Joseph Barsky

9.3

2014 Vintage. 14% Alcohol. Big, Syrah like Pinot Noir. Not for the French PN style lovers. Similar to Sea Smoke. — 4 days ago

Joseph Barsky

9.5

2012 Vintage. 15.2% Alcohol. Wow, big juicy fruit bomb of a Syrah. Went extremely well with Thai food. — 12 days ago

Joseph Barsky

9.4

2011 Vintage. 15.1% Alcohol. 60% Grenache, 25% Syrah, 10% Mourvèdre, 5% Counoise. Lovely blend. Big bouquet and raspberry and red fruit flavors. — 16 days ago

Joseph Barsky

9.2

2012 Vintage. 13.8% Alcohol. Rustic and perhaps more time in cellar will allow this to soften the tannins. — 25 days ago

Joseph Barsky

9.3

2013 Vintage. 16.1% Alcohol. 48% Grenache, 26% Mourvèdre, 26% Syrah from James Berry Vineyard. Still a bit tight and needs more aging but when allowed to sit in the glass, opened nicely. — 4 days ago

Joseph Barsky

9.4

2015 Vintage. 14% Alcohol. Made by Paul Lato for Frank Melis at Golden Gate Wine Cellars. This is a blend of 30% each Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc and 5% each Malbec and Petit Verdot sourced from two well-known Napa Valley vineyards in Oakville and Atlas Peak. The wine was aged for 18 months in high quality Troncais French oak barrels. Needs a 1-2 hour decant to get some air into this monster but we didn’t have time so rating based on our pop and pour with higher rating likely if aged/decanted. Good value for a Napa 2015. Very limited production. — 13 days ago

Joseph Barsky

10

2012 Vintage. 12.5% Alcohol. Wow, Lemon and lemon zest with minerality and good acid for plenty of verve. Loved it. — 25 days ago

Joseph Barsky

9.2

2013 Vintage. 15.4% Alcohol. Raspberry juice bomb. Lovely mouthfeel. Good to go. — 11 days ago

Joseph Barsky

9.5

2012 Vintage. 15.7% Alcohol. 71% Syrah, 28% Mourvèdre, 1% Viognier. Very good showing for this wine. Fruit bomb with enough to hide the alcohol. — 11 days ago

Joseph Barsky

9.4

2016 Vintage. 14.2% Alcohol. Great Bordeaux blend at a good price. Plenty of fruit and lushness but will hold them another year to mature. Or put in decanter a couple of hours... — 25 days ago