Pinotman /// Andreas

9.1

Quite Chablis like. Just 600 bottles made. Not super complex. More on the subtle side. Lemon and touch herbs 🌿. 12.8%. One of the the producers which are on the burgh side of the spectrum. — a month ago

Jeremy.Buss

9.3

Aged well and still have one more bottle available — 2 years ago

Bobbi Jo Broxson

9.3

Haven't had one of these in a while, great with our grilled salmon — 3 years ago

with Brian

Sarah Milsow-Guenther

9.6

Lovely. Chocolate and berry undertones with a nice black pepper kick. Fantastic with waygu flat iron. The longer it sits out (over 2 hours now), the better it gets. This one is blowing my mind a little bit. — 4 years ago

Frank Artale

9.5

One of the best Sorella I have had. Tannins and acid unwinding with primary black and red fruit still showing side by side with dried versions. Fig tar cedar vanilla leather menthol and violet all swirling around. Won't get better than it is now and it's gorgeous. — 3 months ago

Donald Williams

9.5

Celebrating the full moon and the latest Ocean Reserve release. Didn’t get the new one yet, so we pulled this 2012 out of the cellar. Still a thing of great beauty. — 3 years ago

with Bonnie

Sipping Fine Wine

9.3

When Abele Bolla opened up Al Gambero Inn in the northern Italian town of Soave over 100 years ago, no one could have guessed that the favorite pastime of winemaking would continue for four generations. Deep Ruby with aromas of jammy berry fruits, spice and oak. On the palate cherry and dried plum with bold spice, floral, cacao and cedar. Structured firm tannins, nicely balanced on long finish ending with fruit, cedar and earthy spice. Just starting to drink well now with room to age. — 3 years ago

Donald Williams

9.5

One of the nicest in the Iron Horse portfolio, and that’s saying a lot. — a year ago

with Bonnie

Donald Williams

9.3

Every vintage of Joy’s unoaked Chardonnay is a treasure. This one is no exception. Worth buying by the case. — 2 years ago

with Bonnie

Aravind A

9.0

Popped yesterday, notes from 24 hrs open. I used to buy and drink Cayuse wines. but I've soured on these wines in the last 4 years or so...last time I popped a horsepower wine with friends, the joke by the end of the night was: friends don't let friends drink Horsepower. Tasting this alone, I can see what I liked, but a lot of what I didn't like also. Aromatically compelling: strawberry compote, loads of olive brine, pickled cabbage, medicinal.herbs, charcoal, and a fair amount of bretty funk. On the palate: just kind of flat. Ok acidity (better than I remember), some bitter burnt notes, but just missing something; seems a touch thin and weedy and attenuated tannin on the thin finish. Love the fact this is 13.0% ABV, but there is a very long list of Syrahs I would drink over this one...esp given the pricetag.

P.S. I've had all the debates about ageability of these wines, granted the lack of acidity, and vintage variation. These wines are novelty wines, yielding a rather esoteric interpretation of the varietal character of syrah. They were fun for a while, but I don't want novelty anymore: I want depth of character. — 3 years ago