Mary H

9.1

Sangiovese DNA strong here with tomato and cherry notes, but the other grapes (syrah, merlot) provide a bit of spice, rounder texture, and complexity. — 5 months ago

Nishith Jobanputra

9.0

Impressive, bigger and more refined than expected. Satellite bottle shop. — 8 months ago

J Greene

9.2

Loved this. Checked a lot of boxes. Didn’t get enough. — 10 months ago

Rich Bluth

9.0

hard to find ligurian grenache! fantastic after decanting a@d 3p mon air time — 5 years ago

Ebbe Bonde Soerensen

9.2

Great creamy wine love it, just delicious Grenache🍷🇫🇷 — 6 years ago

Tom Elliot

Founder Northwest Wines

9.5

Great wine but be aware that it’s still very young. Not a typical Ponzi single vineyard Chardonnay, it’s still strong, greasy, reductive aroma and flavors are reminiscent of many a modern Cote de Beaune. Powerful, complex, detailed, earthy. Decant and aerate if drinking now but better still to cellar at least another 5 years. I’m projecting it will age gracefully for 25 years or more. — 6 years ago

R Bl

8.9

Kesey, tangy, fruity, good acid. Amazing price ($13!) — 7 years ago

Mark Masterson

8.9

Pretty good. Smooth — 7 months ago

Doug Powers

9.3

Floral, tarry, delicate candied red fruits as well, great acidity and balance, likely very close to fully mature, but the combination of delicacy and depth is intoxication, great old Spanna!! — 7 months ago

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Michael Amoruso

9.1

Simply delicious. Best Pecorino I’ve had. — 5 years ago

Michael Ochsner

9.0

Pretty and very tannic. Great palate progression. WG $13.75 — 5 years ago

Byron Hewett

9.4

Disgorged on November 11, 2013. Spectacular! Apple, crisp, dry. Went really well with peel and eat shrimp, lobster bento box and blue crab stuffed lobster! Happy New Year everyone! — 6 years ago

Tom Casagrande

9.0

Rustic and zesty. It’s got crunchy wild cherry fruit and loads of wet Novarese gravel, with a little barnyard funk. Lively and crisp in the mouth, with a bit of chalky tannin to give it a little physicality. It was fantastic to wash down pasta bolognese.

UPDATE: On night two, this wine has put on a bit of weight. Upping rating from 8.9 to 9.0. — 7 years ago

Doug Powers

9.1

Spicy dried red fruits with a touch of tar underneath, I detect that this 2003 is a touch more structured and tannic than the great 2000 I had a few days ago, long finish, great acid, still quite fresh (plus 12.5% ABV), excellent!! — 7 months ago

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Jeremy Shanker

Sommelier at RN74

9.1

Crisp and delicious — 9 months ago

Martin Bergo

9.3

A little held-back compared to the Grasberg. — 5 years ago

aik

9.0

it has high alcohol, but i feel cool nuance, because it has sharp acidiy and lifted aromas. Well balanced and enjoyable classic Syrah beauty. — 5 years ago

Joe Weinberger

9.0

Probably held on to this a year too long but it showed well for the first night (mouse had set in by the following day). Citrus, white flowers, orange blossom. — 6 years ago

John Bogaard

9.7

Great option — 7 years ago

Kevin Yan

9.0

Can't go wrong. — 8 years ago