Bruce Dunbar

9.4

Leading contender for my wine of the year. Still has it all 25 years on. Rich, raspberry syrup, licorice, port-like qualities without the prune, viscous. Still loaded with fruit and power. — 5 days ago

Bruce Dunbar

9.1

A beautiful blend that somehow shows each element while being nicely integrated. Rich, round, Semillon and bright, floral and citrusy Sauvignon Blanc. Highly age-worthy — a month ago

Bruce Dunbar

9.4

Fantastic! A quintessential barbaresco where subtlety outshines power. Rose, earth, spice, dark but not heavy fruit. If this isn’t its prime, I can’t imagine it’s better. — 3 months ago

Bruce Dunbar

8.2

Austere at this early moment. Dry, light and minerally with some black and red fruit that emerged over time. Interested to see how it evolves but currently lacks a strong character. — 7 days ago

Bruce Dunbar

8.9

Reserved in its youth. Hints of plum, cassis, the iron rich soils of the vineyard, and fragrant high elevation flora. Smooth and integrated tannins with years of potential. — a month ago

Bruce Dunbar

8.8

A rare Priorat white made from Carignan Blanc (labeled as Varietats Antigues), this has apple and pear like white fruits, a bit of green/herbal undertone and nice acidity. — 2 months ago

Bruce Dunbar

9.0

This wine was so sweet and syrupy out of the gate that it almost overpowered with its dark fruit compote qualities. With some air, it mellowed revealing pencil lead and menthol undertones to somewhat balance it. Very young, very rich, with a beautiful nose and color, I’ll let the rest of the lot sleep a while. — 5 months ago

Bruce Dunbar

8.6

With some air, this showed florals highlighted by orange blossom, pear and lemon zest, and a bit of slate in a soft wrapper. Very drinkable and could improve over a few years. — 7 days ago

Bruce Dunbar

9.4

Opened nicely after about an hour’s decant. Reserved red and blue fruits, rose, tobacco and earth all balanced in still firm tannins. A fantastic wine worth the patience and likely would have had 5+ good years left in the bottle. — 25 days ago

Bruce Dunbar

8.6

Bedrock’s California Syrah brings together some of the great Syrah vineyards in California in an incredibly well-priced wine. The ‘23 hits you with the big nose that is a signature of this wine — dark berry and cinnamon like a fresh baked pie this year. The fruit is more reticent on the palate, perhaps the result of a long, very cool growing season. It leans toward graphite and earthiness. A solid, if not outstanding vintage, still high on the price/quality ratio. — 5 months ago