Scott E. Becker

9.2

[Tasted on November 26, 2024 at Home with Michael and Rachel]

Blackberry, blueberry, smoked meat and garrigue. Wine is #14 on Wine Spectator’s Top 100 of 2019. — 25 days ago

Matthew Cohen

9.0

N: elegant gooseberry lovely florality.

P: crisp. Green Apple fruit Mineral. Not super fruity.

S/s

12.1% — 2 months ago

Matthew Cohen

9.3

Nose: rose. Perfumed. Elegant. Intense in a pretty way.

Palate : mineral. Bright cherry. — 2 months ago

Turd Ferguson

9.4

Touch of skin contact. Stellar. Don’t drink this too young, chumps — 5 months ago

Brandon Boesch

9.2

This is very nice. Velvety mouthfeel, a lot of fruit, berry jam, some herbs and pepper, not much tannin. I’d definitely buy again. This is a crowd pleaser bigger red. — a month ago

Andrew

9.2

2014 drunk in 2024. I kept a bottle of this $14(!!) wine—2015 price—for 8 years on a hunch that it would hold up, and it did. I don’t know what it costs now, but back then it was head and shoulders the best American supermarket wine. — 2 months ago

Neil Valenzuela

9.3

Deep ruby color. Aromas of blueberry, dark chocolate and spice box. Velvety Syrah- black and blue fruit on the palate, vanilla and chocolate on the finish.

🏅93 Points - Vinous
🏅90 Points - Jeb Dunnuck — 4 months ago

En

9.2

Not a Syrah but a Grenache blanc. Good skin contact that was gifted to Hailey. — 24 days ago

Mark Eastom

9.0

2009. Similar notes to the 2005. Less eucalyptus notes, more dried fruit. Inky color, iron minerality, cassis driven, pretty fruit, tannins still grippy. Tobacco and mint on the finish. Cork disintegrated while opening, but juice intact! 😁 — 2 months ago

Martijn

9.1

Wow this is a great example of Santa Barbara Chardonnay. Some wood in the nose next to moderate tones of tropical fruit. In the mouth it has a slight salty tone. Paired beautifully with 60 months old Parmezan cheese. — 3 months ago