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9.2

#AgedWineTuesday

Golden in color.

Strong nose of citrus, yellow apples, light pineapples, spices, light cedar, earth, herbs and white pepper.

Full-bodied and elegant with medium acidity.

Dry on the palate with limes, light grapefruits, spices, light oak, earth and herbs.

Long finish with limes and almonds.

This delicious 10 years old Chardonnay from Napa Valley is still drinking beautifully. Very complex, elegant and nicely balanced.

Still showing enough fruits to balance the earth notes. Nicely aged, and will not get better from this point on.

Good right out of the bottle, and better after 20 minutes of airtime.

It's always nice to try these kind of aged wines. Good by itself as a sipping and with food.

100% Chardonnay grapes were aged in (34% new) French Oak barrels for 8 months.

14.2% alcohol by volume.

92 points.

$75. — 15 days ago

Christian Fischer

9.6

So we are tasting the 2007 side by side with the 2005. Both decanted and both are singing. This is a difficult call and I am giving both a 9.6 rating, not willing to rank one above the other. Deep and complex flavor profile. Incredibly smooth. Fantastic wine — 18 days ago

Joe Flo

9.4

Lovely nice tropical notes with a hint of lemon. — 12 days ago

Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.6

The label I read showed 2019, my host assured me that it was 2021.

The 2021 coming along nicely and showing some beautiful development. Because of its nice integration, I believe this really was 2019. 🤷‍♂️ — a month ago

John Howard

Harvest production at Hirsch and Cobb Wineries

9.3

Great as usual. . — 2 months ago

Jeremiah Diaz

9.2

Clear, pale gold in color; on the nose, it's clean with pronounced intensity primary aromas of lemon, starfruit, and citrus blossoms; on the palate, it's dry, with medium acidity, medium alcohol, medium body, and pronounced primary flavors of lemon peel, honeydew, and white pages with a long finish. This wine is balanced and intense. Overall, I rate this wine as very good. — 2 months ago

with Nellie

Jay Kline

9.2

From magnum; poured into a decanter just prior to service and enjoyed over the course of a few hours. The 2005 Fay pours a garnet color with a translucent core; medium+ viscosity with moderate staining of the tears. On the nose, the wine is developing with notes of cassis, blackberries, Poblano pepper, tobacco, leather, inorganic earth, and a pleasant mix of cool and warm spices. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium+ tannin and medium+ acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is medium+ with a nice mineral zip. What a lovely expression of Fay. In this larger format, everything is currently in balance. The acid was welcomed with the grilled ribeye and this felt more like a classic expression from the 70’s than the more modern fruit bombs. Impressed. Drink now through 2045. — 4 days ago

Christian Fischer

9.6

So we are tasting the 2005 side by side with the 2007. Both decanted and both are singing. This is a difficult call and I am giving both a 9.6 rating, not willing to rank one above the other. Deep and complex flavor profile. Incredibly smooth. Fantastic wine. — 18 days ago

K Brooks

9.1

Delicious red wine with cheese, crackers and potato chips on a wonderful trip to the Pacific Northwest. — 16 days ago

Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.7

This was the best Farella I’ve had from them. Almost as good as The Absurd w/o all the magic but roughly half the price of The Absurd. — a month ago

Austin Hohnke

8.9

Bigger name. Easy drinking. Approachable if not a bit uninteresting. — a month ago

Tom Casagrande

9.3

2017 Ravine White Springs Vineyard Dry Riesling (Finger Lakes). Nine years old and still seems youthful. Great nose of zesty Granny Smith and slightly unripe Cortland apples and lots of high-toned stony minerality. Palate is concentrated and intense, lots of crisp acid to balance the deep fruit and intense stones. Lipsmackingly delicious. 9.3 (This is a re-post because @Delectable Wine deep-sixed the original) — 2 months ago

mike cust

9.4

It was great buy more — 2 months ago

Brandon Boesch

9.6

Haven’t had for awhile. So brilliant. Fresh crushed berries, plums, forest, greenery, just on the nose. Palate is similar with some dried rose mixed in. Fresh plums, cherries, so tart, jolly rancher but not quite love this wine. — 15 days ago

Matthew W.

9.4

Reminiscent of the first bottle I had 4 years ago……really good! — 4 days ago

Brian Hearty

9.2

2023. Sausage and beef stuffed peppers called for a big red and this young Zinfandel blend hit the spot. — 14 days ago

Bill Morgan

9.0

Full body Black fruit flavors with hints of cinnamon — 15 days ago

Joe DAscoli

9.5

Red fruit galore. — 25 days ago

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.0

2019 vintage. Sweeter than the last few vintages. 6.17.26. — 2 months ago

Scot Walker

9.2

Dark fruit in the nose with plums, black cherries, leather and blackberries in the palate. Paired well with steak au poivre. Drank in 2026, could use aeration to fully enjoy the wine. — 2 months ago