Mike

9.0

Raspberry. Smoke. A touch of leather. A good unknown drop of vin tinto. Six female cousins. #seisprimas #andale — 6 years ago

TheSkip

9.0

A nice light Pinot for the summer.

I call this farmers market Pinot. Biodynamic and Organic from a relatively unknown vineyard. Sealed in what looks like beeswax. — 8 years ago

Kelly Kirkland

9.0

2010 vintage. A totally unknown winery to me given to me by a grateful neighbor. I noted that the bottle quality portended a high-end wine. So I decided to wait to have it with a group of friends who'd appreciate something like this— a good decision. Upon opening, the nose struck me as a fine French Bordeaux with a big of age. The palate was fine and smooth with medium tannins. It's got a lovely full body and a nicely aged fruit that shows a sweet leather note. My friends loved it, as did I. What a treat to subsequently find out (through Charine Tan's review here) just what a special wine this was to have been given. — 8 years ago

Paul J

9.4

Wine of the night, but sadly my last bottle of this beauty :( Give this some air because after that it is deep and bold, just how a Howell Mt. Napa can should be! Nice tar, blackberry, and tobacco notes with a great long finish. Quite possibly my best unknown purchase ever!! — 8 years ago

with Brooke

Paul Woolls

9.4

An unknown treasure. All Chardonnay. Precise, clean, elegant. May taste even better sitting next to the importer. — 9 years ago

Craig Roemer

Producer/consultant of sparkling wines for Sea Smoke Cellars, Merry Edwards Wines, Goldeneye Winery, Rhys Vineyards, and Infinite Monkey Theroem Wines, Operational Director Prim Family Vineyard, Proprietor C R Wines.

9.8

This was the perfect way to say goodbye to a wonderful 2015, and embrace the unknown in 2016. Cheers! — 9 years ago

David Kline

9.1

Great nose of mostly northern forest medleys, salmon bones, raisin bread, Bosc pear, brown sugar, sea spray, candied mushroom. Amazing entry of toasted honeycomb on myrrh crystals. Grows wooden and rye, exhibiting malt and cornbread crust, creamy coffee, borderline-overcooked, ripe pineapple essence, pencil shavings with light graphite, bitter lime. — 10 years ago

with Courtney

Larry Irving

9.2

Badly mistreated bottle of wine that was in a slightly insulated bag in the trunk of our car for unknown months. It still drank better than many wines I've had in recent months. Nice drop! — 10 years ago

CK Vong

9.5

Vintage unknown. No gasoline nose, bit neutral, hints of citrus. Sour yet no razor feeling, long finish. Way better than those from Clare valley I tried. Buy. — 11 years ago

Davide Gilioli

9.6

Very impressive and complex (and cheap!) Amarone from a small and quite unknown winery... — 12 years ago

Alexandra Reynolds

9.8

So so so smooth and delicious. Full-bodied and amazing. — 6 years ago

tim heyman

9.0

gd wine but apparently unknown as not known by parker or wine spectator — 8 years ago

Jessica Hereth

Sommelier/Wine Director Olympic Provisions

9.2

So go and live a little
Bone turns brittle
And skin withers before your eyes
Make sure you give a little
Before you go to the great unknown in the sky — 8 years ago

JKT

9.2

GL Portugal tasting 2/15/17. Nose that's complex and more towards the savory side more black and some red berries. Palate very round and balanced and supple with medium length. Blend of varietals unknown. Could be over 30 varietals. 6-7k bottles. — 8 years ago

Roel van der Burg

Sommelier at Restaurant Entrepot

9.4

I am getting more and more amazed by Boulay's wines. Once his Monts Damnée came up second in a blind Sancerre tasting that I did. Right after Cotat. The domaine was unknown to me at that point, but after tasting more of his wines it is still in the range of Sancerre domaines that I like the most. Also his rosé is just plain beautiful. Apparently his wines are not really well known in France because he never sends tasting bottles to tastings. — 9 years ago

patrick

9.2

Spicy on tip of tongue and a hint of licorice towards the end. — 9 years ago

Todd Gable

9.2

Delicious but not your beginners' cab blend. My first sip felt gritty, but let breathe a few minutes and then it pops. Hints of strawberry, grilled bell pepper, and earth. Light tannin but mouth popping acidity. Great cab franc blend! The fruit in this value has excellent, albeit under appreciated pedigree with fruit from two of the best vineyards (Taptiel and Ciel du Chuvel) on Red Mountain, possibly the best unknown Cab region in the U.S. For those looking for an adventurous departure from ordinary cab savs, enjoy! — 10 years ago

with Erika

Nicole L

9.8

At west coast wine and cheese — 10 years ago

Drew DiMatteo

8.9

23 varietals used makeup this interesting 2013 wine: Aspiran, Aubun, Alicante Bouschet, Aramon, Varousset, Clairette, Morrastel Bouschet, Petit Bouschet, Carignan, Cinsault, Grenache, Terret (Black), Terret (Gris), Lladoner Pellut, Bourboulenc, 4 unknown dark grape varietals, and 4 table varietals - Cardinal, Alphonse Lavallée, Italia, Muscat de Hambourg. — 11 years ago

Scott T

VP/Senior Wine Specialist Christie's

9.5

Interesting curiosity: newish cork, producer branded! yet no vintage printed!! So, vintage unknown, source believed as reliable (restaurant), team believed this to be equivalent to pre-1985, possibly late 1970s. Here's what I can say: Hello a Sexy Gypsy! Mysterious and unknown. — 12 years ago

Samantha Black

9.9

Moore Brothers, price unknown — 12 years ago

with Karl

Mark Flesher

9.1

This wine is definitely on the downward slide. But, nowhere near done. A few of us agree that the label and capsule seem to be much newer than the wine. It is unknown if they had a more recent release of this wine from unlabeled cellar bottles. The nose is mushroom, truffle, fig and dried plum. Entry is fig and plum dense. Tertiary notes on the finish. We were thinking this wine was going to last an hour but it actually started improving over the course of 3 hours. Nice piece of Napa history! — 7 years ago

with Dan, Keith and 2 others

Dock Hooks

8.9

Kicking back letting the local tunes adjust my attitude with wine:30 showing on the clock she strolls in my direction digging the slow roll Hendrix spinning left then twisting right dressed in deep purple clinging and flowing interestingly crimson along her rim and edges back to casually claret whispering that she's from a small chateau hanging on the right bank of the Gironde near Arveyres. Offering her hand, I accept pulling her in close then a slow spin and a slower twirl she comes close bathed in the essence of blackberry and spice, young but ripe, wet earthy slowly working her way to a first kiss dripping then gripping, pulling tightly then going soft and silky still clinging while working her way deeper. I close my eyes, Hendrix stops and she's gone. A distant guitar string bends an unknown player. I spot her by the bar, her colors waving in the breeze of a lazy fan I reach out take her firmly by the neck, then lower bending her gently back then spinning her my way, she again engages, her essence lingering in my memory, we dance on as the tunes continue their spin. Later, when we are both done I figure she's likely a fine Merlot brightened by Cab Franc having found her way through new French oak nestled by the river, intelligently nuanced well worth the dance and cost is not an issue...

Hanging at Promise' Land Market where the tunes are always righteous, the people are cool, the conversation is groovy and wines dance from the walls... — 8 years ago

Mike Wolf

9.2

Outstanding Bordeaux blend from the relatively unknown Similkameen valley in BC. Dark fruits and an interesting underlying smokiness that lasts in the mouth. Drinking nicely now and will stand up to a few more years in the cellar. — 9 years ago

with Jennifer

Bruce Bursten

9.2

What a find! Recommended by local shop. Really delightful unknown (to me) NZ Pinot. Lots of complex fruit, long finish. Delicious and will happily drink again. — 9 years ago

Sergio Licea

9.3

Dried apricots, fuyu persimmons, clementines, white pepper, orange blossom, barnyard, geraniums. Fresh lively acidity, light juicy body, dusty tannins, long complex citrus, floral, herbal finish, reminiscent of a lambic sour beer. Equal parts Malvasia di Candia Aromatica, Ortrugo, Marsanne, Unknown Indigenous Varietal all biodynamic. Skin contact 3 months, a nice introduction to the world of orange wines. — 9 years ago

Ross Forbes

9.1

Excellent super Tuscan for the price unknown secret 😀 — 10 years ago

Fabien Lainé

Blogger VinDeling.com

8.9

Life is to short to drink bad wine #winelover - allowing myself a little delicacy from Ardèche tonight, a lovely blend of Cinsault, Grenache,Merlot and Syrah - a "big" bottle from a small and unknown but upcoming
appellation - loved it 🍷👏😋 a biodynamic estate that produces great wines! - Chateau de la Selve Serre de Berty 2006 — 10 years ago

Leslie Jenkins

9.7

Malmsey Madeira 1830- unbelievable! — 11 years ago

Jane Frost

9.0

Very nice clearance bin wine. Love checking out the unknown. — 12 years ago