Ian Staub

9.0

I’m a believer in terroir, but this wine, which is an absolute ringer for Chablis, throws everything in question. If this were grown at Rorick with its limestone that would make sense, but semillon from the Napa valley floor? Out of the bottle it’s quite lithe, showing lemon and a bit of seashell minerality, but with an hour of air it begins to show some crisp apple and white stone fruit, and some white flower. Lovely, unusual wine. Enjoyed with grilled salmon and salad. — 5 years ago

Dr. Owen Bargreen

9.7

Sourced from the Loess, Seven Hills, Holly Roller, Serra Pedace, Mill Creek Upland and Leonetti Old Block Vineyards, the red blend was aged for 22 months in French oak before bottling. The final blend is a smaller than usual portion of Cabernet Sauvignon (73%) and an unusually high portion of Malbec (22%) with just a touch of Cabernet Franc (5%). This wine needs a two hour decant before enjoying. Once aroused, this slowly unveils green bell pepper, blueberry compote, creme de cassis and sagebrush tones that fill this highly perfumed nose. The palate is decadent, revealing an exceedingly plush texture. With bright acidity and serious weight, the wine expresses copious dark fruits with sweet pipe tobacco, blueberry compote and dark chocolate shaving flavors. Seductive in its youth, this stunning new bottling will have an exceedingly long life ahead of it. Try to resist this beauty for at least another year. Drink 2020-2045- 97 — 6 years ago

Jennifer Liu

9.2

39.97 from new season. Balanced. Round. Worth the price. Would buy again — 6 years ago

Andy Thomson

8.9

Enjoyed it — 7 years ago

with Cheryl

Ray Vanderhoff

9.1

Magnificent Anderson Valley Pinot Noir. Aromas and flavors of cherry cola, tobacco and earth. Lots of “Old World” organic qualities. Nice body and light long finish. — 7 years ago

with Kasey

Bill Bender

9.4

A spicy, pepper mill infused hedonists delight. Weighty and dense and deep garnet in the glass. Notable asphalt or tar profile with kirsch, red fruit compote and smoke. In the SQN family I'd say this is the crazy fun uncle. It's on the teetering edge of over the top and inappropriate....but in the end it delivers the kind of good times that you appreciate more and more for their reliable simplicity. — 8 years ago

Jordan Wardlaw

9.0

Very good wine, but perhaps on the downhill already. The fruit just couldn’t outlive the oak, which I find somewhat overbearing. Slightly oxidative, but with juicy texture and tannins still kicking. — 5 years ago

CTBoulder

9.2

Didn’t think I would like it but did. Robust and earthy for a run of the mill cab — 6 years ago

Loren Loftesnes

9.2

Need another case...... — 6 years ago

with Rosita

Rich Bluth

9.1

The petite comes through, great wine! — 7 years ago

Brent Clayton

9.1

Love it. Crunchy red cherry like a Gevrey Chambertin, with smoky oak. — 7 years ago

Alison Story

TexaCali Ali - Owner of www.texacaliwine.com & Co-Owner of the upcoming www.smithstorywinecellars.com

9.3

open for 3 days and as beautiful as can be. i love this wine of ours!! — 7 years ago

Matthew Loiacono

10

This 2015 Select Chardonnay has a great buttery taste. — 8 years ago

Saman Hosseini

Writer Maison Abattoir

8.9

Strawberry/basil agua fresca. Silky. Not the cleanest nose. — 5 years ago

Ian Staub

9.2

In a constant casual search for birth year bottles, I came across this - I liked the smart label design and recognized the Eisele name, but wasn’t expecting much. Amazingly fresh and vibrant! Just starting to show elegant tertiary character of cigar box and incense, with a core of fresh berry and stone fruit. Palate is generous and velvety. A fantastic surprise and beautiful pairing for the old standby NY strip steak and roasted potatoes. — 6 years ago

with Jake

Roman Ochocki

9.0

It was a fine, common Australian shiraz. Leather nose and palate. It had a short finish but full of (leather) joy. — 6 years ago

Matt Sterr

9.0

Fresh and bright. Well balanced with nice acid. Expressive on both nose and palate. — 7 years ago

Ned Gray Creed

9.1

Newfound Semillon “Yount Mill Vineyard” 2017. Is this the first post? Can’t be. Not with the excellence coming from this new project. Glad to see Matt making the rounds, sharing some bottles. — 7 years ago

Richard Lewis

9.5

A lean blend of tropical fruit and Meyer lemon - and solid minerality (limestone?). Some debate ensued about how this compared favorably with Alsace. — 8 years ago

with Lynne

Jeff D.

9.5

Stony hill is my favorite producer of Chard in the Valley! This was no exception — 9 years ago