Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.1

2000 vintage. Delicate and starting to descend the bell curve. Some cocoa powder with cherry & plum flavors. Light bodied but still vibrant color. — 9 years ago

Mike R

9.3

I know it is the offspring or the want a be cousin of the Schrader clan but I just get worried drinking with the thought of drinking 200 plus often so this Napa Cab will be fine - it is singing to me and not the seasonal favorites but deep bass hymnals in that good way saying "man is this good bud" followed by "amen" and then "c'mon man" and then I wake up realize I was wanting this to be a RBS but what the heck - this is sort of distinctively good and at quarter of the other Schrader cabs I came back to saying "Amen" - almost big, bold enough and thus a good looking wine - deep dark fruit with blackberries, smell is very intoxicating and a little smokey with some heat but good balance so smooth enough and finally finish is lingering long enough to think about the entire package while compelling you to take another taste but with graceful sync - for the money - definitely recommend and hard to get after 2011 so might be a dinosaur soon - this is a good night to smile and of course the double diamond bomber x helps the lips curve upward on the ends as demonstrated in the small picture to follow 😃👍🍷 — 9 years ago

Barron Nydam

9.1

This is starting to integrate very well. The oak and fruit are starting to calm down since I tried it last, which was definitely necessary. This is made from the Hudson and Hyde barrels Konggsguaed decided to not use in his standard curve. — 10 years ago

Robert Morrison

9.0

Heavy sharp and spicy, if you are grading in a curve for Pinot noir. Probably will make a good value to age it a while if you can find a decent deal on a case. — 10 years ago

William Goldsmith

9.0

Kinda dig it. Date night curve ball. — 11 years ago

with Ryann

Miguel de Leon

Service Director/Wine Educator Casa Mono

9.4

Shockingly accessible out of the gate. Almost at the end of the bell curve, though; give it another year or so and then it's lay down time for Valbuena. — 11 years ago

with Casa

Julia Weinberg

10

Hot damn curve ball - 95 gewurtz. Slightly syrupy, searingly tart deliciousness — 14 years ago

with Faith, Steven and 1 other

Trula

9.7

Such a great wine to celebrate the #womensmarch — 9 years ago

Ryan M

9.4

I could smell this one for days - spice box, toasted oak, blueberry, wet slate/minerals, and huckleberries. Very unique and incredibly silky smooth for a 2012. Purple cork always excites me especially from Howell. Thanks for the recommendation @Carl Fischer @Shay Aldriedge . Had a curve ball thrown at me - only 2011s on the menu. Almost went with the 09 Cade but asked if other bottles and vintages in stock - scored a 2012! Superb!! But from your night @Carl Fischer 2011 would have been just fine! Enjoyed after Straight No Chaser 🎅🏻🎄🎁 and vaguely remember @Daryl Calhoun mentioning his acappella days - ha! #chriscarpenterisgod — 9 years ago

with Larissa

Ron R

9.4

Arguably, one of the most consistent wine producers I have had the pleasure of enjoying. Certainly bending the curve upwards.

Way too young and a touch backward, but this "smash and grab" yielded immense pleasure for me.

The nose has a depth, similar to a bottomless pit. Notes of morello cherries, truffles and walnuts tease the senses.

The palette is explosive. Hugely tannic, finishing sweet and complex. The wood treatment is impeccable, complementing the wine perfectly.

If you like hugely tannic wines in their youth, take a look at this. But frankly, sensible mortals would take a look at the 06 and below at this point. The 25 anni needs 10 years + before lifting the kimono.
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— 10 years ago

Rolando Rodriguez-Leal

8.9

Subtle curve fruity to dry with medium acidity and alcohol levels, finishing with subtle oak tannins. Can only see it improve with time. — 11 years ago

Kai Wright

9.0

A lovely and unique Cava. Dry, mineral and austere in the way Cava will be, but with the bready notes more associated with Champagne. If you're a Cava fan, it's an intersesting curve ball. — 11 years ago

with Kyle

Jonathan Lipsmeyer

9.1

Tastes like baby Vosne Romanée to me! So much asphalt aroma and earth I imagine it's a baby Reignots--perhaps young replanted vines? Dark fruit is here but it plays second fiddle to the massive earthy elements. Heat sticks out on the midpalate a touch, but doesn't prevent this from being a monstrous red with an accumulative aroma that brings vinyl to mind. Curious to see where a short term aging curve would take this. Sebastien gleefully acknowledges this is his finest Bourgogne ever. Even with its flaws, Bourgogne should not be able to achieve these aromatic heights! — 12 years ago

jams jerfy

9.0

so, this was rated on a curve. stored in a fridge in another city. fridge died in summer and it was weeks before i found it. it was baked. and then it was weirdly ok. just used it to explain to @captain henrik how get wine out of a bottle with a coravin (merry xmas, cap'n!) expecting it to be destroyed. lo and behold. second wine from that lot which wasn't ruined. the OTHER, miraculously, was the bernaudeau "sans souffre" which I'll never understand why it was ok. maybe there are wine elves sticking ice in the dead fridge until I found it.... god jul!! — 9 years ago

with captain and Christina

Amr Elazhary

9.2

Again another great Beaujolais... fruity, medium body and little high on acidity .. with a slight peppery finish which I like (and I hate spicy notes in wine) .. another great ride on the beajoulais learning curve.. I never thought gamay could be so diverse!! — 9 years ago

Tom Wood

9.1

I've never had one of these aged. This was blind tasted at a Gruner tasting and I immediately thought that this was in the line up as a curve ball. I could not believe how much this reminded me of Riesling from Mosel. ACE sorbet, canned peach, marmalade, butterscotch, kerosene and wet rock. Length, amazing structure. — 10 years ago

Christine Havens

9.2

From an obscure, nearly extinct grape variety, Juhfark translated literally means "sheep's tail" so named because tightly clustered bunches have a distinctive curve at the tip. Found only in the Somló region of Hungary, this non-aromatic variety is typically aged in large oak barriques. Meyer lemon zest, cling peaches, chamomile, and white flowers round out the nose. It's a broad-shouldered white with a coursing vein of acidity, along with a mineral upwelling that showcases an ashy, volcanic soil type. Sample — 10 years ago

Todd Cutler

9.2

Rich and earthy. A nice quaff. — 11 years ago

Brandon Boesch

9.1

Easy drinking — 11 years ago

Pascaline Lepeltier, MS

Master Sommelier, Wine Director Rouge Tomate New York

9.8

Superb Blaufrankish from a richer vintage yet Moric achieved not too have any heaviness - beautiful aging curve — 12 years ago