Hannah Fyson

9.0

Very rich, lychee and rose fragrance with a full body and spicy finish. Tastes like quince. — 7 years ago

Lia Lowenthal

8.9

Very nice chenin blanc. Zippy and bright but also medium body, as it opens up tastes a bit like gruyere cheese and lemon and smells like what the candied daffodils in Willy Wonka I imagine would smell/taste like. Also has a nice touch of a bitter finish. Pairs great with citrus and tahini. — 8 years ago

Jukka Melkko

9.2

5.1. 2018 pe ilta — 8 years ago

Thomas Brenner

9.3

Drinking the 2 decade old product of the masterful collaboration of the new world (order's) master, Robert Mondavi, and the old world's (puppet) master, Baron Philippe Rothschild was a dream cum. True, I may be biased, but after recently tasting the 1996 and 1997 vintages of Robert Mondavi's Napa Can, I can see how much RM benefitted from Rothschild's involvement in the 1998 Opus One. He must have felt like the Cleveland Orchestra in Michael Jackson's Will You Be There (Free Willy Song). Really good, aged, mellow cherry juice. This one has quite a few years of life left in it. Mmmmmm. — 9 years ago

Connor Clark-Lindh

9.5

Was an excellent wine with a special flavour. Possibly because of the year but definitely a. Fruity fun wine to consider in the future. — 10 years ago

Justin Ennis

9.5

She's a beaut Clark! She's a beaut.... Was a little stinky but opened up wonderfully with some air. Classic Willy Hirsch. — 10 years ago

Noah Askin

9.0

Very good German wine. A robust red but not too heavy. — 10 years ago

Jody Roberts

9.6

Love Niepoort! Would love to meet Dirk Niepoort. I envision him the Willy Wonka of winemaking. — 10 years ago

Paul Fletcher

9.2

25th wedding anniversary gifted by Uncle Willy — 7 years ago

Ben Parker

9.4

Like the part in Willy Wonka where they drink the Fizzy lifting drinks and float joyously in the air. Lovely apple, pear, grapefruit flavors. Wonderfully smooth bubbles. Dances across the palate like a sexy ballerina. An Excellent celebration wine! — 8 years ago

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Isaac Pirolo

9.1

2012 Napa/Sonoma closeout Chardonnay face-off. If you were going to make a movie theater popcorn flavor of chewing gum, you’d want to drink the William Hill before you started just to make sure you got it right. It’s a Willy Wonka expression of malolactic fermentation. The Iron Horse brings more precision along with more restraint. Focused stone fruit infused with lemongrass and lychee lead the way to a lime and mineral driven finish. — 8 years ago

Stacy Woods

9.1

2014 - Brilliant, reflective, dark straw with a copper hue and a thin water white rim. Intensely aromatic, floral dominant, rose blossom, hibiscus, honeysuckle, subtle stone fruit and citrus, apricot, orange peel, and cantaloupe, a fleeting wisp of cigarette smoke. A dry wine but the mouth-filling perfume leaves a perception of sweetness. Medium plus alcohol lends a lingering warmth and viscosity to the palate. Medium plus acid and a touch of bitterness gives balance to the juicy ripe fruit aromas in the mouth. Fruit and floral aromas confirmed in the mouth with an additional hint of marmalade, and spicy ginger — 9 years ago

Erik Nordman

9.4

More Alsace Grand Cru Riesling to celebrate my engagement to my lovely fiancée. 😊❤️ We announced our engagement to close family tonight at a lovely Italian dinner at a small ten table trattoria and it's one of the best feelings of my life. Alsace Riesling is one of the first wines we bonded over and it feels so special to be drinking this now. Can't wait to drink many more bottles of it with her for the many years to come. Meyer lemon zest, a truckload of crushed river stones, underripe nectarine, some petrol character starting to show, and a bit of this lovely character that I can most closely describe as a fresh spearmint, anise, and bergamot tea vibe that I'm sure will reveal itself much more with time. The Gisselbrecht Alsace Grand Cru Riesling we drank a few days ago was also a Muenchberg and while this is a much more skillfully made example than the last (as to be expected from Ostertag), I can totally sense the shared terroir between them. Has that lovely juxtaposition that great Alsace Riesling has where it somehow simultaneously has heft and weight in body, and yet is still feather-light and nimble on its feet, due in part to the laser beam of acidity contained in this bottle. So pure, with razor-like precision. Very concentrated and tight and yet still so generous, would love to revisit in a few years to see some more development. So indescribably happy right now. 😊 — 10 years ago

Peter Sultan

9.3

Always a crowd fave-dry, structured even, a Willy Wonka descent into...pearness. — 10 years ago

Diana Sabo

9.8

Very smooth! Enjoyed on December 24, 2018 — 7 years ago

Tobin Trevarthen

9.3

A fun blast to the past with this ‘01. Smooth tannins, bing cherry, black fruit. A roll of your tongue kind of experience. A Willy Wonka ticket for the holidays. — 7 years ago

Chris England

9.3

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🗞 Intel 1st microprocessor, Disney World, 18 🗳
🎵 Maggie May, Brown Sugar. Ain’t no Sunshine
🎥 Clockwork Orange, Willy Wonka
🗣 I know what you're thinking Did he fire 6 shots or only 5
🌍 3.72B

Fab @ £95 for a 47yr old 😁

🍷 Ruby w/ brick edge

👃 Gravel, gun smoke, soot, pencil lead, minerals & faint dark fruit w/ mocha

👄 Med body of mineral laden faded dark fruit w/ black currant coming to life in the mouth & a mocha & liquorice touché

🎯 Med mineral & dark fruit w/ liquorice mocha

Bonus 🗣 Weebles wobble but they don't fall down 🤣 — 8 years ago

Pierre Idiart

9.5

This wine is what Cookie Monster would drink if he loved blue berries... And I f'n love blueberry fruit in wine... This is alcoholic, velvety... I drank it over three days... This is a Willy Wonka wine, that swells and gives like an everlasting gobstopper. — 10 years ago

Ted

9.5

Normally I am a burgundy guy but much like Violet Beauregarde changing from gum to chocolate in Willy Wonka I have been on a Bordeaux kick. Wine is very tasty much like a Wonka bar. Coffee dark chocolate and blue berries. — 10 years ago

Robert Cunningham

Wine Educator DeVinimus, Wine Workshop

8.9

Nice balance and fruit. Good mouth feel. Nice, moderately long finish. Excellent food wine. — 10 years ago