Aaron Rankin

9.4

That whole range of lacy savory attributes that you expect of this site and that Pax is so damned good at revealing. Young but ever so good. I’ll pop my next bottle in 3 years.

Service: 6 hours of slow ox. Consumed at about 64F. — 2 days ago

Aaron Rankin

9.1

Aaron had this 10 days ago

Aaron Rankin

9.2

Delicious and elegant! — 10 days ago

Aaron Rankin

9.2

Dark purple with magenta rim. Thick legs though modest alcohol. Smoked meat, herbs de Provence, saline. Round, lush fruit, very primary. This is a holiday ham Syrah. Med+ acid and tannins. Tasty, and I’ll lay down my remaining bottles a few more years. — 16 days ago

Aaron Rankin

9.1

I have nothing to add to Vinous’s review besides service. I found this a bit closed initially — a long life ahead — and quite open after a 2 hour decant. By hour 3 it started heading for the worse. — 3 days ago

Aaron Rankin

9.1

Drinking quite nicely and young. Layers of primary fruit — plums and cassis — with spices, herbs, and vegetal notes. Soft but firm tannins and nice acid remain. Service: I gave this 3 hours of slow ox and 1.5h in a decanter. A good amount of sediment was removed at decant. Served just below room temp. — 9 days ago

Aaron Rankin

9.3

Let me implicitly lay on more hype... — 11 days ago

Aaron Rankin

9.1

Delicious and approachable. Well made though little complexity. Good Friday night partner to flank steak. — 4 days ago

Aaron Rankin

9.0

Nice Costco pickup in 2014. This is a tasty CdP that someone else called a nice week night wine. I agree. Not a ton of complexity, but delicious, balanced, and some interesting aspects. — 6 days ago

Aaron Rankin

9.0

Interesting but lacking. Interesting Sonoma Coast nose of smoky, sweet spicy cherries. Very bright, with acid a touch out of balance, even in spite of some decent ripeness. Soft back palette tannins. — 13 days ago