Graham Brooks

9.2

Bought from coop in Holmfirth with steak and chips in a lovely cottage. I broke my tooth earlier in the afternoon, so it did a great job of cheering me up. Great balance all round, dark colour, enticing aroma and dark fruits in the mouth with a bit of length. Great balance would love a case of it. — 7 days ago

Justin M

9.4

That's my jam. Smells kinda funky (nail polish) but tastes incredible. Preserved lemon peel, high acid, long finish. — 2 years ago

Boris Mathiszik

9.1

Trying the ‘14 vintage at 6 years old - nicely integrated, still drinking fresh and young. Balanced fruit and acidity. Very good. — 3 years ago

Michael Chelus

8.9

Raspberry preserves, cherry, vanilla, cassis, blackberry and oak. Full-bodied and soft tannins. — 4 years ago

Boris Mathiszik

8.9

Really interesting how this Barbera from the foothills holds up nicely after 8 years. I don’t know if the 16 vintage was so good, or the wine just aged exceptionally well, but this is much better than previous vintages. Very mellow tannins, smooth velvety. A pleasant surprise. — 9 months ago

Sharona

9.1

Pizza party — 2 years ago

Jay Kline

9.4

Enjoyed alongside the 2005 Les Pagodes de Cos. Audouzed for three hours prior. The wine pours a deep ruby, bordering garnet with some fine sediment and a translucent core. On the nose, the wine is highly intense with notes of funky red and dark fruit, tobacco, green bell pepper, leather, damp earth, some nail polish…definitely some VA…but remarkably charming never-the-less. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium+ tannin and a medium+ plus acid. Super fresh. Incredible red fruits, exotic spices, earth, smoke, and tobacco. I finished long…forever and a day. Sublime. The “Pagodes”, while enjoyable in its own way, was weary in comparison. I have several bottles left and look forward to enjoying this vintage for decades to come. — 3 years ago

Robert Swart

9.1

This was a big hit at a dinner party. Complex, well balanced, and still a lot of fruit for an 8 year old wine. — 9 months ago

Milan Antonopoulos

9.2

Deep red color, almost purple. Very intense initial nose. Very heavy nail polish smell. Very focused scent, with a distant red fruit smell. Very earthy taste, with hints of cherries. Light sugar. (Interesting to note, I can a very quick seafood aftertaste, which was bizarre). — a year ago

Jason Keefer

9.4

Just a fantastic desert wine! Butterscotch, dried apricot, and baking spice per wine spectator write up hits the nail on the head! Wish I had more! — 3 years ago

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