Diana Cohen

9.3

Light feeling on the palate , easy to drink , very good with pasta with mushrooms — 5 years ago

Jeff Thompson

10

Absolutely wonderful. Nice vanilla bourbon on the nose. A gentle and easy sip while still feeling aged. Fruity as well. So wonderful. Great with Unami & Dijon Turkey burgers! — 5 years ago

Sam Lee

9.0

A dominance of Friday’s night
With our in house dance anthem as always
Always with music 🐕
Cabernet Sauvignon, soft leathery and mint leaf into black fruit of goodness 🌝
Brightful of cherry, easy nighttime feeling and finishing of tobacco cocoa and blackberry
Cherries of valentines 🌕 — 5 years ago

Justin Hansohn

9.1

It’s pretty easy to over-do Syrah in this location. Desire Lines does a phenomenal job of keeping dessert-like pleasure and seriousness of terroir in check. Lifted and fruited like a modern northern Rhône or Cru beaujolais with a little less seriousness to boot but also this is young and booming. Held straight for 5 days. Get the feeling that this will resolve very slowly over time to show more what earthy and cool characteristics it has in its hand. This wine feels extremely stable and a kaleidoscope of possibilities lay herein. — 5 years ago

Daniel M

8.9

This is a serious value (12,5€ or 16 USD in retail here in Poland) . Cherry, raisins, almonds very seductive nose. The palate is well balanced. Rather simple with some strong acid backbone, loads of ripe cherry with a sweet layer that bring some roundness to the overall feeling of this palate. Discreet tannins before a fresh finish with fruits. This is really easy going and confirming that I'm really into ripasso and amarone from veneto lately. I have a similar crush with it that I had a year ago with nice crus from Beaujolais — 6 years ago

Maya Bhat

9.0

Tingly and effervescent feeling on the tongue and smooth to swallow. Lightly jammy. Easy to throw back! — 7 years ago

Elizabeth Vecseri

9.5

Lovely dark, rich red. Easy to drink with a warm feeling after. Bold, smokey, spicy. — 8 years ago

Mark S.

9.0

Even though I used cork puller, not easy open it. This is a second time to taste same wine with different vintage following to 2009. Once open, garnet color and oak aroma came out. It takes one hour to open it. Then Over time, I can feel flower aroma. Smooth and full body feeling can be felt in its elegance. Acidity and tannin are enough. @1800, Winelover-TH, 170429 — 8 years ago

SF

8.9

Juicy, funkilicious! Easy to drink, noticable tainnins but still soft and enough to drink on its own without feeling the "grip" in my mouth. — 5 years ago

Daniel M

9.0

Blackberry jam, a bit of pencil lead, caramel, almond milk, a menthol thing too. Very inviting. The palate is very well balanced and shows a big bright fruit upfront and a nice, tender texture with a soft touch on the sides. It's very round. You can feel the acid backbone lurking underneath but you make it more than feeling it. Some tannins spice things up in the rear and lay a spicy layer in in the rear. A very long fruity finish with blackberry and other red berries finishes up this very good wine. It packs quite a punch but it's very easy going at the same time. A good testimony of its varietal. — 5 years ago

Ceccherini Cristiano

9.8

So easy drinking
Fruit that goes from blueberry to nectarines
Shades and details
Mushrooms and pencil lead,
And definitely lots more
Textural feeling is the epitome of the Oz fist in the velvet glove.
Extraordinarily persistent
Tannin that caresses your palate
Still a fair way to go
All in balance with power no decadent at all — 5 years ago

Tucker McLain

9.2

Smooth, easy drinking, mellow feeling — 7 years ago

Maya Bhat

9.3

Drank in Providence - kind if effervescent feeling at first and then mellows out. Light and easy to drink — 7 years ago

David From The 504

9.3

Can’t complain, bought from Costco for a. Good price for that contained 4 other bottles of “Bordeaux” wines very consistent from the front of tongue to the throat. Nothing dominant , light spice and dark plum from the nose. Not too acidic. A wine that is easy to pop and pour. A fun wine to drink bottles Witt friends and see what the night turns into. I haven’t been drinking expensive wines recently and found That I very much enjoy a wine that is subtle, and nothin special. A good wine to me doesn’t have all the bells and whistles but has that character that you can taste which showcases the knowledge of the wine maker sticking to the fundamentals making a wine speak for it self from the vines to the earth. Really enjoyed this especially sipping it slowly outside as my 1 wedding anniversary is nov 5th. I am truly blessed and at this young age to be able to soak it all in and smile is priceless!
, cheers to all my delectable friend, a year ago I would not believe that I would go on a trip to meet a bunch of strangers and I have to say that was one of the best decisions I have made, for anyone thinking about meeting up I know it is intimidating but once you do you will never regret doing It.Everyone had that feeling at first but you will not believe just how accepting everyone is. It’s all about the wine even though we all think we are professional reviewers it’s all fun and to have a group with all like minded people it is incredible

Love you all Cheers and WNH for life !!
Dave from the 504$$$$ — 8 years ago

Byron C Mayes

9.0

Bright beige with full white mousse and fine persistent bubbles. Highly aromatic nose of red apple and strawberry. Baked apple, dark toast, and red berry on the razor-like palate. Lean for a Blanc de Noirs, but still substantial feeling in the mouth. Medium short dark finish. 100% Pinot Munier gives a nice change or pace from the norm. Very satisfying in all respects both with food and on its own. Support grower producers! This should make it easy. — 5 years ago

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Stacy Howland

9.0

Yummy sipping wine - easy to drink before a meal or after. Light and fruity without feeling like I’m drinking fruit juice. Delish! — 5 years ago

Ellen Clifford

8.9

Trying out my new Zalto Bordeaux glasses with Cali cab. This wine is easy peasy. It will not challenge you but sometimes that’s okay. Very ripe tannins and purpley fruit and there is a whiff of pepper to give a little edge. I have a feeling this may be a highly engineered act but I guess that’s why it’s a Freakshow. — 5 years ago

Matt

9.4

Hot damn this delicious. Over delivering on all fronts. Perfect balance of whole cluster, extract and oak integration. From a plot above the Côte Brune on a plateau of schist and clay which creates a nice plumpness on the palate balanced by the acid profile of this wind-exposed site above the Côte Rôtie. Deeply hued, vibrant and seductively ripe blackberry and huckleberry notes, sweet smoked meat, roasted earth, olive tapenade, lavender, leather, tobacco, wood smoke, mocha. The juice and joyous feeling make for an easy drink but theres structural stuffing here to add a serious side. Can’t wait to revisit. — 6 years ago

Nicole Vaisman

10

Lightly Smokey, peppery finish, dark plum, light feeling to taste. Really easy and light to drink. — 7 years ago

Lindsey King

9.1

In the passenger seat when the sun is sinking and warm four o'clock light is only catching your face briefly through small spaces between tall buildings. Not thinking about much, not needing to. Feeling the rocky lurch of an old, beloved car carrying you forward. Things are easy and momentary. Apple cider, sweet orange, walnuts, lees, dried leaves, little sparks. — 7 years ago