Ol' Grafter
Sonoma Vineyards
Northern California Petite Sirah 1974
Super fun, still plenty of fruit, smells like good ol' California. — 12 years ago
Silver Oak
Alexander Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 1992
Ah, the good ol' days. — 13 years ago
Trespass
Zinfandel 2012
I am a little biased because this is family but this Zin is just plain ol yummy. Very rich with some spice. It doesn't beat you over the head with jamminess or the higher alc%; very well balanced. — 12 years ago
BrewDog
To Øl Sort Mælk Sweet Stout
Milk stout from To-ol - 13.1% Alc!!!! — 13 years ago
Hickory Hollow
Ol' Hickory Red Table Wine Red Blend
Great taste of summer, but great wine any meal. Try with a winning hand in poker or take to share on the top of a hill with a great view. Balanced , smooth — 14 years ago
Domaine du Tunnel (Stéphane Robert)
Saint-Peray Marsanne 2011
Very tight to start, certainly needs a good ol' airing, fruit is taught and green, think lime skin but with a mealy, mineral depth. Clearly needs at least a few more years in the cellar. Palate again has that weighty glycerol and is quite restrained and tight on the finish, stone fruits but again well restrained. Cellar it. — 12 years ago
Matté
Manager The Wine Cellars
This really does need a good ol decant but has wonderful concentration, very deep, almost broody nose of intense blackcurrant and dark plum fruit as well as a strange but very attractive mix of blueberry & graphite, almost heading towards prune.
A very well balanced mid palate though seems to be somewhat lacking in acidic lift overall but the fruit seems well integrated with the tannins, slightly underripe black berry fruit and with some grip on the finish, food would benefit this wine at the moment but it would be interesting to see how this comes along. Feels like it would benefit from at least another 5 years in bottle. Decent length. — 12 years ago