Frank Kuo

9.4

Color of ruby and cranberry juice, a bit cloudy, quite light considering she is Syrah. Now of strawberry jam, fresh berries, like cranberry or raspberry, and overall dominated by waves of berry note. Taste follows similar notes, with addition of citrus zest, a bit vanilla, low tannin, sweet ripe blueberry, cured meat, a bit mineral, and a bit of spice. Aftertaste of warmth, a bit peppery , and zesty, medium long lingering. Clean, full of flavors, and tasty but definitely not your traditional Syrah. — 7 years ago

Andrew Willingham

9.0

Dark purple, almost brown on the eye moving toward white at rim. Medium+ viscosity. Nose sees ripe, cooked/chocolate covered cherries, oak. Palette sees more oak, sweet black cherries. Tannins are very rounded and less harsh than I expected given CabSav single varietal. I haven’t had a Novelty Hill wine in awhile, want to have more- this is solid, consistent, complex enough to enjoy but something you won’t feel too guilty about sharing with guests 😬 — 8 years ago

Joe Lucca

9.2

This drank way above the price point. Clearly Aussie juice, a brighter, more tropical version of Chard. Loads of toasty oak up front give it vanilla and sweet spice notes but it's still light and clean, with vibrant tropical and citrus notes. Flint and minerals, lemon curd. No loss of acidity after 5 years. Peaking now! — 8 years ago

Sipping Fine Wine

9.0

Recently purchased by Bill Foley of Foley Family Wines, continuing traditions of Fred Furth who founded Chalk Hill in 1972, which encompasses 280 acres of vineyards. A blend of 84% Sauvignon Blanc, 10% Sauvignon Gris and 6% Sauvignon Musque, the latter 2 adding an interesting dynamic to the wine and distinctive aromas. One of the few SB's to see some oak giving this wine complexity. Peach, herb and earthy tones, well balanced with acidity, smooth yet robust on a lingering finish ending with citrus notes. — 9 years ago

Alan Doughty

9.0

Subdued briary fruit on the nose. Quite graceful on the palate, with bright black fruit flavors complimented with noticeable coconut/vanilla oak notes. Needs time to integrate. — 9 years ago

Gay Bessen

9.1

Very nice! Big cab with lots of stone fruit and oak. Be sure to decant! — 9 years ago

Greg Ballington

Co-Founder of Millennial Drinkers Wine Blog

8.9

This was the first of the three Chardonnays we got from Flora Springs Winery for #ChardonnayDay. Beautiful moderate intensity yellow, completely clear. Definitely a little tight with some slight creamed butter and corn. Later that evening it developed a more complex nose, with a little nuttiness, wet grass, freshly broken twigs and a slightly perfumed undertone. Moderate acidity (6.5/10) with lots of citrus notes. A little sharp to start but definitely smoothed out and became more rounded with more citrus and light oak influences. Slight tanginess, with a medium body and long finish. Needed the time to balance out and was worth the wait. Drink till 2020. — 9 years ago

Todd

9.0

Great potential. We drank this in June 2015, likely at the early end of its aging. It has a nice nose and lingering essence with a lot of oak flavor at first swill followed by a rich, lingering berry essence. — 10 years ago

Heather Felton

9.0

Stir crazy at home on a wintry weekend night. I enjoy the cherry, toasty oak flavor of this merlot. — 11 years ago

Petros Gentilini

9.4

A monster packed with Flavours !! Lovely balance .. Lots of fruit ... Well Intergrated oak and amazing aftertaste .. — 11 years ago

James Webb

9.3

Classic big California Chard! Oak and Butter, this is well knit stuff! Expensive and not great QPR sadly. By the glass at Bouchon. — 7 years ago

Kevin Driscoll

9.4

Delicious. Full bodied, nice acidity and the right amount of oak. — 8 years ago

Ian Staub

9.0

Nicely balanced rich red fruit with oily leather, herbs, and oak. Velvety mouthfeel. Loved it. — 8 years ago

"Odedi"

9.3

It's Friday!
It is time for my Cabernet fix, isn't it?

Dark ruby in color with a ruby rim.

Strong nose of blackberries, cherries, oak, vanilla, licorice, cloves, earth, leather, green pepper, chocolates, tobacco, herbs, spices and black pepper. Nice and complex.

Full bodied, big and bold, with medium acidity and long legs.

Dry on the palate with blackberries, black currants, plums, cooked cherries, oak, vanilla, cloves, earth, leather, green pepper, chocolates, licorice, tobacco, herbs, spices, black pepper and pencil lead.

Long finish with firm tannins and peppercorn.

What a Great Cabernet from Sonoma County, California.
Beautiful nose. Balanced and enjoyable by itself or with food.
Complex, interesting and smooth.

Drinking nicely now and will improve with time.
This Single Vineyard is delightful and delicious.

Aged for 24 months in French oak barrels.

14.5% alcohol by volume. — 9 years ago

Rachel Més Que

9.3

Love. Bright dark fruit flavors, a slight smoke and oak finish, perfectly dry. — 9 years ago

John Malcolm

9.3

Excellent! Oak, fig, lemon, and honeysuckle. Smooth with an oh-so-lovely aftertaste. So regretting that I only had one bottle in my cellar. — 9 years ago

Lindsay Simmerman

9.0

Spending Thanksgiving in Australia. Kind of. Just enough oak but doesn't outweigh the fruit in this well balanced, amazingly price Chard. — 10 years ago

Carl Fischer

9.9

This comes as close to perfect for me as possible. Rich, extremely concentrated fruit and oak flavors of vanilla and toast mixed with savory cloves and tobacco and faint hints (smell) of menthol - but nothing is overpowering. The tannins are silky smooth and luscious - I love this wine. (Tasting notes 3/7 - 1.5 hour decant). — 10 years ago

Marc De michele

9.0

Quintessential Chardonnay with an amazing balance of malo and oak. Quite a charmer for the price! An awesome little find for the shop. — 11 years ago

Kevin O'Connor

9.7

This is amazing, one of the best Sonoma cabs I have ever had! Licorice, currants, dried cherries, tobacco and just the right amount of oak to balance it out. This is the second to last vintage made by Duncan Arnot Meyers and it is amazing! — 12 years ago

with Megan

David and Megan Kees

9.5

Great balance between bright notes and oak. Apricot flavors are strong with this one. — 7 years ago

Kristen Grimes

9.5

chalk and ripe soft fruits on the nose... mild peach or nectarine... label says yellow apple and pie spices, balanced oak and minerals with a good body, a lingering of baking spiciness. smooth easy drinking! — 7 years ago

Stephanie Schwindel

9.2

Oak, peppery, blackberry, leather, cherry, acidic, bright — 8 years ago

Jonathan Kirschner

8.9

2014 vintage. Nice light oak — 9 years ago

Bill Bender

9.5

This wine is such a perfect compliment to my ribeye and mushrooms. I recall buying some of these '04s at the winery and we opened one in their picnic area surrounded by huge boulders. We brought some burgers from Taylor's Refresher (now Gott's) and enjoyed them on a perfect day. The winery family dog joined us. A big white/yellow lab. A memorable day. Ridiculously delicious burger. That bottle was tight as fu%* but now it's in an absolutely outstanding spot. Very typical ripe Pritchard Hill style but not over-ripe at all. No heat. Leather, dark chocolate and youthful but polished tannins. A little oak on the finish but not distracting in any way. I have to say the '04s and '06s I've had in the last year are distinctly superior to the more vaunted '05 and '07 Napa vintages....at least to my taste. — 9 years ago

Lauren Thompson

8.9

Perfect balance of oak and acidity — 9 years ago

Bill Bender

9.4

In contrast to the Chappellet this was rocking although 5 years younger and both from Pritchard Hill. Deep dark fruits, chocolate, black cherry and some oak but very well integrated. I've never opened a Continuum that doesn't kick ass. Young but no reason to wait. — 9 years ago

Matt Mason

9.5

Plum, black raspberry, cedar, oak, spice — 10 years ago

Eli Barton

9.1

Great nose, very integrated light oak, clean, fresh, good structure and acidity. Really enjoyable 2009. — 11 years ago

Scott Shimomura

9.0

Hoppy nose. Slight funk. Oak. — 11 years ago