Bryan

8.9

Had at a Portland wedding. Plums and just a tiny hint of spice. Way above average for wedding wine! — 8 years ago

Andrew Schirmer

9.0

Knocked out by flu the first two weeks of the year, I’ve been a virtual teetotaler for nearly all of January. Sad! What better way to ease back into the wine life with this rustic, savory Greek red that has all the tannic grip of a fine Sangiovese. Some oak up front, palate is heavily tannic with sour cherry, herbs, and chalk/flint. Nice work. — 8 years ago

with Alsu

Libbi Odessa

9.0

Raspberry, raisin, chocolate...jammy but still pretty dry. Really good for the price range. I was kind of stranded and found this at a 7-Eleven. What a pleasant surprise! — 9 years ago

Scott Plambeck

8.9

Drink now. Light mineral on the palate, smooth, nice finish. Still an enjoyable nose. To open recommend using a "twist up" or two-flat-pronged opener rather than a normal cork screw. Cork was slightly spongy and moist half way. This appears typical of older French wines. Enjoyed with New York Strip, with a Gorgonzola cream sauce, as well as Grilled chicken and Bowtie pasta, with a garlic cream sauce. — 9 years ago

Carl Fischer

9.9

To quote my two friends @Martin G Rivard and @Mike Rowe this is a bad ass wine eliciting smiles all around (and a great way to start 2017). Parker gave this a perfect score and it is a beauty. Decanting is a must at this point. It's been opening up over the last 4 hours and think it will continue to improve if I can sip more slowly lol. Slightly cloudy, and a bright purple in the glass. On the nose, cassis, vanilla and toast dominate. The sips are long and driven by fruit (blue and blackberries and cassis). Liquid silk in the mouth with sweet tannins and a surprisingly strong acidity. The finish is long. This is a total baby but I had to try it. Happy New Year to all my Delectable friends and especially to my fellow Wine Nerd Herd. I've always believed that sharing wine with friends is the greatest gift and this app has enabled me to do that with friends near and far and connect with some great people. May 2017 be a year of great health and happiness and may all our glasses be full! — 9 years ago

Ryan Carey

Founder Wine Confidential

9.2

Finally trying Cherry Pie (from Hundred Acre). 3 different single vineyard Pinots from 2012. Stanly Ranch is dynamite (and a vineyard to keep an eye on). Reminiscent of Kosta Browne. Next up is Rodgers Creek. Darker fruit. Less explosive, but a nice wine. Third up is Carinalli. Way lighter, though some spice to it. It's fine, but doesn't hold a candle to the other two. (Thanks Mastro's in Scottsdale for hosting me!) — 10 years ago

Tom Wood

9.2

Another impressive one from an exciting producer. Second pick of the range, very similar in style to the other two. Great expresions of their multi sub-regional Pinot vineyards — 11 years ago

James G

9.3

This wine is in a great spot: fleshy, in a good way, tons of pepper, touch of smoke, very, very good. Lucky I have another bottle or two. — 11 years ago

with Dunia

Byron Lindsay

9.2

Surprising- bacony brettiness on day one gave way to chewy black licorice and currant on day two. Beautiful, big structure in the mouth. — 12 years ago

Lori Thorn

9.7

With Toni McClay — 8 years ago

Mark Flesher

9.3

Wine takes a good two hours to open up but has everything from raspberry to herbal notes...just hasn't really settled down and seems to be more on the primary side right now. I am very impressed by this wine, and honestly the QPR on this wine is quite fantastic at $30/bottle. I would have paid $60 or more for this (don't tell Genevieve or TRB). Not a stunner, but definitely way better than your average $30 pinot. — 8 years ago

with Keith

Ray Vanderhoff

9.1

Love this BIG wine. BIG Flavor, BIG Aromatics, BIG Color! But not overpowering in any way. Blend of two overlooked varietals. Aromas of dark fruits, vanilla herbs and spice. Blackberry and plum flavors. Not overpowering (though lots of tannins) for such a reasonably young vintage. Really Good!! Bring on the beef! — 9 years ago

Dana Bonelli

9.3

Grapey is the best possible way. — 9 years ago

Chris England

8.9

❤️ Cakebread Cab but my first PN @ £48 & it's a jammy fat cherry cola bacon fat fest pie - in a good way 😉

🍷 Cherry red

👃 Sweet cherry cola & chewy smokey burnt fatty farmyard bacon butty covered in olive tapenade 👍

👄 Med+ jammy body of creamy syrup sweet cherry pie with earthy bacon sprinkles

🎯 Med+ earthy bacon cherry perplexing 🤔

Borderline 90-93 here 😎 — 9 years ago

ADAM STROMFELD

9.0

Black fruit nose a big big big a bit of oxidation and prune. For 15.7 not too hot raisinated on way down — 10 years ago

Marc On

Writer Originalverkorkt, Lobenbergs Gute Weine

9.2

Needs at least two hours in the decanter to start showing its potential. Way to young but under the surface you can see the potential with tons of mineral layers & concentration. Not a "in your face" wine. — 10 years ago

Pinotman /// Andreas

9.3

Discovered these wines at Garagiste in Seattle way back when they were 40 bucks. Slightly orange tinge. Don't get a lot in the nose just a hint of iron. On the palate leather. Lost its fruit may be closed? May be I am unfair? Will try this wine over the next two days and adjust my rating if I was wrong. Ok here we go a day later under Argon (I build my own system) this wine shines! Now it has dark faint cherry notes and some cedar plank slightly bitter in the back. Long but light on its feet! This is one beautiful spectacular classic Brunello! Can't believe the average price is now 81 bucks 50% more but this happens quite often with the gems I discover early enough in their geek/enthusiast price cycle. By the way their 2012 Chianti is also very good for much less but more rustic. — 11 years ago

Sasha Agapov

9.3

Back home from my South Asia trip and after two weeks of bad Australian/Chilean wine oh, how good it feels to open something like that. Very round, fun, playful champagne, a bit yeasty, but in a good way. Pastry, apricots, bruised apple and who cares what else — it feels great to be home. — 11 years ago

Luke Thompson

9.4

Really great. Subtle, but beautiful older world style. Great earth on the nose. Gentle, well-integrated tannins. The earthy-ness deepened and improved throughout the night. I look forward to trying it on a Day two. By far the best QPR of the night.
Drank this w a couple other nice cabs during the night (a great fruity WA example (Fielding Hills Estate Select) and a big, beautiful tannic classic example (Boudreaux Cellars reserve). This was definitely good and more my style than the big hitter (2008 Boudreaux Reserve). It just couldn't keep up w the gorgeous tannins and big, pure fruit balance of the Boudreaux, all in all. They are in different categories stylistically, but both beautiful wines in their own way.

Day two: I would t call this "subtle". Killer wine. Delicious. Just not big tannins. Wow. Beautiful work. — 12 years ago

Josh Raynolds

10

Rich, creamy and chocolatey as all get out. Some spicy notes come up on the back and give it a weird, in a good way sort of Mexican chocolate effect. This is an American beer icon and for good reason. Bottle number two of a four-pack. — 8 years ago

Heath Higgins

9.1

Ordered off the wine list, way too young. Had a little bit of funk initially. Better two days later. — 8 years ago

with Mary and Catherine

Justin Hurst

9.4

After two hours open, it was singing. So typically Raveneau. Had that “something” that I’ve never found a way to nail down in great Chablis. — 9 years ago

Dave Carruthers

9.2

Beautifully smoooth Aussie Shiraz offering. Truly enjoyable :-) Great finish after a big mouthful of flavour As good as it gets in this price range — 9 years ago

Scott Kahn

9.4

When in Portofino - drink like a worldly Italian!! This wine was a surprise find on my way to buy an ornellaia or chiappini - my two favorite Bolgheri wines with muscle AND finesse in the glass. This wine is from a cooler region in Italy however the Cabernet and Merlot could not have been shown better. There is pepper on the palette but otherwise the perfect balance and structure of these Bordeaux varietals. There is leather on the front end, and the acidity and lower alcohol made this wine a great addition to our meal. A guaranteed winner of any blind tasting!! — 9 years ago

Jonathan Wall

9.5

Violets and grandmas perfume on the nose (in a good way). WOTN for me. Great tasting. Unfortunately just a taste... Not my usual test over two or three days. — 9 years ago

Andy Hall

9.2

My last '07 😢. The entire case drank nicely all the way until the end! — 10 years ago

A. R.

9.2

Funk-Eh. In a good way! Really cool and unique wine. Has the nose and grip of a red, with the lightness of a white. Great wine. — 10 years ago

Eric Hwang

9.0

Nearly two years since I last open one of these and it has definitely seen better days. It's only seven years old. Initial barnyard funk gives way to a host of aromas—leather, cured meat, musty (Brettanomyces?), teriyaki beef jerky. Loads of black fruit, soy sauce and prunes with smooth tannins. I have one more of this vintage. Drink 'em if you got 'em. I certainly will be. — 11 years ago

Peter Heidt

9.4

Freezing my ass off in NYC and back at Cipriani... How many $20 bills have I palmed Fabio over the years, but he parts at least 50 people to give me the best table in the house... This Moses parting this human Red Sea greets me with two kisses and a welcome Mr. Peter... Love this guy... Anyway, Scott & Deb, two of my oldest clients join me... Deb looks exactly the way she looked 20 years ago and Scott looks great... This wine; AIA!!! Velvety, rich, dark, seductive... It's a beautiful woman in a glass... Ornellaia and Sassicaia... Two of my favorites... Still young, but oh so drinkable... — 11 years ago

Andrew Lampasone

Owner Wine Watch Selections

9.5

One of the oldest Cabernet Sauvignon vineyards in Sonoma and one of the best wines in its price range still way below $100! Black currant and cigar box spice along with loamy mineral highlights and a long finish. This wine is well built and should last a decade or more in your cellar. Finish 45+ most excellent — 13 years ago