Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.2

Better with the Rib-cap. The 08 vintage was spotty to good. This one shows the shortcomings of the 08 vintage. Really good fruit, but lacks typical, depth, mid palate, and length.

The nose is class Bordeaux.Ripe to ruby fruits of, black plum skin, slightly syrupy blackberries, plum, dark cherry liqueur, strawberries, dark currants. Dark chocolate cake with glaze, screaming, lead pencil shavings, tobacco, leather, dry riverstone, limestone marl, forest floor with dry leaves, soft, incense, black, licorice, red, cola, dry herbs, tomato, leaf, with dark and red flowers, framed in violets.

The palate is ripe to ruby fruits of, black plum skin, slightly syrupy blackberries, plum, dark cherry liqueur, strawberries, dark currants. Dark chocolate cake with glaze, screaming, lead pencil shavings, deep, dark spice that expands wide, nutmeg, cinnamon stick, caramel and vanillin, dry tobacco with ash, leather, dry riverstone, limestone marl, dry crushed rocks, forest floor with dry leaves, moist clays, soft, incense, black, licorice, red, cola, savory dry herbs, tomato leaf, dry oak barrel shaving to cedar with dark and red flowers, framed in violets, acidity is ok, just not right, finish is good, not great, it falls hard on spice and is short of a minute.

93 with the Rib-cap. Green Bean from my organic gsrden. Drink now through 2035. — 12 days ago

Neil Valenzuela

9.3

Deep ruby color. Aromas of blueberries and blackberries, earthy, mushroom and toffee. Overall great flavors of black fruit, cassis and scorched earth. Tasted better after a day open.

🍇 65% Cab, 30% merlot, 2% cab franc and 1% petit Verdot.

🏅98 Points - James Sucking
🏅96 Points - Decanter
🏅96 Points - Jeb Dunnuck

⭐️ #1 wine in James Suckling’s top 100 wines. — 2 months ago

Ray Vanderhoff

9.5

An absolutely incredible single vineyard Brunello from a landmark vintage. Dark ruby color with a slight brick rim. Aromas of forest floor, bramble fruit, tar and dried herbs. Flavors of black cherry, tobacco, black licorice and coffee. Long and luxurious finish and just enough velvety tannin to enhance and lengthen the experience. Medium-plus body and perfectly balanced acidity. Powerful, yet beautifully well structured. Still incredibly vibrant. Sangiovese at its finest! This wine has a personality all its own. Thanking Petey for making this incredible selection. Happy Birthday, Kase! — 5 months ago

Joe DAscoli

9.3

2nd of the Barolo trio for our truffle dinner party

This wine has good grip and good flavor. Somewhere in the middle of classic and modern Barolo

Overall very enjoyable. — 8 months ago

Amy

9.0

dfp, loved! a little oily, a little mineraly, tiny bit of stank at the finish — 10 months ago

Sheila G.

8.9

Fruity. Plummy. Grass. At berns steakhouse Tampa — a year ago

with Mike

Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.1

This showed the style of the 2009 vintage. However, it lacked some of the teeth & depth I normally get from this producer. Notably off for such a stellar vintage.

@Sensui — 4 days ago

James Brenner

9.4

So happy this rose exists — 16 days ago

Louis Martin

9.3

Dry, high level of salinity, easy to drink, paired well with salty fish and caviar. — 2 months ago

Rob Iracane

9.4

Barnyard and amazing — 5 months ago

Jeremy Shanker

Sommelier at RN74

9.6

2014 is lights out!!!! One of the great unsung white wines of the world - and ages magnificently well. — 8 months ago

Jonathan Warren

9.8

Love it. Earth, leather, red fruit, an absolute fucking stunner — 9 months ago

Jake Hajer

9.3

Tobacco and black currants classy and elegant. Showed well amongst impressive wines. — 10 months ago

Brad Jensen

9.4

A spicy, herbal nose with notes of tar, bay leaves, overripe blueberry, meaty notes like iron, a nose that smells of pine, with an underlying freshness that’s welcoming, cutting through the heavily perfumed nose. The body is medium, with prominent grippy tannins that show the youth, with prominent blueberry, a little black cherry, with spicy energy, tar, underripe balsamic, herbs de Provence, graphite and a looong finish. I really enjoyed this, and a great first step for St. Estephe. — 18 days ago

Jon Potter

9.0

Lovely wine — a month ago

Daniel Clarke

9.1

Cheers to you Dad 🍷❤️ — 4 months ago

with David, David and 1 other

Gladys Xiques

9.3

Exquisite. Rich yet bright and full of bright fruit notes yet balanced with the minerality of Sicily. — 7 months ago

Dave Moench

9.2

Winestules bottle. Very vibrant and deep — 8 months ago

Jeremy Shanker

Sommelier at RN74

9.1

Stellar vintage of COS Cerasuolo — 9 months ago

J Greene

9.3

Beautiful nose on this, remembering why I bought this while in the tasting room in Sta. Rita Hills (nice little spot in Los Olivos, highly recommend). Med+ intensity on the nose with bright cherry and strawberry. A bit of cedar/vanilla, but not much. Floral notes that almost turn to candy or runts. Nice on the palate too with a big pop of red fruit, med+ acidity and nice fine, integrated tannins. Long finish that sort of turns from sweet to tart cherry. Just a really nice wine. I scored a 93 but guessing this will improve and become a bit more elegant with a few more years. — 10 months ago