David Shaw

8.9

Purple-red, moderately extracted pigment. Leather and red fruit aromas, Butter and cherry flavors, moderate grained tannins in mouthfeel, cherry with a hint of menthol in finish, both flavors with length. Will benefit from decanting. Barrel toast and barrel smoke emerge after one hour while tannins refine to fine grain, pleasant mouthfeel. Matched well with a black bean pork and daikon dish, Cantonese style, served with brown rice. I’ve decided the main reason people struggle to match wine with black bean sauces is because the cooks don’t know how to cook black beans to minimize their bitterness interacting with the red wine tannins. This match was brilliant, as was my wife’s cooking in this case. You *can* match a red wine with a light black bean sauce; you just need the right red wine. — 5 years ago

romo

9.3

My second outstanding bottle in two weeks. Can anyone here recommend similar? I don’t know chenin very well. — 5 years ago

Daron Watson

9.4

apple pie, pear, orchard blossoms, hints of orange marmalade meld on the nose meld into nectars of peach, nectarine, apricot & guava then finish w a mineral lime note — 5 years ago

Joe Gillies

9.4

Wow! Powerful but elegant at the same time. Wonderful floral and black fruit aromas. More black fruit, violet, eucalyptus, and minerals. Well worth the $45 price point. Drank with filet mignon. — 5 years ago

Amritha Surath

9.1

Isolation Wine 3: This Nebbiolo....Baby Barolo... was fantastic!! I chose this wine over food and toilet paper at the grocery store. Totally worth it. Perfect body, tannic and a pleasing floral nose. Went well with braised beef ravioli in mushroom sauce. — 5 years ago

Brenda Terzich-Garland

9.2

Drinking this now in our backyard
Enjoying a beautiful early even amongst this stay at home state order. Life still presents many moments to embrace. Awesome wine red fruit floral, eucalyptus, cedar, smoke and graphite in the nose. Taste plum graphite, red berry on the mid-pallet and a creamy subtle sweet finish. Tannins still present, but need to work themselves out. A 9.2 for sure!! Enjoyed earlier with a charcuterie plate and pretzels dipped in Dijon Mustard, yum, yum. — 5 years ago

with Karin and Jill

jesus g

Hospitality Schramsberg Vineyards

9.5

Day 8 of quarantine
Chicken curry tonight
Rough week as you can tell.... — 5 years ago

Tracy Hall

9.5

Having a glass of this while I prepare Rajat Parr’s braised lamb shanks (garlic and Indian spices). This is going to pair perfectly! The florals and spices are so pretty! Smooth, ripe raspberries, black plum, with a great finish. — 5 years ago

Alan Weinberg

9.3

difficult times. Had to go big. Great wine. — 5 years ago