Jamie Lauder

9.1

2020 vintage. From the shores of Skaha Lake in Okanagan Valley.
Ripe raspberries, dark fruit and cinnamon on the nose.
Blackberry, dark cherry, white pepper and violets in the mouth.
So smooth with bright acidity, ripe fruit and a spicy finish.
Aged 18 months in 30 % new oak….80 % French and 20 % American.
The remaining 70 % in second fill French oak.

— 2 years ago

Neal Krishna Devaraj

9.3

Really nice on the shores of como — 4 years ago

Ginny DeLacey

9.0

Juicy, fruity, but with a lil bit of weight. Drank as evacuees from Ida in Gulf Shores, AL. — 5 years ago

with Joseph

Hanibal

9.2

What a beautiful specimen. On the nose, the signature of Sauvignon Blanc is front and center. You can't go wrong. In the mouth, the acidity and the salty side like pebbles on sea shores could be confused with a Chablis but the fruity, honey and fatty taste with the taste of the grass is more than enough not to confuse the two regions. A perfect partner with a dish of clams. old white Bordeaux wines are special!
— 6 years ago

Meg Herring

9.0

Delicious! 12% Gamay. The Cab Franc green pepper notes really come through too. And spices. And some funk but in a good way — although your mileage may vary. — 7 years ago

Bob McDonald

9.5

Hard to know which was the better - the view/ambience/restaurant or the wine. Let’s start with the former. Rick Shores, the restaurant is at Burleigh Heads on Queensland’s Gold Coast which used to be on the World Surfing Tour. I highly recommend this restaurant to my Northern Hemisphere Delectable friends if you are ever down under. Asian inspired and voted #2 restaurant in Queensland in 2018. Come at lunch time or 6.15pm in the evening as we did. The red duck curry was superb as was the Whole Snapper. The wine itself- Light to mid crimson in colour. Notes of forest floor and damp undergrowth with a touch of oak. Herbal notes. On the palate sweet and savoury with maraschino cherries and incredible length. Would love to see this in 5 plus years. A classy drop. — 8 years ago

Peter James

9.0

Toronto Wine Tasting #thewinewasgood — 2 years ago

Heather Rostker

9.4

Wonderful for an evening after a long day visiting Cabrilllo National Monument. At Barbarella restaurant in La Jolla Shores. — 4 years ago

with Dave

Martinez

9.0

Riesling from a steep-sloped vineyard on the southeastern shores of Seneca Lake, with vines rooted in shallow, limestone soils. Dry, mineral, hints of rubber on the nose. Citrus (lemon) and chalk on the palate. Fresh, zesty acidity — 5 years ago

Byron C Mayes

8.9

Bright and deep red. Shy nose and more present palate of pomegranate, citrus rind, dry red flowers, and anise fruit leather. Bracing acidity shores up the medium to full (for a rosé) body. Young Tavel giving a glimpse of what could come five to ten years on. A great wine with light “red wine” or heavier “white wine” dishes as well as an intriguing late summer/early fall sipper. Drink now or hold through 2028. — 6 years ago

Matt Sterr

9.0

Chardonnay. — 7 years ago

Stephen Becker

8.9

A blonde, ukulele playing Zooey Deschanel gets buried in an avalanche of very tart lemon mini-pies. — 7 years ago

Lindsey King

9.1

I had this by the glass a few weeks ago and was disappointed but giving a second try out of the bottle has changed my opinion quite a bit. We decanted it for 30 minutes, mostly for aesthetic quality (why the heck not?) so maybe that had a bit to do with the overall taste. Such a truly beautiful translucent ruby colour - like stained glass. A bit o' tannin I was surprised by. Could definitely offer a LOT for diverse food pairings (I know, you're welcome for that insight about Pinot noir....) Young vines really showing in a fun way. Classic P-Morissette does Burgundian style. Cranberry, red purple flowers, black tea leaves, NICE potting soil (not the stuff you can get at dollarama). Would recommend to a friend. Oh also I drank this out of a brandy glass because #myparents . — 9 years ago

Heather Rostker

9.1

Nice find at Mrkt in La Jolla shores. — 3 years ago

with Dave

Heather Rostker

9.2

Wonderful rose complex but not heavy. Hints of grapefruit. Nice for a summer evening on the patio. At Sandpiper in La Jolla Shores. — 4 years ago

with Dave

JKT

8.9

Perfect match for first wine home with Andrew’s pull pork xian hamburger after long drive from Southern Shores. Notes of smoke bacon salinity carrying through to palate and finish with sense of liveliness despite the age. Good match. AA10 like Longboard — 5 years ago

Kevin Løk

9.0

Bright like that sun and sea breeze in Cassis, but has real weight to it, too. Would be €9 over there but it’ll run you $37 at Houston Wine Merchant. Fair price, perhaps, for a very hard to find appellation. I want to say that there’s a real sense of place to this wine, but maybe only because I have been to the place. In any event it has transported me back to the shores of the Mediterranean, and maybe it will do the same for you, too. — 7 years ago

with Caroline

Stephen Becker

9.0

Apricot Kimmy Schmidt serves pretzelled grapefruit to a room full of Baldwins. — 7 years ago

Connor Nolan

9.0

A terrific wine, reminiscent of Gulf Shores Winds rushing to my face. The Merlot packs a punch of Blackberry that leaves you wanting to be nothing but.. blacked. Yum. — 8 years ago

Mike M

9.0

Ripe and overripe fall Macintosh Apple, and limestone — 9 years ago