Andrew Cullimore

9.5

Medium deep ruby core , pretty narrow garnet rim , youthful and bright . Slightly funky at first but this blows off to release concentrated spicy cassis , blackberry, red currant , cigar box , wood smoke , truffle. On the palate very rounded with fresh dark blackcurrant and red currant fruits , well balanced acidity. Rounded but quite noticeable tannins. Long sweet red fruit finish with touches of charcoal, grafite and a saline nuance. This is lovely now, and maintained well in the decanter for 5 hours , and will surely last on this high plateau for another decade at least as it appears so young, plump and fruit driven. — 9 months ago

Clyde Archer

9.0

Excellent wine. Paired well with the elk steak I had with it.
— 4 years ago

Stephen Mandy

9.8

Stunning nose of cedar, tobacco and smoke with a hint of hot gravel. Rich silky fruit with awesome sweetness and freshness. Long lingering finishing that haunts the palate. Incredible. — 5 years ago

Ron Siegel

9.5

Amazing wine that never disappoints with soaring aromatics of dark red fruits, licorice, soy, smoke, tar, leather, cedar & cigar box. Both floral & elegant that should hold for another 10 years. — 6 years ago

Robert Smith

9.1

Smooth and spicy. Great with a steak and chimichurri Sauce. Affordable. Dark currant and tobacco. Let it breathe. — 7 years ago

Justin Jago

9.4

Great fruit from the start. Had meaty/spice/smoke. Full body, + on acidity. #fourseasons #florence — 8 years ago

Rob Guimaraes

9.3

A phenomenal intensity even after 14 years. The structure may not be what it was in youth, but this evolves in the glass even still. Char, smoke, dark berries, ash, and a medley of attractive brett qualities. Wonderful length. — 8 years ago

with Todd

Randi Davis

8.9

Slightly tart but enjoyable. — 9 years ago

Alex Powell

9.1

Brooding nose of leather, smoke olive black cherry tar, dried meat and licorice, deep and complex. Massive but tight on palate, loads of cherry olivine extract, but quite sharp. Very mineral, big mid, acid could be higher. Very syrah, and high caliber juice...far too young to drink though. Give at least 7-8 more years..2011 vintage. — 9 years ago

Austin Baik

9.4

Really opens up — 9 months ago

with Stuart

Gary Nishimura

9.5

Smooth, worth the money. — 3 years ago

Peggy Hadley

9.4

This is always good. — 4 years ago

with Jim

Amy Yan

9.1

Hit the wine jackpot on a work trip! One of two leftovers from the table next to me! Excellent Pinot. Lots of fruit and doesn't taste like a classic Pinot. Smokey wine indeed! — 6 years ago

Nicole Holden

10

Love this! — 7 years ago

Michael Piaker

9.2

13 July 2016. Eastside Cellars, New York, NY. — 8 years ago

Jen

9.3

At MK. Very nice Chardonnay! — 8 years ago

Pablo Cetlinski

10

The best pinot noir ever. Shared with family tastes even better — 8 years ago

with Paul

Justin Hurst

9.5

Smoke, leather, meat, sexy. — 9 years ago

with Katy

Max Kogod

Owner Kogod Wine Merchant

9.4

Smoke, meat, black pepper, granite. — 10 years ago

with Marc

David Kline

9.4

Nose of black tea, portobello, baked plum and soft, unctuous cherry. Kirsch-chocolate, blood orange, French roast, marigold, ferromagnesian elements. Coffee, baking chocolate, black cherry skin, cigar smoke, venison jerky, char, cassis, and vine charcoal.


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Neil Valenzuela

8.9

Pale ruby color. Aromas of bing cherry, cranberry and ocean breeze. Good cherry flavors, not a bad Pinot for the price. — 4 years ago

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9.8

The 2008 Dom Pérignon is once again stunning. More than anything else, I am surprised by how well the 2008 drinks given all the tension and energy it holds. Then again, that is precisely what makes 2008 such a unique vintage – namely that the best wines are so chiseled and yet not at all austere. Lemon peel, almond, mint, smoke and crushed rocks are all finely sculpted, but it is the wine’s textural feel, drive and persistence that elevate it into the realm of the sublime. The 2008 will be even better with time in the cellar, but it is absolutely phenomenal even today, in the early going. Three recent bottles have all been nothing short of magnificent. (Antonio Galloni, Vinous, July 2019)

— 5 years ago

Greg Wright

9.0

The Sea Ridge Chardonnay is rich and ample all in the Martinelli style but well balanced. Lemon pie, custard, ripe melons and French oak. Not the most subtle wine but very good in its own right. — 6 years ago

Ki Punwar

Owner, California Wine Republic

9.3

Really opened up after an hour. Wonderful notes of tobacco, earth and smoke. — 8 years ago

Joel Hammett

9.3

No decant needed. BBQ smoke, black pepper, beefy, fatty, bloody, little funk, slight floral lift at the end. Black fruit, herb and black pepper palate. Medium acid, medium length finish. Really good stuff. Sub $50 N. Rhone that checks all the boxes. — 8 years ago

Peter Plaehn

9.0

Vibrant strawberry and cherry notes, roses, young leaf. Ripe nose but delicate palate. — 8 years ago

LeLaine Clardy

9.1

1st anniversary dinner at Iris. — 9 years ago

Ryan Sherman

9.1

The best bars & wines....Smoke, leather & perfume. — 9 years ago

Randall Bowman

9.1

Nice mouth feel and balance — 11 years ago