Mat Wilson

9.5

2007 - terrific. Fig and peppers - “ya that’s normal” - fantastic with pretty much anything. — 8 years ago

Levi Joseph Dawson

9.4

Fig, raisin, chocolate, caramel, all of the best things you can think of are in this Sherry. Wowzas. — 8 years ago

Brian S

8.9

Nose: candied cherry, blueberry, red plum, cinnamon.
Taste: blueberry, fig, raisins, coffee, dark chocolate, medium plus tannins.
48% Grenache, 29% Syrah, 22% Mourvèdre, 1% Cinsault. — 8 years ago

Ryan Vento

9.1

As usual, a solid blend. Lush dark fruits, mint, tobacco, underbrush, baking spices, lavender, and espresso on the nose. On the palate a velvety, rich wine with notes of blackberry cobbler, cinnamon-dusted plums, and fig. — 9 years ago

with Krystal

Catherine Oden

9.2

I'm not a Pinot Noir lover, probably because they cost too much for a good one, but received this as a gift and really liked it. — 10 years ago

Chris Coye

9.3

Nice concentrated fruit- dried fig, cherry, tobacco, and leather. Amazing producer, great value — 10 years ago

Darren Sherburne

9.0

Fig, almond, raisin, ground clove and Carmel. Enjoyed with a Danish blue, heaven. — 10 years ago

Douglas Eddins

9.1

Cranberry, fig, prune and dried dates all over it! Full body with an extremely soft mouth feel. It is showing its age though. Overall very pleased! Happy Birthday to me! 😝 — 11 years ago

Ryan Fell

9.0

Tannic upon opening, softened to sweet fig — 11 years ago

Donald Patz

Owner/Winemaker Patz & Hall

9.7

1976 was almost fluorescent orange on release so many years ago now. Today it still has that telltale orange gleam but it's developed so beautifully. Orange peal, fig, honey, earth, mango, hazelnut, and on and on. 375ml still very fresh. Impressive. — 11 years ago

with Sung

Dominic Penaloza

9.5

At fig and olive — 12 years ago

Ming L

8.9

The Clark & Telephone Vineyard PN gave me a long lasting impression, and this Las Alturas is very similar in style in its richness and intensity.

Ripe plum, blackberry jam, eucalyptus, fig, black tea, and Chinese medicinal herbs bursting on the nose. Palate has more texture and a more elegant feel with dark chocolate and spice. Firm and a bit dusty tannins. This tastes more like a blend of Zinfandel and Cab. Nice! But again this is not the type of PN I like. — 8 years ago

Gunja Gargeshwari

9.3

Big Fruit, blackberries, fig - just a big big wine - love it — 8 years ago

Bill Bender

9.4

WNH Southern gathering hosted by @Mike R and old Heitz vertical (70,74,85) sourced by @Martin G Rivard (from Benchmark) who also contributed some on his own dime. This ‘70 started with a wet cardboard musty nose and a slightly hollow mid palate and astringent finish. As the evening evolved and the steak showed up the wine did a complete 180. More tannins than fruit but it was a structured beauty that may not be at it’s peak but is still a gorgeous wine. Ripe plum, stewed fig, bayleaf. I didn’t get any eucalyptus from this but there’s a strong earthy, old world with a CA spin vibe. After dinner and before the fire pit some of us finished the decanter of this and were impressed at how it was still ascending hours after being opened. — 9 years ago

Isaac Pirolo

9.5

I've always been a fan of Léoville-Barton, and this is another reminder why. Densely perfumed aromas of cassis, blackcurrant, and black cherry intertwine with tobacco, fig, vanilla, espresso, and iron giving fair warning for what's about to happen to your palate. And then it does, in spades. — 9 years ago

Ted Boydston

9.2

Drinking like a French Pinot, the bouquet is evocative of cherries, strawberries, tea, forest floor, and crushed crushed flower, while the pallet shines with black cherry, tea, hints of cinnamon and allspice, and earth. A consummate exemplar of Willamette Valley. Get 1 of the 200 cases while you can. — 10 years ago

Colin Cahoon

9.8

This is the 2005 vintage. Dark fig, blackberry, licorice and coffee with a long tannic and blackberry cobbler finish. Wow. — 10 years ago

with Susan

Amanda Joffee

9.6

Amazing wine with notes of sour cherry, fig, licorice, and espresso! — 11 years ago

Helen M Gaydos

9.5

A mouthfull of yellow grapefruit with lovely acidity, minerality and a citrus peel finish. Fantastic! Year in year out this wine is a classic — 11 years ago

Julia Weinberg

9.3

Zaatarific. Sesame, oregano, dried fig — 11 years ago

with Dan, John and 5 others

Andrew Stover

Sommelier/Wine Director Oya & Sei, Wine Blogger ChiefWino, Founder Vino50

9.9

1993 Chat Duhart-Milon #Pauillac #Bordeaux. Still drinking beautifully. Dried cherry, fig, earth, cedar spice, soft and silky. Past peak but still going. #wine #sommelier #nomnom — 12 years ago

Mike Saviage

9.3

Brownish tawny. Regal, clear and almost opaque. Sweet old Bordeaux nose. Notes of cola, cranberry, plums, dried fig, earth, spice and some wood. A bit thin in the mouth at the start but with air it firms up. Decent finish. Grows nicely in volume and impact. The fragrant nose is what you remember. — 8 years ago

Devin Bostick

9.2

Cranberry very balanced and pleasant, red not quite rusty but getting there. Fleshy sorrel taste, the old rustiness — 8 years ago

Kevin M

9.0

The 2006 Rusty Shed Chardonnay is a blend of four blocks of Chardonnay on the Flat Rock Property. Grapes are hand picked and hand sorted before whole bunch pressing takes place. It was then cold settled in stainless steel, 100% barrel fermented and left on the lees for 10 months. Wild and commercial yeasts were used for primary fermentation, followed by malolactic fermentation to soften the natural acidity. The result?
Beautiful example of a mid to full bodied Chardonnay with butter, vanilla, apples and light spice on the palate. A lot of flavour and elegance at this price point. Sampled this 2006 in 2017 but this should sit well and perhaps develop more for a few more years. Best part? It's from Niagara! Loved it!
#chardonnay #flatrockcellars #twentymilebench #therustyshed #niagarawine #ontariowine #coolclimatechardonnay #vqa #2006niagaraharvest #niagaraescarpment #niagarachardonnay
— 9 years ago

M

9.2

Dried cherry, fig, date--an elegant mouthful; earthy and silky. Very impressive. — 10 years ago

Colin Cahoon

9.7

Classic Gran Reserva. Nose is leather and oak. Complex in the mouth with leather, oak, clove, cinnamon, tobacco, fig and a hint of blue cheese. It finishes with more oak, medium acid and chewy tannins. A lovely dark, blood red color to boot. At a meal, this is the main course. Me gusta. — 10 years ago

with Susan

Chris Geurkink

9.1

Complex fig note pencil dust black fruit. — 11 years ago

Brian Casey

10

Just enjoyed a glass of one of the last bottles known to exist...This wine has been sold out for months but it was being poured at a Grenache Day celebration tonight...It will long be remembered as one of my favorite roses...Farewell my friend...The remaining few bottles will be poured at the girl & the fig restaurant this weekend until every last drop is consumed...Come get a final splash before its all gone... — 11 years ago

Adam Baker

9.6

Drank with desert at Rusty and Audrey's. With Elissa. Excellent. Not sure if worth price relative to other Sauternes, but I need to try more Sauternes to know. Very glad I had opportunity to try it. — 11 years ago

with Elissa

Russell Shearer

9.7

Dried Fig, cherry, smooth with more pronounced tannins. Very well balanced, dry Bordeaux style. — 12 years ago