Joe Estrada

10

A perfect Cab Sav paired with Santa Maria Tri-Tip sanwiches & beer battered onion rings — 6 years ago

with Brad and Greg

Victor Charcan

9.3

What a delight! Herbaceous with hints of manure at first, then giving way to sweet and sour cherries. Fine acidity, drunk too young. Lord it went down quick — 7 years ago

Sean M. Bernson

9.3

Takes a while to open up - had it in a decanter for 30 min and it needed more than double that. But once it opened, my lord, was it good. Soft, supple approach, with raisin and molasses, and more of the fruit seeping through in a warm, spicy finish. — 7 years ago

Severn G

9.2

What is this? A Gevrey-Chambertin in Phalz, crazy? Dark cherries, light stemmy notes on nose and palate, spicy minerals, wow! Needs at least a few hours of decanting and it's totally alive, very clean finish, great acidity. I should have bought more... — 7 years ago

Aaron Walters

10

2013 Vintage- Oh good lord! Opened this the night we found out we passed WSET Advanced w/merit! It was everything I wanted it to be and more. An exceptional wine from one of my top 3 Oregon producers! #pinot #rexhillvineyards — 8 years ago

with Maggie

Lindsay Corrigan

9.0

Delivers on its promise; rose, saddle leather and dry pencil lead finish. As it opens dark cherry and grip of tannins develop. Enjoyed with salt, pepper, mustard and corriander crusted NY Strip. Joined by Lemon Riccotta Ravioli, grilled red onion rings and Cremini mushrooms — 9 years ago

Joseph LaPanna

9.0

Solid garnet in color. The nose was fresh despite the age; floral with red fruit emanating from the glass. Medium bodied with red currant, wild strawberry, white pepper and vanilla. The finish drew small rings of smoke and flint but was relatively short. — 6 years ago

Allison Lyzenga

9.0

Medium ruby; medium intensity aromas of red fruit, cherry candy, cranberry, spiced berries, spiced apple rings, blackberry, black raspberry, dried plum, bramble, earth; dry, medium plus acid, medium plus tannins, high alcohol, medium body, pronounced intensity flavors consistent with aromas; rich concentrated flavors, very complex, well balanced, very good — 6 years ago

Bobby Gilbane

9.6

Good lord this is delicious. It’s a monster but my kind of monster. — 7 years ago

Ephos Knight

9.8

Oh my lord. What an extremely balanced, smooth wine. The aroma/nose is perfect, youthful fruits and berries, oak; but the taste is where it's really at. Sublime, smooth, nothing prominent, nothing hidden, all of them sitting in a equal row, like an extremely high end pair of headphones, nearly clinical. High alcohol content, low viscosity, translucent ruby color, presence of gas. What an absolutely incredible wine -- and it's from California!!! — 8 years ago

Neil Cornish

9.0

Like biting my into a perfectly ripe white peach. There is a sense of sweetness, but this is bone dry with perfect acid balance. Moderate complexity, otherwise my rating would be even higher — 8 years ago

Amer S. Ahmed

9.1

A rare find and so welcome. Aroma of stewed pears and cloves, palate is all bruised fruit with lemon curd and caramel, finish is long and thirst quenching because the acid rings clear. More like these on lists please! — 9 years ago

JJ Lumia

9.3

Smacks of cherry cola on the nose. But the palate rings of strawberry, cranberry and rose petals with a delightfully earthy finish. Looks massive, but is delicate and graceful yet still built to last. This can easily go a decade. — 9 years ago

Sipping Fine Wine

9.0

Had this about 6 months ago. Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa was born at the beautiful Villa Vignamaggio in 1479, at the time her father, Anton Maria Gherardini was Lord of this ancient Tuscan Estate. Deep Ruby with aromas of fresh dark/red berry fruits and slight smoky spicy notes. On the palate Black Cherry and Cranberry flavors, well balanced with acidity and fine soft tannins. The finish is long ending with earthy citrus character. — 6 years ago

James Forsyth

9.2

Excellent beer. Citrus, cream, flowers. One of the better DDIPAs. — 7 years ago

Jeff Miller

9.6

Thank you to my good friend Andy Bunch for bringing this beer to try tonight. A rare treat for sure. Took a while to open up, bit man, it’s hitting its stride a couple hours later with notes of semi sweet chocolate, espresso liquor, brownie batter, vanilla, toasted nuts and almond oil. A rich brew with a 15%+ ABV. Black as old motor oil and super mouth coating. Yum yum yum. — 7 years ago

Natalie Mahlberg

9.0

Lots of flavor — 8 years ago

Lucas Medola

9.9

That was another astonishing experience!! I was aware that the 1996 vintage was superb...
...and this wine was nothing less than fantastic...bright copper and clear signs of a well developed wine for its rings.
On nose, black olives, leather, subtle oak, mint and some earthness.
In mouth, complex, high acidity, well balanced and smooth tannins, black olives, mint, leather, great freshness, mineral and powerful with a long end. — 8 years ago

Matthew Cohen

9.5

Wow. Mineral. A bit of petrol. Some fruits. Stinging acidity. Just goddamned awesome. Bought from fass selections. — 8 years ago

Evan Roberts

9.5

Woah best of tonight's trio, gracefully aged. Everything I want in vintage Bordeaux. Leather, bell pepper, hints of pepper and spice. Elegant finish. Oh lord this bottle went too fast — 9 years ago