John Howard

Harvest production at Hirsch and Cobb Wineries

9.4

So good. Leaner vintage. — a month ago

Bryan Kesting

9.3

Plenty of secondary notes at 11 years of age. Drink up if you have them. — 2 months ago

Damian

8.9

Pale straw color, grassy notes, acidic and balanced with a finish that lingers in your mouth. — 2 months ago

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.5

1985 vintage. Nice fill. Excellent cork. Decanted and tasted after 15 minutes thru the 1.5 hours it lasted. Very little sed. Plenty of color. Light-medium body but got bigger and more developed after 45 mins or so. Tobacco, earth and cedar in spades along with dark fruit. This has plenty of life remaining at a high level. Wonderful stuff. 3.24.24. — 2 months ago

Kamall

9.0

Salty, rocky goodness — 4 months ago

Colin Parker

9.1

Medium, spicy, full body — 4 months ago

with Dana

JKT

9.0

At Ogino’s post Thanksgiving. Excellent ripe modern style but of old Zin. — 7 months ago

Pooneet K

9.2

Delicious. Flinty, full, dense, lovely finish. Very nice. — a month ago

J Choi

9.1

Bit over the hill. — 2 months ago

Ted

9.5

Superb glass of grape juice. Silky smooth. Outstanding!! — 2 months ago

with Jeni

David Jamison

8.9

Never had a Marlborough Pinot before. Was having duck, so Pinot an obvious choice. Loved this. Light, which is what I was after, and slight fruity. — 2 months ago

Bruce Turner

9.0

Great with a cheese tray! — 3 months ago

Jonathan Wall

9.5

Imagine a great Cote Rotie, Cornas, and a Cal Syrah step into a bar. The atmosphere is all French but the ‘Mercian makes it interesting and overblown with too much density. It was spectacular, but if it were a bit more reserved, and didn’t stain my Riedel, it would have been on another level. — 5 months ago

Neil Valenzuela

9.5

Deep ruby color. Aromas blueberry, asphalt and RC Cola. Soft, gorgeous wine, full of blue fruits and delicate tannins- superb!! — 2 months ago

Joslyn Vo

10

Favorite wine! Sweet and fruity
15% alcohol! — 2 months ago

Tyler Felous

9.0

On first open, the butter/malo notes are overpowering everything. Some fruit and acidity in there but hidden. Will see how it evolves with some air. — 2 months ago

Thien Bui

9.1

Very well make — 3 months ago

Victor Hsu

9.3

Privileged to sample the 2016 Monte Bello at the winery as part of their Library offerings. The bottle is $375 at the winery. Tight and tannic after 8 years (and half an hour of decanting) but promising much more. Josh at the winery concedes that it’s in a dumb phase but should reach its peak in 20-30 years. I could analyze and pick apart this one for hours. — 4 months ago

Tyler Felous

9.0

4th wine of BYOB blind. Very light with a slight effervescence, leading us to call this as a natty pinot. Was surprised it was such a classic. Have had Mt Eden Pinot before and this was not in the same neighborhood of depth/forest floor. Alas, not my favorite vintage — 5 months ago

Frank Lin

9.0

Delicious and fine. Nice balance and rich. — 5 months ago