Chris England

9.8

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🗞 MJ 👑 RIP, Hudson ✈️, Swine 😷, Spotify
🎵 I Gotta Feeling, Poker Face, She Wolf
🎥 Avatar, Star Trek
🗣 I See You
🌍 6.78B

😍 £175 - 99 RP superb already but will be 98-99 in 5-10yrs 👍

🍷 Dark ruby w/ brick edge

👃 Creamy stewed plum, cherry & blackberry in soft oak w/ minerals, thick cocoa & hints of raspberry, cranberry, liquorice, smoke, flowers & herbs

👄 Med+ intense dark plum, cherry & blackberry in earthy rich creamy cocoa w/ fine dry tannin

🎯 Long lingering mocha dark fruit 💥 — 8 years ago

Mike Saviage

9.2

Light gold in the glass. Great leasy citrus and white stone nose with nice minerality and fruit. Nicely balanced structure with above average finish. Had this several times over the past 3 weeks during our trek across NZ and Oz. If tasted blind it would be hard to distinguish it from a young Meursault. — 9 years ago

Meg

9.6

Wax on, wax off: this evening I took a rare field-trip to Waxhaw, which is way beyond my typical radius of existence. I had planned an anniversary dinner at Heritage, and my good friend "Coach Witty" encouraged me to run a mile race with her at track night in those parts beforehand (why not run a 5min race right before a nice dinner?!) I ended up winning and getting a PR, and Heritage was worth the trek. Food Babe walked in and sat down next to us - hopefully she only had good things to say about Paul Verica's passion project, as I loved it!! As for the wine...I have been asked, "what's a good wine to give as a nice gift?"....and I often suggest Caymus cab. It's always solid, a fruit bomb, and elegantly-finished. A known quantity. Perfectly paired with the local summer vegetables and my steak. And last but not least, let's all raise a glass to Pat Summit - the winningest coach in D1 history to date - that certainly gains my respect. May her legacy live on #caymus #theextramile — 9 years ago

John Kemper

9.9

After our wonderful wine trek through the Central Coast, I opened the '11 Herman Story Syrah 'Nuts & Bolts' with dinner tonight. A big spicy Syrah with a hot spicy bowl of chili. A huge blast of tarry licorice, clove and blackberry assaulted the nostrils. Brambly ripe fruit and spice box flavors saturated the tongue. Not sure if the heat on the finish was from the chili or the wine. — 11 years ago

Zachary Sussman

Wine writer PUNCH

9.3

Juchepie, my beloved, why must I trek all the way to Paris to find you? — 12 years ago

Sean Herriott

9.2

The Barnetts are first class people, and operate a first class winery. If you're in Napa you owe it to yourself to make the trek up to take in their spectacular views and fantastic wines!

This is the best example of the Sangiacomo Chardonnay I've had to date. Baked pears, apricots, and butterscotch leap from the Glass without any coaxing. The palate follows through with similar intensity as well.

An abv listed at 14.7% is very well concealed. Oak, fruit, and acidity are all in harmony. Thank you David Tate for making the type of chardonnay I've been craving lately. — 8 years ago

Piper June

9.1

Buy again and again and again. Great table wine for a weeknight or weekend binge watching Star Trek. — 9 years ago

with Seth

Marla Frederick

9.0

Excellent value for the $8 price tag. This will be a new regular in my wine supply. It is an innovative mix of dark berries, vanilla, and black tea. A snooty sommelier may pooh pooh this one; probably it is too creative for the staid upper class. Personally, it makes my middle class soul sing. Buy again, in abundance. Total Wine.

D: Volcanicky. I am not sure if this is a flavor or a Star Trek reference. — 9 years ago

Brooks

9.0

Very fruity, delicious. Blackberry notes. Check this winery out next time you're in wine country. You won't be disappointed. And ask to meet Handy Andy. He's the winemaker. 😎 — 10 years ago

with Daryl

Matt Waring

8.9

A full bodied malbec that builds to a great finish with raspberry notes along the way. Not too tannic. Great wine and worth the trek to Leesburg if you're in DC. — 10 years ago

Andrew Stover

Sommelier/Wine Director Oya & Sei, Wine Blogger ChiefWino, Founder Vino50

10

#bcwine #okanagan #nomnom 2012 Terravista 'Fandango' Albariño/Verdejo, Okanagan, BC. A stunning example of Spanish varieties outside of #spain. Bright with notes of pear, banana, peach and lemongrass. Racy acid on the finish. One of my favourite wines on this trek. #wine #sommelier #canada — 12 years ago

Raphaël Dostie-Goulet

9.8

Wow!!! Super le Star Trek wine!!!! — 12 years ago

with Jacinthe

Sarah Oettel

9.1

Having this in Spain is so much better (it’s almost as if something is lost on the trek to the US). — 8 years ago

SV

9.0

Vibrant violet, dark floral aromas. Lots of acid, but also so much gamey goodness. Drinking while watching Star Trek and I feel like Worf would be into it. — 8 years ago

Nathan Adams

Consulting Wine/Beverage Director, Snake River Brewing, Persephone, King Sudachi

9.3

Awesome find in France, survived the trek home to share with friends stateside — 9 years ago

with Claire

Luis Arguero (@winefromAtoZ)

8.9

Crisp. Light. Citrus. No oak. Good! — 10 years ago

Bob Pratt

9.4

2013 vintage, just brought back with us after seeing our friends at Maisonry in Yountville. Made the trek with us to Hanoi, lunar New Year's Eve in Vietnam. Still very young but Sunny loves the Tor Cabernet. Strong nose of black cherry, loved it. — 10 years ago

Tyler Durham

9.3

My trek through Shiraz continues after a delightful Penfolds tasting. This is delightful and promises just what they advertise, finesse and rich texture. — 10 years ago

Tala Drzewiecki

Wine blogger Winelandia.com

9.0

Star Trek, Champagne, and Mac & Cheese with a can of tuna and frozen peas. #adulthood — 12 years ago