Jocholla

9.0

Peach, mango, full body balanced by bright acidity. Not a lot getting in the way here. — 4 years ago

Nathan Renfro

9.5

Beautiful wine for a fantastic aged ribeye. Earth, lavender, blackberry, opening up to red cherry and a nice finish. Silky tannins for a beautiful structure. The wine got better and better throughout the meal but was singing even at the open. — 5 years ago

LM Segal

9.4

Initially backwards and sharp-edged after 90 mins and a warmup from cellar temp this was singing. Classic Sangiovese, sour cherry and dark chocolate. Asphalt. Elegant and feminine. The 15% Cabernets were nowhere to be seen, almost disappeared tannins suggest this should be drunk up soon, which is hardly punishment... — 6 years ago

Scott Soren

9.6

Perfectly aged Bordeaux is amazing. This was singing from the moment the bottle was corked. Deep rich black fruit with the subtle undertones of aged cigars. Still with medium acidity and smooth silky tannins. I true pleasure to have. Will go for another 10 +plus years easily. — 6 years ago

Evan Bienstock

9.5

2004 tonight. Just singing. Soft, elegant, warm and expressive, but still structured. Perfect with a rich au poivre... a beauty. — 6 years ago

Jo Anne B

9.0

Voted best rose of 2018 and its owned by hottie Jon Bon Jovi. 😍. Holds up to the rating. Rhubarb, lemon and a little honey. A great buy! — 7 years ago

Vyvan

8.9

A glass with sashimi! — 8 years ago

Bruce Leboff

9.3

Huge - in its early stages of evolution decanted 2 hours and singing. Cigar and hickory root on the nose. Lovely wine … if only I had more in the cellar to see it evolve further. — 4 years ago

with David and LM

Paul T, Missing My Beautiful Wife 24/7

9.0

3 liter,
It was either water or Rose’ for the week, I’ve had this in the fridge for a couple years now. Time to move it out of the way for winter covid storage. — 6 years ago

Alaina Hohnarth

9.8

Holy water! Sooo good. Melon, vanilla, and pear. So well balanced. — 6 years ago

Rachel Mancini

9.0

Light and easy to drink — 6 years ago

Matt Sterr

9.2

Mountain fruit. Leaded graphite and dark fruit flavors. Sage. — 6 years ago

Sipping Fine Wine

9.0

A full-body Pinot! Deep Ruby with berry aromas, floral and garden spice. On the palate ripe strawberry and dried cherry fruit with vanilla spice and cedar notes. The wine is well structured, silky smooth tannins, balanced acidity carry the wine to a lingering spicy finish. Very Nice! — 7 years ago

V M

9.9

Simply outstanding and still in need of either a ton of air or more time. Midnight purple, even black in color this wine opens with an aroma of raspberry crumble and a touch of brown sugar. The palate is full of big juicy purple fruit and berries with a kiss of cedar. Finish goes on and on with a bit of bitters at the very end to make the mouth water and want more. I think it’s nearly perfect. It prob will be in a few years — 8 years ago

Andrew Schirmer

9.5

We love Islay malts in winter— Seattle reached 17° F today, so we reached for the Oog. Gorgeous bottling if a touch sweet for my palate. Threads the needle of smoky peat/malt styles very well. Best with a few drops of water to open up. — 4 years ago

with Alsu

Brian S

9.2

Raspberry, cherry, cranberry, baking spices, medium plus acidity. The wine was a bit off on the first day but when I opened up again on day 2 the wine was singing. The 2017 should be sat down for a few years boy it’s a lovely wine. — 5 years ago

with Ellie

Emily Kresie-Harrington

9.2

Medium-bodied. Lots of crisp apple, green pear skin, melon. Fruity, but not overly fragrant. Nice acidity. — 6 years ago

S.S. Mandani

9.4

Just, just... just wonderful.

Initially, I get quince and a slight licorice that isn’t overpowering. Peach, of course.

The intangible here is just the well rounded character of the whole thing. It’s hard to nail down, but it’s got this savory, sweet, umami, bitter, acid quality to it that just brings a sip to the very edge of paradise as a flavor, a taste, an experience.

I’m glad I went for the gold here. I love drinking the canned sake and the 300 mL bottles when I’m going solo, so I upped the ante a bit and went for the mid-tier higher selection and it paid off. — 6 years ago

Mark Geylikman

9.8

This is outstanding. Even after 3+ hours in the decanter, it keeps evolving. Honey, candied citrus, flowers, ripe pineapple, white chocolate strawberry, dark chocolate orange, and apricot. Undercut by freshness throughout. This needs at least 30 min, preferably an hour in the decanter before enjoying. Utterly unique and in its own league. 6 years in barrel and another 6 in bottle before release and this is just singing. — 6 years ago

Mike Saviage

9.5

Nice golden hue, looks heavy and rich in the glass. Honeyed fragrant nose. Notes of sweet apricot, mango, lemon, white clay, tan spice, and stones. Nice intensity in the mouth, with gobs of fruit matched against acidity that built over the afternoon. Telltale aged Raveneau honey, exotic today but not over the top. I brought this and it was the best of the couple or so bottles of it that I've had. Was at its best with ~5 hours of air, and leftover was still singing the next morning. — 7 years ago