Jeff D.

9.8

Finally opening this wine from Jennifer’s farewell luncheon and it is exquisite! Mike Trujillo’s winemaking prowess is on display and there is the perfect blend of strength and finesse with this wine. I love these wines and sad we don’t get to look forward to more vintages of her brand but glad that TRB has taken the reigns of what the vineyard has to offer. — 5 years ago

Brent Bailey

9.1

Beautiful bourbon, nice amount of oak, brown sugar, vanilla and easy to drink. — 6 years ago

Elizabeth Elliott

9.0

Favorite fruity white to span time with this summer — 6 years ago

with Jada

Fredybeans

9.1

Jaune très clair
Nez terpène très précis
Bouche tendue et domine par des note d agrume. Bel équilibre mais finale un peu courte
Pas très type Brand — 6 years ago

with picolator, El and 1 other

John B

9.2

Textbook Napa Cabernet. Currants, blackberries, a touch of cedar and graphite on the finish. — 7 years ago

Michael Piaker

9.2

30 September 2017. Verre de Terre, New York, NY. — 8 years ago

Vito Polosa

9.4

Lemon pie, custard, bergamit, sandy and stony, expansive mid palate , grippy finish. — 8 years ago

Richard Law

9.0

Dark cherry and berries, but not overly sweet. Medium structure and light tannins. It paired well with Mediterranean food (grilled lamb, beef and chicken). Will buy again. — 10 years ago

Rory O' Hanlon

10

A wonderful craft beer. Has the taste of an easy to drink lager but with a mild and not too overpowering fruitiness. — 10 years ago

with Mary

Robert Scoble

9.1

Smooth and drinkable — 11 years ago

Pat Taylor

8.9

On the nose, the forward aromas are sweet-honey and brown sugar. On the palate, the acidity balances it all off with ripe lime zest and granite/petrol. Its thinner and shorter than you’d want it to be, but it also has a visceral personality with an oily slipperiness that really rounds it back into solid form. — 5 years ago

Gor

9.3

Very aromatic Riesling from Alsace. Melon, white flowers, orange peel, even hint of ginger on those nose. Beautiful deep yellow, almost gold color. Mouth watering acidity with a persistent finish — 6 years ago

Jeremy Pollard

9.2

Floral, citrus, mineral, lovely texture. Edit: Revisiting while sipping a bottle and it’s an absolutely gorgeous wine. So succulent and such intensity. Bumping up my score. — 6 years ago

with Sam

Stephen Redenbaugh

9.3

Lime pith, ripe pear notes on the exuberant nose.... but the weight on the palate is impressive. Textured, waxy, lively acidity and a long almost saline finish. This is a food wine that can hold its own with Asian or Mediterranean cuisine and slice through the richness and complexity to make its own statement. An impressive introduction to Ian Brand and a stunning value. Kudos! — 6 years ago

Paco Suro

9.2

Just gets better. Light to medium. Some grit. Some sweet tart. Yum. — 7 years ago

Michael Chelus

9.2

Blackberry, raspberry, cherry cola, cassis, vanilla, licorice, oak and hints of eucalyptus. Great structure and velvety tannins. — 8 years ago

Beau Carson

9.7

I want to marry this wine and have it next to me throughout the rest of my life. — 8 years ago

Randy Johnson

10

Vanilla is the first thing that hits you. The caramel adds a certain sweetness to the taste. I would literally drink this all the time if I could get it. Dark, tasty, perfection. — 10 years ago

Nicole Hakli

Sommelier The NoMad Restaurant

9.2

Dry botrytis= drytritis — 10 years ago

Stacy Markow

10

Orange blossom, lychee, and honey. Sweet and complex. — 11 years ago

Mia Wang

9.0

V interesting. Tastes completely different than I expected from smell — 5 years ago

John Hagood

9.2

Per Eric at Domestique, Dec 2019. One litre. For party, but not drunk and in refrigerator for six weeks. Still deLIGHTful on 1 Feb 2020. Exquisite balance, alcohol, sugar, [saline indeed, Casey Curbow] and effervescence. — 5 years ago

Liz DeSousa

9.5

Perfectly funky and citrusy — 6 years ago

with George

Samuel Sabori

9.1

At first taste it’s definitely a ripper; funky nose, tart, and plenty of citric. Settles into itself quite nicely, doesn’t get flabby. Gets a little acetic and fleshy as it opens up. Definitely one you’ll talk about. — 6 years ago

Cedric Bernardeau

9.1

Digging this organic Tempranillo — 6 years ago

James Forsyth

8.9

There's a lot to like about this whisky. There's also quite a lot not to like. The intense vanilla, caramel, mocha flavors are delicious and sustain beautifully. However, there isn't the elegance or smoothness of a great whisky. Better than most large production options at a similar price point and a worthy addition to the home bar.
Artwork: a work on paper by Thornton Dial who lived and worked in Bessemer, Alabama some 175 miles south of the Dickel distillery, near Nashville TN. — 7 years ago

Erik Nordman

9.3

Wow!! Fantastic farmer fizz. Seriously hits all the right Champagne notes for me. Nose is concentrated and generous with rich toasted nuts, fresh croissant, baked yellow apple, and a truckload of crushed chalk. The palate surprises with much more precision than the richer nose might indicate, which I LOVE and makes for a really interesting juxtaposition. Hits you with a heavy dose of crushed chalk, which opens up to lemon meringue and crisp orchard fruit, which then gives way to a yeasty, croissant finish, carried from attack to finish with rippling waves of laser-focused acidity and a fine mousse of bubbles. That fine mousse and skillfully managed lees aging provides some nice body, although it's still very lively and nimble. Just... so fucking tasty. — 9 years ago

Nathaniel DiMaggio

9.0

A lot of bottle variation on these guys. This is my 5th bottle in 3 weeks. Beautiful bright blue fruit. Yummy! — 10 years ago

Gabe Barkley

9.1

I found the coffee a little overpowering/distracting in this years version. Still very good, but a bit more roasted in 2014 — 11 years ago

Sabrina Yao

9.8

One of the oldest sake winery. — 12 years ago