Byron Hewett

9.0

Needed 2 hours of air for the funk to blow off. After that, pretty solid. — 5 years ago

Andy Mc Nees

9.2

Interesting profile. Round fat tannins. Took hours to open up. Unfamiliar with the vineyard or winemaker. Enjoyed it. Challenge to describe — 5 years ago

Carey Bailey

9.0

Decanted for two hours before drinking. A beautiful Cab Sauv. a little past it’s prime. Great color, very smooth tannons, great balance with amazing jammy flavors, berry, currant aromas. — 6 years ago

Bob McDonald

9.6

So fresh you would not know it was a 1995 but disgorged in January 2014. Lemon minerality and hints of stone fruit and touch of pineapple. A fine persistent bead. The perfect balance of complexity and freshness. When I first tried this I thought it was rich enough to have a % of Pinot Noir but it is a Blanc des Blancs. Amazingly still available because they “made shitloads of it” said Stephen Leroux. A few hours later a honeyed nuance. Celebrating my 2000th Note on Delectable. I would like to congratulate Delectable for creating such an enjoyable and useable App. I can see what my American and European friends are drinking and try to purchase same. Also celebrating my son Hugh’s 31 st Birthday in New York. If anyone is looking for office space in Manhattan contact Hugh at CBRE. — 7 years ago

Bill Bender

9.7

The advanced notice on this was very positive but I wasn't prepared for how absolutely astonishing it was. I opened around 4pm Saturday and I caught a pretty heavy nose of black cherry liqueur, fox fur and game. From the nose I feared heat. I decanted about 4 hours and served with NY Waygu strip steak and twiced baked potatoes. I was immediately jarred by the depth, purity and balance of this Syrah. There was weight but she (this wine is a sexy she) was also so light on her feet. Flavors of dark chocolate, bourbon barrels and peppercorn and a marked silky mouth feel. This is a special, powerful wine with tremendous structure and a rich, long finish. It's a mythical combination of the funk and depth of a Cayuse Bionic Frog or Charles Smith Royal City and the power, texture and smooth finish of the SQN Poker Face. Such an impressive showing by winemaker @Fraser McKinley and a big thank you to the basketball barrister @Roman Sukley for staying on me and making sure I acquired some of this. I trust Roman's palette without reservation. One last note: this wine was substantially more integrated and more plush and round on day 2. I recommend opening and using the Audouze method at cellar temp followed by a lengthy decant. This will sing loud and clear if you let it explore the studio space. — 8 years ago

Ned Gray Creed

9.4

Look at my pretty little non-staged photo with the leaning tower of cork. This is a mocha/cocoa dust master. Love the mouthfeel. I might not eat anything tonight so I can just let the taste buds dance on that for the next couple hours. — 9 years ago

Pooneet K

9.2

Very nice overall but if I’m being honest a bit under expectations. Aromatically brilliant, with dark petal flowers and earth and a bit of sweet dark red fruit. Just before the finish the palate falls apart a bit - just missing that extra gear. Still an excellent pairing with the steak in the background (prime dry aged rib eye from Hudson and Charles). Decanted for 2 hours but not sure it made a huge difference, didn’t change much in the glass. — 5 years ago

Ceccherini Cristiano

8.9

Past its best, but there is more than one thing I like in this wine
Firstly the tactile perception in your mouth, the wine invades your oral cavity
And secondly it is still fresh and a mineral tone after few hours came out too
(it reminded me of a Montrachet Marquise de Laguiche 1986 for the power)
Yes the fruit had gone oxidised a bit but I save this wine for the picture — 6 years ago

with Claudio, Mauro and 3 others

Jan de Weerd

9.5

Had to be patient. So tight in the beginning but it opened up into a beautiful flower. Rich, dry fruit and a peppery edge....after 2.5 hours!!! New Country Columbia Basin, Wa won!!!! hands down over old country Chateauneuf du Pape. — 7 years ago

with Tammy

Chip Hughes

9.0

Reduced. Brett. VA. Still, a fun drink after 36 hours open. Plummy, gamy, funky Syrah. Fine for a bowl of chili. #crozeshermitage #syrah — 7 years ago

Mark Flesher

9.5

Holy wow. This wine is a monster. This wine is probably going to drink its best in 2022, and probably won't go anywhere until 2030 or longer. This wine was already drinking well last night. Half of the bottle was still remaining, but neither of us recorked it. So, this wine was left UNCORKED all night, and recorked at 8AM today. About 7 hours after that, this wine was tasted and WOW. This wine could run the table with the best. POWER! Cassis, blueberry, blackberry, vanilla, mint, spice, peppery finish, great tannin, impeccable structure. From the same vineyard that Aloft comes from, this is better than any Aloft I've ever had at half the price. MIND BLOWN. And this one will only get better. As I would prefer not to decant this wine for 18 hours, I'll just hold the others for 2 years and then decant for 4-5 hours instead! — 8 years ago

Ryan M

9.0

So...I am officially out of daily drinkers and this one came into play. This falls within our category between think twice 🤔 & don't touch 🙅🏼. @Larissa Mitchell gave me the go ahead b/c she didn't care for the timeshare like presentation (& pressure) we got to purchase at the end of the tour. Quintessa makes a fine wine - no salesmanship needed.

My Sunday night challenge to you @David A Lentine @Martin G Rivard @TheSkip @Mike Rowe @Daryl Calhoun @Roy Goble @Carl Fischer @Jim Trobaugh @Mike Smith @Ron R @Charles Hetzel @David Goldfinger @David Trumper @Bill Bender @Paul T @Eric LaMasters @Eric Shanks @"Odedi" is to recommend Napa reds (Cabs, Merlot, Cuvée) from $30-60 so I can refill this week. Feel free to comment/tag me in a past wine for reference. #napavalleyforever #mitchellwinestorage

Lastly, Chicago Cubs let's get some runs!! Opening a good bottle of wine for luck!! #iaintafraidofnogoat

TN - The nose is strong with cassis and Rutherford dust. Makes me feel like I am laying on the side of the Silverado Trail. Decanted 1.5 hours and it needed it. Very silky on the tongue and dark ruby color. — 9 years ago

with Larissa

Leslie

9.3

Decanted this 09 about 4 hours before drinking. The nose was a combination of black plum overlaid with funk...a good funk. On the palate ripe luscious black fruit with forest floor and herbal notes. Med tannins and med high acid which balanced out the robustness of this wine. — 5 years ago

Theresa Eagleson

9.1

One of the better champagnes I’ve had. Excellent with dessert. Bubbles for hours. Not too sweet. — 6 years ago

with Hannah

Bill Burns

9.2

Smooth, decant for a couple of hours ahead of serving — 7 years ago

Chris Gillespie

9.0

Never a bad wine from Charles but will say only gave it an hour in decanter as young as it is needs at least 3+ hours, the flavors past the Jammy notes kept developing with each swirl. — 7 years ago

Paige S

9.7

I love you, I love you. — 8 years ago

Mark Seeber

9.0

Vibrant, balance and definitely in a good place. Lots of pepper, bright cherries and earth. It needed plenty of air (2+ hours), and the wine was much better on day 2. — 8 years ago

Eric

9.2

Massive fruit all around on this one. Muddled prunes and raisins on the nose. Palate is gigantic - juicy dark fruits. Can't find any oak traits at all. Very different but very good. Decanted for almost 5 hours. Long dry finish. 70/30 Cab/Syrah — 8 years ago

Galen Hasler

9.0

Opened after 2 hours, balanced with no edges. Beautiful@nose structure and finish — 9 years ago