Seth Morgen Long

Broker • Arterberry Maresh / Winemaker • Morgen Long

9.6

Quite the polar opposite of 2004 Salon, this 1990 Krug is about a rich and dense as it gets. Cakey, chewy and totally open, perhaps in its zenith. — 7 years ago

Andrew Holod

National Sales Grapes of Spain

9.0

Virtual polar bear club initiation. Crystaline, brittle, edgy and yet you finish and feel warm fuzzies. — 8 years ago

SV

9.3

Oh my. Bright, flinty red fruit in the nose. Incredibly herbal and rustic but balanced. It tastes like the hot, southern Oregon clime it came from. Lovely.

This wine might just sustain me through the polar vortex that has settled over Oregon. — 8 years ago

Buddy G

9.3

You know when your wine nigjt starts with this things can only lead to wrestling. Not like WWF but more like first round with a panther but then in line are a moose, polar bear and a rhino. Progressive matches power wise but neither of you are trying to beat the other. Where was I going with this? Oh yeah, amazing syrah. Find it and leave your notes and ill tell you if I agree. Easier for both us. — 9 years ago

with Erica

Jai Bo

9.1

Hinta of honey,mango, and melon,smells like Vidal,nice and sweet — 9 years ago

KayCe Parsons

9.0

Very sweet dessert wine. Tastes great chilled. — 10 years ago

Nicholas Livingston

9.5

Gun flint, nettles, Perilla leaf -all wound up like a tense breath of relief at a polar plunge proving just the answer to a deep tissue sauna. — 10 years ago

Mark Lindzy

8.9

Waxy pears and wet river stones. Makes the polar vortex more bearable. — 10 years ago

Tim O'Rourke

9.2

Really good--polar opposite style for BdB from the Taittinger CdC but held it's own considering price. — 10 years ago

with Jeremiah, Michael and 3 others

Thomas Pastuszak

Sommelier/Wine Director The NoMad

10

Polar Vortex Winter Warmer: with plenty of years ahead of it! — 11 years ago

Jacob Knutson

10

Very good! Served slightly chilled (55ish degrees).. Strong taste of cherry and ripe fruit! Surprisingly well rounded and full for a light red wine.
Very fruit almost more like a white. Polar opposite of a cabernet or carmenere.
Made from same grape as reisling, but with the skin and seeds too. Hence the red wine. — 7 years ago

Chris Chiapparelli

9.8

Polar opposite of the Salon. Rich, powerful. Incredibly expressive. Krug on steroids. As good as the Salon but so different. — 8 years ago

Stephen Sorensen

9.0

Awesome red enjoyed during Polar Bear Plunge 2017! — 8 years ago

Justin Gilman CSW, CSS

9.0

This #beaujolais is great. I think handling has made a difference in this bottle. The color ran 3/4 down the elongated cork.

The body has garnet/cranberry/rose colors with light density and delicate top. The nose fumed of dense earth and bark spices. With time from dark raspberries to strong grape.

The palate is polar opposite with high TA and strong structure acid. The tannins are fine, long and drawn out. Subtle trace of table pepper and blue flowers picked up on the olfactory. — 9 years ago

with Sindy

Les Huisman

8.9

Tastes like you'd expect of a blend of Sangiovese and Montepulciano. Dusty fruit, lighter body, but aged well. Would enjoy again. — 9 years ago

Peter Heidt

9.0

Now this was good... Cherry and spice that I can't name.... Me, Mone, and Dom P. ...and yes, that's my daughter's polar bear. Tips for all you dads, bring the stuff animal with you on the business trips and text your daughter picks... I need her in Stanford someday and not a strip joint!!! — 10 years ago

Justin Hansohn

9.1

Mmmm...the funk of the Loire is really striking a balance act here. I could imagine if I had been patient for at least a few years the expressive peachy caramelized almonds shining through might have been even brighter and that oxidative thing a bit more integrated. Feels kind of like some polar opposite experiences getting swirled together in this glass. Terribly enjoyable and uniquely expressive to say the least...enough to buy the last available local bottle of it on the phone while I was drinking it. I am thankful. — 10 years ago

Logan Chase

9.3

Best way to beat the Polar Vortex...denial — 10 years ago

JohnQ Boxler

Sales Berkeley Wine Company

9.0

Still has some wood to digest, but pretty balance between ripeness, earth, and garrigue. Would prefer less cooperage, but quite good with grilled lamb and the summer version of the polar vortex. Rebuy. — 11 years ago

Boxer Briefs

10

2007 Summum Chardonnay out of magnum, another Oregon wine that put me on the path to where I am today. Never forget opening this for a woman in Aspen and being so stoked that she hated it so we could drink it all night long. Tasted side by side with the 2015 out of Magnum, tale of two polar opposite vintages. Not a total parallel because the vineyard selection and plantings were different for the bottlings. The 07 is incredible, still young, still has life in front of it, not showing any signs of oxidation. This is benchmark Chardonnay for anywhere in the world, not just Oregon or the new world, as good as it gets. If you’re in the valley for a few days, Evening Land will dig these out of storage for you, they aren’t cheap but worth every penny if you Love Chardonnay. — 7 years ago

Alishia Odom

9.0

Alishia had this 8 years ago

Cameron Myhrvold

9.6

2008 Cayuse En Cerise Syrah
And now for something completely different... what a gamey bastard. this wine was not decanted and for the first hour was all sweat and leather and smoke. no clue to tell you it was made from grapes and then about an hour after opening the fruit began to emerge and a beguiling vanilla note. I think the taste profile doubled in length and the wine really earned it's stripes. Still the polar opposite of the Alban in taste profile, but a sly and even elegant wine for all its gamey funky flavors. I'd date this dark exotic beauty anytime. — 9 years ago

Brandie Brown

9.4

Delicious sweet red! I wouldn't call it a semi-sweet... It's definitely sweet. Not cloying or bitter tho. Big ,juicy, sweet cherries, plum, & ripe strawberry! Sweet, slightly fizzy, & just delicious...Nom-nom!!! 😋 I was surprised to learn the varietals are actually Montepulciano, Sangiovese. Made with grape must so it's a NV. All that residual sugar is polar opposite of a Chianti, that's for sure! It's only 5.5% alcohol, so it's very light & refreshing. Enjoy nicely chilled! 🍷🍾
— 9 years ago

web bond

9.0

2001...like Houdini walking a tight rope between oxy and fresh. It's a bi-polar bottle, y'all. Certainly not a 2002, or even a 2000, but always the greatest expression of MdT. — 10 years ago

Meg

9.7

Cooler than a polar bear's toenails. So dang smooth. The hit of the night - drink now! — 10 years ago

with Ali, Nick and 1 other

Scott Ponik

9.0

I just read something comparing Pinot noir to polar bears. Both moving north as the planet warms. Interesting. And this wine is very nice! — 10 years ago

Jeremy Anslow

9.9

Sex in a polar bear's embrace wrapped in cashmere stoned off the indica! — 10 years ago

Vinny Eng

9.6

Pink is the color of my true self! Praise be, summer in the polar vortex! — 11 years ago

with Jasmine, Audra and 1 other