Whoever cut this one off at 2017 has no idea. This one literally showed no signs of decline whatsoever. Drink by date 2007 - 2030. — 9 years ago

Sam Friedland

8.9

Great upper Michigan Riesling. Mineral tastes. Went great with Mickinau white fish. — 10 years ago

Justin Spingler

9.3

Delicious. Makes a Sunday night a little easier to swallow. — 11 years ago

with Nikole

Mitja Sirk

Production La Subida, Aceto Sirk

9.0

Missing a bit of focus and elegance.. Maybe was just the strongest of the night.. — 11 years ago

with Marta

Peter Plaehn

8.9

1995 from Mag. A beast that evolved all night. — 11 years ago

Quazi Haque

10

Sweet and and rich as a good dessert wine should be! — 11 years ago

Kathleen Matsoukas

9.5

From our 2014 Napa trip. Yummy grapefruit. — 12 years ago

Ellen Clifford

9.1

The juice, the energy, the dammit I don’t want it to be so tasty but...Artemis got you. Because she’s a goddess and says so. I mean, there are other deities. Ones more powerful or whatevs but I’ll run through the woods with this for a night — 7 years ago

Jack Petras

9.8

Fortunate enough to have tasted this along with 6 other stunning wines last night during a cellar tasting. This 36 year old 2nd growth was nearly perfect, unusual but very pleasant mint, camphor, crushed sage and rosemary aromas with the same cooling delicate herbal initial palate. Dried but expressive red fruits mid- palate with a great structural graphite element throughout. Whiff of new leather. Changed in the glass showing different mellow facets. Pretty much intercepted at the exact right time. A real privilege to taste such a renowned vintage with folks who appreciates what was in front of them. — 8 years ago

Joe Lucca

9.7

So many wines over the last 48 hours, it's hard to know where to begin. This is definitely a good spot, I assume! Tasted out of mag, this was singing! The 1990 slightly eclipsed this (tasted the night prior) however this was one of my top 5 for the evening. Thanks @Jeffrey Lew for sharing! — 9 years ago

with David, Shawn and 8 others

admiral von schnauzer

9.1

Damn. Memories of date night oh so long ago. Still a mere baby. I've another bottle in storage, perhaps soon. Muscular, still overly (to me) tannic, acidity still high. But still. Can't believe what this costs now. Yikes. — 10 years ago

Real

9.0

Wine night so 1/2 off all bottles. — 11 years ago

Hermes Ortiz

9.7

2002 SHAFER Cabernet Sauvignon
"Hillside Select"
Napa Valley, California
100% Cabernet Sauvignon
Silky smooth.
Soft, lush tannins.
Dark, Black Fruit.
Blackberry and Blueberry Flavors.
All Elements in harmony.
Great Balance.
Extra long finish.
"Wine of the Night".
Still has another 5 - 10 years of life ahead. — 11 years ago

with Jeffrey

Mac Hofeditz

9.5

Great night @mrchow — 11 years ago

Madeline Puckette

9.4

Caramelized grapefruit, Meyer lemon, great acidity. — 12 years ago

Jamie Magid

10

1948 Cheval Blanc going to be a great night. — 13 years ago