Patricia Schnitzer

9.2

Oct 26, 2019. Prep for Piedmont trip and dinner w/ Jack D and KK. 100% Nebbiolo. Cherry syrup, not too tannic but could definitely cellar longer. — 6 years ago

Brad Henn

9.1

brought this back from Bordeaux and still think about that trip! — 7 years ago

Steven Carey

9.0

Undiluted Ribena and spices + some dying flowers, super velvety. This is a trip. — 8 years ago

Jimmy Miramontes

9.0

I've stayed away from most Constellation brand wines for a while now. Franciscan, in particular, was one of their properties which I've always felt they were missing the mark on as it just wasn't living up to their potential, imho. But, I was pleasantly surprised by their current releases on a recent trip up. So, tonight, I had the 2014 vintage with a NY steak & roasted asparagus. The wine was very fruit forward & had good tannins. I still think Franciscan could do better, overall, but definite improvement from, say, 10 yrs ago. — 9 years ago

with Gabriella

Alexander Vadas

9.2

Stand out from our trip — 9 years ago

Andy Casale

9.4

2012 Vintage. The best Bolgheri on this trip. Great QPR. Fruit, structured and complexity. Nice! — 9 years ago

Kaushik Banerjee

8.9

Acid trip is right. Yet it is savory. There is a Honeyed edge to the lemons that keeps this interesting and lively. Day 2 was the best. — 10 years ago

Sipping Fine Wine

9.3

‘Las Alturas' Spanish for 'the heights', a fitting name, this vineyard located on one of the highest grape-growing benches in the Santa Lucia Highlands AVA. 4th gen Winemaker Joseph J. Wagner from a family with farming and winemaking roots in Napa since 1906. Met Joe on his recent trip to CT. Had this in FL eating dinner on the water! Deep Ruby (darkest Pinot I have come across, almost looks like a Cab). Rich berry flavors with cedar, spice and vanilla. Lingering ending with sweet oak notes. Nice! A Fav! — 7 years ago

Ryan Guy

9.0

Purchased at the winery, a favorite from a Piedmonte trip. Nose of cool plum, cracked pepper, dark berry fruit and leather. Palate is juicy and rich, with a balance of acidity and chalky tannins. Licorice and forest berries bounce around. More complexity than other examples from the region. Outstanding QPR. — 8 years ago

Chris Price

9.4

This wine is BIG, juicy, full of fruit. A little spicy on the finish but overall very smooth and enjoyable. Great with a spicy salami or pepperoni. Looking forward to a return trip to Paso Robles very soon. — 8 years ago

Benjamin Keator

9.4

It's a good start to a ski trip — 9 years ago

with Weston

Caryn Pawlak

9.0

First bottle post Napa/Sonoma trip. — 9 years ago

Michael Perry

9.0

Love what they do — 9 years ago

Rochelle

9.2

A great way to end the obx trip and a storm — 7 years ago

Pietro Amirkhanian

9.4

Fantastic price/quality. One of the best wines of the trip. — 7 years ago

Tobin Trevarthen

9.3

Opened #2 from our trip. Amazing bing cherry, mellow silky undertones. — 8 years ago

Stephen

9.4

One of my favorites from the entire Italy trip. Silky smooth with a nice finish--tasting @ la bottega del Montepulciano — 8 years ago

Torrey Ikeda

9.0

Nice sweet red. Almost like a red wine cooler. I really liked it, but probably Bobbie wouldn't drink it very much otherwise. We drank this on our Kona "weekend" trip at while at Paniolo Greens. — 9 years ago

Justin Brilman

9.4

Favorite Pinot from my trip to Oregon. — 9 years ago

Cara Elliott

9.5

We brought a bottle back from our trip to Tuscany. Absolutely delicious. 2010 — 9 years ago