Justin Hart

9.6

Probably a little less amazeballs than the 2009 that Obama served the French president when he visited the white house, but still fantastic! A rustic sage and anise note are quite interesting as it lingers long after you swallow. Otherwise, the cherry and cola notes from the cab play off the juicy strawberry and leathery/fleshy notes of the Syrah. Damn this is good! — 9 days ago

with Cherish and Jen

Justin Hart

9.2

2011 still showing its slow to develop quality. This one could age for at least another 5-10 years. Everything is supple about this wine: tannins, fruit, spice, body. Needs lots of aeration/time to open. Otherwise, brambly berry notes (blackberries) and hints of cherry, tobacco, white pepper and baking spices. Very pleasant. :) — a month ago

with Cherish

Justin Hart

9.0

Still very tight, but firm tannins and somewhat restrained fruit make for an interesting wine. Notes of red plum, white pepper and a hint of Spanish olive make for a pleasant quaffing wine. — 2 months ago

with Cherish and Jen

Justin Hart

9.4

Bright red fruit - cranberry - on the nose, followed by white pepper and red plum notes. On the pallet, rich strawberry, cranberry and faint rhubarb notes make for excellent spicy food pairing (we had it with chipotle flavored sausage, yum!). This is just starting to mature, and could easily go another 5-7 years. — a month ago

with Cherish and Jen

Justin Hart

9.5

This is still quite young and it definitely punches above its weight class easily standing up to Malbec’s twice its price.

The nose brings scents of wet gravel, fresh violets, leather and ripe red plum.

On the pallet, white pepper, jammy plumb and baking spices predominate. Yum!! — a month ago

with Jen and Cherish

Justin Hart

8.8

Very decent wine, has some zin in it I feel. Smokey, mildly tannic, but a little over ripe and the oak profile seems to be trying to cover up “weak” grapes (i.e. less concentrated/more mass produced). Nothing amazing, but perfectly drinkable. — 2 months ago

with Cherish and Jen

Justin Hart

9.3

Wonderful herbaceous notes (sage) early on, followed by heavy tobacco, black cherry, white pepper, and subtle cola notes wind out the pallet experience.

Mineral (wet stone) and cedar notes play off each other nicely on the nose. Yum!

— a month ago

with Cherish and Jen

Justin Hart

9.5

On the nose, scents of ripe strawberries, concrete after summer rain, tobacco, and caramel.

Intense berry and vanilla profile in the pallet, followed by cigar box and cured meat. A seriously big Syrah. Yum!! — a month ago

with Cherish and Jen

Justin Hart

9.5

This hasn’t even started showing any age yet, it is a big and tannic and beautiful as the day it was released, basically. Firm, grippy tannins grab hold early and are very slow to let go. Blueberry and blackberry fruit notes peek out and jab coyly among pepper and earth and notes of a vegetal aftertaste (thinking of artichokes). Yum!!! — 2 months ago

with Cherish and Jen

Justin Hart

9.1

Very solid primitivo. Dark berry and dried lilac nose. Plum, baking spices, sweet figs, briny edge followed up by some sweet, sweet blackberry notes. Yum! — 2 months ago

with Jen and Cherish