Bo Hemian

9.2

A Burgundy with a wink to piemonte... pine tar, tobacco, leather, smoke... salty on the mouth, more tannic than expected. And that beautiful burgundy berry. Unique and beautiful. Super happy. — 5 years ago

Tegan Marriott

9.0

Expensive wine to sip if someone else is footing the bill, wink, wink. — 7 years ago

Ned Gray Creed

9.4

@Ryan Stirm that is a brilliant way to kickoff a long wedding weekend. This is Championship level sparkling my good man. Very refreshing, lip schmacking, and I think I got smarter the instant it hit my lips. Give Alejandro Medina a wink for opening this one. — 8 years ago

Chris Zitzman

9.3

Got this one gratis from a friend of mine. A 1989 Pinot from Victoria, freakin’ AUSTRAAAAALIA.
#now I’ve had some older pinots from those parts so I knew it wasn’t a joke and thankfully what I knew did indeed come true. It’s joyous, fascinating juice.
The rich, thick maroon color to it lays bare its time on this planet, and the nose itself alone provides a complexity that only age can allow. the palate is an evolutionary joy from rich bing cherries to a more established wink to those who know.
@totallysurprisedandlovingeveryswig — 8 years ago

with Beth

Phil

9.1

Awesome Cab Franc. Seriously, give it air and that's what you'll say too. "Syrah." Nudge-nudge, wink wink. Whatevs. It has all the trappings of cab franc. That Eric Crane guy was right. And I thought it was the powdered gravy. — 9 years ago

Michael Housewright

Writer/Photographer Wine Enthusiast Magazine

9.1

This guy makes good wine. I think he's a Texan (wink) — 10 years ago

Courtney Walker

9.8

As you peek your nose into the glass a melange of butter scorched strawberry, passion fruit, papaya, banana mango, and warm oak ~ smokes sun gold kiwi and lemon soaked peach skins. These flavors create a thick knit basket weave of aromas and sensations your tongue must unravel one by one. The body is as smooth as licking fresh orange slices dipped in crushed tart powder. A fit and lean steen with a strong finish and tannic wink as it bids you adieu. — 10 years ago

Palmer Emmitt

Owner/Winemaker Judge Palmer

9.4

The nose is pleasant but a bit musty and tired, like I’ve rented a 150 year-old farmhouse on the coast of Ireland for a quiet weekend away. Upstairs, in an old sock drawer, is an ancient bag of potpourri containing dried herbs, crusty rose petals, and lumpy brittle strawberries that mingle with the peat and damp hay drifting through the air. The palate is fresher, brighter, the same but somehow newer, like the proprietor of the old house, a 30-ish strawberry blond named Fiona, whose great-great-grandfather built this place with his bare hands, has burst through the front door to greet me with a wink and wry smile. Like her, this wine is feminine but not delicate, stout but not burly, complex but not ostentatious. I’ll spare you any further indulgence of this tortured metaphor, but this wine is nearly everything you want in a mature Barolo – the acid is bracing in a good way, the tannin fully resolved, the balance exquisite, the length prodigious. — 5 years ago

Lindsey King

9.2

Curvy rose! Plump cherry and blood orange. Bright and fresh. 70+ year old Zinfandel vines from light sands in Lodi. A nice wink to Cerasuolo! — 7 years ago

Nerd_Emperor

9.1

A great fruit forward red blend. Great either room temperature or chilled. A high recommended. — 8 years ago

Tom Riley

9.1

2011. I don't go in for overly figurative tasting notes but this wine's got moxie, character. It knows what it's about. Others mentioned nebbiolo, but from the Hellenic side of the street. I agree, and with the Greek element comes some brio, some spunk. A wink and a conspiratorial smile. Let's cut to the chase: I really like the wine. $29. 13.5% abv. — 9 years ago

Geoffrey Turnbull

9.0

Second wine at Wink, in Austin, TX. Elegant wine, velvety, lots of ripe fruit, a hint of chocolate. — 10 years ago

with Melanie

Brett Jones

9.0

"It was a naïve domestic Burgundy without any breeding, but I think we were amused by its presumption..." (to paraphrase James Thurber)
Volnay 1990 - a delight we enjoyed on New Year's Eve
Magnificent 25 year old Volnay that Wink bought to help her dad celebrate his 80th in 1994.
In extremely fine, delicate form last night. — 10 years ago

Friday Hill

10

Huge acidity

Very tart - bing cherries

Dennis loves this one, huge wink. — 6 years ago

Beth Hamilton

9.2

I think this is my first white wine from Bordeaux. It’s a beautiful pale straw color. The aroma is maybe sugared lemon and a touch of butter. I find it to be smooth textured and light and fruity with a little wink of wet rock at the end. — 6 years ago

Irina

9.0

Flirty lil fruit with an acid wink. worth her cheap ass. I’d text back — 8 years ago

Ryan Mullins

9.4

Wink wink! — 9 years ago

Bree Dusbiber

9.2

Skin-contact PG, came out screeching but settled into a long couple of fascinatingly delicious days. Musk-anointed with a seaside view; vixen-y right into a clever wink. Goddamn... — 9 years ago

Andrew Cebulka

9.2

Fantastic wine. Spice and fruit were beautifully balanced. Kinda old style Cali meets new Cali, with just a wink less acid than the new school approach. — 10 years ago

Joe Paradise

9.3

Deep black fruits that epitomize ripe but never slide into jammy. Whiff of dried rosemary and beautifully subtle wood. Full body with velvety fine, but substantial tannin. Not the most complex, but long, evolving, and above all tasty. My tw cohorts will understand the feeling of forbidden pleasure *wink* — 10 years ago