Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.1

2022 vintage. Hardly as bigg or explosive as the 2021 effort; this goes lean but not mean. Oh sure, there’s hints of a trail to follow yet you may need to refine/practice your compass and map work so as not to get lost. A bit more of the delicate side with a subtle, enduring finish. Pay attention to avoid the search and rescue. 05.14.25 — a year ago

Aravind A

9.0

I think my first btl of this must have been from a friend's stock as I thought I was out of this. On the nose: massive reduction, with loads of struck match...this suggests a gravitas that the wine just can't live up to. Reduction dominates the nose, so there's nothing else to say about that. On the palate, hi-toned meyer lemon, rich lemon tart with butter, but surprisingly light-bodied..leaning a touch thin. Ok finish, which shows some white pepper. OK, but slightly disjointed...moral is: noble reduction and a big punt does not a great white burg make? — 6 years ago

Tom Casagrande

9.1

[Night 1:] On the lower-toned end of the flavor spectrum. Dark, smoky, leathery notes take the lead on the nose, with some very dark cherry verging into blackberry fruit in the background. Loads of warm sandstone. Tannic, dark, and large-framed in the mouth. Maybe a tad scorchy. Not my style (I like ‘em with more cherry fruit and freshness). Others may like this more.

UPDATE: Night 2 this is much nicer. Dark cherry liqueur fruit has moved to the fore, and the tannins are not nearly as prominent. Amazingly, I’m upping this from 8.8 to 9.1. Obviously the moral of the story is to give this guy plenty of air. — 6 years ago

Matt Sterr

9.1

Ashtray and leather with iodine notes. — 7 years ago

Jordi Pazo

9.3

Trobada Alternativa. Del Moral.
26.11.18 — 8 years ago

thibaut bourtembourg

8.9

100% temp. 120876. 2016. Fruit ripe. Plum. Dark fruit serious enough for joven. Juicy. 14.35. Value. — 8 years ago

Sarah Milsow-Guenther

10

Still my favorite Compass Box to date. — 4 years ago

Jason Gelman

9.3

Txakolina and sushi for Compass IPO dinner celebration. A lovely pairing and one of my favorite wines, brings me right back to San Sebastián. 🇪🇸 — 5 years ago

Bryan Vogt

9.2

A little sweet but lots of spice — 6 years ago

G

9.7

So good, I joined the Compass Club! — 7 years ago

Matt Sterr

9.2

Lots of French Oak notes. — 7 years ago

Jordi Pazo

9.0

Trobada Alternativa. Del Moral.
26.11.18 — 8 years ago

Jeffrey Long

9.0

Stumbled into the best whisk(e)y bar in the East Bay. — 9 years ago

with Chris

Sarah Milsow-Guenther

9.6

Yet another lovely Scotch from Compass Box. Still a little bite to this one but a nice sipper. — 4 years ago

Kyle Sebring

9.3

Hahahaha... Yes — 6 years ago

Matt Lublinsky

9.4

Perfect light red — 6 years ago

with Jessica

Thomas Colman

8.9

I thought it was very good. Hard to determine the variety though as it was a bit too acidic for my liking. But with food it was lovely — 7 years ago

Matt Sterr

9.2

A peatier blend finished in sherry cask. Balanced with cedar and smoke notes. — 7 years ago

Heidi G

10

For a Pinot it defines California — 8 years ago

Tom Casagrande

9.0

Dark color. Nose has singed raspberries, graphite, sandalwood, sandstoney gravel. Pretty extracted and tannic for a Grenache, with ripe, but dark and bitter-ish black raspberry. Loads of soft but puckery tannin. Was decent with pasta but would shine with a steak.

UPDATE: Night 2, the fruit is sweeter, and there's no bitterness. So the moral of the story is give this plenty of air. Upping score from 8.8 to 9.0 — 9 years ago