David Shaw

9.1

Revisiting the vintage — 24 days ago

David Shaw

9.1

Revisiting vintage — 4 months ago

David Shaw

9.1

Dark ruby red, excellent clarity. Raspberry with a hint of sandalwood in nose, raspberry, rhubarb, white pepper and black tea in mouth. Tart — 7 months ago

David Shaw

9.1

Last bottle of vintage — 2 years ago

Tree Kilpatrick

9.0

Lovely color. Lighter and lithesome. Woodsy scent with an incense and cedar vibe with elderberries. Flavors are elegant and classy. Bright. Has an old school medicine tonic vibe. — 4 years ago

David Kingsley

9.1

$10.99 on sale. Very rich, flavorful and no harsh after taste. Great to pear with a hearty dinner or charcuterie board. Perfect for a fall night. — 6 years ago

David Shaw

9.0

My fourth and last bottle of the vintage. Call me a fan... — 7 years ago

David Shaw

9.4

Revisiting the vintage — 21 days ago

David Shaw

9.2

Underwood Mountain Vineyard, Columbia Gorge, skin contact Grüner Veltliner. A bit of an experimental wine. Burnt orange in color, excellent clarity. Some sediment in the bottle, flocculent yeast, perhaps. A musk-like and pine aroma in nose, floral and grapefruit pith flavors, skin tannin finish with mild astringency, slight seed tannins bitterness with floral and light lactic notes in aftertaste. Bone dry. The body is light, almost silky mouthfeel followed by the skin tannin rasp on the finish. Not a variety I’ve previously seen done in an orange wine style. The more I taste this one, though, the more I like it. — 4 months ago

Will Stanley

9.4

I’ve been excited to revisit Duncan Savage’s eponymous red from the 2018 vintage, which I last tried around four years ago having just shaken off a bout of Covid, senses struggling. Even then, it was clear how promising this wine was, and now, with a little more bottle age, it’s absolutely singing. It’s a pure, bright fruited 100% Syrah which has a tremendous savoury character, with a telltale bolt of iron on the nose. On the palate it has enormous structure, with sappy blood orange fruit and white pepper, and wonderful minerality. This is such an utterly drinkable wine, with more than enough in the tank for another decade or two. Wonderful stuff. — a year ago

Aloke Mukherjee

9.0

Christmas 2022 — 4 years ago

Jordan Bright

9.2

Incredibly good. Bright, lively, tart, and bursting with citrus (orange pith, grapefruit). Some flinty, stoney minerality to finish. — 4 years ago

David Shaw

9.2

Purple, moderate plus pigment extraction. Floral and cherry notes in nose, not sure about black olive as someone else noted, but some herbal and barrel toast notes, yes. Flavors of cherry peel and berry with depth and length. A hint of black pepper in aftertaste after its been open an hour. Restrained acidity and alcohol, soft mouthfeel, tannins largely missing in action but not needed, just inexpressive or well hidden. Not a typical wine producer which is what makes them special; Michael typically puts his own spin on the wines he makes. Paired well with a hearty but light pork and tomato lasagna I made using a Cooks Illustrated recipe from their cookbook — 6 years ago

David Shaw

9.2

Skin contact version. Orange colored, some cloudiness with non-flocculent sediment. Flavors of jujube, the Chinese fruit not the candies. Dry. Moderate fine grained skin astringency on finish. Label mentions orange blossom, jasmine, ripe apricot flesh, white sage, incense and wood spice flavors, all credible claims in my book. A fairly experimental wine that largely works — 3 months ago

Ashish Pant

9.5

One of the best values around. I don’t know why I want to even alert others to this wine, it will make it more inaccessible, but all I can say: GET IT! — 5 months ago

David Shaw

9.2

New vintage! Pale yellow, excellent clarity. Citrus, thyme and black pepper notes in nose. High acid, good body, lots of skin tannins given blanc de noir style of 100% Cabernet Franc. Flavor descriptors of lime peel, lime, thyme and black pepper apply. Mineral finish — a year ago

Ely Cohn

8.9

Good, but goes down a little harsh and with more sour and crunch than I remember since I first tried a couple years ago. Pours with a brick filter draped over dark crimson. Beefy bloody notes hanging around with magic marker upfront, then averages itself out with fruits and herbs and becomes altogether a vibrant lighter thing. Little hints of iodine and violet - just barely. — 3 years ago

David Shaw

9.0

Revisiting this before winter sets in... — 6 years ago

Katie Davis

9.5

So light, juicy and earthy. Great chilled — 7 years ago

Sarah Milsow-Guenther

8.9

Pretty decent Cinsaut. Lots of ripe cherry , very smooth. Nice acidity. Best with food. Decent showing for a WA Cinsaut — 7 years ago