Brad Taylor

9.0

One of the better white wine blends on the market. — 3 months ago

Paul J

9.3

1hr+ decant. Dark red color with purple elements. Cherry, medicinal, and subtle graphite on the nose. Medium plus depth with ample Napa sweetness. Unfortunately a very short finish which is odd. I’d drink up very soon! — 2 years ago

with Brooke

Martin Mills

8.9

Definitely better on the second day, which is odd for a white. Pale in colour. Quite shy initially but opens up to reveal lots of spice and complexity, wrapped around the melon core of garnatxa blanca. Delicious though they are not giving it away at €18. — 5 years ago

David Dillinger

8.9

Slightly dry. Good blend. — 7 months ago

Doug Powers

8.9

(Split) — Intense apricot aromas and flavors, still very youthful, but also an odd medicinal/band-aid note that detracts a bit, on the other hand, this tastes like it’s 5-years-old, not sure what I think on this one?!?! — 2 years ago

with Jim

Madison Rossi

9.5

One of my favorites so far. Deep plummy color. — 4 years ago

Shay A

9.3

This was my bottle, and it was opened alongside a ‘15 for comparison sake. Aromatics were similar to the ‘15 (red and black fruit) but less candied. More dirty, but not off putting. However, the finish on this was very unique...it turned very umami/earthy/herbal. Maybe an odd phase as it wakes up? Structure was still very solid (as expected for mountain fruit) so this may hold a while...

Almost two hours later: Better with air. Became more dark chocolate covered. Wow. The savory notes have faded and it’s showing a more rich and dark cocoa type finish. Very enjoyable. — 6 years ago

with Dan, Mark and 2 others

Sean Lyons

9.5

Very light nose of caramel, vanilla and gasoline(?). It’s much stronger on the palette with caramel, charcoal, tobacco, acetone, chocolate. The finish has an odd acidic/metallic note that isn’t very pleasant and lingers forever. Not as spicy as other ryes I’ve had. It’s very complex and interesting, changing multiple times over my 20 min tasting. I really like it. — 2 years ago

Brandon Boesch

9.2

Tons of acidity. Crunchy apple, raspberry, plums, a bit of forest, but it is tart. I wonder if it’s just an odd time for it. Still way better than 90% of all zin made. — 3 years ago

Stephen Long

8.9

Rotting fruit. Sweet and savory. Enjoyable but really odd. Will try again. — 5 years ago