Palmer Emmitt

Owner/Winemaker Judge Palmer

9.6

My last bottle of Romy from the cellar and it was utterly sublime. As a representative of both the wine world and the ski world - we miss you Gary. — 7 years ago

Frank Kuo

9.2

Color of dark ruby. Nose is chocolate, plum, raisin, spicy alcohol, and tiny bit of medicinal note. Taste is sweet, with peppery abs spicy mouth feel, sweet raisins, milk chocolate, a bit zesty, and really mellow but enough density on the tongue. Aftertaste is some spicy note again but still very smooth. A bit too much bitter note in the after taste. — 8 years ago

Andrea L

9.0

Both balanced and complex. Beware teeth and tongue turned purple. But a delicious wine. — 9 years ago

Frank Soldano

10

Drinking the 2008 in 2017. Deep deep purple color. Thick long legs that last beyond the norm. Soft bouquet with hints of cherry, plum and raisin. Smooth on the tongue, low tannins and you can taste the aged oak! Cherry hints and earthy. Full bodied and smooth to the end. — 9 years ago

Melody Han

10

Each roll of the tongue uncovers a different layer. Smooth, complex, rich mouthfeel and body. — 10 years ago

Mahek Shah

10

Strong berry rich cabernet sav. Aromatics of plum, vanilla, blackberry. Soft to tongue with long finish with just the amounts of spice and oaky. Pairs well with grilled steak. Tannins enhanced after letting it breathe for 30 min - 1 hour. Depth in flavor, great with hearty meal to compliment. — 10 years ago

Sarah C

9.2

So delicate and expressive. Red cherry, Santa Rosa plum, red rose, cassis, stewed cranberry compote, strawberry with tobacco & lively minerality. Love. — 10 years ago

Jason James

8.9

I get green papaya or green pineapple on the nose. Lychee too. Dryer on the tongue than on the nose, I was surprised - pleasantly! Very easy to drink. I will buy this again. It'll stand alone or be good w/ food. Most white drinkers in a crowd would like this. — 11 years ago

Wayne Surber

10

Snouts digging around the acorn trees. Prosciutto garlands lapping the tongue. Vanilla pipe smoke trailing the highways as we walk on through the valley at dusk. Lightning bugs and crickets cast an open sea under the full moon. — 11 years ago

Kirk Irwin

9.2

Meaty, slight earth and caramel nose - some banana. Great fruit on the tongue, good amount of tannins. — 12 years ago

with Sarah

Lorraine Cancellieri

9.0

Slightly tingley on the tongue. Crisp with flavors of pineapple. Well balanced. Love those Marlborough Sauvignon blancs — 7 years ago

Craig Williams

9.5

Pale in color; slightly waxy, lime rind, white flower. Excellent vibrant acid balance with a layered texture and full body. A delicate almond note on long finish suggests drink up but this was in great shape overall. Dancer has a wonderful touch with CH.
— 8 years ago

with Maureen

Rod Mortazavi

9.0

Warm, not spicy, full bodied. Very smooth and silky on the tongue. Flavor degrades rapidly within 24hrs, becomes acidic. Would definitely buy again. — 9 years ago

Andrew Lam

9.7

This was ridiculously good. Had it with our Chinese New Year dinner of chicken, duck, seafood, etc and it went well with everything. Full bodied, well integrated, just really rich and wonderful. Might be the best NZ wine I've ever had. — 9 years ago

Joe Bell

9.5

Absolutely amazing bottle of wine. Velvet on the tongue. Couldn't believe they had it!!!! — 10 years ago

Steve Haro

9.7

Loads and loads of Indian spice, liquid smoke and earth on the nose. Cinnamon and dark liquor cherry and pipe tobacco coat the tongue. Tannins and supple but ever present and the finish is long with notes of menthol and truffle. — 10 years ago

Tracy Hall

9.2

2014. Good color and body. Not usually a fan of Pinot Rose, but this is excellent. LaHaye. — 11 years ago

Steven Schoenfeld

9.1

Needs to air after first opening bottle but then reveals plush dark fruits, nice body and acid, has Burgundian overtones to me but at same time taste like modern Sonoma Pinot. — 11 years ago

Alicia M

9.2

Deep and wonderful on the tongue. — 12 years ago

Steve Stegman

9.1

A wonderful old and aged flavor. Smooth and low acidity. Medium life on the nose and tongue. — 13 years ago

Tree Kilpatrick

8.9

CA style nose. Very dry and shorter on the palate. Tannins and dry ing on the tongue. Cotton mouth. An Italian wine through and through. I do still like it though. — 8 years ago

Enda Winters

9.3

2016 bright very well rounded with a really nice hint of Brett. — 8 years ago

Marshall Todd Herron DPM

10

Every now and then A wine that I love comes around with butter and spice and everything nice and this is it! Kathryn by Hall winery 2014 Napa Cab sauv. The bouquet is spicy and oaky! Lots of black licorice. The color of coarse is very dark. You can see the thickness before giving the legs a chance to run. The initial pallet is blackberry blueberry boysenberry deliciousness. The spice hits immediately on the tongue. Oak cigar and other earthtones bring up the rear. The finish leaves your mouth coated in butter As it slips down the throat. It is not overly dry at all. I don’t need water, I just need another sip. Pure perfection as far as my palate is concerned!!!!!! — 8 years ago

with "Odedi" and Audra

Thomas Brenner

9.2

I have only the cat emoji with the hearts for eyes coating my tongue. My soul can relate to cherries, cola, roses, oak and those three hear no evil, see no evil, speak no evil monkey emojis.
😻😻😻🙊🙈🙉 — 10 years ago

Sarah C

9.4

Yep. Still rocks. Fish tacos, people... Fish tacos. — 10 years ago

Lexi

9.1

Bright acidity. More raspberry than cherry on the nose. Tannins stick primarily to the tip of the tongue and dies quickly at the back. — 10 years ago

JH

9.5

"Like a warm velvet robe for your tongue." — 11 years ago

Ernie Cochran

9.1

Rudy red, strawberry smell and very tasty to the tongue. Silky smooth. Will be buying again. — 11 years ago

John Harding

9.3

Raisin red/brown. Sugar plum nose. Raisin, leather with light tannins and only slightly more acidity. Changing fkavors as it opened up. Short finish, but still clings to the tongue. The sweetness went well with spicy Indian food. — 11 years ago

with Jenny

Dan Pugh

9.6

Really nice Chardonnay! Fantastic complexity - great fruit, nice nose, excellent oak. Rich and buttery on the tongue but cool and citric too. Fabulous. — 13 years ago