Danny Martinez

8.9

This review is not about the wine. This review is solely about tok which is possibly the best restaurant Kris has found independent of Danny. She doesn’t recall the origin; what she searched and when? Unsure. Though as the destination in Hoi An to celebrate 48 with Danny and his parents: exceptional. To be fair, this whole trip has been remarkable in only good ways. The White Lotus arrival at The Nam Hai. The upgrade to the three bedroom villa (compound). Nayuu and the origami welcome back … but we digress. tok and its chicharron and veggie chips. The ceviche and clams and prawns… plus cauliflower, flank steak, and last minute addition of mushroom ravioli. Everything was exceptional. More than 5 stars… 10 stars. All the stars! A requirement each trip back (we will return for 49!). — a month ago

Rob Brobst III

9.4

Delicious wine. Very elegant. — 5 years ago

Rob Brobst III

9.4

Ripe red fruit that taste fresh. Not under ripened and now over ripened.... good job here... — 5 years ago

Fish Tony Fisher

8.9

Uncomplicated and tasty. Big on the fruit but not in a negative way. Cost about $25 and worth it. Will age one and see how it improves. — 3 years ago

Rob Brobst III

9.4

Get some. This is good summer Syrah — 5 years ago

Rob Brobst III

9.3

Well done! — 5 years ago

Scott Taddeo

9.4

Explodes from the glass with black olive, black currant, huckleberry, plums, tobacco leaf, blueberry jam, liquorice, cedar, vanilla and hoi sin sauce. Powerful wine with ample tannin and acid with intense finish and flavour intensity. — 7 years ago

Hoi

10

Drank at Marche aux fleur. Hoi really liked it! Easy drink — 3 years ago

Wulf Losee

9.8

2018 opened November 2021.

This is a wine that benefits from a long breathing time—but even an hour after decanting this wine stays aloof. It is what it is, and it’s not looking for your friendship. So, this is not a beginners wine. Don’t serve it to the hoi polloi. Hoard it, and reserve it for your pleasure and the pleasure of those who can appreciate it. ;-)

As for my tasting notes… Sage and a bit of eucalyptus on the nose. Intense red fruit on the front that reminds me of ripe red cherries, cassis, and the taste of red lipstick on a sensual kiss. It has an amazingly complex tannic structure. Wait, did I say tannic? I meant it has an amazing Tantric structure! It’s not ploddingly heavy like most of the cabs from Napa. The tannins have a gentle touch, but a lot of underlying muscle that will massage your tongue. The mid pallet is full of fruit and mineral high notes—plus bunch of impressions I can’t describe.It has a long finish that rings like a bell as it fades—and you can still imagine it ringing after the song is gone— but for full disclosure it also yields a sharp zap of bitterness at the end. This is a wine that demands your respect. And it will reject any silly sentimental love notes that you send it.

Frigging awesome wine!

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— 3 years ago

with Zac, Winston and 5 others

Stuart Robinson

9.4

Secondary flavours are starting to emerge: earth, meets old wood, dark chocolate - and yet a primacy still reigns. Plum, hoi sin like, sitting deep in the wine. — 8 years ago