B

10

Magnum 1997 Dal Forno Romano Amarone dell Valpolicella. Drank at Reddwood lunch w B&K K, J&L B, and M&R H. Third of the red lineup. Neither K nor I had tasted this before and it was delicious. Enormous and inky. It was just massive both in flavor and how it coated the mouth. Slight sweetness. Very cool to try! — 9 years ago

Manuel O. Mendez

9.0

Bought this after hearing Russell talk about it at a Twin Liquors tasting. Must say day one quite quaffable but no great shakes, but developed on day 2 to quite velvety w/ good tannins on the finish. A very nice wine. — 9 years ago

Ty Methfessel

9.3

Kaleidoscopic aromatics. Hi toned w great lift it put on some weight w air. — 10 years ago

Nick Davis

9.2

Gosset Excellence Mag, with the notorious @Jason W Smith. Use caution! — 10 years ago

Marc L.

9.6

Really nice dessert beer. w/Rob & Beth — 10 years ago

Geoffrey Turnbull

9.1

Somm Factory II - Evolution
Session 3 - Germany vs Ontario
Ac: H
Alc: M-
B: M-
T: -
S: Off-dry
Brilliant straw appearance; floral nose w lychee; stone fruit, grapefruit flavours. — 10 years ago

Tarryn Drinkell

9.5

Was really impressed better than thought it would be - w/ Sarah H — 11 years ago

B

10

Magnum 2004 Bond Pluribus. Brought by Joe for Archetype lunch w B&K K, J&L B, and M&R H. Third of the red lineup. Big, big wine, but gorgeous. Tons of tannins and dark fruit. — 9 years ago

Daron Watson

9.1

mostly candied orange & lemon w some Granny Smith, hint of almond & nougat, still some acidic lift — 9 years ago

Cynthia Langstaff

9.9

Bright cherry fruit perfectly balanced w earthy notes of forest floor. Great linger with hints of astringent tannins. Awesome! — 10 years ago

with Nicole, Todd and 3 others

Geoffrey Turnbull

9.1

Somm Factory II – Evolution
Session #6 Italy VS Spain
Ac: M+
Alc: M+
B: M+
T: H
S: Dry
Ruby w/ violet
Nose: stewed fruit, slight mustiness, low intensity. Herb de Provence.
Very drying, from tannins.
BW: Lifted nose; purple flower smell, lilac or lavender. Slightly riper, rounder than other wines.
(A really pretty wine!)

— 10 years ago

Jason James

8.9

I get green papaya or green pineapple on the nose. Lychee too. Dryer on the tongue than on the nose, I was surprised - pleasantly! Very easy to drink. I will buy this again. It'll stand alone or be good w/ food. Most white drinkers in a crowd would like this. — 10 years ago

Ashley Kepping

8.9

Smith and w with Caxton — 11 years ago

B

10

Magnum 1997 Joseph Phelps Insignia. Drank at Archetype lunch w B&K K, J&L B, and M&R H. Second of the red lineup, following a magnum of 1975 Heitz. Much bigger and its youth showed. Lovely wine that we all really enjoyed. — 9 years ago

Christine Yi (cy_eats)

9.2

2011. clean, crispy granny smith apple, steel, mineral, saline. delicious w food. really enjoyed — 9 years ago

Mike Lundberg

9.0

Full body w/soft tannins. Smooth and delicious, this 2009 was a pleasure! — 10 years ago

with Sylvia

Jason Gallo-Gaffner

9.2

Really impressed w the single vineyard sbs. Tastes almost like domaine de chevalier or smith haut lafitte for a fraction of the price — 10 years ago

B

10

1999 Riserva Soldera Brunello. Drank w K, H&J R at Bar Tos. Awesome. K really loves this wine. — 10 years ago

Mike Blom

8.9

Intense lychee and Granny Smith Apple peel aroma. Great representation of an under appreciated varietal. Full body w/ good acid balance long lychee finish without being soapy. — 11 years ago

Nitin Khanna

9.6

Scott Kveton 40th birthday. Laura, Scott, Sarah, Ryan H, Josh F, Alison, Paul W, Bobbi, Chris & Cheryl — 12 years ago