Matt Trader

8.9

Very nice vintage of Cote Rotie. Still a baby, but showing some nice potential. The nose was full of caramel coffee, almost masking other tell tale signs of Syrah that were still present - aged meat, black pepper, black licorice, and nutmeg. The pallet was very richly textured with racy tannins, exhibiting notes of dark cherries, blackberry cobbler, burnt espresso bean, and a smooth cocoa finish. I'd love to have paired this with a coffee cake or tirimasu, but BBQ would do. — 8 years ago

with Tais

Craig Sedmak

9.0

#delicious @ironhorsevynds #impressive #weddingcuvee — 9 years ago

Hans De Reydt

9.4

Very decent for it's price! — 10 years ago

Mike Saviage

9.6

Med gold in the glass. Viscous and heavy. Rich stone fruits in the nose. Tell tale mint that says Ramonet. In the mouth the fruit is powerful. Let it under your tongue and your face goes flush. Lemon, honeysuckle, crushed stone, mint in the mouth. Great finish. This is in a great window. — 10 years ago

Susan Lin

Business Development Belmont Wine Exchange, WSET Diploma candidate

9.0

The evolution of this fresh and zesty, yet full bodied Soave over an hour was like reading a riveting tale full of twists! Starting with green apples, pears, grapefruit rind and what seemed like toast evolved into sour apples, orange marmalade, biscuit and even a touch of caramel. Smooth texture and nice balance of acid to voluptuous body. — 10 years ago

Kelly Frake

10

Good wine and whales. 2 of my favs! And part of the proceeds go to the southern right whale sanctuary. <3 — 11 years ago

Henry Clampitt

9.0

Popular here, very nice balance and body. A keeper!! — 9 years ago

Christy Delehanty

9.2

slightly is right — 9 years ago

Avi Patel

9.0

Very nice, big body red. Make a tadpole slap a whale! — 9 years ago

Andrew Holod

National Sales Grapes of Spain

8.9

Bold city brewing, killer whale cream ale, Jacksonville FL.

A bit more hoppy than Genessee Cream Ale, but certainly freshening for a trip to the Florida beaches — 10 years ago

Gjertsen B Gjertsen

9.5

Intense and dry! — 10 years ago

Stacy Woods

9.0

Deeply and widely concentrated blue-black core with a very slim garnet rim. Reflective surface. Complex, concentrated nose is fruit forward, very ripe, black berry, black currant, cigar box, brown sugar, and vanilla extract. Full body, medium minus acid is well balanced with high alcohol (14.9%) but throws a throat warming burn. Slow to emerge but long lasting ripe tannin. Ripe aromas on the nose are confirmed on the palate with the addition is a tell tale black pepper on the lengthy finish. Amazing finesse and complexity - don't judge a wine by its Abv! — 11 years ago

with Luiz

Jim Behan

9.8

Big body, fruit forward zin that's great on opening and up to two days later — 12 years ago

Joe Rose

10

This is my white whale of wine. I fell in love with Barral's faugerre blanc in 2011 and have been searching for it ever since. — 9 years ago

Kim Stanbro

9.2

Even the cork has a whale printed on it! Crisp, acidic, great for cutting through hot summer humidity. — 9 years ago

with Dave

James Newell

9.5

Jammy and fantastic. Will definitely get this one the next time I see it. — 9 years ago

Eric Egan

9.1

Tasted again at the domaine. Very attractive colour - no sign of shedding any of the denseness yet; tell-tale blackcurrent and herbal nose (wild mint, fresh tea, a hint of tobacco); tannic but in a more structured way than the 2013. It may be that it's just more approachable but I gave it a higher mark nonetheless. Incidentally the first vintage I bought en primeur (€20 rather than the €33 a bottle) - still worth it but is the quantity of wine now produced affecting the quality somewhat? — 10 years ago

Melissa M. Sutherland

Importer Winebow Wines

9.4

Definitive Nascetta. Opened yesterday and continues delivering tell-tale herbal aromatics (rosemary) and petrol. Noble. Extraordinary character. More like how a Riesling ages. Or Timorasso. Beautiful depth. #theotherpiemonte #Italianwhite — 10 years ago

Jörgen Lindström Carlvik

Owner, Brix Wine Consultants

9.2

Gorgeous aromas here; melting licorice, ripe cherries, Swiss dark chocolates and tell-tale herbacious twist. On the palate, truly sexy fruit, lush and round, with sweet tannins and lowish acidity. More approachable than usual at this stage, but in many one of their finest versions to date. — 11 years ago

Psyche Philips

10

Sweet and smooth with a hint of dryness. Robust flavor with a pleasant finish. Clean without being crisp. . . a rounded clean. — 12 years ago

with Saad