Scott E. Becker

9.2

[Tasted on August 22, 2020 at Home with Tom and Kathy]

Purchased wine during 2018 visit to winery. Blackberry, black currant and black cherry fruit, with graphite and spice. — 6 years ago

Mark Bogart

9.0

Had it at a sushi place in LA. Would def try and hunt this down when I get home. — 4 years ago

Morgan Reese

9.5

Worth the wait. High alcohol is my only con. Very enjoyable at home with Lucia salumi. — 6 years ago

with Andrew

Jeffrey Vlasic

9.8

Celebrating Father’s Day and bringing home healthy baby Jojo 🍼 ❤️ — 6 years ago

with Christine and James

Sipping Fine Wine

9.3

A blend of 99% Cabernet Sauvignon & 1% Cabernet Franc, aged 26 Months in 75% New French Oak, grapes from their home St. Helena Estate. Deep Ruby, medium+ aroma intensity of red berry fruit, sweet spice and just starting to develop some secondary aromas of herb and leather. On the palate flavors of raspberry, cranberry and cherry fruit, herb pepper, cacao, cedar and vanilla spice with slight creamy texture. Fine structured soft tannins, nicely integrated with acidity, great mouthfeel, a big wine with a long finish ending with fruit and oaky notes. Tasting Sample. — 7 years ago

Carl Fischer

9.3

Thank you for the recommendation @Martin G Rivard - such a lovely place and this was delicious. Sadly my phone died right after I took this picture all my notes are based on a fuzzy memory after quite a few “tastings”. But of all the roses I had In Provence, this was the one we wanted to bring home! — 8 years ago

Willie Carter

9.1

Deep blood red with a wide brim. Fun nose with a mix of fruit and savory aromas. Blueberry, soft vanilla, and forest notes dominate. I love these little Syrah, Grenache blends that have popped up all over the place. Full bodied but able to maintain a silky smooth mouthfeel. All the dark fruits on the palate, along with black tea, licorice, and lavender. The finish is long with hints of spice with nice legs. This Rhone by way of Sonoma is just a teenager now and will be even better later. Highly impressive stuff. — 8 years ago

David Koenen

8.9

Roasted bell pepper, chunky, meaty grenache. Inky and chalky at the same time. Heavy flowers. Hot dusty tiles in summer time. There’s a lot to write home about, but not everything is in its right place. Good right now and maybe great in the near future. Time will tell. — 2 years ago

Luis Arguero (@winefromAtoZ)

9.2

Rhys Vineyards Home Vineyard Pinot Noir 2014: Soft delicate balance. Beautiful structure. Bright red fruits. Licorice. Menthol. Spice. It’s perfection in a bottle minus a little mold on the label. All in all, a local beauty leaving me saying “there’s no place like ‘Home’”! Cheers🍷 — 5 years ago

Mario Vaillancourt

9.3

Paired with home made Focaccia with homegrown garden Cherry yellow and red tomatoes. Superb 2016 Clos from Droin that seems to he coming together now after my first bottles that were not up to the standard of that good domaine. Lemon curd, sea salt, some white orchard fruit, great minerality and salinity coupled with depth, richness, and this nice tension, making it balanced, vibrant with a savoury lengthy finish. 92-93

Superbe Clos de Droin, il y a un an j’en avais ouvert une qui n'était pas en place, celle-ci est excellente. Citron, fruits blancs, sel de mer, superbe salinité mais aussi profondeur et richesse qui accompagne cette acidité appuyée, bel équilibre et superbe finale longue et savoureuse. 92-93 — 6 years ago

Scott Rowe

9.3

Enjoyed on a ‘wine tour at home’ whilst slight restrictions are in place here in South Australia. We can still enjoy 30th birthdays 🎂🍾 — 6 years ago

Jessica Feaster

9.1

Brought this 2014 vintage bottle home from our first and sadly only visit (thus far!). Paired with gruyere cheese - so tasty! Would love to have again. Would love to got back too - what a special place! — 7 years ago

Mark Flesher

9.5

@Tracy Hall got me thinking about these, so I brought a few home. I knew this one was not going to last very long, but I didn't know I would drink it on the first night! This would be a really fun wine to serve at a blind tasting. Everyone would guess this was Italian if served in the first 2-3 hours after cork pop. This wine starts off with black cherry, cola, mint, allspice. Hint of age on the nose and on the palate it shows as an earthy note. There is a mushroom note here towards the finish. As the wine sits beyond the 3 hour mark, it develops a plum and almost kind of a green olive note. Finishes soft with a touch of acidity. I wouldn't say that this wine has too many years left, and this is my last of this vintage. — 8 years ago

Jan de Weerd

9.6

Yum!! Wonderful aged notes of sweet tobacco, raisins, and honey greet you as they are lifted from the vibrant dark red fruit of current and dark plum and supported with fine polished tannins leading it to a mouth smacking finish. Ahhh, one of those rare wines that elevated your spirit to a higher place. Visited the winery last summer and hand carried the wine back home. Paired fantastically with Tammy’s from scratch Italian dish of sweet Italian spiced tomato sauce and over penne noodles and Italian sausage. — 4 years ago

with Tammy

Aaron Rankin

9.3

Beer me a burger, baby. In a perfect place to enjoy Hall. Primary fruit has integrated yet hasn’t faded in the least. Tannins have eroded to silk. Plenty more to give but I’d venture this is where you want Hall. — 5 years ago

JKT

9.2

8/15/20 at parents with mix of home cooking and spicy take out from Bear Chinese place. The most unusual Prosecco with second fermentation in bottles without disgorging and so it’s cloudy. Interesting complex nose with minerals and some funk. Very lively texture and a bit sour that’s perfect for the mix of food. From Moore Brothers. Next day about 120ml in less than full Cali bottle so bubbles are gone but the essence remains. The nose is now more mature white fruits with hints of mild ginger and the texture is almost creamy. Yum. Excellent. Upping a pointer 9.2. Best Prosecco I’ve ever tasted. — 6 years ago

Judy shertzer

9.0

Home with Clay girls — 6 years ago

Tom Inners

9.2

Took this old friend to trivia night and came home a winner. Hands down one of my favorite Pinot Noir sites in the Ceritas program. This wine is so true in its smells and tastes of place. — 8 years ago

Edward Nelson

9.2

Opened in MN. Finishing at home. — 8 years ago

with Michelle

Marc Stubblefield

Wine Sales at Vino Carta and Kogod Wine Merchant

9.1

Like drinking a cool, rocky stream. This is all mineral and refreshment, maybe a little softer than many, and certainly restrained on the fruit side. If you're looking for juicy gooseberries or acid cut, you've come to the wrong place. If you're looking for something clean and precise and palate awakening, you're home. — 8 years ago