Kristin the Wine Girl

9.4

Ripe and supple berry pie. Dark dark spicy fruit in a velvety coat of midnight cacao, nutmeg, cinnamon and clove. Big tannins that cling to palate all the way through the finish. Relax back in your recliner near the fireplace for this one! Perfect rainy day wine. — 6 years ago

David Watts

9.0

Oak and marzipan on the nose, with a whack of fruits of the forest. Taste-wise, it's warm red fruits, quite soft and viscous to begin with but then some solid grip to follow through. Very nice. — 7 years ago

Jean Herndon

8.9

2015 Bronze winner @ CA State Fair comp but underrated IMO. Red fruit, spice, earth. Good stuff. — 8 years ago

SJ Charlson

9.2

Really great Sonoma cabernet. — 8 years ago

with Joe and Mark

Jasmin Arpin

9.0

Friendsgiving 17 — 8 years ago

Nathaniel DiMaggio

9.0

Another solid bottle in a great space age wise. Wait 5 years for more funk or drink now for pure hedonism. — 9 years ago

with May and David

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. — 10 years ago

Myke Morgan

9.0

Very fruit forward cab, with minimal tannins or chalkiness. A nice quality everyday wine. — 6 years ago

with Anjanette

Ned Gray Creed

9.2

Praise the Moon Mountain AVA. Hashtag old stomping ground. — 7 years ago

Mike R

9.4

Forgive me for not color coordinating correctly (say those last three words quickly ten times - ha) but that is what happens when two great friends get together for a dinner with wives to celebrate birthdays and we are left to our own decisions so our wives are definitely needed to dress us - man is that picture busy except for the wine

Rick brought a treat - 2007 treat - we only decanted for 40 minutes - when first opening I was worried - it was lacking any smell but it was a terrible restaurant decanter (love the food and atmosphere but not a wine heavy place)

We drank (more line devoured) the first wine (Dyer) while patiently waiting for this bad boy to wake up- when it did - wow 😲- I had a @David L expression experience happen - “I don’t like - I LOVE IT”

So the wine and this vintage and this bottle for me was opulent and silky - it opened so progressively in the glass - like a Lexus LC 500 speed demon (sorry but I do have some preoccupation with this car) - color was a daaaaaark deeeeep puuuuurple (deep purple was a great band but I degress) - smell was full of vanilla and spices and amazingly was very ripe and was made in a flamboyant cult style - It soaked my mouth with melted blackberries, cherries, raspberries, cocoa and sweet oaky favors - the rush from the taste came from the silky tannins which were rich and refined - now it was also really dry - but overall I am totally impressed and the finish was medium long

Word to the wise - in my humble opinion this bad boy needs to be experienced sooner than later - still ripe but the smell is going fast - crazy to say this but the 06s have years left but my 07s are fully matured - Drink up and definitely smile . — 8 years ago

with R

Peter Coulthard

9.1

A fruity bold smell to it. However drinking wise it is light, smooth with a nice light fruity and spicy taste but not masses of depth or finish to it but very enjoyable. Overall a nice drinking wine at a Turkish restaurant. — 9 years ago

Garret Nagle

9.2

Aromatic, but a little too much oak and alcohol coming through. Fresh and racy, coming out of Castelnuovo del Abate, one of the hotter subzones of Montalcino climate wise. All the way down at the bottom of southern Montalcino. South facing slopes and lots of sun. Maybe too much. — 10 years ago

Jason Dunn

9.1

Not tannic. Lightly fruity. An excellent red for lamb. — 7 years ago

Marc Pimentel

9.1

Cami really likes this wine. Grape dvine — 7 years ago

Matt

9.2

70 CA 30 GR old vine bottling that proves how important Carignan can be in arid, warm climate winemaking. At 15% abv this wine carries balance, life, and most importantly complex interplay of deeply hued fruit and savory layers. There’s an air of roasted meatiness, leather, wet slate, and roasted black and purple fruits that stands out. In the background purple flowers, smoke, talcum, licorice, brown sugar. Palate is expansive, rich without being too heavy, kept in check by balancing acid of the carignan. Tannin wise there’s grit, nothing overpowering but flowing nicely about, keeping the texture present with its length. — 7 years ago

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. — 8 years ago

Andrew Keenan

9.1

Good sippin’ rye. — 9 years ago

Marlon Wells

9.5

Excellent Chardonnay! Crisp apple taste with vanilla finish. Great bottle. — 10 years ago

J Levenson

8.9

A few more years in the cellar would have been a wise decision. Still lovely. Full bodied. 8/5/16 — 10 years ago

Russ W

9.1

Powerful and brooding fruit. Blinded this wine drinks like a wise teenager. — 10 years ago

with Krystal