Mike Leach

9.0

Very pleasant. Not strong enough to drink with highly spicy foods. Fruity, virtually no tannins. — 6 years ago

Matt Sterr

9.1

Tropical notes, led by pineapple 🍍 — 6 years ago

Jessica Pezzotti

9.6

Light and airy. Such a great bottle to start a summer night. — 7 years ago

with Anthony, Audrey and 1 other

David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.3

Simply our favorite N/V Rosé champagne at this price point. $68 at Total Wine if you buy a 1/2 case or mixed 1/2 case. Never disappoints!!! — 7 years ago

Nick Ferrall

9.3

Understated and beautiful... — 7 years ago

James Sasser

8.9

Spicy and mellow at the same time. Definitely food plus - nice juicy middle. — 7 years ago

with Charles

Eli Chait

9.3

Smokey and a bit spicy, very different than the '68 — 8 years ago

with Corey

Ron Siegel

9.5

Nice wine! Nose of cherry, cedar, leather, mocha with nice spice and dusty tannins.. This was the groups favorite of the BV lineup. Very similar to the great 68. — 9 years ago

Carol Kellett

9.3

The 2006 is 68% Cab Sauv, 20% Merlot, 10% Petit Verdot, and 2% Cab Franc. Wonderful herbaceousness after being open for 3+ hours. — 9 years ago

Dave Parker

9.6

It's actually a 2013 vintage — 10 years ago

Vadik Yanavitski

10

Great wine for an affordable price. Tastes like $40 bottle — 11 years ago

David Shaw

9.1

Last bottle of the vintage. Purple red, medium extracted, excellent clarity. Strawberry, cassis and mint notes in nose. Same flavors (plus blackberry and cherry) with depth, rounded mouthfeel, somewhat thin body, some skin astringency and lactic acid on finish. Flavors are well integrated, tasting nicely now. 68/32 blend of Grenache and Mourvèdre.

Washington state - the new epicenter of wine. You heard it here first — 6 years ago

David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.3

The 14 Almaviva Cabernet is 68% Cabernet, 22% Carménère and 8% Cabernet Franc and 2% Petit Verdot. The vines are 38 years of age. The wine spent 18 months in 75% new oak. The nose shows some slight funk at first. Blackberries, dark cherries, poached strawberries, black cherry cola/licorice and dark florals. The M+ tannins are soft and a little sticky. The fruits are slightly candied in style. Blackberries, black raspberries, dark chocolate, soft leather, crushed rocks, dark moist turned earth and dark fresh florals. The structure, length, tension, balance and finish are quiet beautiful. Producer history and notes...Almaviva began in 1997, as a joint venture between Baron Philippe de Rothschild and Viña Concha y Toro. With the strengths of both families pedigree, they achieved international recognition with the the launch of their very first vintage. Their goal was to create the equivalent of Bordeaux Grand Cru Classé in Chile. Patrick Leon is their Winemaker and also makes Opus One & Mouton Rothschild. Almaviva is located in the Maipo Valley in Chile's central zone. Puente Alto has ideal conditions for growing the Cabernet Sauvignon grape. Almaviva has 85 hectares. The climatic features of Puente Alto include its; stony soil, cold, rainy winters, and the hot days and cool nights of its summers. Maipo is considered Chile’s Napa Valley.
— 7 years ago

Charlie Abbott

Sommelier Casa Mono

9.5

Much better. Fruit more intact, fully mature. Weightier than '68, appropriate given vintage. I would still choose Bosconia GR any day over Tondonia, I think the weightier style is more conducive to longevity. — 7 years ago

with Casa

Chris Klebba

9.5

Toasted butter and cranberry — 7 years ago

Marianne DiGiovanni

9.0

Drank a "12" in "16"
Excellent — 7 years ago

Tree Kilpatrick

8.9

Dark and heavy looking in the glass. Especially for a Barbera. Lots o fruit in the mouth but, smooth as Prince's silk sheets. — 8 years ago

Andrew Willingham

9.0

Needs a 3 hours to open up, but very nice when it does. Very well balanced, not too dry, classic Oregon Pinot. — 8 years ago

Jimmy Smith

Director, West and North London Wine School

8.9

2013: 68% Semillon. Light nose, but great broad and fresh palate. Lightly creamy, very fresh. Light pfruit. — 9 years ago

Eric Hwang

9.0

Rich and savory. Smoked meat and blackberries. Quite nice. — 9 years ago

Theresa Lienau

9.7

Yummy! Easy. Good flavor. — 11 years ago

Gobindjit S. Dhaliwal

9.3

A blend of 68% Pinot Noir and 32% Chardonnay, this Champagne exudes a overbearing presence with intense smokey notes followed by raspberries, cherries, grapefruit, anise, and chalk dust. A mid to full bodied Champagne with intense fizziness, tart red fruit flavors intermixing with honey on entry. A balanced midpalate with refreshing acidity, citrus peel, and steely mineral notes that linger on the palate for quite some time. — 6 years ago

P A

9.7

The label says “hops, hops and more hops” I say yes to the hops but with a smooth blending of malts. Crisp, clean, intense aroma with a well balanced long satisfying taste this award winning IPA is the brewmaster’s choice. I say it’s just damn good. I believe that it is available on the USA Pacific coast. 6.5 % alc./vol. 80 IBU Cheers 🍻🇨🇦 — 6 years ago

Chris England

9.4

This 2k Pom is drinking superbly now @ £68

🍇 67% Merlot & 33% Cab F

🍷 Deep ruby red

👃 Like sticking your head in a old soaked oaky vat oozing heady smoke, liquorice, stewed plum, cherry, cocoa, damp cellar, wet earth, leather, truffle & mushrooms - I could sniff this all day 😍

👄 Med+ silky creamy body of gushy plum & cocoa beautifully integrated & balanced

🎯 Med+ mocha infused liquorice plumtastic chopper licker — 7 years ago

Brandon Boesch

9.7

Always been my favorite from bear republic. So tasty. — 7 years ago

Isaac Pirolo

9.1

Similar body style to a typical North Coast Pinot Noir. Strawberry, Bing cherry, black tea, cocoa powder, and forest floor. Despite it being a GSM blend (heavy on the Grenache at 68%), this will have more appeal as an alternative for Pinot Noir fans than it will for Rhone buffs. — 8 years ago

Amanda Yanagisawa

9.3

Dark and tasty — 8 years ago

Matt Brown

9.2

Great beer to catch a buzz as you scare trick or treaters on Halloween.👻 — 9 years ago

Mitchell Mulder

9.7

Excellent DIPA, big tropical and citrus malts, for a double, it drinks so smooth, cannot taste the ABV at all, taste profile is similar to Stone's " Enjoy By" but not as big fresh hopped, but close, when fresh, This is Beer Republic's Crown Jewel IPA, so if you are like me and love their other beers, Racer 5, Racer X, you will love this — 9 years ago

Alder Yarrow

Wine Blogger Vinography

9.5

68 FTW. Killer!! Sweet dried flowers long cedar and cherry complexion. Ethereal. — 9 years ago