2010 vintage, bought while living in Napa. This wine impressed me in 2012 and still does after 8 years in the bottle. Philippe Melka is a genius. Wish I had more! — 4 years ago
Excellent blend of Grenache, Mourvèdre and Tempranillo instead of Syrah. Works very well. I saw this described as “dusty fruits” which I take to mean earthy, and just slightly subdued. Relatively smooth and opens up nicely with air time. Will keep the other bottles for a while to see how the evolve. Another good effort from ONX wines out of Pasa Robles. Cheers — 5 years ago
TW Excellent 2021 vintage — 7 months ago
Epic. Thank you @Lyle Fass Genius stuff — 3 years ago
We got a future legend here. Nose js exotic citrus, herbs galore, slate, some pink grapefruit and apricot. Very expressive and super clear. There is also an umami aroma that is so enticing. Stunning. 9.7 nose. Palate is a dream. Citrus and sweet lime along with gorgeous clarity and freshness. This is ungodly fresh. Awesome grip, acidity and length yet ephemeral and light on its feet. So juicy and tangy with lovely salt notes on the finish. This is magic and has elite finesse why it is a 9.7 wine. Can’t wait to see what air does. Now with air the nose gets confectionary. Unreal variety of citrus now. Some sea air. Now the palate has a lemon lime citrus sweet tart aspect and is gaining some crunch. Wow what a finish. This is genius. — 7 months ago
Oh baby is this in the zone. Nose is incredible. Wafting aromas of black olive, black berry fruit with a crystalline purity to it. So dense. So aromatic. Just killing it. Wow. Stunning clarity. Had good luck with Gilles recently. Amazing palate. Just unreal fruit and it’s everywhere! Just saturates with granite infused juicy, lip smacking insanity. So dazzlingly pure. The granite expression is crazy. What a finish. So complex and has that extra that makes it a great vintage. Unreal depth and concentration. Holy shit. This is total genius. — 4 years ago
Scott is a genius with Zinfandel. — 5 years ago
Daniel M
This is superb. There is not enough words to describe how good that is. Roasted pineaple, honey, toasted bread, roasted hazelnuts... Wow this is a mesmerizing nose... The palate is a trick. It's so good you want to go back to it immediately. Good acid drive, pineaple and honey all along, that oily, sirupy mouthfeel that coats your entire mouth in a delicious layer of happiness, that great ball of mid palate that is both sweet and powerful before a very long, singing finish with honey, pineaple and hazelnut notes. It's an absolute banger. I love that! Magnificent balance... — 3 months ago