Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.3

2010 a strong vintage & still accending. Costco Ribcap vs Allen Brothers.

Sofia & I stayed in downtown Alba in 2015. Arrived early evening & sadly after their big wine festival. Pio Cesare was around the corner and down two blocks from our hotel. Historic as hell.

I bought this at Costco for around $49.

Nebbiolo young is a huge tarry grape. The Italian’s ferment this with a lot of new wood. They actually hold Nebbiolo/Barolo in bottle and extra year or more before release. Also, longer than most other world regions based largely on the grape & even more their wood use.

This is drinking nicely after a four hour decant, but it is still ascending and another 10-15 years of good drinking ahead…properly stored.

Even with this age, its tarriness is the first descriptor. Followed by heated dark spices, slightly, dry b lackberries, dry, slight tart, dark cherries, black raspberries, black plum, some strawberries, tea leaves, black licorice to anise, sandstone, limestone, dry crushed rocks, dry top soil & brush, dry herbs, dry tobacco, light; clove, nutmeg & hints of vanillin, forest floor w/ dry leaves, some mint, dry, withering, dark, red flowers framed in violets, excellent acidity with a nicely evolved, well; structured, tensioned, balanced, smartly polished finished that goes on & on! — 2 years ago

James Forsyth

10

I bought a 1000ml bottle of this gin and it's nearly gone. Monkey 47, when served with Fever Tree Refreshingly Light Tonic, is a stunningly fresh, lively, complex and intriguing drink - no guest has ever been satisfied with just one. It's a hell of a gin. Aromatic and arresting, the myriad herbs that comprise Monkey 47 each play their note in the orchestra that is this gin. I'm English and I like London gins, and perhaps I'm lacking loyalty by loving this Black Forest beauty, but so be it. This Monkey's Gone to Heaven. — 7 years ago

Randall Suarez

9.9

This is a good one. Wine guy said it was a "slutty Grenache." And while I don't know what the hell that means, this was a fruity tongue kicker that had me wanting to convert to the $30 price range for everyday wine. — 9 years ago

Paul Einbund

Wine Director/Sommelier Frances

9.2

2012 as expected tight as hell but the aromatics make it worth the splurge. — 10 years ago

Joe Paradise

9.6

This wine was sexy as hell! 1961 vintage and still showing supple strawberry and rich red currant. Fresh crushed rosemary, dusty earth, leather and iron. Poured crystal clear with a pale but very vibrant garnet. Opened up with air beutiful dried red fruit and herbal perfume carried by that savory earthy undertone. We should all be so lucky to age as gracefully as this did — 10 years ago

Lorenzo Hernandez

9.5

Nice a little tight maybe should have left a few more years. but hell I'm on vacation 🤘🏼 — 10 years ago

Jason Soloway

8.9

Easy to enjoy, but a bit too much of everything and not all in the right places. Elbows and knees. Uneven vintage? Underripe CS? Too much oak? Needs more time? How the hell am I supposed to know? — 6 years ago

Ellen Clifford

9.1

Oh crud I wrote a long thing about Ravenswood being family but like a family that...nevermind I cut it and apparently not in a way to paste.
Generously dried fruity. Coca Cola. Those in between tannins and abv and you, blind tasted might think it a friendly Cali blend but hell its just friendly. — 6 years ago

James Forsyth

9.7

Rich, cream, game, violets. Softened tannins. Bacon fat on the finish. One hell of a wine. — 8 years ago

David L

9.1

15' Pali Wine Company Huntington Pinot Noir.
I purchased the 2014 because it was the editors choice from Wine Enthusiast. Very enjoyable for $20. I thought what the hell let's get six of the 2015 when I visited few months back. Very happy I did. I haven't had a better "California"Pinot for the money. — 9 years ago

Justin Hansohn

9.5

Surprisingly worth the money. I don't know what the hell these people are doing but it is right. — 9 years ago

Michael Adelman

8.9

Clean easy drinking summer beer. Very crisp and beautiful in its simplistic form... "If it ain't broke, don't fix it!" — 10 years ago

Adam Jesberger

9.4

Pretty oxidative, creamy as hell, overripe peach and apricot nose with more delicate ripe citrus on the palate. Lengthy and delicious, a complex champagne. 8 years on lees. — 10 years ago

with Jenelle

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9.0

@The Winery 3,900 excl tax — 6 years ago

William Paley

9.7

Grapes from hell. Off-dry, acid dab, rock-lick, gorgeous texture. This sh1t is on point! The struggle for life as depicted by a painter - makes you weep with incredulousness. Sugar-frosted bandaids and plantain-skin visions on the second day, if you can get there. Royal leanings. Sun-stroked skin. Impeccable scale. Dig it. — 6 years ago

with Jess

M. Christopher Roebuck

9.5

Had this late last night. 1994 TF. Was unbelievable! Woke up today with one hell of a headache!

95 points — 7 years ago

Kevin Duneman

9.2

Another "Hell Yes++," which basically means I can drink a whole bottle, still want more and also afford it. — 9 years ago

Quinn McCann

9.5

Pretty as hell — 9 years ago

Don Simon

9.2

Ficken hell ! — 10 years ago

DAG

9.6

My first bottle of MM. Inky dark, hell its midnight black. Floral and dare I say violet and spice nose with flavors of currants, pine needles, charred meats, freshly picked black and blue berries all rapped in soft tannins that evoke a voluptuous mouth feel that stays on your tongue like a romantic sexy kisses that lingers. Bravo @Adam Craun @Sam Kaplan #RTL — 10 years ago