Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.5

2020 vintage. Tasted with the winemaker. As befitting the vintage in the region, this is waay more approachable than you would suspect. Ripe and daresay, opulent. That is not a word I've ever pulled out of the quiver regarding Barolo but certainly appropriate in this case. Heavy body. Texture is unfined and unfiltered but didn't confirm/inquire when tasting. Big, fruity nose. Had this been in a blind tasting, woulda gone down swinging positing this as a Brunello. Absolutely delicious but definitely atypical. So extreme that it's hard to predict how this will age. 7-10 years could find this dropping all the ornamental fruit/body and getting down to expected Barolo biz or could slowly thin out and hold onto those California fruit bomb vestiges. $120 a bottle resto cost. 02.07.25. — 20 days ago

Alex Crangle

Assistant Winemaker Balo Vineyards

9.2

Still needs time. Tannins quiver in the squall. — 9 years ago

Lisa Chalmers

10

This wine is sending my tastebuds all in a quiver, it's fruity but strong, it has loads of flavours but not to sharp. Marks & Sparks have this at my local BP petrol station, I might go back and buy some more asap 👌😍 — 9 years ago

Ellen Clifford

9.0

It’s Saturday and someone needs to hold your hand. Nuzzle into your neck and whisper something that adds a quiver to your vibe. This wine.. will do this Saturday. It sings all tropi-lime-limestone-is-that-a-baptismal-fountain-or-are-you-just-jazzed notes on nose. Lovely texture of silk. Lovely acid balancing fruit. Washington is there for you. Life will go on. — 5 years ago

Ben Levy

9.3

This is a classic Bill Fevre Chablis. The medley of starfruits and almonds would make Wilford Brimley's mustache quiver. Enjoy this over a bed of poorly shucked oysters and an e.coli ridden Chipotle burrito. The last sip of the bottle is like a Stanley Kubrick film - slow but surprisingly erotic. Producer is a god. Bottler is the antichrist.

— 9 years ago

with Dr and Mr.

James Ontiveros

9.3

Clean & Complex, with great body and yet still elegant. This is a standard bearer. So many dichotomies showing perfectly now but many years of brilliance ahead. This is a wine every California GSM producer need in their quiver, as a gauge of balance. I enjoyed it so much we bought another bottle, the most genuine endorsement ! — 10 years ago

Nicholas Haun

8.9

Good Malbec, lower in acidity than normal but good full body — 8 years ago

Kevin Killavey

8.9

2015 Torrentes smells sort of like a Mosel Riesling, but obviously nothing like it on the palette it's lychees, pear, thyme and lemon zest. Very long dry finish with tingly citrus lingering far longer than expected — 9 years ago

Peter Simpson

9.4

iv. What is thy mouth to me? A cup of sorrowful incense, A tree of keen leaves, An eager high ship, A quiver of superb arrows. What is thy breast to me? A flower of new prayer, A poem of firm light, A well of cool birds, A drawn bow trembling. What is thy body to me? A theatre of perfect silence, A chariot of red speed; And O, the dim feet Of white-maned desires! — 9 years ago

Alexander Niehenke

9.2

A regular in the quiver. — 10 years ago