Mike R

9.6

Drink and be merry and SMILE

Is that what is all about

Sometimes we drink wine that speaks loudly and sometimes it just whispers / unfortunately sometimes it cannot speak and smiling can be difficult

This wine will not disappoint and will get better / being young I am grateful this wine is speaking loudly / it is saying Big Bold Beautiful

Decanted for exactly 110 minutes - and it was amazing

Dark darker color / no transparency at all / grapes are a single vineyard on an Oakville hillside with stunning results - I love the vineyard - the wine is powerful striking finessed structured and so balanced - The nose reveals blue and red berries and even the kitchen sink and yet this is 100% cab - 200 cases

Taste are full of lush fruit flavors complemented by unique exotic minerals and spices which I think they even stuck in cinnamon and nutmeg

Will last 20 plus years and will get even better but don't be afraid to drink now - bravo GV

All smiles tonight

— 8 years ago

Andrew Saltarella

9.0

Awesome nose of plum, fig, and cocoa. Dark fruit, chocolate and tar on the palate. Almost no tannin to speak of. — 9 years ago

Angelo Casagrande

8.9

Barnyard and a hint of gator aid in the nose. Not especially fruity; barn funk remains, plums, hint of cloves. Nice finish. No heat to speak of. — 9 years ago

RobPITSKO

9.1

Now we are talking... Nose hints of diaper, no acid to speak of. Full mouth. Fruit and slightly sorrowful finish. — 10 years ago

with Ken and dmoore61

Steven Beishuizen

9.2

Beautiful flavors of dried fruit. I haven't had a lot of Croatian wine before, but I really enjoyed this one! No tannin really to speak of. We found this went great with salty snacks in the evening. — 10 years ago

with Anita

zac zellers

9.5

a wet black stone, pure mineral and almost no fruit to speak of. 2012 vintage that was opened yesterday. — 10 years ago

with Beki

David Kline

9.4

Amazing depth and clarity of fruit from nose to palate. Smells range from coffee-tar to mushroom mulch and black cherry au jus. Lovely cherry blossom notes intermingle with rose water. The tannins are big initially, but harmonize rapidly in the glass. The drying sensation in no way detracts from the fruit which is bright plum and melange of cherries including bing finishing with aloft raspberry pillow. The balance is there, the stony, schisty minerality, and the oak is perfect, allowing the wine to speak in all its elegant Chiantese! Muscle for the money!! Feed this beauty something earthy, beefy or both! — 10 years ago

with Courtney

Carl Steefel

8.9

Had this five years ago, where it was not ready for prime time but this one was if anything past prime. Still, fragrant aromas of tar, balsamico, dark cherry, no residual tannins to speak of. Just missing that edge and palate impact that the earlier bottle had. — 10 years ago

Vik

9.0

Very smooth, very drinkable. Very light. No tannins to speak of. — 11 years ago

Miss Harvey

9.0

Great wine! Drinking it alone at the moment, so no food pairings to speak of and it's lovely — 8 years ago

Eric

9.2

Nice Rhone blend (90+% Syrah) from Dragonette cellars. Not much of a nose to speak of. Surprisingly complex palate for the price with mulberry, pepper, bacon fat, jerky, and smoke. Great mouthfeel with little to no tannin. Good QPR. — 8 years ago

Martin G Rivard

9.4

I love this wine for its elegance. Flavored unfold seamlessly with no tannins to speak of.
Just love it. — 9 years ago

with David, Christine and 2 others

Robert May

9.5

I don't know what kind of evil voodoo sorcery is going on at Stone brewing, but these guys can't seem to put out a single bad ale. This is the most basic of their IPA selection. Very clean, simple and straightforward. No funky aftertaste and no smack you in the face crazy hoppiness. I suspect they are sacrificing chickens to some voodoo God, but I can't prove it. — 9 years ago

RobPITSKO

9.2

Now this is a great start and change of pace. Full nose, full mouth. Finish slightly sloppy wet... No acid to speak of. — 10 years ago

with dmoore61 and Ken

Angie Browne

9.0

Not overly sweet, very delicious! — 10 years ago

Christanna Honer

9.0

Hella grapefruity but with oxidative/nutty/honeyed notes and no pyrazines to speak of...delish, but never woulda guessed Sancerre in a million years! — 10 years ago

Michael Collins

8.9

Rich nose with a smooth berry flavor. No tannins to speak of. — 10 years ago

Scott Kirkpatrick

8.9

I thought this was beautiful. The vineyard is in the NW corner of MSD. A little tight, but opened up nicely with a light decanting. Focused and clean. No Brett to speak of. — 10 years ago

Alex Hill

9.1

Bright acid and dark berry fruit with whole cluster spice and no oak to speak of. Refreshingly textbook Barbera. — 11 years ago

with Michell

Bertran Long

9.1

No Cocoa but very ripe fruit no tannin to speak of but really enjoyable. — 12 years ago

Tim Munsell

9.1

Interesting and different, definitely not a typical Napa Chardonnay. Lightly sweet with some tart characteristics, but not a fresh wine either. No butter to speak of. This is a unique wine that is enjoyable by both fans and detractors of California style Chardonnay. — 8 years ago

gamos karpos

9.2

No flaws to speak of — 8 years ago

Frank Rotello

9.1

Love those Italian reds. Cherry, cream vanilla, baking spice. No oak to speak of. Good tannins. Definitely my palate — 9 years ago

Doctor No

9.2

Sappy, fresh, almost New World fruit but with textural complexity and supple but almost dense-seeming tannins. No funk to speak of, just sweet-herbal notes. — 9 years ago

Neel Master

9.3

The go-to fall red. Restrained fruit, purplish in the glass, tons of acidity, no tannin to speak of. — 10 years ago

Emily Graney-McKinley

10

This is the bottle that made me think I had a future in wine. It was a lonely bottle found in the basement that ended up in a flash sale to make room for restocking. I saw a nearly 10 year old French wine with a $9 sticker on it & thought "Either it's gross or they don't know what they have...either way, MINE!" When first poured I was disappointed - no nose to speak of & sediment, grr. I decanted it and took a shower. MOTHER OF GOD...it's amazing what a little bit of air can do. My partner, who isn't much for red wine couldn't believe how fragrant & smooth it was. We managed to keep from gulping it & enjoyed t across 2 dinners. I tried to find a case & the only one was auctioned through Christies! Ha! Sometimes you get lucky & this wine literally changed my life. — 10 years ago

Nicholas Livingston

9.2

Interesting to sip a Pouilly Fumé Cuvée Silice from one of the most trusted values in the region at such an age. While she's in the repose of her twilight years she's not merely a beauty of a bygone time but instead lively and lovely whose company rewards whoever has a chance afternoon with her. Who would ever credit Sauvignon Blanc even one of this crystalline emerald variety as a wine that might take an age in a cool cellar? 13 years! Even through the crazing crows' feet these eyes shine brightly and despite how cray paper skin drapes over the cheek bones of Sauvignon Blanc, this is still nimble and pulses with lives yet to live -not merely memories to regale its audience of how things once were, what she once was or could have been. Honeycomb, lemon curd, nettles wilting in grassy green olive oil, and then the lime leaves...so familiar and yet always exotic of distant shores and climates so far from this northern land of four resolute seasons. As to ratings: how can any of us quantify sensual pleasures really. This was a joy no matter how you cut it and yet given my surprise at Sauvignon Blanc at 13 years on still having so much to say I cannot speak highly enough. The Blanchets do it again! — 10 years ago

Bram Wessel

9.4

Many other Beaujolais I've had smell like bubble-yum or bananas and have some weird, flatness, like club soda. Not burnt, but just, I don't know, like you're tasting the carbon. This is clean and direct. It's tart and sour-cherry, but mysteriously has almost no aftertaste. There's no oak flavor to speak of, (it's vinified in large-format neutral oak) but (once you let it develop) it still seems to have depth and richness like a wine that sees new oak. It needs about an hour of air for the acidity to calm down. — 10 years ago

Tom Riley

8.9

This wine is a beauty, with complex fruit and savory aromas and flavors. Sadly, and maybe it was just this bottle, but there was no real finish to speak of. Things came in beautifully but disappeared before the party was over. Glad I've got a few more bottles. It's too good not to be able to go the distance. Yeah, I'm an optimist. — 10 years ago

Peter Heidt

9.1

...out with the guys from Ft. Lauderdale on the water at... Well, I have no idea, but the view rocks... $19 wine on the menu for $48... Actually not bad at all... Shelly has a tie on that looks like he is about to go hunting... The horror, but I love Shelly... Awesome watching him speak to Katerina the Milanese model... Ralph looks on approvingly... — 11 years ago