Eric

9.4

Outstanding balance. medium + body. Best Debate wine I’ve had to date. — 6 years ago

Ted Corvey

9.5

Impossible for me to say this wasn't the wine of the night, then the Palari came along. That impossible debate aside, this is an incredible expression of Nebbiolo. Nuanced, elegant, beautifully integrated tannins, and silky smooth finish that seemed endless. Violets, cherry, leather, and tar harmoniously paired together. Special wine, thanks @Scott Petrus. — 7 years ago

with Scott and Kyle

Cristina Civetta

9.1

Debate wine 🍷❤️ — 8 years ago

with Ed

Robert Hurley

9.1

Superb super Hermitage from Marc Sorrel. 1999. Just before the VP debate. Marc won — 8 years ago

Michael Landon

9.1

Democratic debate 2016 — 8 years ago

Tobin Trevarthen

9.4

A significant debate...coconut, black licorice, roasted marshmallows meets a cab. — 8 years ago

Emily Kresie-Harrington

8.9

Good typicity. Dried cranberry, red currant, red plum, dried rose, violets, organic and inorganic earth, moderate level of VA, normal for the style. Bridge between modern and old style. Paired well with a debate concerning the carrying capacity of European vs African swallows, ascertaining the guilt of a witch, and a near-fatal battle with a bloodthirsty rabbit :) — 9 years ago

Marc Stubblefield

Wine Sales at Vino Carta and Kogod Wine Merchant

9.2

Irises and crunchy red fruit and iron and acid. Some debate about whether there was just a hint of Brett, which for me added additional interest, regardless of the source. Young yet, though doesn't seem destined for the long life this can support in the best vintages. Worth noting that this is the "N" version. — 9 years ago

Jimmy Smith

Director, West and North London Wine School

9.3

2012: lovely fragrant nose, white flowers, mineral, quite ripe peach and a hint of tropical. Vanilla. Lovely balance of acidity, mineral, leesy texture, creamy but still lively. Lightly oaky on the finish, hint of buttered toast. A superb wine that beat Burgundy, California and South Africa on our Grape Debate evening on Chardonnay (sub £20 - but also beat others above £20) — 9 years ago

Bill Barnett

8.9

This is a really decent wine all the way around, and we had a big debate about whether to give it just the smiley face or the open mouth smiley face. But no input from Theodora who uses vivino. So go figure.
— 10 years ago

Jordan Wardlaw

9.0

Excited to taste modern Chenin from a top-tier South African producer. A little taken aback initially by the new oak character, but it mellowed after a couple of days and revealed a bit more varietal character. The wine retains freshness, acidity and nice core of apple and quince but is not clearly delineated as true Chenin Blanc. Lacking the delicacy, floral and subtle herbal notes that pure Chenin tends to express. Any debate about this wine is a matter of style, not quality. — 6 years ago

Fred Langlois

9.2

Golden, intense aromas of mandarin/orange, honey, flower, and evergreen. Medium sweet, full bodied balanced with intense crisp acidity. Honeyed intense flavors of orange, apple, grape, some minerality. I didn't quite notice any gasoline flavor, which usually puts my girlfriend off of Rieslings. Overall excellent wine to drink chilled on its own, while relaxing or having a philosophical debate. Yum. — 7 years ago

Collin Moody

9.1

12oz glass of this for debate stress watching — 8 years ago

Jack Fa

9.3

Preparing for the 2nd presidential debate. Needed a great wine to get through the evening. — 8 years ago

Richard Lewis

9.2

Quite oaky on the nose, some debate about unripe pineapple vs Meyer lemon, white pepper on the mid palate. Not over oaky on the palate. — 8 years ago

with Lynne

Michael Mugmon

9.3

The debate has brought me to this. — 8 years ago

with Amy

Andrés Solís Lira

9.5

Controversial French winemaker Louis-Antoine Luyt delivers a #pais wine from 100+ year-old vines from Cauquenes in the Maule Valley. Funky and reduced after uncorked, a much-needed aeration (in a water jug, mind you) brought to life a juicy, tense and extremely refreshing wine. The liquid was totally opaque, bringing a new meaning to the words "unfiltered & unfined". I remember a couple of years ago having a heated debate with another Frenchman who was making a documentary about Luyt who told me how wines like this battle against the homogenisation of flavours. Not for everyone. You can find it with Louis/Dressner if in the USA. — 9 years ago

Megan King

9.0

I'm not the biggest rosé fan. Too bad coz I live in rosé climate. This however was a delight. My friends parents insisted we drink it as its from Bandol an area of Provence known for their rosé. It was dry without the boredom and more structured with a bigger body and tannic without the tart on one hand or sweet on the other. It's a cosmopolitan rosé- enjoyed in NYC, holding its own with political debate or high fashion outfits — 9 years ago

Mitchell Mulder

9.5

Let me this clear as possible, Ballast Point Brewery is one of the Best breweries on the west coast, there is nothing they do that is not great to outstanding, this one is great, what over shadows it is "Sculpin" which is Outstanding, so this seems not as good, but please do not be so quick to judge, this one holds up to the style 100%, it is a excellent west coast IPA, big big Centennial hops, maybe some Columbus, seems there is some debate on that, no matter, it had a great Carmel back bone that balances the great hops, it is one beer that stands on its own, Great stuff — 9 years ago

Gareth Tilley

9.7

Intense coffee liqueur, dried fruits, mint. Luxurious, utterly delicious. Blind tasted, nobody thought if was Rioja, but there was a spirited debate about whether it was old Rhone or old claret. — 10 years ago

Sean Hughes

9.7

Peppery, great finish, hard to find but worth the search! — 6 years ago

Mike Davila

9.5

My wine tonight great nose but not as big as the Ovids? Great nose and phenomenal fruit flavors. Debate on which is better Ovid or realm, tough choices tonight! — 6 years ago

Jason and Jennie

9.6

Beckstoffer line-up. To kalon was tasting the best — 7 years ago

Scott Fausel

9.0

Contributed by Heather For debate viewing dinner party. Nicely aged cab/merl/syr blend had a bit of smokiness at first; overall made for a very well balanced glass. Was determined that 2016 campaign calls for higher than 14.5% alc. — 8 years ago

S.R.Alexander

8.9

Take some awesome pedigree fruit, over oak the crap out of it and then add some oak chips and shavings for good measure. Round vanilla, dark berry and you guessed it, wood grain. Disappointing for the price point, no debate here. — 8 years ago

Jason Gencarelli

9.9

Great wine to go with any dish or just sip in front of the GOP Debate. Smooth! 😎 — 9 years ago

Jeff Sadosky

9.1

Watching the debate with some good wine. — 9 years ago

Jay Gaughan

9.3

Debate wine. Such minerals. Wow. — 9 years ago

Steve Gerths

9.2

Larkmead estate 2012 Red Blend and a GOP dogfight debate. The Larkmead came out victorious last night. Some day I will visit this Napa Valley treasure. Can't wait for the Cab, Solari, Firebelle and LMV Salon — 9 years ago

Nick Seddon

9.2

1993. Some debate about whether it was past it's best. For me, it was delicious. Power. Softness. Oxidised, but not too much. Oaky and rich. — 10 years ago