Joe DAscoli

9.2

Good but not great. Didn’t shine — a month ago

Joan Ziegler

9.4

Enjoying in Mountain View with Shannon McElyea& Richard Johnsson at Vaso Azzuro. Big, great nose. Lovely. — 2 years ago

Sipping Fine Wine

9.9

77 acres of very old vaso trained Monatrell vines & 29 acres of 30 year old Cab Sauvignon. A blend of 70% Cab Sauvignon & 30% Monastrell aged 2 years. Dark Ruby with dark berry flavors & complex spice. Rich ripe blueberry & blackberry flavors with vanilla spice, tobacco, balanced acidity. Tannins are approachable but the wine is still very young, long finish ending with integrated oak notes. Still needs time, don’t be tempted but if you wait this will be great! Tasting Sample! — 2 years ago

Nin Sousa

9.0

Colores rojos intentos, rubi a contra luz, morados obscuros.
Olores frutales, fresas, cerezas, olor dulce, madera, pero con presencia de alcohol.
Sabor en entrada a la boca dulce, acides media, con cuerpo medio, algo seco, vino astringente, al tragar es ácido, fuerte, con sabor a roble, largo en boca.

Es un vino seductor, ya que te su olor te llama por su dulzor, pero es un vino engañoso ya que juega con la seducción que presenta en su olor y su fuerte sabor al tragar, por lo tanto engaña.

Buen vino para conversar íntimamente..
Vino del amor! — 5 years ago

Pip Davie

9.0

Rich, black fruits
Very dark colours
Had with beef ragu — 6 years ago

James Park

9.2

Dark fruit. Ripe black cherry. Fine tanine. Tree fruit scent. Some pepper at the end. — 6 years ago

Ana

9.0

Con Juan en Le Prado en San Juan de Luz — 7 years ago

Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.4

I bought this at K&L recently for $79 to judge their 3rd wine vs the younger Dana & Onda I have. This is made from de-selected fruit from their 3 primary single vineyards.


If you love lush/plush, ripe. bold Napa Cabernets, you will love the 2014 Vaso today. It’s still early but drinking nicely tonight. It took a 3 hr decant. Prior, it was missing a bit of a mid-palate. Not now!

The nose is beautiful. Dark currants-cassis, sandalwood, dry twig, dryish tobacco, mid intensity baking spices, dark chocolate, sweet tarriness, black licorice, dark to mid berry cola, steeped black tea, caramel/mocha, dry crushed rocks, candied to withering flowers framed in soft violets & lavender.

The palate is rich, lush, bold & striking. Dark currants-cassis, wild, ripe; blackberries, black raspberries, black cherries, both plums-black dominate to pudding, a buffet of mixed purple fruits, some baked strawberries w/ haunting raspberries. Bold, dark spices, caramel, mocha, clove, nutmeg, cinnamon stick & a touch of vanilla, anise to black licorice, a mix of fresh & herbs, light cedar to sandalwood, dry tobacco with some ash, graphite, dry river stone, limestone marl, dry crush rocks, dry top soil, dark, withering to candied; dark, red flowers with violets, grand acidity, layered finish that is well balanced-structured, still well tensioned, elegant & smartly polished finish that goes on and on. Delicious, especially the longer it sat in the decanter. 3 hours total.

I bought 13 & 15 Vaso for the same price before finishing my comments.

This has 15-20 yrs of good drinking ahead.

@SimplyRedVirtualLiveHamburg — 7 months ago

Amy Yan

9.2

Lovely fruity green wine. First night in Luz — 4 years ago

Brendan Baker

9.3

Purchased wine and cheese in St-Jean-de-Luz and brought back to our hotel in San Sebastián… Initially a bit reduced/funky, but eventually reveals pure cherry and blackberry fruit, mineral, very fine tannin, absolutely beautiful 😍😋🔥 — 5 years ago

Philip May

9.0

Present from Malcolm. Awesome. — 6 years ago

kpblc_a

8.9

Редко встретишь в этой ценовой категории хороший Мальбек. Этот - хороший: цвет мрачный, аромат сильный, слегка дымный, слегка в дуб, слегка в травяные ноты (не нотки). Вкус мощный, ошущаются гребни, давили с лозой. Сорт выражен правильно, уверенно. Мальбек - сила! — 7 years ago

Greg Stepina

8.9

Ali loves it — 8 years ago

J B

9.1

We liked this. — 2 years ago

Tom Casagrande

9.3

Last bottle of this. It has steadily transformed into something amazing. I would have loved to have inserted this in to a tasting of 2009 classified growth Bordeaux. Color is showing some maturity. Nose is open and complex, with cedar, sandstoney gravel, roasted peanut, and lovely blackcurrant. Soft in the mouth, with concentrated flavors but in a balanced frame. Ripe fruit, acids, and tannins in balance. So good. — 2 years ago

Jennifer Kline

8.9

January 2020 Splash Box delivery — 4 years ago

Rob Camp

9.3

Wonderful, rich, beautiful by itself or with a nice estofado! — 5 years ago

Alder Yarrow

Wine Blogger Vinography

9.5

Oh María Luz you are a rockstar. I lovingly carried this bottle back from my first trip to Chile, having been bowled over by this fierce female winemaking pioneer who runs Casa Marin with her son. From the chilliest part of San Antonio Valley, a stone’s throw from the sea, Luz’s wine shimmer with acidity and vibrate with energy. At 12 years of age this Syrah is absolutely singing with gorgeous green olive salinity backed by blackberry bramble, dried herbs, white pepper and dried currants. Fantastic acidity and faint tannins make this an utterly effortless mouthful. I wish I had another bottle. Or five. — 6 years ago

Mike R

9.4

Love this SB — 6 years ago

with Jeff

Chris Krukovsky

8.9

A deep, robust, full bodied Malbec with a slightly acidic finish. — 8 years ago