Jay Kline

9.2

Popped and poured, enjoyed over the course of a couple hours. The 1998 “Command” pours a deep garnet color with a near opaque core; medium+ viscosity and moderate staining of the tears. Definitely some fine sediment. On the nose, the wine is vinous with notes of ripe and mostly dried black and red fruits: brambles, blueberries, blackberries, dates, grilled meat, leather, purple flowers, marjoram, earth and soft baking spices. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium tannin (mostly integrated) and medium acid. Confirming the notes from the nose with the addition of an umami/Maillard reaction sort of thing giving a rich, savory finish. Drink now as it’s in slow decline. — 8 months ago

Andrew Seiler

9.0

Miles and Maya would be very proud! 🍷 — 2 years ago

Michi Z

9.7

Love this wine! Not too sweet. — 5 years ago

Alvaro Bustillos

9.3

Cumple Mazf — 5 years ago

Willem Jan Withagen

8.9

Had this bottle for a long time already. And thought it to be a basic peaty Islay. But it is a very fine rounded, bit sweet and not too agressive. Better get a new one. — 6 years ago

Renee

9.6

Fleming’s with Stacie , Jake and my sweetheart — 7 years ago

MaC Steelship

9.1

Muy rico. Excelente cuerpo, sabores complejos. — 9 years ago

Mirela Margarotti Sannino

9.5

Excelente pedida com personalidade e sabor autêntico! Malbec excellent tast with berries and sweet at exact measure! Excellent! — 10 years ago

Nestor Tsioustas

9.3

I love Dan Standish. He is one of the best winemakers. Lovely wine, very young. Blueberry and Red silky fruit. Full Bodied but not overly alcoholic, heat isn't obvious in this wine. Great length and layers of flavours. Big points from me 95 points. A producer I highly recommend! Typical sweet Barossa fruit, very seductive... — 10 years ago

Sean Calder

Blogger Vinifico! The Original Vancouver Wine Blog

9.7

2009 Ravenswood Single Vineyard Barricia Zinfandel, Sonoma Valley - Intense blackberry balanced yumminess. — 11 years ago

Eric L

9.5

Had this at Car Talk night. Peter picked it — 8 months ago

Matt Schwartz

9.2

Caramel, sugar cane, maple syrup and vanilla — 9 months ago

Sam Shepard

9.7

Perfectly aged wine. Amazing secondary characteristics - dried fruits and tobacco - that remind me why wine can be so good — 2 years ago

K J

9.0

Really peaty and Smokey — 5 years ago

Leah Russell

9.1

July 2019. — 6 years ago

with Jim

Matthew Marcino

9.6

Absolutely BANGIN — 7 years ago

Phillip Antley

9.0

So much peat and smoke. Also more subtle grassy notes and earthy sweetness. Super light-bodied. A great Islay scotch. — 8 years ago

Ryan Frank

9.3

Sweet, spicy, and bottled at just the right age and proof. Spectacular offering from #Balvenie. — 9 years ago

Mike Merriman

9.3

Beautiful Aussie Riesling. Dry as the Sahara, complex and acidic. Will get more of this. — 10 years ago

with Patrick

Philippe Dauguet

9.4

Tourbe magnifique et équilibrée — 11 years ago

Tom Heckert

9.1

Another forgotten bottle. Subtle berries and cherries with a subdued finish after all these years. Still very drinkable. Paired with grilled local pasture feed porkchops. — 9 months ago

Alison Maddox

8.9

Pretty good after letting it breathe — 10 months ago

Ryan Stewart

9.0

Straw color. Peat, garden hose, sea spray, green apples, sage, iodine, crushed oyster shells. Long, elegant finish. — 5 years ago

Randy Fuller

9.5

This is a beautiful Carménère, all earthy and full of savory minerality. The blackberry and black plum aromas creep through the smell of that dirt with tar, forest floor and tobacco all over them. A hint of vanilla sweetens the sniff a bit. On the palate, the dark fruit is draped in sweet oak spice, and you’ll find a bucketful of tannins until the glass has been sitting for awhile. This is a steak wine, intended for a big, juicy piece of beef. — 5 years ago

October Cleveland

9.2

Tomato nose, forest floor, my kinda boy. — 6 years ago

Tim Maloney

9.3

Very peaty color. Sharp to the nose. Sharp, stingy and mineral flavor with a long finish. Not for the weak of heart and fantastic! — 7 years ago

Pete Talala

9.2

Dark fruit, smooth tannins and well drinkable after 30mins of air and time to settle. — 8 years ago

Philip Cook

8.9

Black cherry, raspberry notes. Fair amount of acidity. Paired well with baked salmon. — 10 years ago

Liz O'Neal

9.0

Crisp and refreshing, not overly aggressive on the grapefruit. Great for $12 — 10 years ago

with Tyler

Patrick Dolan

9.9

Aromas of dark cherries and raspberries. Some blackberries among the rich luxurious oak. Superb taste and balance with amazing body and finish. — 11 years ago