Mike Saviage

9.5

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. — 3 years ago

Eric W Brown

9.1

Very good chardonnay — 4 years ago

G

9.6

2009 is perfect! And, I love these tiny bottles! — 4 years ago

Connor Smith

9.1

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! 🙌🙌🙌 — 5 years ago

TheSkip

9.8

Finest IPA in the land. #micdrop — 7 years ago

David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.4

Stone fruits and citrus blossoms on the nose. Thick & waxy. Stone fruit heaven, marmalade, pineapples, dry apricots, granulated soft minerality and dead on acidity. Beautiful finish that last a full minute. — 8 years ago

Martin G Rivard

9.4

My favorite Napa field blend. Huge dark fruit nose., not for the faint of heart!! It is drinking incredibly well. Decanted 6 hours prior to drinking... was silky smooth yet with incredible intensity and depths of flavored. 😍 love it! This was the 3rd wine opened — 8 years ago

with Roderic, Cindy and 3 others

John Skupny - Lang & Reed Wine Company

8.9

2013 - very nice Chenin with some substance and charm. — 9 years ago

John Moccia

9.0

Haven't had this one in a while. I like, but where's @Marysol Castro ? — 9 years ago

Mike Saviage

9.6

Light gold. Looks young. Took 5 hours to open up and show its stuff. In hour 6 this was cruising. Saline and sea shells, wispy lemon fruit, some honey, some white stone. The guesses from the fellas were 2002 Rav Clos and 1996 Rav Valmur. Shows how these properly stored aged Raveneaus can age effortlessly. — 4 years ago

Ericsson

9.1

Greenish goldish on the eye. On the nose it is sweet, honey like, with scents of orange blossom and stone fruits. On the pallet, it is heavy; starts off with a burst of freshness, followed by citrus acidity, and a sweet vanilla-like medium finish. Bold and intriguing with sweet intentions. After a several hours of airtime however, the sweet intentions are converted on to fresh lusty vives... — 4 years ago

Mike Saviage

9.3

Yellow gold. Good weight. Fruit forward nose. Lemon curd, apricot, white clay, cardamom and powdered stone. Rich and fat. Has the stuffing for many years of future enjoyment. — 4 years ago

Rob Sternthal

9.2

A lighter Cabernet with a slightly sweet taste. Not overpowering in any way. Slight tannins. — 6 years ago

Kathleen Phan

9.2

Brunch in Palm Springs for Tara’s 40th. Smooth and light! — 6 years ago

Tara Rowland

9.4

One of my favs...now avail in can, perfect for walking around London in the spring 😍 — 7 years ago

Jason Case

9.0

Mag #1 - age, soil, berries, beauty. Central coast star — 7 years ago

with Alex

Kim Wade

10

With Wendy and Jerry — 8 years ago

Jonathan Bleasel

9.0

Smells a bit swampy, deep red fruit, fine sweet bright minerally palate. — 8 years ago

with Kate

Mike Saviage

9.4

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. — 9 years ago

Kelsey Dean

9.0

From their new Stone Flat Vineyard-Sonoma Coast.
Young but really balanced, buttery Chard. — 9 years ago

with Benjamin

Alton Komori

9.2

2015 - Luscious honey nectar like bouquet, golden hue, medium heavy body, slightly acidic, pineapple notes, medium long finish. — 4 years ago

Mike Saviage

9.4

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. — 4 years ago

Mike Saviage

9.6

Nice regal gold hue. Amazing pit fruit and wet stone nose. Plus notes of apricot, white clay soil, salty ocean breeze and some Raveneau honey on the finish. Rich and powerful in the mouth. Coats the palate with lots of fruit and fine grained acidity. I’ve had this a few times and this was at its best. Great Raveneau at age 30 is an amazing treat. — 4 years ago

Sean Christensen

9.0

Like a flat sour beer — 5 years ago

Jörgen Lindström Carlvik

Owner, Brix Wine Consultants

9.2

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. — 6 years ago

Jonathan Pytko

9.1

Drinking, great fruit with some acid backbone. On the richer side — 7 years ago

with Aimee and Michael

Matthew Beckman

9.6

Stunning. I'm in awe. Lemon, stone, grapefruit...still tight and long finish — 8 years ago

James Ellis

9.1

Double dog with 4 dicks! — 8 years ago

with Fraser

Patrick Herrington

9.2

Floral nose, crisp with long stone fruit like finish
Very nice! — 9 years ago

Joe Carroll

Owner/Wine Director Spuyten Duyvil, Fette Sau, St. Anselm & Gotham Artisanal Provisions

9.2

Odd for a restaurant (with a Michelin star) to sell wine like this but not have decanters or stemware. — 9 years ago