Dry, slight fruit, more tannin and fizz than expected. Paired well with dark chocolate peanut butter cups. This is a crushable bottle on a warm day! — 3 years ago
Tasty, even out of paper cups and coffee mugs!!! — 4 years ago
Burgundy red, very good clarity. Plum in nose, mouth, raspberry and currant flavors, sweet mint on finish. Slightly tart on initial pour with lots of chewy tannins. Possibly some floral and butter in nose. Tannins soften up two hours after initial pour. A very decent take on this variety with local terroir coming through nicely. — 7 months ago
Bought at Kauai Costco today…tag said 93 rating by one of the big raters. I wouldn’t score it that high at a food truck place in Koloa town. Drank out of cardboard coffee cups. If I had my nice stemware it probably would have scored higher. Under $20. It was OK to open our bottle at the dining tables. No adult beverages sold at any of the 3 food trucks. — 10 months ago
This is a blockbuster of a wine that still needs more time. Nose of cedar & dark fruit, mouthfeel still quite young and fruit still imprisoned by immense structure.
Interesting notes, since some reviewers describe it as Cab/ Syrah blend, and some straight Syrah; my thoughts is those bottles might have had a higher alcohol content and the reviewers were betrayed by a les-than-perfect identification algorithm, or were in their cups by the time they decided to post a review. Great wine nonetheless! — 3 years ago
Steph Anie
Closest to traditional at good price — 4 months ago