Con jean marie fourrier john kapon y antenor camargo — a year ago
reminds me of château St. john fume blanc. A little buttery for a sauvignon — 5 years ago
Don and linda — 6 years ago
Fresh crisp Chenin, enjoyed over a Monday lunch at St John — 6 years ago
Refreshing Rosé enjoyed after dinner in Toronto — a month ago
Medium to full crimson in colour. I love GSM - or as this wine is SGM with Shiraz predominant. Spicy Tarry red berry aromas. All the varieties blend well here but overall it is very Barossa. John Duval, the winemaker, was once Penfolds Chief Winemaker from 1986 to 2002. There have only been 4 Penfolds Grange winemakers - Max Schubert (creator in 1951), Don Ditter, John Duval and now Peter Gago the current Chief Winemaker since 2002. A wine that goes well with food or has the substance to do equally well on its own. — 5 years ago
Fresh and lifted take on Cali Syrah, with an old world sensibility per usual when it comes to ESJ. Pretty perfume of violets, wild berries, topsoil, coffee and bacon. Palate gives a surprising rush of high toned red and purple fruit—cherry pastille, boysenberry with floral and herbal undertones. A beauty — 6 years ago
Earthy Provençal red to go with St John grub — 7 years ago
Perfumed, complex and beguiling. Golden syrup, toffee and nuts, citrus, raisins, Christmas candy—what a symphony! A glass of this delight was how I ended my recent nose-to-tail dinner at St. John Restaurant in Smithfield, London. — 3 months ago
A perfect balance between oak and fruit (blackberry) from this Barossa Shiraz. Great winemaking from John Duval who has quite the CV. John was Chief Winemaker at Penfolds from 1986 until 2002 being only the 3rd custodian of Penfolds Grange after Max Schubert (creator of Grange) and Don Ditter. In 2020 this wine received Shiraz of the Year and 99 points from the James Halliday Wine Companion. The product of old vines in the Barossa. Luscious but in balance and overall - delicious. — 8 months ago
Bought this over priced wine on St. John and did a taste off with a 2018 Cline zin. This won, maybe because of the extra age? Not a big zin fan but also not willing to spend $100 for a $50 bottle of cab. — 6 years ago
John barela — 7 years ago
Brandon Boesch
Holy shit! I’ve been looking for this and randomly found at the view in nyc. The nose is lovely, cranberry, strawberry, herbs, purple flowers. I could smell for days. As it opened the palate was excellent with berries and herbs with flowers in the background. I think last vintage, what a great human and winemaker. 1 million points. — 8 days ago