Jay Kline

9.2

Popped and poured; enjoyed over the course of an hour. The 2015 “Soul of a Lion” pours a deep ruby/purple with an opaque core; medium+ viscosity with moderate staining of the tears. On the nose, the wine is developing with powerful notes of cassis, plum, purple flowers, Fresno chili, tobacco, leather, vanilla and fine baking spices. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium+ tannin and medium acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is medium+ and silky. A fairly massive wine but there’s plenty of character to keep it unique and interesting. Drink now through 2035+ — 2 months ago

Damian Walch

9.5

Black currant, blackberry, and cherry, complemented by notes of chocolate, tobacco, spicy oak, and hints of lavender and graphite. On the palate, it is full-bodied and rich. Espresso, and spices. Great tannins and a long, persistent finish. — 8 months ago

Mitali P

9.0

Balanced fresh drinkable. — 3 years ago

Carter White

9.4

Yes! Great value Sangiovese. Bright red fruit, cherry, raspberry, strawberry. Balanced by an earthy firmness. Long and satisfying. Both chuggable and food friendly! — 5 years ago

Jen Krena

9.0

Full bodied and smooth — 5 years ago

Matthew Malone

9.0

With Black Sea Bass — 6 years ago

with Lora

John Micklethwaite

9.0

Beautiful wine, decant before hand for the best nose. — 5 months ago

Bill Mowry

9.5

Subtle tannins with complex flavors of raspberry, blackberry, black currant, a little blueberry . Food friendly with low alcohol perfect pairing with rib eye steak with herb butter. — 7 months ago

Sipping Fine Wine

9.0

Ruby with berry fruit aromas, tobacco and herb notes. On the palate flavors of blackberry and cherry with cedar and spice notes. Fine tannins, good balance with acidity, medium+ finish ending with toasty oak character. Drink now, food friendly, nice value! — 2 years ago

Kathleen Doyle

8.9

Love Hess wines. Yummy — 5 years ago

Tracy Hall

9.1

Better on 2nd and third day, then smooth food friendly red fruited wine. NBI — 5 years ago

Anna Perlmutter

9.1

No allergic reaction, very good Chardonnay — 6 years ago

Philip Patston

8.9

A no frills example of the grape. Starts a bit closed but opened to gentle flavors and tannins. Drinkable and food friendly. Overwhelmed by too much spice in the food but with cheese and meats and assorted snacks is really pretty good. — 7 years ago

Rufus King

9.2

Crisp, full-bodied Grüner Veltliner, enjoyed after dinner in Yorkville condo in Toronto — 6 months ago

Peter van den Besselaar

9.1

NV Very tasteful with catchy acids — 8 months ago

David Weir

9.2

Great value. Clean crisp flavors and very food friendly. — 2 years ago

Rodney Miller

9.4

Straw colored, petrol and kiwi. A beautiful food friendly wine — 4 years ago

Tracy Hall

9.5

This is an awesome vintage. No need to decant. More rich than the last vintage and really food friendly. Medium body (not light or tart) with nice tannins that are present to the finish. Great on day two and three. NBI — 5 years ago

Prena

9.6

Smoothest wine with sweet undertones. Not acidic and full body finish — 5 years ago

Mark

9.5

Pleasantly surprised by this bottle. Not much flavor from the first couple of sips, but nice and dry + crisp. Overall really refreshing and well-balanced. — 6 years ago