One Road

Felton Road

Bannockburn Pinot Noir 2019

Rich and mouth filling in the luscious Felton Road style. Only 20% whole bunch letting the quality of the ripe fruit speak. Intense red and black fruits - raspberry to the fore. This is just a “village “ wine in comparison to their illustrious Block 3 and Block 5 but it more than holds its own. Impossible not to enjoy this wine. — 3 days ago

Tom, "Odedi" and 21 others liked this
Somm David T

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Perhaps my favorite producer in Central Otago.
Bob McDonald

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@Somm David T It’s certainly up there isn’t it David. I used to enjoy Mount Difficulty as well but don’t see it as much these days.
Somm David T

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Yep. I enjoy the hell out of their Chardonnay but it is much more difficult to find than their Pinot in the US.

Opus One

Overture Napa Valley Petit Verdot Blend

Cesar mau sacal y carlos ramos — a month ago

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Herman Story

On The Road Grenache 2021

Smooth drinking Grenache from Paso — 2 months ago

Opus One

Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 2019

From MAG

2 hour decant. A striking purplish dark garnet color. On the nose: beautiful notes of dark fruit, pencil shavings, herbaceous, vanilla, cloves. Taste: creamy, polished, structured wine with blackberry, dark chocolate, minerals, bell pepper, leather, and a decent herbal/potting soil finish. Drinks surprisingly well with the decant at this age, and of course a few more years it will improve. YUM!
— 7 days ago

Brenda Terzich-Garland
with Brenda
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Paul T HB

Paul T HB

Only about 10-15 years too soon

Shafer Vineyards

One Point Five Stags Leap District Cabernet Sauvignon 2022

2022 vintage. Sampled via Coravin. A bit more fruit than the 2021 vintage sampled just prior. Still...über-pleasant and giving now. Cellar it. PNP it tonight. Somewhere in between...doesn't really matter as you'll be more than satisfied regardless of your decision. 03.19.25. — 2 months ago

Andrew, Douglas and 11 others liked this

Silver Oak

Alexander Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2020

Deep purple color. Aromas of raspberry, cherry cola and cedar. This one is still young and a little tight- definitely needs more time or decanting. Very good flavors of red fruit, spices and oak finish.

95.2% Cabernet Sauvignon, 2.1% Merlot, 1.4% Cabernet Franc, 0.7% Petit Verdot, 0.6% Malbec

🏅94 Points- Decanter
— a month ago

Anthony, Scott@Mister and 14 others liked this

Produttori del Barbaresco

Barbaresco Nebbiolo

It’s coming along, best after >24 h. Enjoyable now but will wait another 12m for next one. ‘20 vintage — 9 days ago

Juan, Jay and 5 others liked this

Shafer Vineyards

Hillside Select Stags Leap District Cabernet Sauvignon 2005

Jan A
9.5

Really looked forward to this one, but a little bit too rich to warrant higher score. Missing the acidity/tension a bit.
Edit: and it was served too warm..
— a day ago

Stef, Roman and 14 others liked this

Craggy Range

Te Muna Road Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc 2023

Pale yellow color. Tropical fruit on the nose and palate. Long finish and high acidity — a month ago

R. López de Heredia

Viña Tondonia Reserva Rioja Tempranillo Blend 2012

Tasting notes during visit to the winery where absolutely everything is done in-house by hand; preserving centuries old winemaking traditions. In the Tondonia offering one can really appreciate the time and patience dedicated to crafting this wine. The wine evolves to a rustic yet graceful profile with strong notes of dark berries with slight oak and dark chocolate. On the palate the wine is bliss, medium bodied, fully integrated, with balanced acidity and a long finish.

The juice is fermented in old large wooden “tinas,” then transferred to American oak barrels (made in house to medium toast specifications), stored underground in their +100 year old cellars for at least a year. After that it is bottled and stored in the same underground cellars and finally released about ten years later. Learning about their curated winemaking process was inspiring.
— 2 months ago

Andrew, Ira and 15 others liked this
Peter van den Besselaar

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Sweet angel in the wine cabinet