Stone Cliff Winery
Cliff Lede Vineyards
Poetry Stags Leap District Cabernet Sauvignon 2018
Talley Vineyards
Stone Corral Vineyard Pinot Noir 2009
Stone fruits and silky mouth feel. Lighter than many Talleys, but delicious nevertheless.. — 5 years ago
Taittinger
Comtes de Champagne Grand Crus Brut Blanc de Blancs 1976
Minerals ,apricot stone fruits , golden raisin , caramel , nuts . Incredible depth and richness but with perfectly balanced acidity lingering notes of nougat , minerals and dried fruits . — 6 years ago
Clos Saron
Stone Soup Syrah 2012
Gideon Beinstock produces some of the worlds most exciting wines and this vintage has now finally entered the plateau of pleasurable drinking. Complex and layered with smoke and tarry notes. — 7 years ago
Trimbach
Clos Ste. Hune Alsace Riesling 1975
At first taste- bright, crisp, rambunctious, high-toned citrus. After 20min- rounded and developed, concentrated stone fruits. Very dry, but also rich on the palate. Could go another 20yrs before the youthfulness begins to fade. — 8 years ago
Arianna Occhipinti
SP68 Bianco Terre Siciliane Albanello Muscat of Alexandria 2012
Floral nose, crisp with long stone fruit like finish
Very nice! — 10 years ago
Vine Cliff Winery
Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2004
Strong fruity flavor with a crisp finish c — 10 years ago
Stone Cellars
California Cabernet Sauvignon
Stefs wedding — 12 years ago
Louis Latour
Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru Chardonnay 1992
Tasted blind. Medium gold color. Nice weight with an enticing nose. Notes of citrus, toast, clay, river stone and pit fruit. Rich and palate staining in the mouth. Seems young. I guess 02 Leflaive Combettes. We were all surprised with the reveal as a few of us have had this bottle a dozen times or more and we didn’t guess it. This bottle had many years of life in front of it yet. Great stuff! — 4 years ago
Kistler
Stone Flat Parmelee-Hill Vineyard Chardonnay
Said in my Homer Simpson voice: “mmmm Kistler Stone Flat Chardonnay....” - cloudy hue / canary yellow diamond in color; apple seeds to the nose, alcohol, barely noticeable oak; smooth and almost caramel candy taste. — 5 years ago
Domaine William Fèvre
Les Clos Chablis Grand Cru Chardonnay 2004
Popped and poured, and brought out to compare to the 2008. Similar color and brightness as the 2008, which is a good sign. Deeper and slightly more complex nose. Notes of citrus, sea breeze, some hazelnuts, some wet stone. In the mouth it has a bit more weight, and kind of an oiliness to it. Taste lingers for a while. Very nice and sad to later discover this was the last of a 6 pack I had - all of which were in good shape. — 5 years ago
Donkey & Goat
Stone Crusher Skin Ferment El Dorado Roussanne 2018
Like a flat sour beer — 6 years ago
Tyrrell's Wines
Rufus Stone Heathcote Shiraz
Cherries warmish fruit, enjoyable not overly complex — 6 years ago
Cornerstone Cellars
Stepping Stone Cabernet Franc 2013
Nice smooth. Nutmeg. Blackberry, figs. — 8 years ago
Stone Brewing Co.
Enjoy By IPA 2017
The Captains Daughter from GreySail brewery
Heady Topper from The Alchemist
Prospect from Foley Brothers Brewery
Space Juice from Long Trail
Pliny The Elder Russian River Brewery
These may be hard to find depending on where you are.
Domaine François Raveneau
Valmur Chablis Grand Cru Chardonnay 2001
Boyz Raveneau tasting. Light straw color. Honeyed nose with light fruit. Soil and stone notes in the mouth to go with lovely Chablis fruit Tight at first but really opened up nicely. — 10 years ago
Clos Saron
Heart of Stone Sierra Foothills Syrah 2009
Odd for a restaurant (with a Michelin star) to sell wine like this but not have decanters or stemware. — 11 years ago
Domaine François Raveneau
Butteaux Chablis 1er Cru Chardonnay 1996
Medium gold, heavy in the glass. Awesome aged Raveneau nose. Notes of citrus, kimmeridgian white stone and light colored dirt, some honey, some spice. Great mouth feel, with acidity that powered up over 4-5 hours. Awesome with some angel hair pasta and shrimp, looking out over the Kohala Coast. — 4 years ago
Vincent Dauvissat
Les Clos Chablis Grand Cru Chardonnay 2002
Medium gold. Attention grabbing nose. Notes of pear, lemon, river stone, some clove and some tan spice. Oily and palate staining in the mouth. Lively texture, gets bigger over 6 hours. Great juice that will surely improve over next 10 years. — 5 years ago
Hartford Court
Stone Côte Vineyard Chardonnay 2015
2015 - Luscious honey nectar like bouquet, golden hue, medium heavy body, slightly acidic, pineapple notes, medium long finish. — 5 years ago
Standing Stone Vineyards
Finger Lakes Saperavi 2017
Finger. Lakes. Saperavi.
If this ain’t American winemaking in the 21st century we don’t know what is! 🇺🇸🍷🇬🇪🍇
At least, that’s what we were thinking before reading up on Standing Stone and founders Marti & Tom Macinski. They actually first planted this fascinating Georgian grape here in ***1994*** (just 3 years after Georgia left the USSR, for those keeping score at home) intended for blending.
Increasingly impressed by the quality of the grapes, they offered their first varietal Saperavi in 2010 - as “The Dark Red”, since the grape name was as yet unrecognized by the federal government. Once it was, they became the first American winery to release a wine labeled Saperavi.
Fine tuned to the cold, high mountains of Kakheti in eastern Georgia, it makes sense why it would thrive in the Finger Lakes! The name Saperavi literally means “ink”, a sensible name for a grape with pitch-dark skin AND flesh! 🖤
Marti and Tom sold the winery and retired in 2017. But their enduring legacy may just be budding. We’ve heard of Saperavi planting projects underway in New York, Virginia, and Oregon.
Saperavi’s runaway affinity for the Finger Lakes may have been a bit of a happy accident, but the Macinskis deserve every bit of credit for thinking outside the box, putting it in motion, and bringing it to fruition! 🙌🙌🙌 — 6 years ago
Domaine Leflaive
Les Pucelles Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Chardonnay 2000
Straw gold color. Caressing aromatic nose of lemon curd, river stone, spices and a little apricot. Really good balance of structure, fruit and acidity in the mouth. Lasting finish. Textbook white burg. — 7 years ago
Stone the Crows
Three Twins Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2014
Tight but really good — 8 years ago
Cliff Lede Vineyards
High Fidelity Napa Valley Cabernet Franc Blend 2009
Thanks @Harry Hackett ! — 8 years ago
Louis Roederer
Cristal Brut Champagne Chardonnay Pinot Noir Blend 2002
2002 vintage in magnum. Light lemon hue. Wonderful nose. Wet rocks and lemon-lime profile, with dough, toast and hints of nuts. Stone fruit - white peach and underripe apricot. On the palate, wonderful balance and harmony. This is a great wine - everything works here, although still very youthful. Lovely mid palate concentration, but no excess richness. There's a purity with this wine which is very Crystal. Long and elegant finish. — 10 years ago
Hawkes
ST Stone Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2010
Hawkes 2010 Alexander Valley Van Sauvignon Stone Vineyard. Fantastic! 93+ points. Will only get better. — 11 years ago
Tom Garland
Cliff Lede Vineyard Valentines Day Dinner in their tank room. Fun party and generous pours.
2019 FEL pinot gris
2012 FEL pinot, savoy vineyard
2019 FEL chardonnay, savoy vineyard
2008 Cliff Lede songbook cab..Stunning!!
2018 Cliff Lede poetry cab..Must try!!!
2018 Cliff Lede cab sav, Beckstoffer To Kalon
HORS D'OEUVRES
Oyster on the 1/2 shell, cheese puff, stuffed mushrooms
FIRST COURSE
butter lettuce salad with lobster
SECOND COURSE
carnaroli risotto & mushrooms
MAIN COURSE
black Angus tenderloin, bone marrow, potato
DESSERT
warm chocolate cake, port soaked cherries — 3 years ago