Jess

8.9

Medium ruby color.
Aromas of black plum, vanilla.
Dry. Flavors of plum, vanilla, cinnamon, peppercorn. Medium-rich, velvety tannins.

Intensity: 4/5
Complexity: 2/5
Balance: 4/5
Finish: 4/5 — 2 months ago

Peter van den Besselaar

9.1

Vintage 2022 | frivolous ánd powerfull — 5 months ago

K Brooks

8.9

Quite nice Syrah with Swedish meatballs & cream sauce ($13) — 2 years ago

Kevin Dale

9.3

Tad young. Fruit needs a little time to mellow still. — 3 months ago

J Chechik

9.3

Wonderful gift from my kids. If anything, we drank it too early. Just tremendously deep & lasting complexity. — 4 months ago

John Roselli

9.3

Earthy, not heavy. A prototypical field blend, this one is well-integrated (had the’15) with dark berry, spice, and leather. Looks like it should be a heavy-duty blockbuster, but is medium-bodied, almost silky, and quaffable. — 7 months ago

Adam Kincaid

8.9

This was an easy drinking little gem that we enjoyed over a few hours. Dark red and looking luscious, it’s aromas came streaming out in a harmonious orchestra of manly musks: smoky leather, dark cherry, and soft floral arrangements. Handsome. Drinking offers other pleasures like earthy minerality and spiced plum pie. — 2 years ago

with Jillian

Brian S

9.2

Well made but not sure I feel all of the hype and 100 point scores. — 3 months ago

Vino Joe

9.5

Weighty with a handsome perfume. Dense and inward. All the fruit is mature here but it has great length. This was a 375mL and it was consumed over 2.5 hours. It continued to open and needed a minimum of 30 minutes to start. Tons of sediment. All in all it was exactly what I expected and hoped. — 4 months ago

Jay Kline

9.4

An “intermezzo” as we prepared for the reds flights. This was served blind. The 1978 shows really young for its age. Most at the table, including myself, were convinced that this was classified growth Bordeaux with maybe 20-30 years of age. However at least one of us thought it was Napa…and whoa. The color was dark and handsome though there was some sediment (to expected). The fruit was bright but I felt it was secondary to the dried leaf tobacco, earth and leather notes. There was good acid too. Tannins have integrated. Lots of wows when this was revealed while the Napa holdouts gave a smile. Bravo. This could easily live well for another 10 or so years. — 10 months ago