Paul St Clair

9.1

Dark plums, vanilla, oak, chocolate, and hints of eucalyptus in the nose. Explosive rush of dark fruits carried further by a 14.5% ALC from the first followed by a satisfying blend of oak and vanilla with a dollop of chocolates. The finish is long and smooth favoring oak, vanilla, and pepper and a silky smooth mouthfeel. — 3 months ago

Diane Heyboer

8.9

Had the 2023 in December of 2025. Paired with beef burgundy and was most enjoyable. Fruits-cherry and berry. Silky smooth tannins. Hint (?) of spice on the end. Plan to get a couple more bottles of this next time I go to Costco. Especially at the price point! — 7 months ago

with Matthew, Ethan and 2 others

John Jaye

9.2

Super drink. Soft tannins, lots of fruit and a great aroma — a year ago

Romain Fitoussi

9.1

Dark purple color, dense, bright. Nose: black fruits (blackcurrant, blueberries, dark plums) and red fruits with Merlot in front, bright herbal notes of uninterventionist wines. Discreet and well-integrated breeding notes (vanilla, smoke). Silky mouth, well melted tannins between volume and flexibility. A fairly exciting Bordeaux wine, in modernity, respect for fruit and naturalness, which gives direction for the future of the region?

Robe pourpre sombre, et dense, éclatante, des vins dans leur jeunesse. Nez fruits noirs (cassis, myrtilles, prunes sombres) et fruits rouges avec le Merlot en avant, notes végétales vives des vins peu interventionnistes. Notes d’élevage discrètes et bien intégrées (vanille, fumée). Bouche soyeuse, tanins bien fondues entre volume et souplesse. Un vin du bordelais assez passionnant, dans la modernité, respect du fruit et du naturel, qui donne la direction pour l’avenir de la région? — 3 years ago

Matthew Cohen

9.2

Nose has sweet minerals.

Palate is fresh apple. Very mineral. Some mountain stream. As this opens it adds richness and complexity. Extremely sprightly. Some lovely mild chalkiness.

Great change of pace wine. Im having with Chinese comfort food. Singapore chow mei fun.

Let’s see how this evolves.

Bought from fass selections — 4 years ago

Matt

9.8

Fucking glorious Garnacha. Sous bois, turned earth, wet leaves, cinnamon, ground cloves, pepper, allspice, tar, crushed black plum and cherry fruit, almost dried tones mixed in, burnt earth, dried herbs, wilted flowers. Nose is subtle, but definition is there. Plate is a kaleidoscope of dark spices, savory earth, and gorgeous muddled fruit. Exotic, alluring in every sense, structured w/ powerful tannin almost reminiscent of Nebbiolo. A captivating wine in terms of texture and elegance. — 5 years ago

Andy@andyberke.com

9.4

Absolutely delicious. Lots of minerality. Stiff bouquet but smooth with a wonderful finish — 3 months ago

Tom Casagrande

8.9

Nose is a little reticent at first, giving shy whiffs of Granny Smith apples and crushed rock. Just the barest hint of Chablis “brothiness” as I like to call it. As it airs and warms, it’s a bit more forthcoming. In the mouth it’s on the lighter side, but certainly showing Chablis minerally character. Acids medium low. A nice aperitif Chablis but color me a bit disappointed, for now, given the producer. Will try to check back in after a few hours.

UPDATE: After several hours, showing noticeably more fruit and depth. — 5 months ago

Paul Benson

9.3

One of the bolder Pinots. Notes of cherries, currants, and licorice. Light tannins. Very clean. Really good wine. — 9 months ago

Laith A

9.4

What a beautiful cab.. lots of blue and black fruit on the nose and palate, melted licorice, mocha, eucalyptus 👌🏻 — 3 years ago

Ely Cohn

8.9

Complacent and shy, with bits of distinction. Needs a little time and brain juice to find the hidden quirks. The dill, the sour cream, the spearmint. Quiet entrances. Surrounded by a more familiar crew. Lemon zest, crisp pear, tangerine, and black pepper. — 4 years ago

Matthew Cohen

9.3

Nose is deep and rich. Lightly unctuous in an elegant way. Some mustiness as this opens.

Palate is rich apple fruit. Hint of lemon pith. Mineral. Some petrol. Well done. — 4 years ago

Matt Perlman

9.1

Notes consistent with previous. Showing lots of sweet black fruit, cassis, cedar, mushroom and dried herbs. Drying out ever so slightly on the finish — 5 years ago

Jimmy Gough

9.0

Heavy taste but well balanced, very easy to drink, ever so slightly acidic but not over bearing. Highly recommend. — 6 years ago

Jay Kline

9.2

Leftovers from our 2nd Annual, “Bierock Bonaza: Let’s have some funza with Runza”.

Popped and poured; enjoyed over the course of three hours. The 2015 pours a deep ruby with a slightly purple tinge and a near opaque core; medium+ viscosity with light staining of the tears. On the nose, the wine is developing with notes of lightly stewed, spiced strawberry, ripe fig, and cherry lozenges, red flowers, green herbs, with a touch of leather, and a mix of organic and inorganic rocky earth. Just the faintest hint of mouse. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium tannin and medium+ acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is medium+. The alcohol is also medium+. Delicious. Drink now through 2030.
— 4 months ago

Doug Powers

9.3

Animale, iron, iodine, very mineral as well, great redfruits, wonderful acidity, very long, lingering finish, frankly a great St. Joseph, first time I’ve had this wine, but I think @Tom Casagrande nailed it in his review of the 2018!! — 7 months ago

with Jim

Ron R

9.2

Big surprise. Very enjoyable. 2015 and completely full of life. — 4 years ago

with Anne-marie

Alex Lallos

Owner No Limit Fine Wines, Private Wine Consultant

9.2

Stunningly good at 22 years old. Deep and dense. Soil’y with aromas of black currant and bittersweet chocolate. I’ve been enjoying a lot of 00-05 medoc wines lately. While not mind blowing they are wonderful all alone or with the right food. Shows what a $30 bottle from a great terroir / producer is capable of. Not every wine needs to cost hundreds of dollars to be enjoyable — 4 years ago

John Howard

Harvest production at Hirsch and Cobb Wineries

9.4

Firing on all cylinders. Dageneau silex-ish for a fraction of the price. Need more of this in our lives! Happy birthday Mari!! — 5 years ago

with Mari

Cristóbal Arellano Borges

9.4

Quite possibly the purest expression of Garnacha I can recall ever tasting. Exotic and spicy. Good tannin. Wonderfully balanced. Just great — 6 years ago