Rob Moose

9.1

Penultimate bottle! With perennial thanks to D Beckwith for the tip. Owing to its age, it shows best from 30-90 minutes on opening. Thereafter it gets sorta wide without further revelations or complexity, but there’s a kind of mineral sweet spot with cool Japanese umami notes and I’m consistently impressed by the showing. — 7 years ago

with Alex

Michael Meyer

9.2

An elegant structured Sicilian wine from Faro (extreme NE tip of the island). Kind of like Nebbiolo (with its tar, rose, and bright clear color) meets Sangiovese (with its rich cherry, leather/tobacco, and assertive acidity). A food wine for sure, as Narellos always are. This one has a wee bit of Nocera as well. A fine producer...they make a rosato as well from the same blend - reputed to be the best on the island. — 8 years ago

Kaito Kikuchi

9.0

Very fragrant nose with strong berry notes. Sweet but full bodied mouthful. Acid at the tip of my tongue. Great for $9.9! — 8 years ago

Daniel helms

9.7

Nice. Pulled it out to share with the wife and daughter over a nice tri-tip. The Mrs. & I loved it. Peppery and smooth with a bit of tannin left. Should be great for a few more years. — 8 years ago

Michael Knight

8.9

Tasty...loads of deep caramel with smoky notes...just the tip of my 2005 stash!!!😀 — 9 years ago

Allison Mintz

9.3

Aramaic with a lingering taste on the tip of the tongue. — 9 years ago

Amanda Crawford

President Spectrum Wine Auctions

9.0

When at its best one of my favorite wines...this was not quite in tip top shape but still correct. — 10 years ago

Hannes Huefken

9.0

Exciting warm nose of pencil tip or something. Juicy yet velvety on the palate. After a while in the glass, I thought there was a slight alc burn. — 10 years ago

Jennifer Geyer

9.7

First wine of the day and it's light and fruity with the tannins and hints of grapefruit that lad on the tip of your tongue. A very light and refreshing wine. — 11 years ago

Daniel P. Drake

8.9

I have been liking the Chenin grape for a number of years, but mostly from the Loire Valley of France particularly the area around Vouvray. I thought I would venture to the southern tip of Africa to try the Chenin Blanc of this region. The South African Chenin has the typical straw color and the nose is of good fruit, honeydew melon, lemon, and mineral. At first taste there is a good sharp acidity and citrus on the tongue. The flavors last a good long time on the palate. This wine is well balanced with wet rocks and a metallic taste on the backend. This is a good serviceable wine. — 12 years ago

Elyse

9.0

Light and crisp with an almost bubbly sensation on the tip of the tongue. — 7 years ago

with Gabe

Michael Medina

9.1

Delicious, smooth great representative of Haut-Médoc. Went great with Burgundy wine tri tip. — 8 years ago

with Rox

Bill Bender

9.5

Vibrancy and depth with each tip of the glass. A racy freshmaker. Petrol, lemon rind and wet gravel. Very Coche-y at a fraction of the price. Credit to @romo for turning me on to this and @Max Kogod for purveying it with aplomb. — 8 years ago

Jessica Mallory

9.4

Smells a bit earthy like currants and almond. Super dark and opaque. Super smooth tip to finish, with a savory hint of fig, almond, and dull (in a good way) cherry. — 8 years ago

Cameron Robertson

9.3

Take a bite into this full Pinot. Makes the back of your mouth water when it hits the tip of your tongue as if you're biting into a sweet tart. Surprisingly smooth finish. Bouncy in flavor and tranquil in mouth feel — 9 years ago

Harri Sharman

9.2

Lemon sorbet and green apples, tangy, slight effervescence on the tip of the tongue, white flowers, quite dry but with a light creaminess — 9 years ago

with Scott

Kim Kolb

9.0

Pineapple, a tinge of tangerine with creamy vanilla on the nose. A nice crispi was on the tip of the tongue, very soft finish! — 10 years ago

Jordan Gianelli

9.5

Tip top quality. Dark and dirty tones on the nose lead to an eyeopening showcase of depth of flavor carried with such grace and softness. Pure artistry and craftmanship. Homerun, slamdunk, hole in one. — 10 years ago

Kim Kolb

9.2

Jammy leather nose maybe with a nutmeg. Very fruit forward. Missing the tip of the tongue hitting mid palate with a slight tannic feel and finishing soft. — 12 years ago

Mary Lee

9.2

Very full body. Great taste very can drinker will love it. Flavor on front of moth and tip of tongue. Ready to drink — 12 years ago

DL

9.6

Refreshing, light, slightly sweet smell. Pleasantly tingly on the tip of tongue, very complex, flavors spread out on tongue, floral and fruity. Medium ish tannins. Rounded, clean finish. So good! Had at Smith and wolleksny with samir — 8 years ago

DL

9.8

Very drinkable, goes well with food and on its own. Not much of a smell, just alcohol-y. Smooth on the tip, tingly at back of throat. Small tannins, very refreshing, kind of sweet, but balanced by zestiness. Had with zucchini grilled cheese with egg. Leaves warm feeling in back of throat. — 8 years ago

with C

Martin Mazner

9.4

Wonderful example of classic, balanced California cab. Just say no to high alcohol fruit bombs. Intense yet delicate and profound. Served with perfectly BBQ tri tip. Yum! — 8 years ago

Alec Jeffery

9.2

Big style Chardonnay from the southern tip of Africa, excellent. — 8 years ago

WC Fields

9.1

Blueberries, graphite, sage and blackberry jam. Nice with tri tip. — 8 years ago

Adam Wills

9.0

Pro tip. Take 2 weeks off from drinking and one glass of wine will get ya wasted — 9 years ago

Josh Bernitt

9.2

Spice, vanilla, rum. These are the flavor of the nose of this fine wine. It has a sweet tip followed by a delightful dryness with plenty of tannins and hints of a pear? Very good stuff — 9 years ago

David Small

9.0

Lovely passion fruit pomegranate bouquet. Smooth. Tannins on the tip of the tongue that do a salsa dance the rest of the way back to a bolder, smooth finish. — 10 years ago

Hannes Huefken

9.1

Nice orange acidity on the tip of the tongue. — 11 years ago

Gary Westby

Champagne & Sherry buyer K&L Wines

9.2

Excellent with the Doug's perfect tri-tip. Very mineral style claret with tons of cut. Not nearly as ripe as most 97's. — 12 years ago