Yan Gagnon

9.1

Tout a été dit et redit sur le Cabernet Sauvignon Hillside Select et le duo Doug Shafer et Elias Fernandez. Par contre un peu moins sur le Chardonnay Red Shoulder. Il provient du Red Shoulder Ranch dans le district de Carneros au nord de la vallée de Napa. Red Shoulder est une espèce d'épervier qu'on retrouve près du vignoble. Le 2021 est un vin achevé. La robe est jaune claire sans aucun signe de vieillissement. Le nez est complexe avec des notes de gingembre, de citron, de beurre et de vanille. En bouche le liquide est puissant, long, avec les mêmes saveurs qu'au nez avec du fruit de la passion en prime. L'alcool est un peu dérangent en bouche avec ses 14,9%. Ça se goûte ! — 4 months ago

Mike Evans

9.1

Fading a bit, but pretty bing cherry fruit and tart acidity. — 5 months ago

Paul Masson

9.1

Definitely a lightweight, but always pretty and dialed in — 5 months ago

Louis Martin

8.9

Deep cherry and plum notes, hint of spices and oak on the nose, with a coffee and chocolate finish. — 10 months ago

Alex Bell

9.0

I can’t tell you how many of these bottles of this I’ve enjoyed. Beautiful glou — 4 years ago

Prescott Paulin

8.9

$21.83/btl — 6 years ago

Chris Borges

9.7

Floral nose, lots of minerality. Amazing wine. Loved the contrast to his. Good enough to just drink without food. — 7 years ago

Andrew Verderame

9.3

Very smooth — 8 years ago

Evan Brody

9.4

Really nice wine. Can't wait to see how it changes over next few hours. — 9 years ago

Leon Moore

8.9

2005 Syrah blind tasting wines — 12 years ago

Joe Fischer

9.3

Liquid Gold! A beautiful California sparkler with aromas of brioche, yeast, and pear. Nice body and slight tartness. — 4 months ago

Andrew Keenan

8.9

2021 Vintage — 5 months ago

Joe Fischer

9.1

Lovely. Yeast, lemon, apple, and a bit of minerality. — 5 months ago

romo

9.1

A bit resolved yet still very NorCal. — 7 months ago

Doug Griffin

9.2

What you expect. Saturated dark fruit, med tannins, chocolate, cherries — a year ago

Richard Jayson

9.0

Totally enjoyable. Steamers and salmon. — 5 years ago

Rufus King

8.9

Balanced Cabernet Sauvignon from Dave Matthews, light with grape flavor and low acid and tannin, at Dirty Water Pizza Co. In Back Bay, Boston — 6 years ago

Steve Haro

9.2

Case alert. Qpr. Jammy, good fruit, solid spice. Clean finish. Always a crowd pleaser. — 8 years ago

Jonathan Wall

9.2

Happy 4th! Live free and find great wine. Dark ink. Tight. Needs time. — 8 years ago

Justin B

9.0

Nice dry fruity wine. Not sure what it's a blend of but very nice. Good pic Gils! — 10 years ago

Jocholla

8.9

Solid Napa Cab. Good fruit, slightly thinner than I’d hoped for but would buy again. — 4 months ago

Martin Mazner

9.2

Rich, balanced Pinot that opened up after 3 hours of air. Cherry cola flavors dominated with just a hint of earth. I enjoyed the wine with rack of lamb but truth be told I liked the bouquet more than the wine. — 5 months ago

Curtis Lester

9.1

IMO it’s the perfect amount of dry. We had it with seasoned, baked chicken. A delicious offering in the $35 range (at time of rating). — 5 months ago

with Emilee

DelectableWino

9.0

Light, elegant, a bit floral. Great wine — 8 months ago

Ray Vanderhoff

9.1

Bright ruby red color. Bountiful aromas of red berries and dried violets. Pallet is full of strawberry and raspberry fruit with hints of black tea, baking spices, earth and pepper spice. Just a bit of a “gamey” quality as well. Nice hint of oak on the clean finish. Fine tannins and bright acidity. Creamy texture. Rich and nicely rounded. Absolutely a “California-Style” Pinot Noir. Nice choice, Mark Smith. — 2 years ago

Mark Mannebach

9.5

2010 is holding up and tasting fantastic. Get Pinot noir tones with some mineral components. — 5 years ago

Navi Sood

9.0

Very flavorful and full, enjoyed it. — 6 years ago

with Vinay

Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.0

Nice understated fruits of; cherries, strawberries, watermelon, black raspberries/cherries, pink rose petals, soft gripping chalkiness, crisp volcanic minerals, baguette, nice acidity and a decent finisher. — 8 years ago

Pete Turley

9.1

A balanced table red with good fruit... — 8 years ago

Peter Isacksen

9.1

Had on Jet Blue of all places. Dry and smooth, they could have circled all day and I was ok. — 9 years ago