Tom Garland

9.3

1 hour decant(decent chunky sediment). A striking dark purplish magenta color. On the nose: mellow nose that hints at what's to come with black fruit liquor, pine needles, black olives, floral, smoke, potting soil. Taste: still big and bold with dark plum, dark currants, graphite, chocolate mocha, black pepper, and an earthy cherry infused medium plus finish. YUM!! more time to go, unfortunately my last bottle. — 9 months ago

with Brenda

Matt Hisamoto

9.2

Nice weighty, punchy orange. Like getting hit in the mouth with a gallon jug of tangerine juice. $17/glass at OK Omens.

"LIKE USING AN ELDERFLOWER BUSH AS A BATHING SUIT WHILE YOU SURF HALF NAKED IN A OCEAN OF SUNNY DELIGHT.

ONE OF OUR FAVORITE ORANGE WINES EVERY YEAR!" — 5 years ago

Jennifer Pletcher

8.9

Super fruity! — 5 years ago

K. Syrah

9.0

2010. 9.0-9.1. Good for older Bordeaux fix, but lacks fruit to be great. Glycerin, minerals, some pencil lead come through at expense of muted blue and black fruits and moderate, integrated tannins. Little/no acid or tartness to round it all out. Certainly interesting but unlikely to gain what it needs over time. $74 at Liquor Outlet. — 5 years ago

Ron Siegel

9.3

Ripe cherry, strawberry, kirsch liquor, dried herbs, lavender & violets. — 6 years ago

Severn G

9.3

Nose has blackberry liquor, mellow toasty oak, blueberry mash and light, ripe black cherry.

Palate has over-ripe blackberry, fresh black cherry, charred oak sawdust, dark chocolate powder, light anise and blueberry-black currant juice.

Tannins are mostly non-existent, perfect spot. WS had this pegged at a 2013-2018 drinking window, would have liked to try this a year ago, but we generally don't touch Zinfandel with less than 6-8+ years of bottle age, need mellowing time. Anyone holding this bottle, could do so easily until 2020-21. What a focused, sexy wine... — 7 years ago

Matthew Cohen

9.7

Needs a 30 minute decant.

DO NOT POP AND POUR.

Nose: brilliant lilacs and cherries. Psychotic with air.

Palate: perfect cherries. Cherry liquor. Length. Perfection. Omg.

Chocolate covered cherries with cherry liquor.

Wow. — a year ago

Peter van den Besselaar

9.2

NV | My liquor night cap — 3 years ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.6

Huge ebullient nose of black and red cherries. Gorgeous spice, blackberry and licorice. Lovely Stoney minerality. So Volnay. Stunningly sweet fruit. Unreal purity and freshness and so so young. Sappy and dense but also light on its feet. Raspberry cake, raspberry coulis. Good extract, purity and freshness but as this is a barrel sample it’s maybe lost a little bit. Nose is showing huge minerality and earthiness. Palate is more engaging with air. It’s more precise and juicy. Very gamey. Nose is super sick now with air. Cherry liquor. Very fresh. Palate is elegant and fresh. This is a wine for laying down. So much potential. — 5 years ago

Matt

9.6

Hot iron, iodine, olive tapenade, beef, creosote, curing salt, pink peppercorn, talcum, garrigue, scorched earth, granite, black raspberry liquor, grapefruit, crushed cherry, creme de cassis, rose petals. Ripe, full of flesh with sinew to back it up, found the balance quite remarkable here. The sun and warmth is felt in the generosity, but the tannins and acidity are well within reason. Granite and iron still at its core. — 5 years ago

Naomi P.R.

9.5

Bought a bottle after tasting at D'Vines (as usual). Lovely, balanced, yummy, casual. Ripe raspberry, a touch of clove. Will certainly repurchase and enjoy this, summer or winter. Screw cap — lasts beautifully in the fridge for 3+ days. — 6 years ago

Matthew Cohen

9.1

Needs a 15 minute decant. A bit simple on open. Then a hint of bitterness rounds out the delicious soft plummy fruit. Some spice. Great Tuesday night wine. It has the joyous fruit you want but good balance and some geekiness.

Some lilac liquor as this opens.

Ana amazing bottle of wine for the price

Ok. Maybe it needs 45 minutes. I can’t decide if this is a truly great wine that is a tad flawed or a unique wine that is just different t. Either way to even be having this conversation about $20ish wine is crazy. These guys are masterful winemakers.

Bought from fass selections — 7 years ago

John Willison

9.2

Sweet oyster liquor, Meyer lemon. Really clean and good. — 2 years ago

Mark S.

9.1

Oak, cider, rich and rounded. quite honey and fruity. then feel acidity and minerals. Citrus, pear, grapefruits. 2nd glass, comfortable herb. Elegant. Then, liquor. like. Maison Bertrand Ambroise Les Grechons Ladoix 1er Cru Chardonnay 2015 @6600, Umem JH, 231007-231009 — 3 years ago

Kaela Myers

9.1

My grandpa’s #1 mullet — 4 years ago

Lee Pitofsky

9.5

This stuff is crazy good. Jean Marc Roulot makes this apricot liquor using apricots from the trees of Jean Louis Chave 🤯 — 5 years ago

Pam Hoadley

9.9

Love this easy drinking wine. Once it opens up, you can drink it right down! Only $21 at Indian Land liquor store. — 5 years ago

Emma Gill

9.3

O'Brien's
Light, refreshing — 6 years ago

Mike Viscosi

9.7

Great recommendation from a guy at Lisa’s liquor barn! — 7 years ago

Personal Fowl

9.2

An excellent dinner at the Clove Club in London- finished off with a dessert that explodes with 2 parts Fernet Branca and 1 part Briottet Liquor de Menthe. Wow. — 7 years ago