Martinez

9.2

This outstanding clarete by Jorge Monzón of Dominio del Águila has emerged as the benchmark for the revival of Clarete. Sourced from old vineyards in La Aguilera, it is a blend of approximately 35% Tempranillo, 35% Albillo and other red and white grapes such as Bobal, Bruñal, Garnacha and Pirulés, all co-planted and fermented together. Complex, vibrant, just perfect to spend a hot summer afternoon.
— 5 years ago

Tree Kilpatrick

9.1

Dark and stormy night. Smells mysterious and licorice-y. Plums. Cherries of the cooked and black sort. Flavor is smooth and juicy. Slight Rhône style flavor profile. Makes a nice compliment to meats and spicy faire. Plenty of depth. Fruit driven, but the backbone of Petite(s) and dark intense Tannat holds the bomb back. Just a lovely bombastic red blend from Yolo. CA wine for sure. Even hot climate CA red. But it has lots to offer. On the list with ‘The Boss’ for Yolo blend to watch. — 7 years ago

Thomas Gayno

9.5

An excellent wine we drunk with Laeti over teppanyaki in Tokyo at Omae X Morimoto in 2010. — 7 years ago

Andrea Arnau

9.5

Con lucho, Andrés y Juan Luis en Satsko — 8 years ago

with Luis

Gene Bodemer

9.1

Great texture and richness but the acidity makes it weightless...Delicous.. — 9 years ago

Steven Roque

9.0

It's not going to impress your super judge-y wine friends, but your parents will love it. And I love it too, tbh. Put on "Time (Clock of the Heart)" by Culture Club while sippin on this blend and all will be right in the world, even if it's not. — 9 years ago

Pierre Arneaux

8.9

Yum. Had it with John Kelly chocolates, 5 year gouda, Delish. Caramel-y and nutty. — 9 years ago

Severn G

9.3

We recently pulled some cases out of storage, which haven't seen the light of day for nearly 15 years, so I'll have some fun posts in the next several months.

Nose has dusty cherry, dried blackberry, tanned leather, old cedar cigar box, shriveled blueberry, dried black currant, violets, mashed blueberry and dark roast coffee.

Palate has rehydrated blackberry, dried cherries, dried blueberry, dry potting soil, over-ripe black currant, chocolate powder, medium tannins, long finish; polished and beautiful!!

Paired with enchiladas with my homemade sauce from the summer of 2019 tomato harvest, local beef from Columbia Co NY; the dish and the wine lifted each other.

Could hold this bottle until its 20th birthday in proper storage, likely a little more. A perfect and supple cork pull tonight.

Listening to the beautiful vocal prowess tonight of Catherine Russell, life is good. No COVID-19 lockdown in MA yet, but it's gotta be around the corner...

$38, September 2005. — 6 years ago

Antonio Palau

9.1

Explosive!!!! Mendez y co.... — 7 years ago

Matthew Maxwell

9.4

Our new go-to organic everyday red. $9 from our local organic co-op. — 8 years ago

with Christina

Nate Miles

8.9

Sappy and juicy and other words that end in y. — 9 years ago

Tom Wood

8.9

This is the 'tindery' Cab franc / sauv blanc blend. Interesting enough, the sauv shows by the bucket load with a semi-slippery initial texture until the grainy greenish tannin from the Franc kicks in. The herbaceous notes from the sauv only add to how herbaceous Franc can be. It shows a lot of black cherry, sour raspberry and cut green herbs. If you look at it deeply enough it does show some guava and lychee notes from the sauv but they're probably not even worth mentioning. Co-ferment of the two I'm lead to believe, approach with an open mind, it can throw you about a bit. At $38 a bottle, bit of a gamble in my opinion, especially for something as experimental as such — 9 years ago

Yutaka Hisaeda

9.0

160717. Suit for dinner! — 9 years ago

Allison Love O'Neil

9.7

Very melon-y. Reminds me of summer. — 6 years ago

Hisae Imai

9.0

吉祥寺のお店で。
樽の感じで少しバナナっぽい。 — 6 years ago

Mike Levin

9.1

Co-fermented red and white grapes. A nice gulpable wine with some serious character. — 7 years ago

Olga

8.9

It’s nice pleasant wine with floral, bitter almond and citrus aromas. Dry, balanced acidity, alcohol and body. Quiet short length. — 8 years ago

Erik Nordman

9.0

Another solid effort from Michael Cruse! Chardonnay from the Rorick Heritage Vineyard in the Sierra Foothills. Pours a medium (-) straw-gold hue. Medium/medium (+) concentration of aromatics of bruised yellow apple, fresh pineapple, honeysuckle, wet stone, some bread dough and aged cheese rind leesiness, creme fraiche, and a bit of slight savory, almond-y oxidative character. On the palate, there's more yellow apple and pineapple that is joined by a bit of ripe Bosc pear, along with more wet stone, aged cheese rind, honeysuckle, and a slight fennel edge to the finish. Medium to medium (+) acid, dry, medium bodied with lush texture from neutral oak, malo, and lees. There's also the slightest bit of phenolic edge because the juice is left on skins overnight prior to fermentation. Alcohol is medium (+) and is a bit too noticeable on the palate for my tastes but is still gentle enough to overlook. Wish there was a bit more acid but there's still definitely enough to at least keep it in balance enough. Overall, pretty good stuff and interesting for sure; if there's one word you *can't* use to describe Michael's wines in general, "boring" is that word. — 8 years ago

Sergi Garangou

9.5

Brutal!! Molt recomanable, pots trobar-lo a can co #canco #restaurantcanco — 9 years ago

Felipe Ferreiro

Sommelier/Wine Director Restaurante Las Rias Bajas

8.9

Capa y densidad media, en nariz fruta negra, regaliz negro. En boca ligero agradable pero con un punto maduro en el final. — 9 years ago