Ron R

9.3

Wifey is in raptures about this tonight. Very exotic wood treatment. Shitty vintage, but boy, Palmer and Co pulled off some acrobatics here. — 9 years ago

with Anne-marie

Louie Christensen

9.1

Sneak preview of '14s: This is going to be a great Cab after some more time in bottle. Medoc like structure with softer vanilla and cedar wood. Fruit will develop and bloom. — 10 years ago

Jeremy Bohrer

9.5

Wow! What a cool wine. 17 varietals co-planted in a 50 year old vineyard. Super drinkable and super complex. Aged for a short time in Acacia wood which adds body and a cool floral component. — 10 years ago

Ryan Guy

9.2

Classically Nebbiolo with a rustic charm. Complex nose... black cherries, tar, bright limestone, dried wood, and the aromas of a fresh flower market. Palate is round and juicy with back-end acidity, more than tannin. Red fruit dominates, and the rustic feel persists. Dry finish, with excellent length with cranberries and red raspberry. Opened nicely overall several hours. Will pair well with pastas and game. Co-op producer. — 10 years ago

Michael Horkay

9.3

Made by Mr Smith I should have added this wine maker to my list of special producers. This wine reminded me of a great Las Cases from saint julien. Silky and delicious with wood fully integrated and enough acid to take this abort decade this wine was profound and reminded me of the relationship I was having with my glass the entire time the bottle was open. — 11 years ago

David Kline

9.2

Smells like a field of flowers in springtime! Light cola beneath a blanket of blood orange, honey-bread, eraser, wood stove. Subtle, and shimmery. Constant feigning, dodging and sleight. A flat rootbeer and ginseng admixture accents the back end of this corn-fed hussy. #domainedupage #twobrothers #Illinoisbeer #countrystrong — 11 years ago

with Courtney

Maxence Guilluy

10

👃banana, pinapple, orange, caramel, wood
👄apple, honey, almond, sweet, coconut, cigare — 11 years ago

Jay Christianson

Winemaker Canyon Wind and Anemoi

9.0

Okay so my rating was too harsh but I can't change it. This is a solid 8. Carries some yeasty notes, lots of wood, and good American zin, nice and tasty. — 12 years ago

Kimberly Charles

9.6

Lola vine Grenache Sceales Vineyard So Co -concrete eggs & barrels 425 cases — 12 years ago

Tim Dubroy

9.9

Wow, snuck a delicious Sask ale on here! This is closer to a porter with a distinct toasted malt flavour. Drink at cellar temp, don't be a knob! — 13 years ago

Scott Wiegand

9.0

Very good Zin. Well balanced between acidity and ripeness. Solid blackberry and raspberry tart flavors with subtle wood spices. I am continually impressed by this stuff. — 9 years ago

Eric Linderman

9.0

Nice new world cab from child , plenty of cassis and dark fruit only criticism is the wood is a bit heavy — 10 years ago

TheWineStalker

9.0

Vegetable oil in color. The nose has a massive layer of flint over the aromas of peach and pear. It's full bodied in the mouth and creamy in mouthfeel with mellow acidity. There's flavors of peach, pear, pineapple and wood. It finishes pineapply, spicy and viscous. Excellent alternative to Chardonnay or Muscadet. — 10 years ago

Brett Fromme

9.1

Much better on the second day (i.e. Let this breath or decant). Strong berries and some fragrant wood on the nose. Great complexity with astringent berry flavors mingled with cedar and black pepper spice on the long finish. A nice Cab for an excellent steak. Yummy, I want more of this great value Lake County Cabernet. — 10 years ago

Doctor No

9.2

Blackberry tar, wood-grilled meat served rare - the classic aromatics. Firm, dense tannic backbone and taut acidity. Still finding its balance, but this drinks like a far more expensive wine. — 10 years ago

Charles Baker

9.1

This is fantastically complex Madeira. I need to figure out how to buy it. Slightly sweet. Aged. Aged wood on the noise. Controlled oxidation — 11 years ago

Leo Hernández Téllez

9.0

A good amount of wood is showing up in this wine... Not bad. Needs time to integrate. — 11 years ago

Ged121

10

Wow, a wine night to remember. Thanks Taylor and co! — 11 years ago

Vin Zering

9.5

Wonderful fruits- red and black. A bit of wood upon opening as you'd expect and then goes away and fruits come forward. Very balanced Zin. Excellent! — 12 years ago

John Kemper

9.4

A saturated reddish-purple, the '11 Bedrock Zinfandel 'Saitone Ranch Vineyard' emits characteristic brambly clove spice, sappy dark cherry and oak aromas with some violet undertones. Great depth of cherry-cola, wood smoke and white pepper flavors on the mouth with balanced acidity that keeps the sweet fruit in line. A rich finish with stunning depth and length. — 12 years ago

Beau Carufel

Winemaker/Owner Random Wine Company

9.0

Dense, chewy, tons of wood and fruit mingling. Young. Needs a steak. — 14 years ago

Dave Genevro

9.4

Aromas of citrus flowers, lemongrass and faint lighter fluid; lime, lemon, with juicy and saliva building acidity. I feel like the wood influence helped the acids from getting too crazy in it's youth. I can't wait to try the second bottle years from now. Fruit from the second oldest known Riesling vineyard in CA, planted in 1963. Granite and limestone soils...that are unmistakably present in the wine, in both the nose and mouth feel. Own rooted, cared and tended to by Pat Wirz. Morgan used indigenous yeasts and aged it partly in neutral french oak casks. 13.5% ABV. — 9 years ago

Frank Kuo

9.2

Color of conventional burgundy. Nice nose of wet enoki/oyster mushroom, ripe berries, cedar wood, and barrel fragrance. Taste of bright acidity, wet mushroom, bittersweet, some strawberries, low on tannins, smooth but a bit watery, and a bit edgy sulfate presents itself also. Aftertaste is a bit missing, short with some cherry jam. Nice cherry jam and unbelievable nose of mushroom earns my scores. If you wonder why Pinot can have beautiful flavor of mushroom, try this one! — 10 years ago

Andy80218

9.1

Early tartness moving on to blackberries and dark damp old forest wood lingering taste after about a half hour. Will get another bottle for 2020!
— 10 years ago

Troy Givens

9.3

This has more wood notes than sweet notes. I could see why this rates high with the pros. — 10 years ago

Doctor No

9.1

Still coming together. Can't decide if this is lean, elegant and slightly feral or big, fruity and concentrated. Tonight, it began as the first and opened into the later. Lovely blackberry and plum notes to go along with bacon fat and a touch of wood spice and vanilla. Will love to see this mature. I continue to kick myself for opening Bedrock early but yet I still do it. — 11 years ago

K U

8.9

Sundried tomatoes with some dried oregano and herbs. Little bit of olives. Acid is nice. Sole cranberry sandal wood and Rose hips contrast and no so subtle mineralality. The kekfrankos is the Same as the blaufrankisch. 1530s the bull's blood wine. The story goes that the people were surrounded, drank all the wine and charged an attack against the Ottoman Empire. Killed the head of the snake and they scattered. Not sure if the legend is true but it's The only town in the Ottoman Empire area that has been left pristine. 😏 regardless it's a darn good wine — 11 years ago

Kenneth Dembny

9.2

2009 Mer Soleil Silver Unoaked Chardonnay --- this wine never sees any wood as it is fermented and aged in cement vessels. Light straw yellow color.
Aromas of lemon, grapefruit, tropical fruits, pear, honey and light floral. Flavors of lemon, white peach, pear, and a light Creme brûlée sweetness. Paired really nicely with Atlantic salmon and asparagus risotto. — 11 years ago

Aran Healy

Partner Ruby WIne, Carlotta Cellars, Thistle Cellars

9.2

Great wine again. A little bit too much wood but otherwise great — 12 years ago

Eoghan Igoe

9.5

Fairly fruity lost a lot of wood after a few days. Would drink again. — 12 years ago