Matthew Wallace Wines

Block 1 Rugusci Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2019

9.2

2019 vintage. Drinking more like that Caterwaul stuff vs straight Regusci juice but whatevs. Acting up and showing/throwing medium juicy/fleshy w/o the SLD soft tannic boundaries/guidelines so far but needs both a time-out and a nap to reset. Block 1 is the problem child apparently. We'll see in a year. 4.12.23. — 2 years ago

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Rossi-Wallace

Napa Valley Pinot Noir 2016

Michael Moy

9.6

Drinking with the asian stacks — 5 years ago

Ben Glaetzer

Wallace Barossa Valley Shiraz Grenache 2014

Jamie Smith

9.8

95 points and super inexpensive! Shannon Ryan must try! — 6 years ago

Yo Yo

Akoibon Banyuls-Sur-Mer Grenache Noir

Bobby Gilbane

9.3

People better at wine than me told me to seek this out. So I did. And now I shall pass the same advice on to others. This juice is legit. I feels like your consuming sugar plum fairies in liquid form and giggling all the way. This will make you happy. @Hardy Wallace tip of the cap to you. Hope @ChappyTheWineSteward is well — 6 years ago

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Domaine Comte Georges de Vogüé

Cuvée Vieilles Vignes Musigny Grand Cru Pinot Noir 1993

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9.7

The 1993 Musigny Vieilles Vignes Grand Cru was a real surprise given that I have meted out criticism for the wines from this era. It has a mesmerizing nose with wild strawberry, raspberry and rose petal scents that feel youthful and exuberant. The palate is fleshy and beautifully balanced, supple and has delightful, seductive rondeur. It crescendos towards the finish that is armed with killer delineation, completing perhaps the best Musigny that de Vogüé oversaw that decade. Tasted blind at the Wallace brothers' Xmas dinner. (Neal Martin, Vinous, March 2023) — 2 years ago

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Taplin Cellars

Terra 9 Cabernet Sauvignon 2014

Shay A

9.2

Served blind to a few of us by @Weston Eidson . My initial, and final call, of this was ‘14-‘15 Napa Cab. Honestly, hard to put it anywhere else. A more ripe and rich version with an overwhelming amount of baking spices, bruised dark fruits and fig on the nose. Low acidity and an overall “soft” profile...tannic, but not overly so. Nutmeg, cocoa shavings, baked mixed berry pie and just a hint of dust/chalkiness to it. Super approachable now. Julien Fayard makes wonderful wines and I think this, along with his Matthew Wallace wines, are the most enjoyable young. — 5 years ago

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Mark Flesher

Served blind as well, this one was in the Napa cab wheelhouse from start to finish. My guess was around 2012-13 St Helena Cab, as it already seems to be gaining quite a bit of complexity. Nose of sweet blackberry and spice. Entry is full-bodied blackberry, graphite, middle starting to gain some pepper. Still fairly tannic finish but softer than I imagined. Nice wine @Weston Eidson

9.2

Matthew Wallace Wines

Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2015

Roy Goble

9.3

A wonderful wine, classic Napa with fruit — 6 years ago

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Dirty & Rowdy

Enz Vineyard Mourvèdre

Arden Barnett

Super fun tasting through a selection of Dirty and Rowdy’s. While there wasn’t a bad bottle in this lineup, the 2017 Enz was lights out... Was a treat having the winemaker Hardy Wallace join us via Zoom. What we expected to be a 30min or so zoom call to walk us through the lineup turned into 2 hours of learning about the various vineyards Hardy works with and diving into his philosophy on wine. An afternoon I’ll never forget! Thanks Clare for making this happen! — 4 years ago