Rupesh Naik

9.3

Buttery smooth — 2 months ago

Ron R

9.2

Mo had this at 94, I had it at 92. For me, it was nice, but bone dry, and lacked density and that sweet finish I like from Cali wines. This concluded somewhat bitter for me.
Standout pizza at Bivio, Montclair. — 6 months ago

with Mo

Shay A

9.4

For planning purposes of something in the future, I tasted 2014 central coast Syrahs from high end producers blind. Along with the Lillian (my bottle), there was SQN, Andremily, Torrin Akasha, Booker Fracture, Alban Reva and Alban Lorraine.

First off, I love these wines. The price in comparison to the others is impressive, and it always delivers. I double decanted this about two hours prior to the blind tasting. Dark purple in the glass, with aromatics of both sweet oak as well as whole cluster stem inclusion. Loads of dark floral notes, ripe blackberries, cherry jerky and that kiss of sweet oak. The palate remained the same from opening through the end of the blind tasting…a distinctly fuzzy profile on the palate with gorgeous mid palate depth and richness of blue and black fruits with plenty of herbal flair and spice. It toes the line between cool climate Syrah with their signature black peppercorn and iron, as well as big central coast Rhône style with its rich and textural palate. No rush on opening, but it sure is great now.

Out of the 7 in the lineup, this was the “cheapest”, and tied for 3rd place (with the Andremily being the runaway favorite, Alban Lorraine taking second, and this tying the SQN). — 4 years ago

Jessica Knickerbocker

8.9

Quite nice — 3 months ago

Raul Puga

9.5

OMFG. So good — a year ago

Sean Trapani

Founder/Educator Wine Fluent, Consultant ABC Fine Wines & Spirits

9.2

This makes me forget other GSMs. Complex but finished fast. White pepper and blueberries — 3 years ago

Gunja Gargeshwari

9.4

WOTN! Unbelievable balance! — 4 years ago

with Amit

Brian Hearty

9.0

2019. Selected this for our friends that were having the lamb ragu and waygu steak entrees and it was really great, especially for the price! — 6 months ago

Raul Puga

9.5

WOW!! Needs a 2 hour decant but Omg 😜🥰 — a year ago

Tom Wildenhaus

9.4

Wonderful wine full of big bold flavors. — 3 years ago