Haley Eckenrod

8.9

very nice sangria, how this bottle became empty so quickly idk — 6 years ago

Liz Clark

9.0

Sarah Jane’s last night — 7 years ago

Chris England

9.2

After the fab 2012 I had to try new 2015 @ £40 w/ 95 RP & it's just slightly more refined but will develop 👍

🍇 100% Marsanne

🍷 Rich golden yellow

👃 Squished peach, pear & fine tropical fruits w/ honey mist, citrus, white flower, minerals & banana tropics

👄 Med+ buttery silky waxy but not syrupy body of sweet melon, green apple, honey, young pear, peach & burnt apricot w/ low+ acidity all super balanced

🎯 Med+ dry & sweet pear skin, green apple, peach & honey — 7 years ago

Chris England

9.4

My favourite NV 100% Pinot Noir champagne 😍 this £70 NV is a couple of years old now adding to its complexity 👍 it's superb

🍷 Golden yellow w/ orange hue

👃 Intense toasted smokey singed oak infused buttery brioche, caramelised honeyed apple, pear, peach, citrus mist & burnt marmalade 😍

👄 Lively med+ bodied burnt caramelised & honeyed mousse of apple, pear & buttery sweet vanilla orange & peach

🎯 Long creamy burnt caramel honey apple, sweet pear & citrus — 7 years ago

Conrad Green

9.4

A little volatile whiff of high toned acetone. A very poised and clear character. Great purity and acidity. Minerality rolling on. Lovely age. Great shape — 8 years ago

with Howard, Tony and 3 others

Greg Ballington

Co-Founder of Millennial Drinkers Wine Blog

9.0

First red from Black Ankle. Garnet red with a dark core. Slightly stinky attack on the nose followed by some dark cocoa and nutmeg. Undertones of dark fruits. Moderate tannins (5.5/10) with a medium body. Dark cocoa and cherries on the palate with some good acidity and backbone. Long slightly dry finish. Drink till 2019. Very interesting Label actually says 11/12/13. — 8 years ago

Elizabeth Jones

9.8

Cheap but so delicious. It is like drinking koolaid wine. Great for beginning wine drinkers — 8 years ago

Chasing Jen

9.3

Lush! Favorite new friend. Beautiful red fruit meets Russian River brown earth. Sad only had 1 bottle. — 9 years ago

Kelly Haffly

8.9

Restaurante antipasto Riesling with Kyle — 10 years ago

Andrew Hildreth

10

A definite favorite with little alcohol content. Love this wine! — 10 years ago

Mitchell Sekiya

9.5

Very balanced bold flavor makes it very drinkable with some spice. Only the best from Scott cellars. — 11 years ago

E & K G

9.2

Keep the 2006 train rolling! Lively fruit and acidity blending so well. — 6 years ago

Chris England

9.6

This may be the smoothest Hermitage I've had @ £83 it's like a pig rolling in velvet 🐷 so smooooth 😍 Great now but 97+ over next 5-20yrs 😎

🍷 Ruby w/ purple hue

👃 Cloves, Olives, thyme & piggy 💩 through blackberry w/ touch of liquorice & minerals

👄 Med+ body incredibly super smooth olive tapenade, blackberry & dark cherry - surprisingly well balanced @ this age 👍

🎯 Long dark fruit & olive pure silk finish — 7 years ago

Pamela Benning

10

Deliciously smokey. Smooth. — 7 years ago

Chris England

8.9

Bargain quality Chablis @ £12 & it's hard to beat on price - 88-90 every vintage & my go to @ this price 👍 a true ☀️ glugger 😎

🍷 Light golden yellow w/ lime hue

👃 Fresh wet rock mineral mist, citrus, green tart & sweet apples, melon & white flowers with a touch of fuel, grapefruit & pear

👄 Crisp refreshing med bodied full fruit palate of slight creamy sour green apples, citrus & touch grapefruit w/ medium tart acidity

🎯 Long dry finish of citrus & sour green apples smashed over wet mineral rocks — 7 years ago

Collin Moody

9.2

"This smells like rotting vegetables." - Andie, but I think In a good way. Definite Brett, good acid, needs plenty of time to open and get rolling. — 8 years ago

with Andie

Mason Balistreri

Sommelier, International Wine Guild; Balistreri Vineyard; Sales, Joy Wine and Spirits

9.7

A transfiguring, shape-shifting demon of flavor and memory. A single sip is like the ending scene from 2001: A Space Odyssey but instead of weird space stuff, it's the rolling hills of Piedmont and 1000s of herbs and fruits morphing into one another. #magic @Raymond Domenico — 8 years ago

Jusden Aumand

9.2

Great example of Niigata. Fresh super clean. Quite complex but does it very subtly — 8 years ago

Andrew Wilkie

8.9

Very fruity. — 9 years ago

Trent Mulloy

9.7

Whoop whoop. Rolling with #HoneyBunny — 10 years ago

Brett Castone

9.7

Just gimme a little drink; from your loving cup...oh, and the Merlot is good too. — 10 years ago

Chris England

9.8

2️⃣0️⃣0️⃣0️⃣

🗞 Y2K 🐜 🤣, Blockbuster not buy Netflix 🤣, Concord 😢, PS2 🕹, DotCom 💥📉
🎵 Oops! I Did It Again, Stan, Who let the 🐶 out
🎥 X-Men, Cast Away, Erin Brockovich, Gladiator
🗣 I have nipples Greg, could you milk me?
🌍 6.09B

Pink Pinot Porn 💗

The steamy finessed intricate pink bubbles tease you as they dance around the glass hypnotising you to take a sip of the deep clear amber, shining copper & salmon love juice. The nose seduces with a powerful floral cherry red berry smokey soil leafy peachy brioche mist. Helplessly your palette succumbs to a smooth rich strawberry peach & red berry biscuity mousse caress that teases you to take another as the kiss lingers on and on. I thought the 96 pink DP was hot but this is X-rated! Drank in a Zalto Burgundy glass & decanted.

Divine! 😍 — 6 years ago

Chris England

9.0

One of my fav NZSBs @ £14 it soothes the sunny sizzles & cools the coconuts 😳 🌴 Oh & makes me wanna take a naked bath in the street just sayin' 🤡 its so hot ☀️

🍷 Pale straw w/ lime

👃 Punchy zingy aromatic pineapple, peach & mango rain mist w/ zesty lime driven citrus & gooseberry mineral infused splash

👄 Refreshing crisp zingy sweet mango & pineapple lead smooth punchy tropical fruits in a med body w/ med acidity through citric 💥

🎯 Long totally tropical & citrus taste w/ a dry lime smack 😎 — 7 years ago

Chris England

9.0

My go to William Fevre Premier Cru @ £20 in latest vintage that is fab QPR 👍

🍷 Light straw yellow

👃 Fresh flinty mineral driven zesty lemon & lime mist w/ tropical, green apple & white flowers

👄 Crisp medium body of creamy, but not syrup, slight sweet punchy citrus, melon & green apple in med+ acidity

🎯 Long washed citrus over mineral dry & slight sweet finish with soft green fruits

Fab for ☀️ @ this price get naked & bath it it 🛀 or drink it like sensible people like me do 😜
— 7 years ago

Mike R

9.4

Few friends over last night and what was supposed to a relaxing evening became a drinking free for all and it was a blast but no way posting last night - had this wine previously for 2010 and 11 and first time with 12 - stunning wine and really got things rolling - we killed this bottle like was water after being in the desert for two days - in seconds and @Jody Scharf not a lot of breathing but a lot oh yeahs - a little sweeter than I remember but a great time which leads me to my final seasonal quote from Elf "I like to smile ... smiling is my favorite" and of course this wine is helping so much - PS not smiling as much this morning - belated Merry Christmas to all and to all get some rest — 7 years ago

Joe Cox

Production Assistant, Wine Writer

9.2

Fruit forward and lovely. Paired with meatloaf and potatoes. Not a typical Syrah. Soft, not spicy. Big but not overpowering. — 8 years ago

Dalena Huynh

9.2

If you're looking for a cheap but fruity wine, this is a pretty choice. There's still a light alcohol taste to it but overall it taste like juice. — 8 years ago

Cheryl Weaver

9.3

A light, dry wine with a light, dry finish. Awesome merlot. — 10 years ago

Charles Dyson

9.8

Not on the market yet but soon will be — 10 years ago

Vu Huynh

9.5

Good stuff — 11 years ago