Douglas Braun

8.9

This is the 2019 Chardonnay from Allan Hancock College it is half barrel fermented (full Malo-lactic ) and tank fermented (no M-L) - from the college vineyard in Santa Maria coconut ,pineapple , tropical fruit , medium acidity medium bodied great job students — 5 years ago

Amanda Thomas

9.4

Delicious, approachable, easy. The perfect college relationship. — 6 years ago

with Tim

Shengli Hu

9.5

This is THE beverage that flipped the switch for me about beer 🍻. In my wine class at college, the professor taught ancient fermentation methods with this.. honey, lemon, and kiwi. Saffron? Maybe... — 8 years ago

Nicholas Welham

9.0

One of my go to red wines, great value considering my college budget. — 9 years ago

jerod peitsmeyer

9.2

college is so much better this time around — 9 years ago

Denise Deen

9.2

Once again this wine was the favorite. Not too sweet and with a little effervescence, it is light but full fruit flavor. It is best chilled. We served it at a dinner party with my daughter and her college friends and they thought it was fantastic! I have to get more. They drank both bottles I had saved! We served it with roasted turkey, garlic potatoes with mushroom gravy and grilled asparagus. It went well with the dinner. — 9 years ago

John Gourdin

9.1

One of my all time favorites going all the way back to college. Nice sweet and easy to drink. Simplicity at its best. — 10 years ago

Brooke Sabel

8.9

Birthday bottles. 2001. Like my senior year in college. Was focused at first, then half way through...just wanted to party it's ass off. — 10 years ago

Ted

9.0

Nice and juicy. Went well with my BLT and college basketball. — 6 years ago

with Jeni

Severn G

9.3

On the Lawn at Tanglewood this evening with the Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra, the youths (mostly college)! Our conductor Andris Nelsons is leading one operatic work from WAGNER (Die Walküre, Act I). This is our WAGNER weekend with the BSO, Acts II & III will be performed tomorrow afternoon and evening.

On the nose we have light cedar box, black pepper, ripe blackberries/strawberries and voilet blossom. On the palate we have chalky Pinot fruits, sweet spice notes, earthy/loamy minerals, ripe cherry and blackberry. In a very nice place tonight! — 6 years ago

Deanna Becker

9.2

Kendall college — 8 years ago

with Jordan

Marla Frederick

9.1

A cheery mix of coconut, unripe pineapple, and tannins. I love this Monterey wine. It reminds me of the old days, of a college party with music, booze, frat guys, and Malibu Rum. — 9 years ago

Evan Roberts

9.1

Wow 1998 such a stunner, full of everything we were hoping for Earth, blackberry, Cassis, leather. Held up against Emelyn's send off to college dinner of Prime rib and Yorkshire pudding with grandma and grandpa on Bainbridge tonight — 9 years ago

Alex Christian

8.9

Cedar nose like a fresh hamster cage...big early college with ripe figs and strawberries at the back. — 10 years ago

WC Fields

9.0

Delicious and has proper typicity (how did "we" invent that term?). Needs time but handles its alcohol well. Unlike a college student. Whaaaaa? @Delectablewine It's Royer not Roger — 10 years ago

Josh Trowbridge

10

Waited since this wine was bottled, when I was in college, to enjoy this special wine.....and it is perfect. — 10 years ago

Severn G

9.2

On the Lawn at Tanglewood this afternoon with the Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra, the youths (mostly college)! Our conductor Andris Nelsons is leading one operatic work from WAGNER (Die Walküre, Act II & III). This is our WAGNER weekend with the BSO, Act I was performed last night.

Nose has cold red raspberry, green melon peel, sliced red cherry and mashed yellow cherry. Palate has red raspberry jam (light), under-ripe red cherry, minor limestone and fresh orange peel. Would like to try this again with 2-3 years age. — 6 years ago

Kai Wright

9.4

Only way I can deal with this fall thing is to raid my cellar for earthy, light reds. Stunning how fresh and juicy this fruit remains for a year when my old ass was still in college. Pronounced nose of grubby earth, dried herbs, with cherries and pomegranate underneath. Bright, fresh fruit takes over as you start sipping. Mouth puckering acid at the end cleans the palate. And repeat. This is fun. — 7 years ago

with Jedd

Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.2

On the nose, stewed fruits of; black plum, blackberries, dark cherries, plum and blueberries. Mocha, chocolate, mixed berry cola, sweet spice, cinnamon, nutmeg, caramel, loamy mineral soils and dry dark florals. The mouthfeel is less concentrated than other vintages of Corison but that's indicative of the 10 Napa vintage generally. The tannins are nicely resolved with another 5-8 years before they are completely resolve. The fruits are; dark cherries, black plum, plum, black raspberries, blackberries with strawberries that dance around the rest of the fruit. There's nice barrel toast, vanilla, nutmeg, light clove, cinnamon, touch of wood shavings, liqueur notes, caramel, mocha chocolate, mix berry cola, loamy soils, dry crushed rocks, bramble, dry stems with nice soft round acidity. The finish is a little lean but tasty. Good balance of fruit and earth with long, rich elegance. Cathy slightly overachieved the 10 vintage as a whole. Photos of; her estate building, Cathy in her vineyard, grapes coming in at night (better to harvest when the fruit is cooler) and her estate vineyard in all it's glory. Producer notes and history...Cathy Corison grew up in Riverside, California. She studied biology at Pomona College and was on their men's diving team, because the school didn't have a women's team. In 1972, she had to take an extracurricular class. She signed up for a trampoline class, but changed her mind upon seeing a sign-up sheet for a wine tasting class. This class was the catalyst that sparked her interest in winemaking. After graduation in 1975, she moved to Napa Valley in California. She received her Master's degree in Enology from University of California, Davis. Upon moving to Napa, she started working in the tasting room at Sterling Vineyards and at a wine shop. During this time, she was getting her Master's degree at the University of California, Davis. She was told by her professor that she would not get a job in Napa Valley because of being a woman. However, if she wasn't the first Napa Valley female Winemaker, she was certainly one of the first. She tried to get a job at Freemark Abbey and was denied because they believed she could not work in the cellar. She almost took a job at Christian Brothers in the enology lab. However, she decided not to take the job and in 1978 she became an intern at Freemark Abbey and eventually became their Winemaker. She joined Chappellet in 1983 and was their Winemaker for nearly ten years. She founded Corison Winery, in 1987. The winery is located in St. Helena, California in a barn built by her husband, William Martin. Corison makes Cabernet and Gewürztraminer. They produce about 3,500 cases a year depending on the vintage. The winery makes a Kronos Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon and as well as a Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon. The Kronos is an estate wine that is made from organic grapes. The vineyard is dry farmed. The grapes come from one of the oldest vineyards in Napa Valley. The Napa Valley Cabernet comes from Rutherford. The Gewürztraminer is called Corazón and comes from the Anderson Valley. — 8 years ago

Laura Edwards

9.0

Was my favorite wine after college. Haven't tasted it since I left New Haven though so I don't know if it lives up to the hype in my mind — 10 years ago