Andy@andyberke.com

8.9

Lots of berry up front. Not complex — 21 days ago

Wulf Losee

9.1

It’s got a nice burn that I like in a whiskey, Raw—but without the medicine taste you’d often get by not aging it long in wood. — 2 years ago

Frank Kuo

9.4

Color of dark purple. Nose of woody barrel, dark fruits, strength of alcohol, and more oaky note. Taste is smooth and sweet, low tannins, with slightly burn maybe due to being aged in oak barrel. Some more grapefruit, acidity, cocoa, spicy alcohol and sweet ripe fruits in the 2nd sip. Aftertaste definitely shows some warmth in the throat. Quite tasty at this price range. — 4 years ago

Eric Grasser

9.2

Very impressed — 8 months ago

Gilbert Van Hassel

9.6

Stunning Clos de la Roche. Very fruit forward, years to go but absolutely delicious now. Black fruit and 🍒, highly perfumed. Nice acidity and salinity. Amazing burn. One of the best I have ever tasted and ready quite early. — 2 years ago

Richard Rosensweig

9.2

Other raters may have opened this baby too early. Now Clos St. J is deeply intense with blackberry, Garrigue and fennel. Very pure flavors. No alcohol burn at all. A real decadent pleasure. — 4 years ago

Gunja Gargeshwari

9.5

Honey, port wine on the nose with a silky mouthfeel and perfect viscosity. The finish has a burn which is perfect not soft like an aberlour and it’s not sweet either. Masterpiece! — 5 years ago

Gilbert Van Hassel

9.3

Flinty, minerally, salty. Needs more time but a very fine Riesling with a long burn — a year ago

Gilbert Van Hassel

9.7

Simply Selosse. Oxidized style, Asian pear and citrus. Long burn with multiple layers. — 3 years ago

Sipping Fine Wine

9.1

Grapes from small Paso Robles AVAs blocks, aged in 75% new oak for 18 mos. Dark Ruby, aromas of sweet ripe black fruits & dried smoky tobacco spices. On the palate flavors of ripe blackberry, blueberry, sweet cacao, espresso & vanilla oak. A big wine, fine tannins, long fruit finish ending with vanilla overwhelming fruit. 15% ABV has slight burn. — 4 years ago