Sipping Fine Wine

8.9

Blend of 50% Malbec, 24% Merlot, 11% Syrah, 7% Cabernet Sauvignon, 5% Cabernet Franc and 3% Petit Verdot, deep Ruby color with aromas of ripe berry fruits floral and spicy herbs. On the palate flavors of blackberry and plum fruit with spicy herb, cacao and toasty oak. Fine soft tannins, well balanced, good acidity, medium+ finish, almost creamy, ending with fruit and oak. Nice value! — 15 days ago

Matt Austin

Owner/Winemaker, Grosgrain Vineyards, Walla Walla, WA

9.4

I’ve been loving the much maligned 2011’s lately. Most of them are in their prime right now including this one which was super elegant with a great mix of rocky minerality and dark fruit. This is at peak and will drink well for another decade. — 25 days ago

Conrad Green

9.6

A wonderful nose. Lush and pretty. Plum and violets and brambles. Delicious — a month ago

with BOT, Matt and 1 other

Alvaro Bustillos

9.5

Charles noellat y marie mugneret — 6 days ago

Chris MacLean

9.1

In a good spot — 9 days ago

with Sarah

GaryWEdwards

9.4

Elegant silky, cherry hint in a perfect window to enjoy. Great to enjoy off the coming years but this wine requires no patience now. Ready.Set. Go! — 2 days ago

Nagib Nasr

8.9

Way past its time but glad to open it. This is from superbowl 2 if you’re counting. Glad we opened it tonight. — a month ago

Ron Siegel

9.4

Beautiful drinking wine showing ripe cherry, berry fruit, earth, crushed rock with lots of spice & violet. This kept getting better with air — 11 days ago

Ron Siegel

9.3

Great vintage for this wine with a killer nose showing red & black fruits, plum, earth, spices & violets — a month ago

Andrew Cullimore

9.2

No formal notes . Deeper ruby , medium wide ruby , garnet rim . Nice dark fruits , garrigue , black pepper. In the mouth nicely balanced acidity dark fruits , black pepper and herbal touches . Quite mineral and balanced on the medium length finish , fine slightly grippy tannins . Elegant and refined. Drinking well now though absolutely no rush , prime drinking over the next 5-10 years perhaps . — a month ago