Ericsson

9.2

Fourth of five fun, fantastic, and frugal wines for everyday drinking. The kind that are an unbelievably great deal! Rioja from a classic producer and a great vintage at that. This wine has that perfect red wine color, not too faded not too bright. The nose is perfect as well: red fruit, chocolate, oak, and good hints of tabaco and leather. Pure decadence on the pallet: big, broad, bold and a lengthy finish. For around twenty three bucks this is a no-brainer, decanting is not even necessary. Cheers. — 4 years ago

Lauren Ruvolo

8.9

I’m not usually one to be a Chardonnay advocate but this one was a solid choice to pair with an overconsumption of pork dumplings. Not too buttery, teak wood, silky suede. — 6 years ago

with John

Ryan M

9.0

Really lovely and super light. Berries and pepper. Accessible and balanced. Great value. — 7 years ago

Alishia Odom

9.0

Alishia had this 8 years ago

Bella Metcalf

9.0

Enjoyed at Cecconi’s in Dumbo. — 9 years ago

Kevin M

9.0

The 2006 Rusty Shed Chardonnay is a blend of four blocks of Chardonnay on the Flat Rock Property. Grapes are hand picked and hand sorted before whole bunch pressing takes place. It was then cold settled in stainless steel, 100% barrel fermented and left on the lees for 10 months. Wild and commercial yeasts were used for primary fermentation, followed by malolactic fermentation to soften the natural acidity. The result?
Beautiful example of a mid to full bodied Chardonnay with butter, vanilla, apples and light spice on the palate. A lot of flavour and elegance at this price point. Sampled this 2006 in 2017 but this should sit well and perhaps develop more for a few more years. Best part? It's from Niagara! Loved it!
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— 9 years ago

David Stein

9.4

My wife said, this is better than Puligny Montrachet Les Referts we recently had. Really drinking well! — 5 years ago

with Bruce

Matt Schicker

10

2010 vintage with plum, black currants, green olive, eucalyptus mint black cherry. Delicious!! — 6 years ago

Michael Hildebrand

9.6

Seriously delicious. The most memorable cab franc I have had. — 7 years ago

Ted Biser

9.0

Very smooth right away, gets better after open. More spice than fruit. Would love to get an old vine bottle from these vines in 20 years. — 8 years ago

Paco Suro

8.9

Pizza dough yeast aromatics. Nice bubbles. — 8 years ago

Anthony Pro

9.2

One of the better Rieslings I've tried. Minerals. Earthy. Orange.

So. Good. — 9 years ago

Jimmy Miramontes

9.0

A nice, recent find. I'm usually not too much of a fan of Bordeaux blends from SB County but the 2013 vintage of this is nice. I don't think it has the holding power (read acidity or tannins) to last much longer before reaching its peak but what's there now is still pretty bold & fruit-forward. Had it with some slow-cooked pot roast & it paired quite nicely. — 9 years ago

with Gabriella

Andrew Formi

9.1

The Genie in bottle came out in each glass... nice local surprise ... thanks Jack — 6 years ago

Dave Chambers

9.3

First wine of the night for the virtual wine tasting with Tribe Fitness. — 6 years ago

with Heather

Jody Wycech

10

Oh my, what a wine. Almond and vanilla on the nose. Dark fruits, especially blackberry. So jammy quite dry. Loved this wine — 6 years ago

with Diane and Peter

Anya Spethmann

8.9

Some thoughts on this bottle:

- The 22 g/L of RS show as about half that and is a component of why the wine tastes objectively delicious. I have suspicions as to why we in Niagara are a bit snobbish about RS but we really ought to get past that.
- Has just the slightest hint on the nose of the distinctive Niagara riesling note of black olive. I’m told that’s due to picking due to weather pressure and picking for necessity rather than phenolic ripeness. Will follow up as to how and when and why here.
- It’s really quite good. Definitely comfortably above average on any grading scale. But not as objectively high-quality as the chardonnay and that seems to hold true for the region. — 7 years ago

Conrad Green

9.1

Lovely and breadth on the nose with a creamy, rich mousse. S lately steel with a very hard, sharp flinty finish. Surprisingly clipped. — 9 years ago

with Robert and Rick

Mark Tebor

9.4

A very nice baco. Off dry — 9 years ago

Greg Telfer

9.2

Ideal Cabernet — 9 years ago