Stephen M Duffy

9.5

Delicious, savory cab franc and a great value. More leather and herbal notes than fruit. Fairly tannic for the style. Versatile food wise. — 7 years ago

Mike McGovern

9.2

Fabulous blend, fruity with notes of plum, blackberry, and vanilla. Smooth but lively and present beginning, with an earthy finish that paints the palate dry. Let it open up for a few minutes before diving in. — 8 years ago

Kelly Kirkland

9.0

2010 vintage. A totally unknown winery to me given to me by a grateful neighbor. I noted that the bottle quality portended a high-end wine. So I decided to wait to have it with a group of friends who'd appreciate something like this— a good decision. Upon opening, the nose struck me as a fine French Bordeaux with a big of age. The palate was fine and smooth with medium tannins. It's got a lovely full body and a nicely aged fruit that shows a sweet leather note. My friends loved it, as did I. What a treat to subsequently find out (through Charine Tan's review here) just what a special wine this was to have been given. — 8 years ago

Marlon Wells

9.5

Excellent Chardonnay! Crisp apple taste with vanilla finish. Great bottle. — 9 years ago

Russ W

9.1

Powerful and brooding fruit. Blinded this wine drinks like a wise teenager. — 9 years ago

with Krystal

Sara Henson

9.3

This wine is simple brilliant and ready to drink! The nose leads with hints of bright red fruits then quickly transitions to an earthy smell ripe with fresh rain. Tastes of subtle dark fruit, followed by mild tannins, with a lush mineral finish. We are pairing with mussels braised in a tomato confit, glazed pork belly, and classic steak and potatoes. This wine is certainly a top hit!!! — 10 years ago

with Alan

Akiva Leeder

8.9

A touch too tart with little of the raspberries coming through — 10 years ago

with David

Leigh Noir

9.4

Tasty Greek wine. I've bought twice. Especially delicious with cheese and fruit :) — 10 years ago

with Kyle

Nate Rose

Wine Director Specs

9.6

Not Wise Acres. This is Wise Acre. Kirk Grace's tiny 1/2 acre project. 2010 — 11 years ago

Andrew Major

9.8

Wise beyond its age. — 11 years ago

Tim Magoon

9.6

Great right out of the bottle! — 12 years ago

Jasmin Arpin

9.0

Friendsgiving 17 — 7 years ago

Martin G Rivard

10

What a beautiful person inside and out! I'm blessed beyond measure to be able to call him "Dad". Words can't adequately express how much I Love him. We opened a few bottles last night that I will hold near and dear to my heart forever. We are celebrating his completion of 6 rounds of chemo therapy in his battle against Prostate cancer. This is his 3rd time in the ring against this opponent and it appears that he's won with a unanimous decision by knockout at this time!!!!!! Love you dad!!!!! So proud of your strength through this process. My Father was born in 1940. A difficult year to say the least:
Germans entered Bordeaux in June of 1940. As dictated by Hitler himself, it was the sworn duty of each and every commander to search and seize whatever could be used for the advancement of the German cause. Bedlam broke out. Chateaux' were ransacked, wine cellars were looted if not used for target practice. The Chateauxs were forced to continue producing wines. It's poetic justice that Mother Nature provided the Germans with the worst growing season from 1940 to 1944!!!! The Germans left Bordeaux in 1944 to the cheers of the residents "Au Revoir Les Allemands"!!!! The 1940 bottle that we enjoyed this evening survived World War II. It Survived the ransacking, pillaging & plunder of countless German soldiers. It's outer capsule showed evident signs of its struggle but it's inner beauty was unblemished and glorious. I've had many, many vintages of Latour from 1928 and on but none have ever tasted as perfect as the one we enjoyed tonight. This 1940 was perfect. It was a fighter, it never gave up, it never relinquished in the face of adversity. That's my Father, that my role model. He's a beautiful person inside & out. I think 1940 is the best vintage that I have ever had the privilege to enjoy. Special thanks to my good friends Michael Troise whom provided me with much of the insights in regards to the incredibly difficult vintage and David Page whom gifted this bottle to me for our celebration this evening. I will never forget your generosity. It was a glorious evening to say the least!!! Wine has a way of bringing people together and encapsulating an evening and event. I couldn't think of a better way to rejoice in his victory than to open a Father & Son birth year wine. — 8 years ago

with Ryan, Christine and 1 other

J Levenson

8.9

A few more years in the cellar would have been a wise decision. Still lovely. Full bodied. 8/5/16 — 9 years ago

Todd Glasson

8.9

Low tannins and fully round with black licorice, cola and an amarone finish. — 9 years ago

Peder & Natalie Nyhus

9.4

A wine worth writing about. A hearty but delicate Pinot with dark rich berries. It's an underground all star. — 10 years ago

Mark Pedante

9.4

If the '07 is the wise old man, this is the early-40s cougar. Lively on the front, saucy. A lot going on, confident. Will enter round, sage wisdom in a few years (post-menopause?). — 10 years ago

Evgueni Tchetchetkine

9.2

2011 (why doesn't Delectable allow me to choose one somewhere?) Much more interesting than could be guessed from its modest price. — 10 years ago

Ruben Freixas

9.0

Surprising wine, great deal price-wise👍 — 11 years ago

Katie Jelicich

9.3

Syrah, petite Syrah, & merlot blend; super good, very smooth, great flavor, all around nice red wine — 11 years ago

Itien Liang

9.5

Surprisingly great blend for $30! Syrah, merlot and 70% cab. — 12 years ago

Martin G Rivard

9.8

@David L @Shawn R @Ron R @Joe Lucca @Carl Fischer I can almost hear DAVID L 🎤 right now saying “Oh no you didn’t just open another 12 Edge Hill Bacigaluppi!!!”
Yes I did and am quite happy at my decision!!
Irresistible in a glass!! Simply awesome after an hour and stunningly gorgeous after 2. — 8 years ago

Katherine Bordelon

Court of Master Sommelier Guild member

9.0

Earthy but not over powering. Dried fruit, berries, hint of pepper, oak but not hiding behind the oak. Rich and balanced after at least 20 minutes of breathing. Decided to decant and it was a good decision. — 8 years ago

with Edmond

Conrad Green

9.1

1st vintage if this wine, so a real treat to try. A little shrill and sharp at the front. Lovely fruit. Still some fresh notes but in a good place age-wise. Doesn't hang together as well as the wines beside it. — 8 years ago

with Matt and Paul

Neil Crossley

9.5

Astonishingly good wine. Most guides tell you to pay more than £8 at least and that's wise, but this tipple was infinitely better than the Malbec reserve that set me back £9 from sainsbury. It's silky, deep, vanilla-cherry and unctuous. Can't see through the liquid, buy it by the case before the maker twigs. — 9 years ago

Rajiv Ayyangar

9.2

@Black Sands Brewery
100% Sauvignon Blanc.
Cloudy straw-gold in the glass. Muscular presence of grapefruit and pith (thiols), with complex and continually shifting undertones of sweet cucumber, custard apple, guava, passionfruit (more thiols) and other tropical fruit. High alcohol (I'd guess 14-14.5%), with notable phenolic bitterness and slight impression of tannins from skin contact. Acidity is elevated, but it's really the tannins and bitterness that structure the wine.
The grapes must have been fairly ripe, due to the high alcohol and near-absence of pyrazines. I understand the decision to allow some phenolic bitterness and tannins to balance out the structure. An a-typical wine done with intention and thoughtfulness. I'm digging this.
Score: Around 9.
Winemaker's notes:-100% destemmed.-skin-fermented for ~1 month in a large wooden tank, with daily pumpovers (no punch-downs). -aged for 9 months in neutral barrels. — 10 years ago

Tom Kobylarz

9.1

Too young, though currently it has plum, cola, spice, some intermittent funk, plum, sandalwood, a complex bouquet of aromas and flavors. Texture wise the tannins are pretty interense now, so they need to (should) resolve. #lapaulee #athome — 10 years ago

Andy Bartee

Sales Copain Winery

9.2

Older than me, but not as wise as me. Delicious. — 11 years ago

Rubychick

9.6

Lay this down for 5years or so, pretty sure it's not going to last that long in my hands though... — 11 years ago

Alexis Lees

9.7

Smooth and delicious — 11 years ago