Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.2

2012 vintage. 15.6 ABV but tasted like 14.7. Medium body. Decanted and tasted after 20 minutes and 2 hours. Slight amount of sed but not objectionable if poured into the proceedings. Mostly frontal fruit tasting with raspberry and strawberry flavors coming through predominantly. Relatively unexciting in the early going. Nice...but not exactly this year's girl. Tasting after two hours decanted...body upped to medium/medium-heavy body and a subtle cracked black peppercorn flourish all these promises of satisfaction. As with (nearly) all the wines from this producer, killed off at least a decade too early, likely two. Those disco synthesizers those daily tranquilizers...9.3.25. — a month ago

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.5

2005 vintage. 15.8% ABV. Smooth, delicious and concentrated. Has an easy decade left to spin tales of yore. Yet another ridiculous effort from a winery that embraces the impossible and ends up conjuring the magical. 03.19.25. — 6 months ago

Conrad Green

9.5

Excellent and intense. A bit ott but just on the right side. Very pure and powerful fruit. Oak just in check. — 9 months ago

with Paul

Doug Griffin

9.8

Crazy bottle. Opens for 12 hours before dinner. Started mostly secondary…mushroom, truffle, leaves with some dark fruit hiding out. In the next hour a core of dark raspberry, almost chambord popped out. Tannins tame. Great balence of of aged secondary and ripe and extracted dark fruit..excellent — a month ago

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.4

2012 vintage. Decanted and tasted after 1.25 hours open. Heavy body. Always too soon/early with these wines, whether white or red. Likely shouldn't be approached or flirted with for another 15 years to properly evaluate. Some chunky bite but mostly über-smooth bark. From what I'm told, they own the copyright for the stunning bottle shape style. 05.30.25. — 4 months ago

Anuj Mathur

9.5

blackberry, kalamata, assuaged tannins, in retrospect would’ve decanted a few hours ahead. — 8 months ago

with Kinjil

Vino Joe

9.9

Wow. Immediately sharp and powerful from the first pour. Sizzling and spicy with lots of length. Earthy and rich. Such a lingering joy! My only problem was an over whelming feeling of slowing myself to make it last. Phenomenal!! — 3 months ago

President Obama

9.5

Fuck that's good. Thanks Derek. — 4 months ago

Doug Griffin

9.6

Apple pie crumble, bacon fat, oily, apricot, lime zest — 9 months ago

Vino Joe

10

Oh my god... This was fantastic!!! On the nose it is thick and heady. Darkest red wine I might have ever had. Rich looking in the glass. You taste it multiple times. In comes in waves. Spices mixed so well with fleshy fruit and it lingers and resonates. Smokey and sooo deep. An utterly spectacular wine. — 10 months ago