Brendan Baker

9.0

Red and black fruits, briar patch, med body, nice 👍 — 2 years ago

Bruce Dunbar

9.0

Continuing the first, benchmarking tastings of Bedrock’s 2019s, the California Syrah is fantastic and at $25 direct from Bedrock, it may even surpass that. It blends some great vineyards from up and down the state into a wine full of berry jam, briar patch, smooth tannins, and some florals from a touch of Viognier. Saturday night taste at Tuesday night prices with aging potential! — 6 years ago

Ryan Wofford

9.1

Inky, some smoke over the top of a briar patch of fruit. Let ‘er breathe a bit. — 7 years ago

Mark Flesher

9.3

Thanksgiving wine number 7. The last of the celebration before we switched to beer! I will tell you that most of the reason why we opened this one was because it was on the counter and we were talking about Napa Valley experiences. Next thing you know, the cork on this one is out! Pours a slightly violet color to the glass. Sweet briar patch brambleberry and mint nose. The entry of this wine is medium to full-bodied. Very acidic at first, displaying almost a blood orange zest. The acidity flattens out in the middle, displaying a very robust sweet fruit characteristic. Steel finishes with a lot of acidity and a lot of tannic grip. In all honesty, this one needed to stay in the chiller to rest for a few more years. Why wait? Drinking rather well, although if I had to do it all over again, I would probably decant for about 2 hours before serving, or better yet just wait 3 to 5 years. — 8 years ago

Jeremy Bohrer

8.9

Like picking wild berries in a briar patch. With some stems and leaves and stuff. Negrette, Cab Franc and Gamay — 10 years ago

Ruth Souroujon

8.9

Perfectly balanced; can't tell it's 14.8%. Thick layers of blackberries, briar patch, and dried herbs. Tasty treat. 2013. — 10 years ago

M. Christopher Roebuck

9.3

Bang on great right out of the bottle. This probably won't reach the potential of the Talbot in the long term, but it's right there ... Now. Also deep and opaque in appearance. Less fruit on the nose. Pepper, briar patch, and a subtle black licorice. This wine seems to already have settled into it's complete incarnation. Of course with it's medium acidity and solid alcohol level, maybe it gets better with age, but pop and pour it now just in case.

93 points — 4 years ago

Mark Howard

9.6

Fully mature black and red fruits, smokey briar patch, leather, tobacco, soft integrated tannins. This wine is rocking and rolling at its peak. Something to enjoy over the next year or two. — 6 years ago

with Elizabeth

Patrick Moran

10

This thing is a lean, mean fighting machine. A little menthol and smoke on the nose, but it is all tart red fruit when it hits the palate. It evolves into a bit more of a savory briar patch on the mid palate, but never gives up on that beautiful acidity. Great spicy finish. We had it with London broil, grilled asparagus, and baked sweet potatoes, and it really sang. — 7 years ago

David Shaw

8.9

48% Zinfandel, 29% Petite Sirah, 23% Carignane. North Coast. Briar, black currant, raspberry and eucalyptus notes in nose. Blackberry, cassis and later cola and black cherry flavors, fairly tight initially, moderate skin astringency with chewy tannins. Great value in an everyday red. — 8 years ago

Aaron Means

9.2

Briar patch black fruit and loam. Old school classic cab done in a fantastic way. Aged pretty well at 11 yrs old. From Mag @Pignetti's Restaurant. — 9 years ago

S Butterfield

Sommelier Flask Fine Wines

9.6

Oh yeah. This is my jam. Just gorgeous wine. Viogner really lift the aromatics into another level. Spice, pepper, cherry briar patch, subtle perfume, a meadow of wildflowers. As it opens a creamy silky core of ripe red fruit and lush tannins seduce the mouth like a femme fatale. The prickly acids give it a balanced backbone. Delicious long finish with acid burst. Almost sweet, not sappy. Like a great dark comedy. — 10 years ago

with Lela

Rob Brobst III

9.6

Wine Spectator #7 Wine of the Year 2010. Scents of raspberries and blueberries intertwined with briar patch spices. Ripe raspberry and blueberry flavors persist. A hint of creamy oak and a silky and refined texture with a juicy character. Juicy acidity and integrated tannins smooth the finish. — 5 years ago

MaJ CappS

9.0

Slightly dusty nose that dissipates in time, revealing a fruit laden caramel.

Briar patch, alpine fruit, hints of cotton candy. The acidity after 6 years is still holding, singing brightly and long. Medium bodied, and well worth it.
A worthy wine - and a good one to ponder future civility with. Decency may have a chance here again. :) — 6 years ago

Brendan Baker

9.1

Juicy red fruits, briar patch, mineral, silky tannin. Amazing QPR 😍⚡️ — 7 years ago

James Webb

9.3

Green brined peppers and wow. With just a touch of sour cherry. Sugar and more green pepper. All nose. Palette is sweet, with an attack of briar patch berries. Softens through the mid but finishes with greasy tannins. What a funky cool wine. Bravo. — 8 years ago

Jay Conway

10

Fantastic. 2000 is drinking very well and can keep aging. Big dark fruit with earthy notes like briar patch and licorice in the background. — 9 years ago

John M

9.4

From briar patch. Dry and delicious on a hot day — 9 years ago

William Hughes

9.2

Brick House makes a terrific blend of old world Burgundy and Oregon Pinot Noir. Blue fruits, cherry, briar patch, with acidity and discrete tannins. Drink or cellar. — 10 years ago

Scott Wren

9.0

Weirdly wonderful like so many Jura elixirs. I believe this is a kind of fortified Chard, definitely oxidized. There's the suggestion of pumpkin and the briar patch. A wonderful soft and round aperitif. One of a kind and worth a visit — 11 years ago