Dock Hooks

9.0

Dark fruit balanced through old oak showing light spice on the nose encouraging thought to nail a specific note but is remaining a bit of an enigma in my rock rattled head after a good day enhanced by 75 MPH Harley induced wind and the brilliance of Bose and an iPhone. Ok, back to the wine, it touches, lightly grabs spreading its dark berry mini-burst in a layered earth touched tannin slow ride making magic with some of Chapel Hill's Bin 54's straight up amazing goodness (in this case very rare filet mignon, garlic tinged green beans and almond slivers; my go to steak spot in NC). Damn, this is all so right-on! Cheers! — 10 years ago

Boris Mathiszik

8.9

Fresh fruit, nice balance. — 10 years ago

Scott Hill

9.3

Feelin the sweet tooth! — 10 years ago

Mike Hyatt

9.0

Gerry Rowland, the winemaker etc. told me many years ago that this is his Bordeaux style Napa offering. I have always enjoyed and sold this wine. This vintage has blueberry and blackberry on the nose and a nice medium dry finish. Drinks well as soon as you open the bottle. Nice food wine that goes well with grilled meats. — 10 years ago

Matté

Manager The Wine Cellars

9.5

This has an amazing nose that is a strange mix of rather sharp furniture polish and the taste that you get when mixing up a couple of different flavour opal fruits (star bursts to you youts) incredibly pronounced, sharp tropical fruits (and nail polish), skittles and strawberry concentrate.
Palate is less expressive but has some wonderful green apple skin, quince, good length, very lovely stuff. — 11 years ago

Antoine Pin

Wine Buyer Kroger/QFC

9.1

One of my favorite Pinot towns. Masculin styled. Big cassis, rusty nail notes. — 11 years ago

Andrew Davidoff

9.4

Awesome. I am in love. Candy Candy Candy. Jammy sweet and sticky on your palate. It's almost gone but I am looking all over. The sweet tooth begs for more. — 10 years ago

Rich Nanda

9.0

2001 vintage - an aged beauty with nose of caramel apple, toasted hazelnut and earth tones. Palate has round mature fruit and still-fresh acidity. Age worthy and complex, for those that like their chards long in the tooth. — 10 years ago

Boris Mathiszik

9.2

Fantastic Sangiovese. Out of this world. I ordered my first case ever. — 10 years ago

Nycole Kelly

9.8

Yum!!! Really complex and scrumptious! — 10 years ago

Kate Rogers

9.7

Very good red (enjoyed in Charlottesville, VA) — 11 years ago

Jasmine Hirsch

Sales & Marketing Hirsch Vineyards, founder In Pursuit of Balance

9.1

I might need to change my nail polish for this one. — 11 years ago

Sonja Chevere

9.9

Murphy, CA 12-2012 — 12 years ago

Bernardo Llaguno G.

9.5

One of my favorite wine at its best !! I could have kept this baby for a long time but wanted to try it. Flavors that define Vega Sicilia! Meats, dark fruit, nail, wood. All perfectly balanced to be enjoyed at the nose, mouth and after taste for a full journey!! — 10 years ago

Natrone Means Business

8.9

So, first wine rating since being hospitalized... This has been a favorite for a while. It is a little long in the tooth now, but still a nice aroma of blueberry compote. Still delicious, just a bit different. — 10 years ago

Boris Mathiszik

9.2

The perennial favorite from FTV. Smooth, slightly earthy, great balance. Love it. — 10 years ago

Howard Yang

9.3

Dark burgundy in color, smell of nail polish, blue berry, raisin, preserved cabbage, date, dried fig, round tannin and long finish. Full body. — 10 years ago

Brad Taylor

9.1

Big, fruit forward Cab. Highly recommend. — 10 years ago

Jeff Hollinden

9.5

Big, jammy, inky, tooth-staining P Syrah! Perfect with Korean BBQ ribs. — 11 years ago

J Case

9.0

Gluttonous — 11 years ago