Big Wave Dave

9.2

Yum — 4 days ago

Big Wave Dave

9.0

Amazing p/q. Dark, ruby. Lots of sauvage and smoked meat on the nose. Palate is balanced and marries sweet dark fruit concentration with spice and distinct floral/herbal perfume. Nice acid giving perfect balance. Almost Nuit Village level for 1/2 the price. — 6 days ago

with Racquel

Big Wave Dave

9.2

Tight nose. Creamy lemon with whiff of reductive smoke. The palate is poised. Wine is young and yet to unfurl but everything is there - sharp semi-sweet citrus, mineral slate, and smoke with some oak or leesy vanilla. Great creamy texture. Better in 5 yrs. — 12 days ago

Big Wave Dave

9.1

This started shy both on nose and palate. But with air, the wine bulked out hugely. The nose is full of red and black cherry, with plenty of burgundian sauvage. The palate starts with nothing but then builds and explodes with black fruit, sour cherry, and wood spice. Quite long. — 17 days ago

Big Wave Dave

9.2

Impeccable balance. Classic petrol aromas, with a sweet mealy undertow. Sweet white peach, pineapple, and a lovely stony flinty minerality gives complexity and balance. Not super long, but sooo well balanced. Just enough zesty acid. Buy again. — 4 days ago

Big Wave Dave

8.6

The first disappointing wine from Giant Steps! After 8 yrs and dozens of bottles of both stellar red and white, I guess they were due!! Shy nose. Sweet, confected strawberry fruit up front - a bit like cough syrup. Then quite thin and with little/no acidity or tannic structure to give length. Pass. — 7 days ago

with Racquel

Big Wave Dave

9.2

Packed tight with everything, like a genie in a bottle. Needs 5-10yra to unfurl. You can smell and taste the hot vintage! And the high alcohol. On the cusp of overripe, but pulled back just in time. The nose is powerful, with savoury meat, dark cherry, and mushroom. Palate opens with Sweet fruit, then plenty of acid and a touch of tannin to hold everything together. The wine benefitted massively from food. The acid and ripe red fruit a perfect counterpoint to beef cheeks with polenta. For my 52nd bday with R. +2-3pts in 10 yrs. — 13 days ago

Big Wave Dave

9.3

Intense and powerful nose. Vanilla, caramel, and smoke dominate. Palate is dense, with rich oaky/lees opening, followed by lovely mineral and reductive smokiness. Fully ripe and the caramel and creamy notes last forever. Impressive!! — 6 days ago

with Racquel

Big Wave Dave

9.2

Inky, opaque dark ruby. Tinges of orange. Raisins, roses, and tar on the nose. Big opulent style. Barossa-like. Sweet, round, but still with lots of tannin to balance out the opulent fruit. Disjointed, needs time to settle. — 11 days ago

with Racquel

Big Wave Dave

9.5

Wowsa! This is about the best chardonnay nose I have ever smelt. Caramel, toasted hazelnuts, lemon, flint - all swirled together. The palate opens rich and big, with butter and caramel, but then the flinty, mineral notes kick in with a super long citrus finish. A full story. — 17 days ago

with Racquel