J Chechik

9.4

Wonderful, elegant Pinot. What a great, clean style! Had it w/ a lightly spiced ahi tuna/slaw salad. Just terrific & opened-up tremendously by the 2nd glass. — 5 years ago

Kara Stockman

9.5

Amazing! Very smooth, subtle Carmel flavors. worked well with appetizers and soups. — 6 years ago

Dan Cruz

10

Great evening relaxing wine. — 7 years ago

Michael Kvasnicka

9.2

Ageable. Amazing acid. — 8 years ago

Cassidy Deline

9.6

Yes please and well done. Truly lovely cool climate Syrah. — 9 years ago

Ashley Anderson

9.3

Very deep purple color with ruby hues. On the nose: a bit of minerals, dark red fruit jam and pepper. Taste: medium tannins, a bit dry with hints of dried black cherries, plum and cracked black pepper. Good value. — 9 years ago

with Ger

Edmond Bordelon

9.6

Howell Mountain heaven! We are going to be up there at the end of October for Halloween on Howell (Howl) Mountain! With wines like this, it will be an amazing time! Thank you Sam Kaplan and Susan Krausz. — 9 years ago

with Katherine

Nathan Renfro

9.4

Deep ruby colored, beautiful. Dense in the mouth. Deep red plums, chewy blackberry, herbs. Long finish. This is after 1.5 hour decant. — 5 years ago

Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.3

Pontet Canet tasting and dinner with Alfred Tesseron.

The 96 is a nice surprise add from Clyde’s cellar. Thank you Clyde.

This 96 is beautifully floral. The evolution is right around its peak. The body is medium full and the tannins soft. It’s an elegant beauty.

The fruits are ripe and delicious. Leaner blackberries, black raspberries, dark cherries, strawberries and shades of raspberries. Soft earth; dry top soil, dry rock, limestone minerals, old tobacco, soft leather, cedar with dry and withering red & dark florals. The acidity is like a waterfall. The long finish is well balanced fruit & earth and in a sweet spot.

Photos of; our dinner group, tasting room at Pontet Canet, the horse plows they still use in the fields and Chateau Pontet Canet. — 6 years ago

Michael Piaker

8.9

23 April 2018. La Compagnie des Vins Surnaturels, New York, NY. — 8 years ago

Michael Mathews

9.1

This is a great wine that does not overwhelm the nose. Hints of currant, tobacco, and a savory musky fragrance that reminds you of a fall French morning at the border of the vineyard fields. Voluptuous and silky. Long beautiful legs on the glass. Elegant. Enough said. — 8 years ago

with Brad, Kelly and 4 others

Krystal Allen

9.5

Yummy yummy yummy! Could drink this as my daily red — 9 years ago

with J.R.

Ryan Anderson

9.8

A Pinot with amazing texture and flavor. So far the the best wine from our trip to Oregon wine country. — 9 years ago

Jan de Weerd

9.1

Nice full concert with the lighter instruments. Loved it because it takes you on a journey down the fields, across the river and through the woods. — 10 years ago

Rodney Rosser

9.4

Needs 90 Minutes to open up - worth the wait- 100%pommard planted twenty years ago stands up to burgundy thrice the price — 6 years ago

Dezel Quillen

9.3

Fields Family Wines ’14 Stampede Vineyard Zinfandel (SRP $28): Ain't no fun if the homie—The Spaceman—can’t have none (lol). This delicious Zinfandel is produced from 75-85 year old vines and made in small lots (only 100 cases made) with minimal intervention in the vineyard and cellar. A bright ruby color, this medium-bodied wine is juicy with beautiful raciness—showing a good sense of balance between richness, freshness and finesse. It offers appealing aromas and flavors of cherry and tart plum (gorgeous fruit), with notes of dill, spice, perfume, and loam adding complexity. This wine paired exceptionally well with the cherry/pecan baby-backs I smoked over the weekend. If you enjoy vibrant, food-friendly Zins that flirt with elegance, then this is your ticket. Put this producer on your wine radar if they’re not on it already. You can visit fieldsfamilywines.com to learn more. And for the record, of the four 1978 [Kiss] solo albums, Ace had the best one! — 6 years ago

Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.5

This is a sample of the 16 Insignia still in barrel.

On the nose, the dark fresh florals exploded. The fruits are very dark currants and well extracted. Blackberries, black raspberries, dark cherries and blue fruits hues on the edges of the glass. Sweet tarry presence, loads of baking spices; vanilla, cinnamon, clove & nutmeg. Dark spice, black tea, pipe tobacco, dark rich soil, core of anise and fields of violets.

The body is thick and full. The wine still very fresh. The tannins big, meaty and chewy. The dark fruits are quite floral. Blackberries, black raspberries, dark cherries with blue fruits. Sweet tarry presence, loads of baking spices; vanilla, cinnamon, clove & nutmeg. Dark spice, black tea, pipe tobacco, dark rich soil, crushed dry rocks, river stones, tough leather, cedar, core of anise with red flowers and fields of violets. Very good round acidity. The long, big, ruby, lush, well balanced finish is beautiful.

The fruit, tannins and acidity all speak to it being 95+ and a long cellar.
— 8 years ago

Justin Vance

9.5

Spicy dry restaurant $50 Favorite wine of the night. — 9 years ago

Andrew Prince

8.9

BBQ and vino.. Are you kissing???? — 9 years ago

Jason Smith

9.0

I wouldn't consider this to be a "big" wine., but nicely balanced. Bright and fruity, some oak flavors, vanilla, mocha,and some pyrazine bell pepper aromas. — 10 years ago