Aaron Tan

9.2

Not to be harsh, but this was the underperformer of the blind tasting. As said in my previous notes, I reckon I would have gravitated towards this wine if it wasn't done blind. It wasn't a bad wine - I just expected a little bit more.

Nose was very closed. Just smoky and wild. Could have guessed this correctly if producer was an option I felt, since it had the deepest cut of the lot (pretty typical of Daniel's wines). To me the palate was a little less ripe - mix of citrus and stonefruits, sappy, laser precision. Good driven finish, but felt a little less complex than the rest at the moment. I liked this wine for its energy (the most of the lot), but it could have given more. Overall, the wines in this bracket were all showing very well - all wines I would buy for my cellar if I had more space. — 5 years ago

Philip Lawson

9.1

A dang good Malbec. — 6 years ago

Rick Riddle

9.2

Joe Wagner does it again! Not a typical PN, more like a fruity Syrah . Think Blackberry/Blueberry ala mode with a dollop of french vanilla ice cream with a hint of white pepper finish. Reminds me of cross between Wagner’s Caymus- Suisun and Red Schooner. — 6 years ago

with Meagan

Neil Valenzuela

8.9

Golden straw color, dried apricot, honeysuckle, guava and a floral nose. Bit of a sweet caramel to start, opens up up to floral/fruit flavors. Interesting white blend. — 7 years ago

Natalie Hicken

10

Shannon brought. Loved!
Regular edition did not love. Kept awake. — 7 years ago

TheSkip

8.9

Winner of the most obnoxious wax job this year. And to boot, adding a pull tab?

I was expecting better things from this wine. To me, it wasn't appreciably different from Meomi. If I had paid the same as Meomi, I'd be singing a different tune. But the #QPR is poor here.

You can tell a mile away that this is a Wagner family wine. There is the over extraction and sweet vanilla oak that dominates. I really thought with Pinot Noir things would be different. Now I'm thinking that they really only know how to make one style of wine and bending the grapes to fit the style. That, or they're just adding the Mega Purple to everything. — 7 years ago

R. Addison Wehrfritz

9.0

Wagner family wine recipe: well-extracted and concentrated fruit, robust oak profile, with a touch of RS. Not a sophisticated wine, but does it need to be?! This juice is smooth. — 9 years ago

Josh Orr

9.2

#wopn2015 — 9 years ago

with Branden and Mike

Michael Hixon

9.3

Very full and very vanilla.. Signature Wagner wine. — 10 years ago

Rhett Butler

10

Bye bye! :( — 11 years ago

Ed Lehrman

9.2

1997- really delicious and holding up well. Touch sweet and with plenty of acidity. — 5 years ago

Wivino Mann

9.2

Versteigerung Kabinett — 6 years ago

with Jörg, Christian and 1 other

Liliya

9.0

It was delicious! — 6 years ago

Lisa Albertson

9.0

Actually, a very good sparkling!! — 6 years ago

Peter van den Besselaar

9.2

Vintage 2009 - #riesling #trocken with incredible good smell: complex with impressions of butter, vanilla, passion fruit and mango. Honey off course. Beautiful #rheinhessen with ocean perch and pasta salad. What a treat if riesling becomes older 😊 — 7 years ago

Lorraine Washington

9.0

Enjoyed this with cheese and fruit. Rich, fruity, a bit sweet with cocoa. — 7 years ago

Steph Lewis

9.0

Relatively dry for area rieslings (label says extreme dry on their chart), but a hint of sweetness lingers. (Tried with mac&cheese at Beecher's) — 8 years ago

Erin Bailey

9.4

My first love when it comes to Finger Lakes Reds. Not a great vintage for Reds, but the shorter growing season for pinot snuck this one in under the radar. Lots of cherries and a hint of maybe olives? It has some lively acidity that makes it dance on your tongue. It's got the red strength without being overpowering. Beautiful with seafood. — 9 years ago

Veronica Castro

9.0

So very delicious! Dry, rich, great fruit and lift. — 9 years ago

Johnno Harris

8.9

Nice Trocken style. Good balance and honeyed development. — 9 years ago

Jason Wild

9.5

Exceptional year in upstate New York! Wagner only makes their Meritage blend from the best of the best years! A cooler climate red blend with great balance between darker fruit flavors, tannins and oak. — 10 years ago

"Odedi"

9.3

Dark purple in color with a short purple rim.

Great fruity nose with black currants, blackberries, cherries, figs, licorice, earth, raisins, vanilla, sweet oak, spices, chocolates, mocha, coffee and cinnamon.

Full bodied, bold and smooth, with medium acidity and long legs.

Dry on the palate with blackberries, plums, cooked cherries, oak, vanilla, licorice cloves, spices, chocolates, tobacco, mocha, coke, earth, light vegetables and black pepper.

Long finish with round tannins.

A great Petite Sirah from the house of the Wagner family. Very fruity and enjoyable by itself or with food.

Needs a couple of hours to open up properly and show some tannins, but yummy right out of the bottle.

Showing nice complexity and a great mouthfeel. Big bold and beautiful.

Would benefit from another few years, to mature properly, and get more complex.

Easy drinking so watch out.

I paired it with small appetizers.

14.8% alcohol by volume.

93 points.

$60. — 5 years ago

Jeroen Koenen

8.9

Needs more time.
Better after two days in the fridge.
APnr 10-10 — 6 years ago

Ryan Vento

9.3

My wife & I were shopping at Central Market last night and couldn’t help but notice they were serving Caymus BTG at the bar. Needless to say, this got me in the mood for some good ol’ Wagner family juice. I figured I would open a ‘12 up since I have a half-case stashed away, just to see what we’re looking at. Rating will no doubt improve with decanting but as a P&P we have the usual sweet Fig, molasses, baking spice, Rutherford dust/dirt, blackberry cobbler, and rich plums. EDIT: Bumped the rating up from 9.2 to 9.3. After 2 hours in the decanter it’s much more integrated and pleasing to the palate. — 6 years ago

with Krystal

Michael Townley

9.1

A mouthful up front with a creamy texture. Bottle, label, Wagner name so quality you expect from this family and Caymus they make. — 7 years ago

Ryan Kaltenbach

9.8

Wagner Family - 2013 - — 8 years ago

Rachel Knight

9.2

Pretty cheap but really nice rose. — 8 years ago

with Brad

Nick Popio

9.5

Beautifully crisp, one of the best Rieslings I've had. — 9 years ago

Marisa Reisman

9.2

I picked this wine, so clearly I like it. Fun Pinot because it is made by the Wagner family from Caymus, so a Pinot nurtured by a cab expert — 9 years ago

with Levon, Adriana and 2 others

Jason Wild

9.6

Amazing vintage! This riesling has great balance. Minerality, lemon, lime, honeyed apricot, acid backbone. This is a riesling to age! — 10 years ago