Ely Cohn

9.2

The Gut Oggau wines are the now famous illustrations of a fictional family. Atanasius is the son of Wiltrude and Joshuari. He’s clean cut, mature for a young age, bright and mysterious.

An oak crate of dark red fruits. Plums, raspberries, boysenberry, salt and bloody iron rich meat. — 5 years ago

Kobus Theron

9.2

Wow!! Lovely wine! Wish I bought a crate! — 7 years ago

David Kline

9.2

Ebon and inscrutable, lacing showing creamy curtain to cosmic shatter; coffee ice cream colored. Moist, rum raisin cake baking alongside Black Forest cake with walnuts. Heavy lavender in a rough cut oak crate, makes this smell really beautiful. Vanilla and caramel chocolates entice. Bakers dark unsweetened chocolate, tastes of aniseed, clove, nutmeg, peppercorn; the whole toasty barrel. Burnt fig, cinnamon, espresso bean, with a clear charred oak concealing allspice and malt, in line with its working spirit. Impressive beer, evoking coal and tar pits with its smoky, austere reimagining of dark vulcan arts. Not a sweet one, but fiery and thick on the edges of the cauldron. — 7 years ago

Greg Ballington

Co-Founder of Millennial Drinkers Wine Blog

9.2

Night six on the Allure of the Seas and wine number seven from the wine crate. This night we are at Samba Grill Brazilian Steakhouse.

Deep ruby red. Attack on the nose was soft with notes of dark spices, anise and iron. Seems to need a little bit of time but the 2011 characteristics keep poking through with notes of twigs, herbal and greenery. With a bit more time came some cinnamon and dark red berries. Medium tannins (6/10) with solid acidity. Seems younger than the nose when you get to the palate with black currants, cassis, bramble red berries and a touch of heat. Medium to medium plus bodied with a little bit of earthiness in the medium plus to full finish. Drink till 2026. — 9 years ago

with Sean and India

Edmond Bordelon

9.8

John Wayne's son, Ethan, teamed up with Jayson Woodbridge at Hundred Acre to crate this 80 proof homage to his 100 proof dad, who was a lover of great brandies and kept a stash of a few barrels on his boat, that has been sealed for 30 years. Duke Special Reserve brandy, made from a blend of the last two remaining 24 and 30 year-old barrels, produced by a 12th-generation master distiller. Originally distilled in an alambic pot still using seven fraction distillation. This is just spectacular stuff, as you would expect from a 24+ year old brandy. — 10 years ago

with Katherine and Janette

Sean Trapani

Founder/Educator Wine Fluent, Consultant ABC Fine Wines & Spirits

9.0

The Charlie Brown Xmas of wines. The bottle is wounded, but underneath it's thriving, offering a lush, creamy dive into yellow apples, tangerine, mushroom crate, and popcorn butter. The golden color was gorgeous. The finish was assertive, but not insistent. — 11 years ago

Robert Evans Jr

9.4

Very Smooth, Biale Single vineyards age so gracefully! Found at the bottom of a crate, nice surprise — 6 years ago

Stephen Griffiths

10

Absolutely yum. Very easy to drink and ultra smooth but full bodied. Very fruity, clean tasting. Almost tastes as if it has a sparkling hint. Will buy a crate. — 7 years ago

Anthony Lombardi

9.2

Beautiful fresh summer red berries accented by smoke & spice. Juicy acid frames the fruit. This is straightforward and delicious. I have no idea if there is another Gamay/Persan blend in this world, but I’d buy it. This is a definitive Leo Kottke collection and makes a great target if you’re ever crate digging. — 7 years ago

Greg Ballington

Co-Founder of Millennial Drinkers Wine Blog

9.3

Night six on the Allure of the Seas and wine number eight from the wine crate. This night we are at Samba Grill Brazilian Steakhouse.

Deep garnet red. Dark and layered nose with notes of cinnamon, spices, menthol, and a touch of damp leaves. Heavy tannins (7/10) and full bodied. Rich and powerful on the palate, drinking at its peak right now. Layers of cassis, black currants, some forest floor and herbal elements. Strong acidity too. Long finish. Drink till 2027. — 9 years ago

with Sean and India

Annie Starke

9.4

When you put a Island from crate and barrel together so you celebrate 💁🏼💁🏼 cc: anniepolicatsro — 10 years ago

Claudio Lillo

9.0

Jeff Carrel Bistrologie Colombard blend. For some reason it comes up as carignan (red) on the app. This was easy drinking & cheerful. Going to pick up a crate! — 11 years ago

with Elena

Matthew Murphy

8.9

From the federal wine Xmas crate. Drank after a long day with chicken Caesar and it totally hit the spot. I taste the apple/pear at the margin. — 6 years ago

Nik Kannan

9.3

Tag isn’t exact. Very very good.. got on auction 1 of 1 during sale.. so I like canine too so.. ya lol.. hoopla hoopes and the vintner vineyard is on point.. solid drink on its own.. really darn good compliment def a 9+ .. + a dog jumping through a hoop on label.. sign me up a crate if there was 1.. 😁 — 6 years ago

Yash Gala

8.9

Dry. Very nice. Perfect prosecco not too pretentious. Would buy a crate — 7 years ago

Trish

9.0

Fabulous for the price. Red cherries. Wish we had bought a crate when the vintage was cheap. — 8 years ago

Andy Tam

9.1

Nama sake 2017. Come on skiing with a crate of sake and balancing another bottle on the head. Using rice scoop as poles. Every sakephile's dream. — 9 years ago

Erik Rupinski

9.1

Easily the most elaborately packaged wine of recent memory. Wood crate, tissue paper, wax top (+additional seal), instruction booklet, paint dipped, heavy glass bottle. Whew. But this is serious pug loan wine. Excellent stuff! — 10 years ago

Audrey Cottingham

9.0

Yummy!! Paired with medium rare NY strip and fresh asparagus grilled (charcoal) and corn on the cob. Uncorked for 30 minutes prior to first sip. Need to find a crate of this vintage! — 10 years ago

Meghan Myszkowski

9.5

Delicious. Utterly delicious. People should buy this by the crate. — 11 years ago