Still got it! Fantastic balance between lingering primary red fruits and full-on tertiary goodness: pomegranate, dried cherry, dried cranberry, mushroom, sage... if you got it, drink it! — 7 years ago
Rangy and effervescent. — 8 years ago
Subtle and amazing — 9 years ago
2013 vintage. At Costa Navarino, Greece. Medium lemon hue. On the nose, quite complex - lemon curd, chalky minerality, honeysuckle. On the palate, a little fat, medium acidity, medium plus concentration and fairly long finish. The mineral nature of the wine is more apparent on the mid palate. Very enjoyable. Drink now until 2023+. — 10 years ago
Delicious in 375. Showing well already — 11 years ago
One of the first Napa wines I ever purchased (I'm a late bloomer). Bottle #171 of 3840 of the 2005 William Harrison Rutherford Red is deep garnet in color. The mouthfeel is dense. This wine still has great fruit - black cherry front and mid-palate and tart red cherry on the finish - but intertwined with tertiary flavors, most noticeably mint and leather. Good tannin structure remains, although much softer than when I tasted this in 2009. I'm drinking this to celebrate the fourth anniversary of my website. — 11 years ago
So oaky I like it even better when watching the grand Budapest hotel. Pairs well with Wes — 11 years ago
Really nice stuff — 13 years ago
Great blended malt scotch. Slightly sweet. — 6 years ago
Wonderful pear apple nose, pungent. Wow. Nice nice blanc. Grapes, sour edged, refreshing white. — 7 years ago
$10.99 very smooth — 9 years ago
Soft and elegant. Drinking nicely in 2016 though would have been better 10 years ago — 10 years ago
One of my fave Zin makers. This one with dashes of carignane and petite Syrah. Intensely flavored with ripe dark fruit, pencil shavings and baking spices. Lots of acid to lift the richness. Long finish of fruit and spice. — 11 years ago
2000. Side by side with Clos. This came across fresher, younger (label was pristine, as opposed to damp/stained Clos label) with more exoticism but less sheer impact and minerality. — 11 years ago
Very good!
— 12 years ago
Nice version of this variety. Rich grape. Quite dry and acidic on the tongue. — 5 years ago
Beautiful wine. — 6 years ago
Powerful wine. Chewy and long. Delicious. — 8 years ago
Enjoyed more than most others - rate it well - buy again. — 8 years ago
Very tasty! Could quite possibly be a new favorite... — 9 years ago
Great Shiraz from Barossa with great ageing potential. Big core and good tannins, with a floral, spicy, and botanical nose. The pallet exhibits dark vibrant raspberries, black pepper, bay leaf, burnt espresso bean, and silver dollar eucalyptus toward the lingering finish. I still find the RWT to be more my style, in comparison to this beimg more lean in structure and spicy in character. It was a bit less extracted which for some is preferable, but every so often I enjoy more of a rich extracted style of wine. Overall, great effort and I would like to see this one in a few more years.
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$51.99 — 10 years ago
Surprisingly good — 11 years ago
Great Pinot. 2010 maybe a little better but hard to find — 11 years ago
Upon opening i felt it had too much alcohol. This was a misperception. After giving it a half an hour to breathe it balanced out very well. The nose is heavy black currant and bell pepper with creamy vanilla lingering. Great fruit in here lots of over ripe stewed blackberry and dried black currant and dark cherry notes. Slightly smokey with amazing oak flavors. Cinnamon and other baking spices with intense vanilla flavors. Excellent effort. — 12 years ago
Neil Valenzuela
Medium ruby color. Aromas of black cherry, dried fruits and plum. This one opened up over the hour. Great Pinot. — 5 years ago