Smokey, canned corn, sandalwood, olives. Nice grit. — 9 years ago
Always love their Cabs. — 9 years ago
Blind tasting, wine number 4, bag number 3. Bright red and clear. Love the nose, black olives, cherries and hummus. Moderate tannins (6.5/10), and moderate body. Nicely integrated between the size of the body and tannins, but would love to try this in a few years by then hopefully the little bit of heat wears off. Nice amount of dark fruits as well. Lingering finish but is smoother than bottle number 5 and 6. My third favorite of the night. — 9 years ago
Strong Merlot notes once decanted, nice and rich — 10 years ago
Very easy to drink, smooth and spicy — 10 years ago
Earthy, round flavor. Dry but short finish. — 10 years ago
Fruity, fun, fertile. Would recommend for this price range 🍷🍷🍷🍷 — 11 years ago
Charlie Bird. Finally. — 12 years ago
Another great round for the flavorful bird , the taste is like apple juice if it was not sweet and had embodied every beutiful flavor of a white wine. — 8 years ago
Brooding, dark, inky and absolutely delicious. It's got some of those leathery, cigar box kinds of notes. Dash of dark chocolate on the nose. Plum. Black fruit. Concentrated. Nice chewy finish. Lingers. Rarely would I drink an Aussie merlot, yet this one's knocking it out of the park. — 8 years ago
If I'd known then what I know now. I find cab sav is most often a purchase based on speculation - they're frequently released far too young and are pretty much undrinkable in their youth. All overpowering tannin and intensity. This is an example of one very much worth the wait. Cool climate elegance combined with concentrated fruit and all sorts of complex notes layered throughout: menthol, cedar, blackcurrant, spice, hints of dusty chocolate and gently perfumed oak. Still has years ahead of it. Can't wait for dinner to finish cooking so I can sock it back with a rump steak. Should have bought more way back when! — 9 years ago
Medium bodied, tiny touch on the sweeter side but still dry. It is a rosé. — 10 years ago
Infanticide. Served with the pasta course at the Charlie Bird pop up in Aspen. — 10 years ago
2014 Wine Tasting Extravaganza; Wine Tasting Association. Very good, peppery, a little acid. — 11 years ago
Introduced at Charlie Bird, now serving at home! — 8 years ago
I'm admittedly a sucker for Randall's wines, and his writing, and his aesthetic, his quirky personality and outlandish experimentation. The 2008 is rich, dense, littered with ashy tannins and ripe with black, juicy fruit. So, my husband proposed after our first visit to Bonny Doon, thus my bias, but I think I can truthfully say this wine is very, very special. — 9 years ago
Lucious wine full of ripe blackberries. Not overly spiced and exceptionally smooth. Perfect with a simple filler steak followed by cheese. — 9 years ago
Holy jalapeño. Plum falling off the pit. Well integrated tannins. Mature, elegant old bird. — 10 years ago
Love this every vintage & every different bird. — 11 years ago
Very light, fruity, sweet but not too sweet — 11 years ago
Singing Bird. — 12 years ago
Severn Goodwin

Color is like liquid copper, amazing. Took about an hour to open, then nearly as good as upon release, nice acid, Loire Cab Franc, tart strawberry on the palate. One more bottle and we're clean out, loved this wine, only found it once. One of our favorite bottles, with a bird on it! — 8 years ago