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Boardwalk Bellvue bar.
8/22 staycation.

Plum, raspberries, juicy and fruitful but not overpowering sweet. Dryer than Coopers. Better than coopers. The nose is very strong and elegant. Goes down smooth. Has an "evaporation" effect on the end. — 8 days ago

romo

9.2

En mag. CA respect. Can’t argue with a benchmark. Cellar rewards. — 6 days ago

Sipping Fine Wine

9.4

Pale lemon color with aromas of ripe fruits, citrus, toasty vanilla oak and floral spice notes, no MLF. On the palate flavors of apple, peaches, mango and lemon/lime citrus, well balanced with acidity on a nice creamy mouthfeel. Long finish ending with spicy vanilla oak, mineral and citrus notes, will continue to age. A big Chardonnay. — 11 days ago

Jerry Raphael

9.0

Nose of red cherry, raspberry, and dried rose petals with notes of baking spice and forest floor. Taste to light to medium-bodied with nice acidity with juicy red berries, cranberry, and a hint of earthiness. At the BH — a month ago

Paul J

9.8

This was awesome! Lovely darkish gold color. Aged apples to start then popcorn and subtle butter with more air. Very deep, thick wine. Well balanced and refined. — 14 days ago

with Brooke and Steve

Michael Walker

9.7

Somewhat chalky Pinot, perfectly nice/evenly balanced, age bails this one out somewhat but ultimately boring, doesn’t rise to the level of my central coast favorites — 5 days ago

Jeremiah Diaz

9.3

Clear, deep ruby in color. On the nose, it's clean with pronounced primary and secondary aromas of cassis, blackberries, and graphite on the nose. On the palate, it's dry with high acidity, high tannins, high alcohol, full body, and pronounced primary and secondary flavors of black cherries, black currants, eucalyptus, tabacco, and wet gravel with a long finish. This wine is complex with enough fruit to balance the structure. Overall, I rate this wine as outstanding. Will pair wonderfully with the steaks we're having tonight. — a day ago

with Nellie

Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.3

I always have two wines to pair with an entree. Like variety. This has a beautiful herbal quality in it that pairs nicely as a follow up wine to my pork chop.

Here is the recipe. Try it sometime.

4-6 thick cut bone-in pork chops

- 1 cup hoisin sauce
- 1 1/2 tablespoons of sugar
- 1 1/2 tablespoons of Tamari soy sauce
- 1 1/2 tablespoons sherry vinegar
- 1 1/2 tablespoons of rice vinegar
- 2 scallions chopped
- 1 teaspoon Tabasco Sauce
- 1 1/2 teaspoons of Lee Kim Kee brand chili sauce
-1 1/2 teaspoons of ginger (I triple this)
- 1 1/2 teaspoons of garlic (again.
I double this)
- 3/4 cup of cilantro (no stems)
- 1 tablespoon of sesame oil — 21 days ago

Ana Bumgardner

8.9

3031 vintage with chipotle pasta on 8/21/25. Very smooth wine. — 7 days ago

Gene Chow

9.1

Balanced with restrained fruit. Nice acidity and nose. — 24 days ago