Merlot the way it’s supposed to be made. Fruit with balanced structure — 8 years ago
GSM mix from McClaren Vale. Dark cherries, pencil lead, black pepper, plum. Very happy with it after letting it mellow since 2006. Very smooth and enjoyable now. — 8 years ago
Bright, herbal with earth tones. Solid wine to celebrate the Warriors game 2 W. — 9 years ago
Pepprig och stydig men utvecklas fint och länge i munnen — 9 years ago
Black fruited, sandy tannin, oak driven spice. Gorgeous Marg river cab sav and would have rated higher but toward the end the oak started to distract a little. — 10 years ago
I love varietal Roussanne, and this is a delicious example from McLaren Vale. #aussiewine — 11 years ago
1994 vintage. Excellent complex earthy Cabernet. Needs some time in the decanter to appreciate the complexity. — 11 years ago
Fantastic, mature flavor — 12 years ago
Lemon and apple crisp. Great full smooth body with enough acid holding everything in the right spot. — 7 years ago
A new favorite. Great tobacco and spice flavors play off the blackberry. Medium body, very low acid. — 8 years ago
Like any ‘9.0’ wine, patience and a lot of swirling is needed to appreciate it! — 8 years ago
Varietal characteristics. Dark fruits, some spice and pepper. Strong tannins, but still smooth. Drinking well now but could happily sit another few years. — 8 years ago
Another one from my kitchen display. Small production and an excellent Sonoma Syrah! — 9 years ago
Enjoyed this asserted bold flavor. — 9 years ago
Honey followed by wisp of smoldering campfire. The perfect balance of everything? — 10 years ago
Cracking Aus Chardonnay. At 6 it has softened sufficiently. — 10 years ago
nice! very drinkable right after opening. — 11 years ago
Jammy, not too peppery, earthy, woody. Very strong, pure Zin flavour — 12 years ago
That shot glows... — 13 years ago
Excellent typical example of good Aussie Grenache. First impression is 'red Clare Riesling'. Clean with ripe red fruit (strawberry fruit roll-out). White pepper with a little heart. Best with a little chill. #blindtasting #australianwinetasting #yangarra #Grenache — 8 years ago
During the month of January, the Wednesday Wine Committee has a unique format...the sparkler, whites and dessert wines can be from any vintage and any location, but the reds must be from the 2007 vintage. It was my first time providing a wine for a lunch, so I was excited to see how it showed. As always, all wines were served blind.
This was a treat for me to be able to serve. Tom Farella only produces this Alta bottle in special years. The ‘07 was his last one before he brought it back in ‘14. Cabernet dominated blend complimented by a bit of merlot from the famed Farella vineyard. Supremely balanced. Raspberries, plums and blackberries on the nose and palate, but the finish was plush. This is about at its peak and will stay here for another 3 or so years. Oak was almost fully integrated. Very happy to have two of these still sleeping. This was the group’s consensus “wine of the day”. — 8 years ago

Seems to be drinking at its peak right now — 10 years ago
Phenomenal. Magnum. — 10 years ago
2012 cab franc is on fire — 11 years ago
Smooth and well bodied... — 11 years ago
Another beautiful McLaren Vale Shiraz. This time from @yangarra — 12 years ago

Kimberly
Tasty just sipping by itself — 7 years ago