Mark Lindzy

9.4

Tiny production Ramisco (7,000 bottles) from own-rooted centurion vines on sand dunes outside Lisboa. Aged 3 years in hundred year-old Brazilian oak foudre - wha???

Beautiful wine, tart cherry, dried herbs, a little of that ol' saddle leather too. Moroccan lamb fits the bill rather well. — 8 years ago

with Josefa

Greg Ballington

Co-Founder of Millennial Drinkers Wine Blog

9.1

Dark, opaque brick red. Clear. Moderate plus intensity in the color, compact rim, and no sediment. Wine breathed in bottle for 3 hrs. Very interesting nose, never would have guessed a Bordeaux Blend. Starts off with chocolate filled with alcohol. Lots of black cherries, vanilla, baking spices and dried fruit. A little savory on the palate and drying. A tad sweet too. Moderate body with moderate tannins (6/10). Texture is kind of like sand paper. Long finish. Nose was a little of putting for me. Would love to try this with more air time. — 9 years ago

with Sean

Roy Piper

9.2

The best of all 10 Wind Gap wines I tried today. And one of the cheapest. 13.75% alc and it shows. Love the Jolly Rancher strawberry flavor. Gum coating tannins. Wish more of their wines had this slight added layer of ripeness. From 85 year old vines grown on pure sand in Alexander Valley. Made in a concrete egg. A huge surprise. — 9 years ago

Vino With Micha

9.4

Drier than Bedouin sand shoe. #madeira #madeiramydear — 9 years ago

Dimitri Fedotov, C.S.

Sommelier Osteria 177

9.1

Really like it. Big tannins and medium finish. Classy. Cab Francs can be ashy, bit smokey and lopsided. This one stands on its own. Balanced! — 9 years ago

Nate Kresge

9.2

From our Niagara trip — 11 years ago

with Lauren

Brittany Buonocore

9.8

Light fresh and floral — 8 years ago

Samantha Hale

9.6

Crisp and easy to drink — 8 years ago

Anthony Trumbo

9.1

Give this one a good decant and the flavors will open up to match the deep fruit aromas on the nose. — 9 years ago

Mark Borden

9.2

Very clean — 9 years ago

JP Pierce

9.0

A luggage export from my time in NZ. Body was middle weight, and showed off mostly darker cherry, toasty cranberry character and dried herbal. Tannins had integrated nicely and were a little larger grain (180 grit sand paper). More masculine and muscle in its fruit expression and typical of Otago. — 9 years ago

Anna Tyack

9.6

Brilliant Jauma Wine tasting with James Erskine in Tokyo last night | Highlights were the killer chenin blanc cuvées incl. the 2013 Blewitt Springs Sand on Schist — 10 years ago

Jason Baker

9.9

Date night wine! At easy cuisine — 11 years ago

Antonio Gianola

9.4

Floral bouquet, supple yet fine texture and a bit sappy in finish. Excellent acidity and fine grained tannin. All pre-phylloxera vines planted on sand — 8 years ago

Daron Watson

9.1

"1983 (A Merman I Should Turn To Be)"

so my darling and I
make love in the sand
to salute the last moment
ever on dry land
our machine has done its work
played its part well
without a scratch on our bodies
and we bid it farewell

starfish and giant foams
greet us with a smile
before our heads go under
we take a last look
at the killing noise
of the out of style...
#jimihendrix — 8 years ago

Scott Taddeo

8.9

Frangipani, quince, lemonade, apple sauce and a squeeze of lime. Medium bodied in the palate with texture set to oily and finishes off with a medium, slightly bitter, finish. — 9 years ago

Anthony Trumbo

9.3

Very reticent to give up much on the nose, just a bit of red berry. Wonderful taste of a mix of red and black fruit and baking spice. While lighter than many field blends, it still has a nice velvety mouthfeel with some dusty tannins on the finish. Must be that Contra Costa sand! — 9 years ago

John Lee

8.9

Ripe and fruit forward. Very nice Cab Franc. — 9 years ago

George Heiligman

9.3

Light body but good minerality. Nice finish good with fish or can stand up to grilled salmon. — 11 years ago

Christina Turley

Sales & Marketing Turley Wine Cellars

9.4

Planted 1896 in sand. — 11 years ago

with Turley