Al Shikoh

9.2

dark ruby; cassis, plum, dark chocolate, licorice, spice; full bodied, ripe, plush, juicy, good freshness and structure; made from blend of 76% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Merlot, 3% Petit Verdot, and 1% Malbec deselected from the flagship bottling sourced from Champoux, DuBrul, Galetzine, Klipsun, Palengat, Tapteil, Discovery, and Wallula vineyards; good value at $40 — 5 years ago

Sarah Milsow-Guenther

9.6

Still can’t believe how well these age. So much flavor left, the pepper has toned down a bit though. Good on its own, excellent with food. — 6 years ago

Justin Hart

9.5

Extra fruit forward (maybe even too much so, but hey I dig a decadent Mourvedre when I can find one). Big, black berry and white pepper flavor that saturates your mouth from beginning to end. Tobacco and black cherry notes linger at the end, and keep lingering. Yum! — 8 years ago

with Cherish and Jen

Sarah Milsow-Guenther

9.5

Holy wow did this age well! Can definitely tell this is a Cab-heavy blend. Clearly Tapteil fruit aged beautifully. Wish I had more. — 9 years ago

Neal Ferry

9.0

Wow, good stuff Bubba — 11 years ago

Cara Almberg

9.2

Intense color, rich & velvety with aromas of red fruit, chocolate, leather, earth and game. High in mid-palate tannin. Can't wait to taste this again in a few years — 12 years ago

Justin Hart

9.4

Big and jammy, spicy notes, another powerhouse syrah from Red Mtn and ny favorite growers (Taptiel). I have to say the 2006 was just a tad better, but the 08 rocks just as hard and is almost as luscious. — 13 years ago

with Cherish

Martin Sher

9.4

The best of the Barrister bunch. — 6 years ago

Sarah Milsow-Guenther

9.2

Lovely blend. Good second wine with our steaks. — 6 years ago

Justin Hart

9.5

Wow! Huge fruit and luscious tannins. This Syrah is big, juicy and maybe a little bit flashy but sooo good. Cherry, cigar box, baking spices and leather. This one is definitely worth holding on to for a few years. Yum! — 8 years ago

with Cherish and Jen

Sarah Milsow-Guenther

9.2

Lots of pepper. This aged so well. — 9 years ago

Sarah Milsow-Guenther

9.4

Drink now. Almost past its prime. — 11 years ago

Andrew Lampasone

Owner Wine Watch Selections

9.7

This wine is made by the great Michel Roland and is a blend of 81% merlot 19% Cabernet Sauvignon from weinbau vineyard candy mountain Dionysus and Conner lee vineyard all are warm sites and the Cabernet is from tapteil on red mountain. A very big and seductive bouquet of dark plum and crem de cassis like fruit very rich and ripe with toasty oak spice dried flowers and dark coco very complex and long on the finish. Big and chewy very rich and layered with silky smooth velvety texture with layers of dark chocolate and a very long finish. Finish 50+ wonderful balance and length with a firm hand of acidity — 12 years ago

Sarah Milsow-Guenther

9.5

This wine always kills me with how good it is. We all sucked this one down in record time. Such a lovely wine to sip on or pair with food. — 6 years ago

Sarah Milsow-Guenther

9.4

I don’t think I’ve had a vintage of this that I am not really impressed with. — 6 years ago

Sarah Milsow-Guenther

9.6

Ben’s wines are just the best. They age beautifully, case in point that his first vintage is tasty so well right now. Really good with spicy meat. Lovely. — 7 years ago

Jonathan Wall

9.2

Love red mountain and this vineyard. As you would expect; it's intense and deep... but in balance, so ready to satisfy impatience. Good value for the quality. — 9 years ago

Sarah Milsow-Guenther

9.2

Good wine. Never disappointed with Tapteil. — 10 years ago

Justin Hart

9.2

It takes awhile to open up, but man the high alcohol, high fruit character, it is a punch in the mouth (in a good way). I suppose what it could use is a little more pepper and earth... But honestly it is there, but it has to be reached through a good hour of airing out. — 11 years ago

Cara Almberg

9.0

Pears, apple. Great summer wine — 13 years ago