Danny Martinez

8.9

This review is not about the wine. This review is solely about tok which is possibly the best restaurant Kris has found independent of Danny. She doesn’t recall the origin; what she searched and when? Unsure. Though as the destination in Hoi An to celebrate 48 with Danny and his parents: exceptional. To be fair, this whole trip has been remarkable in only good ways. The White Lotus arrival at The Nam Hai. The upgrade to the three bedroom villa (compound). Nayuu and the origami welcome back … but we digress. tok and its chicharron and veggie chips. The ceviche and clams and prawns… plus cauliflower, flank steak, and last minute addition of mushroom ravioli. Everything was exceptional. More than 5 stars… 10 stars. All the stars! A requirement each trip back (we will return for 49!). — a year ago

Rob Brobst III

9.4

Delicious wine. Very elegant. — 6 years ago

Rob Brobst III

9.4

Ripe red fruit that taste fresh. Not under ripened and now over ripened.... good job here... — 6 years ago

Vladimir L

9.2

Hoi Polloi 2014 Illicit Pinot Noir, made from grapes from a secret spectacular vineyard. The nose on this baby!!!! And the sour cherries. More austere than typical california juice, which gives it spine and nobility. Would love to taste it after a few years, if i can make me wait that long — 9 years ago

Shane Harvey

8.9

The last hurrah - Sapore de Mare, Rome. With lobster, clams and Italian Hoi polloi — 10 years ago

with Katie

Ketu Shah

9.3

Hoi King Heen
— 11 years ago

Matté

Manager The Wine Cellars

9.0

A complex nose encompassing hoi-sin sauce, a light balsamic note, burnt molasses, mushroom, decaying bark, burnt orange peel, old cigar box, reminds me in a way of Madeira.
In the mouth there is still some acidity with the ghost of some light, delicate barely there red berry fruit, rather subtle length that you could easily overlook.
— 11 years ago

Fish Tony Fisher

8.9

Uncomplicated and tasty. Big on the fruit but not in a negative way. Cost about $25 and worth it. Will age one and see how it improves. — 4 years ago

Rob Brobst III

9.4

Get some. This is good summer Syrah — 6 years ago

Rob Brobst III

9.3

Well done! — 6 years ago

Scott Taddeo

9.4

Explodes from the glass with black olive, black currant, huckleberry, plums, tobacco leaf, blueberry jam, liquorice, cedar, vanilla and hoi sin sauce. Powerful wine with ample tannin and acid with intense finish and flavour intensity. — 8 years ago

Vladimir L

9.2

Hoi Polloi Alta Collena Syrah 2014. A warm climate rich syrah, turns to velvet in decanter, long finish, great tannic structure. Tasted it at the open house of the winery over and over and over again — 9 years ago

David Kline

9.5

Giant blackberry/black cherry nose with peppercorn and soft smoke, cinnamon coated truffle, rosemary, asphalt-like pa-hoi-hoi. Black olive into blackberry with silky tannins and a ton of depth. Lick the rocks until you expose the silky blackberry magic. Washington leads the way again! Terroir and fruit in perfect interplay. Not for lizard people! — 11 years ago

with Courtney

Ketu Shah

9.2

Hoi King Heen — 11 years ago

Hoi

10

Drank at Marche aux fleur. Hoi really liked it! Easy drink — 5 years ago

Wulf Losee

9.8

2018 opened November 2021.

This is a wine that benefits from a long breathing time—but even an hour after decanting this wine stays aloof. It is what it is, and it’s not looking for your friendship. So, this is not a beginners wine. Don’t serve it to the hoi polloi. Hoard it, and reserve it for your pleasure and the pleasure of those who can appreciate it. ;-)

As for my tasting notes… Sage and a bit of eucalyptus on the nose. Intense red fruit on the front that reminds me of ripe red cherries, cassis, and the taste of red lipstick on a sensual kiss. It has an amazingly complex tannic structure. Wait, did I say tannic? I meant it has an amazing Tantric structure! It’s not ploddingly heavy like most of the cabs from Napa. The tannins have a gentle touch, but a lot of underlying muscle that will massage your tongue. The mid pallet is full of fruit and mineral high notes—plus bunch of impressions I can’t describe.It has a long finish that rings like a bell as it fades—and you can still imagine it ringing after the song is gone— but for full disclosure it also yields a sharp zap of bitterness at the end. This is a wine that demands your respect. And it will reject any silly sentimental love notes that you send it.

Frigging awesome wine!

If you’re not on the Quilceda Creek mailing list, get on it! Theres’s a waiting list backlog. I can see why!
— 5 years ago

with Zac, Winston and 5 others

Stuart Robinson

9.4

Secondary flavours are starting to emerge: earth, meets old wood, dark chocolate - and yet a primacy still reigns. Plum, hoi sin like, sitting deep in the wine. — 9 years ago

Vladimir L

9.2

A favorite of mine. The Hoi Polloi Rose 2016. Nothing wimpy about this one. The grape is grenache and its there on the nose snd on the pallate. Beautiful and refreshing for the summer ahead — 9 years ago

Matté

Manager The Wine Cellars

9.6

Smokey but at the same time floral with dried rose petal, Hoi-sin and bbq burnt ends with smoked hickory bbq sauce.
In the mouth there is still plenty of acidity on the mouth, also a very lovely richness throughout and notes of dried strawberry, red currant that is full but fresh and still vibrant with that smoky, sweet charred note. Incredibly long length and an absolute pleasure to drink. The last glass was the greatest and this throws serious sediment so a decant is needed. — 11 years ago

with Jimmy