Mike R

9.6

Drink and be merry and SMILE

Is that what is all about

Sometimes we drink wine that speaks loudly and sometimes it just whispers / unfortunately sometimes it cannot speak and smiling can be difficult

This wine will not disappoint and will get better / being young I am grateful this wine is speaking loudly / it is saying Big Bold Beautiful

Decanted for exactly 110 minutes - and it was amazing

Dark darker color / no transparency at all / grapes are a single vineyard on an Oakville hillside with stunning results - I love the vineyard - the wine is powerful striking finessed structured and so balanced - The nose reveals blue and red berries and even the kitchen sink and yet this is 100% cab - 200 cases

Taste are full of lush fruit flavors complemented by unique exotic minerals and spices which I think they even stuck in cinnamon and nutmeg

Will last 20 plus years and will get even better but don't be afraid to drink now - bravo GV

All smiles tonight

— 8 years ago

Matt Finelli

9.8

Like a waterfall of silk on the naked body of my tongue 👅 I will forever dance with the perfectly balanced fruit forward first round impression, and enjoy the lingering whispers of the smoky finish. Happy 26th birthday to my sweet sweet gir! — 9 years ago

with Katie

Igor Fishman

9.0

eye level gravel with my hands dirty, nine pm, fifteen years, give or take, we wanted to carry, hold eachother, push, scared of what's to come and the 'what to do', i once told you, whispers, humming bird, beak-heart, "i would love to fast forward", and now, cliche on cliche, i just want to speak to you and imagine the 'what to do', clean hands at nine pm — 9 years ago

web bond

9.3

Very concentrated, rich. Elegance, precision, whispers underneath. Needs a lot of time. Chalk, citrus, saline explosion. 100% Grand Cru: Avize, Oger, Le Mesnil, Oiry, and Cramant. — 10 years ago

Joel Pennington #❤️🐢🍷

Owner/Winemaker Slow Turtle Vineyard

9.4

Redefines US Viognier - whispers with elegance and style. Masterpiece! — 10 years ago

Andrew Currie

10

Light, dry, delicious Rosé. Great for Summer and light fare. For the record, I'm pretty sure it's the colors of angels' whispers. — 10 years ago

Wineshout 💀

9.2

A legendary wine that whispers the secrets from our American dreams.

Remarkable balance of black fruits, spice and toast of oak.

Not near its peak yet, these tannins need some taming. #california #napa #wine — 11 years ago

Jay McInerney

Novelist, Wine Critic Town & Country, Expensive Wino & Gastronaut

9.5

Ethereal. A wine that convinces in whispers. A lover not a fighter. — 11 years ago

Billy Powell

9.1

Striking acidity with ripe cherries.... Whispers of vanilla and chocolate seal the deal — 12 years ago

Sybaritewino C.Lawrence

9.3

Pre Book of Mormon beverage in Melbourne, Australia. Incredible aromatics. Think balls of oolong tea prior to adding hot water, followed by ever so soft whispers of rain soaked bitumen, sensual winter black truffles, espresso & dark chocolate. Such an electrophorus wine. — 8 years ago

Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.3

2011, not a good year for Cabernets in the Barossa, ok in McLaren Vale but the Shiraz's excelled. Not the best year but good quality. Dark cassis, blackberries, expresso, dark cherries, full tannins...sticky, fine & dark, black plum, whispers of blue fruits, rhubarb, dry cranberries, caramel, light vanilla, soft warm spices, soft leather, crushed rocks, dry red florals, nice acidity and a finish that is simultaneously ripe and dry. — 9 years ago

Tom Riley

9.0

2006. A compromised cork led to what I feared, a wine already fading. Once decanted it went from the last whispers of youth through secondary and onto tertiary aromas and flavors in only a few hours. A good wine but ultimately disappointing. Nothing like what we enjoyed at the domaine a few years ago. C'est la vie. — 9 years ago

Manchester Sheldon

8.9

Dustiness and the barest hint of cherry, soft tannins, whispers of cola. — 9 years ago

Erik Helms

Sommelier/Wine & Beer Buyer Whole Foods Oakland

8.9

Ripe Bartlett and applesauce are just whispers on the nose, but dominate on the palate. Honeysuckle, spice, and cream can be found if you are looking for some complexities. This is a multilayered wine, and a good example of Pinot Grigio. — 10 years ago

Igor Fishman

9.0

levity in stable hands, quiet surf and stage whispers, a pillow warm and worn, you used to tell me - well, i've learned, i shake the frost-bitten sheets above us, the flakes just fall and melt like wounded stars, like your eyes, like the moon, like sleep — 10 years ago

Joel Pennington #❤️🐢🍷

Owner/Winemaker Slow Turtle Vineyard

8.9

Whispers, will pair nicely with fish, poulty, and more. — 10 years ago

Wineslikesex

10

2006 vintage. Gently kissing flesh studded with diamonds. Whispers asking for more. Right down to the honey pot. /b — 11 years ago

Rhonely Boy

9.3

(Grenache, Mourvèdre, Petite Sirah)

Very enjoyable, easy drinking. Big Mourvèdre fan. I like how the Grenache lightens the Mourvèdre, without masking it, and finishes with plush Petite Sirah. — 11 years ago

Gordon Walker

9.9

Phenomenal Rioja, whispers of the Spanish summer winds, rich fruit, wonderful oak character, I could drink this wine every day. I <3 Tempranillo. — 12 years ago

Cathy Corison

Owner/Winemaker Corison Winery

9.8

Brut Rosé tasting last night with tasting group. My favorite. Delicate yeasty goodness. Whispers. Thank you Terry Theise and @skurnikwines. — 13 years ago

Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.0

Light, soft, delicate light red florals, liquid violets, dark cherries, raspberries, strawberries, a bit of plum & blueberries and light soft spices on the nose. The body starts lean, thickens and gets darker with more tannin presence. The fruits are, blackberries, dark cherries, black raspberries, Then come, strawberries, plum, dry cranberries and blueberries as it settles on palate. Very soft & delicate baking spices of, clove, nutmeg, cinnamon and whispers of vanilla, light moist dark earth, shade's of soft silty chalkiness, mellow but bright acidity and a ripe, rich, polished finish. Beautiful Burgundian style. Top of the world Auckland. — 9 years ago

John Fiehrer

9.1

Great juice, light color, nice nose and those mt etna volcanic whispers going on! — 9 years ago

Andrew Fortgang

9.6

This wine yells and whispers at once. Elegant — 9 years ago

Erik Helms

Sommelier/Wine & Beer Buyer Whole Foods Oakland

9.2

Very aromatic, starring an orange blossom explosion of nearly perfume levels. Palate is ripe and tropical - passion fruit, guava, cantaloupe and whispers of residual sugar. I've not seen 2% Orange Muscat make this much of a noticeable impact from nose to finish. Still possesses great acid and tart fruit. Delicious. — 9 years ago

Olivius Maximus

9.2

Light bodied Napa Pinot Noir with whispers of cherry, strawberry, blueberry all corsaged up on my tux just like Senior Prom. Veneers of smoke & tabbaci crown this puppy off. This is one easy drinking sovereign! — 10 years ago

Evan Fraser

9.2

The pronounced alcohol, while not a favourable point with some, is quite appealing when one considers the intense red fruit nose and palate, think: red cherries and cranberries. It's a wine that grabs you by the throat and whispers "Let us go then, you and I,
When the evening is spread out against the sky," — 10 years ago

Alex Van Amburg

8.9

Totally missed this on a blind tasting- whispers of Brett, and light tannins took me miles away from Barolo. Lots of spice, earth, aging well- just not what I'd come to "expect" - teach me to assume, right?
— 10 years ago

Vinny Eng

9.4

Compelling, whispers of Chardonnay, saline. Auspicious #champagnecampaign — 11 years ago

with Kelly

Steve Matthiasson

Owner/Winemaker Matthiasson Wines

9.9

peaty/ashtray, pencil lead, tobacco, cigar box, whispers old Bordeaux (whispers because it has emphysema--an old smoker) — 12 years ago

Steve & Franciska Davey

9.7

Flavor of overripe fruit. Sweet Blush.
— 13 years ago