Chris Zitzman

9.4

Woof. Let it breathe and as it does it only gets better. — a month ago

with Beth

Kamall

8.9

Very nice. Lighter style, herbal notes. — 2 years ago

romo

8.9

Library offer. Barely holding on; non-descript new-worldy. — 3 years ago

Joakim J

9.5

Täyteläinen ja tamminen, loistava pihvin kanssa — 5 years ago

with Veera

Brian Kostreba

9.3

Outrageous good, nice red fruit on the start. Great middle and a slight tannin finish. My wife just loves this wine. — 6 years ago

Roberto Morales

8.9

Very nice Pinot! It was a gift from Eric Alvarado — 6 years ago

Christo Barker

9.5

Will get again — 7 years ago

John Howard

Harvest production at Hirsch and Cobb Wineries

9.1

Great. Great deal. — 5 months ago

Lynn Derbyshire

9.2

Scrumptious with marinara over pasta and meatballs!! Beautiful dark plum color, Dark berries on the nose, smoky and peppery on the palate. Nice zing in the back of the throat. I will always have this in the house, from now on; it’s that good. — 2 years ago

Steve Mitchell

9.2

Nice Blend tried for the first time in Barcelona. — 4 years ago

MICHAEL COOPER DipWSET

Owner TomeVinos wine shops, WSET Level 3, Blogger www.spanishwinesandmore.com, blog.tomevinos.com

8.9

There are so many marketing lies to this wine, I don’t even know where to begin. That it’s 95% #Garnacha from vines older than 30 years old! Lie. It sells for 10-11€ in #Spain and then it says that it’s fermented with active yeasts and it’s organic. Okay. Right. They make almost 700k bottles of this wine. Organic treatments and products aren’t cheap. 30+ Old Garnacha needs to be hand-harvested and that’s not cheap. I don’t know anyone spontaneously fermenting more than a half-a-million bottles of anything it’s super risky and then the guy makes it seems like a single vineyard wine because he puts ‘Monte Yerga’ and ‘La Montesa’ but it actually comes from multiple vineyards from 90 hectares! 14% alcohol ? Really Garnacha? From Alfaro? There’s no way in hell. Or he’s adding water or he’s using reverse osmosis which also adds a water-alcohol solution. There’s no way this wine is naturally fermented to 14%! But no way. Then on his description he says ‘Atlantic Influences’!!! There aren’t any Atlantic influences in #riojaoriental #bullshit #marketing — 5 years ago

Roberto Morales

8.9

Had at Eric’s house warming party. Nice Pinot! Patty, Delicia and Indu. Had with: watermelon-mango salad, Indu’s tuna pasta dish, chicken curry and shrimp-mushroom curry. — 6 years ago

Erik Helms

Sommelier/Wine & Beer Buyer Whole Foods Oakland

8.9

Pretty dark and brooding for Santa Cruz. Showing blue fruit and iodine on the nose, palate opens to more riper, red raspberry. — 6 years ago

romo

9.2

Called Gruner, but old world. — 8 months ago

Kamall

9.0

Trout Gulch chard from the vineyard owners. Unmistakeable and a fraction of the cost or A-R or Ceritas. Solid. — 2 years ago

Brian Kostreba

9.0

It’s a low alcohol cab at 12.9% closer to a Bordeaux. Very nice fruit and the tannins complement the finish. Great winery to visit. — 2 years ago

Charles Mires

9.6

Exceptional — 4 years ago

John Chawluk

9.1

This is supposedly 97% Garnacha, not Tempranillo. Wonderfully smooth and flavorful. Best Christmas wine so far. Started with $10 Don David, and now up to this for $20. Tonight a big jump to $60 CDP! — 6 years ago

with Scotti

Martinez

9.0

La Montesa by trailblazing winemaker Alvaro Palacios at the helm of the family estate Palacios Remondo in Alfaro, Rioja Oriental/Rioja Baja, the sometimes snubbed, southernmost subzone within the Rioja appellation. Fruit is sourced from from Palacios Remondo’s eponymous 90-hectare vineyard on the northeastern slope of Monte Yerga, at an altitude of 1,800 feet. Fresh, elegant, refined, structured. Juicy fruit, spicy finish. — 6 years ago

Jorge Pazos

9.0

Gran Noche del Rioja — 7 years ago