Jason Keefer

9.0

Crisp, citrus rind and slate. Great with raw seafood! — a month ago

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.4

2021 vintage. Brighter than a supernova. So much balanced fruit + structure. Pure. 7.26.23. — 3 years ago

Zack Hall

9.1

Very brown but good apricot, tea, light tannins good with fish tagine — 4 years ago

Brad Jensen

9.2

As close to an American Lambrusco as you can get, with a rich nose of dark red plum, jammy raspberry and fresh black cherry. A deep fizzy, medium body, with some surprising tannins that truly dry things out, but leave with a fresh feeling! The palate itself is big with the dark fruit, but still maintains the dryness despite some woody and malolactic elements with a hint of celery like flavor at the finish. — 2 months ago

Shay A

9.2

I’m between 91-92 here. Wonderful summer pairing next to the Supernova bubbles!

87zin/13petite sirah. This has everything you want in a Zinfandel but dialed back with class. I’m shocked there is this much PS because even at 11yrs, it’s not overly dark/chocolate driven/black pepper spiced. Seductive aromatics of violets, black cherry, mixed berry pie. Great acidity for a Zinfandel. Cedar, spiced red and black berry fruits. Drinking at peak. If you love elegant zin, you’re hard pressed to find a better one. A perfect wine for our TX bbq. — 3 years ago

Erik Longabardi

9.5

Someday you will find me on a champagne supernova getting high — 4 years ago

Alex Taylor

9.2

2023. Strange and delicious. Funky fresh. — a year ago

Ruben Serra

9.0

Suave y fácil de beber. Con cierto regusto de fruta. — 3 years ago

Martin Sher

9.0

At BasBas Kulma in Helsinki - interesting by the glass sitch here. Really good food. — 3 years ago

Jay Kline

9.2

This was presented to me double-blind at Tasting Group. The wine appeared deep ruby with a nearly opaque core. There’s slight staining of the tears and the viscosity appears medium+. On the nose the wine is intense. It’s slightly funky with an almost cheese rind sort of thing going on. There’s a combination of red and dark fruits with some purple flowers, dried tobacco leaf, something that sort of resembled pyrazines and a little bit of baking spices which suggests there’s some French barrique being used. On the palate, the wine is bone dry and fiercely tannic. Acid is medium ++. It’s definitely on the darker fruit side with some black berries and blue berries, black pepper and baking spices which all but confirms French barrique at this point. Long finish. I’m scratching my head with this one. It’s wild. Clean and fresh…but wild.

I could see this in a few places: Moulin-à-Vent is one possibility considering all the darker fruit and firm structure. However, I find some real Italian sensibilities to this wine. Despite the monumental structure, I cannot place this in northern Italy. Given the presence of French barrique, I could see this being a Cabernet Sauvignon-based Super Tuscan with a little Syrah and Sangiovese for good measure. So that was my call: 2015 Super Tuscan.

Wow…what a lovely surprise. I mistook the Rotundone for pyrazines (a recurring issue for me) which had me thinking Bordeaux varieties instead of Syrah. And to be fair, we don’t see a lot of Côte Rôtie at Tasting Group. This was my first time tasting the 2016 “La Chavaroche” and while it was a real treat (big thanks to the generous member of the group), it was also a reminder as to why I cellar my bottles of “La Chavaroche” for so long. This is a wee babe and frankly, pretty tough for me to love right now. That being said, the quality and character is unquestionable. I say give it until 2030+ and these will light up your right prefrontal cortex like a supernova.
— 4 years ago