Scott Taddeo

9.0

They don’t make a bad wine. Fairly reductive to begin but blew off the unveil honeysuckle, pear skin, pear, custard apple, tangerine and yellow peach. Slight residual sugar well offset by the touch of phenolics. Lovely Gris — 11 days ago

"Odedi"

9.2

Deep inky in color with a very short purple rim.

Fruity nose with blackberries, black plums, currents, cooked cherries, raisins, dried figs, wood, licorice, vanilla, spices, chocolates, mocha, diet coke, leather, earth, light vegetables, vinaigrette, alcohol and peppercorn. Nice complexity on the nose.

Full bodied and bold with medium acidity and long legs.

Dry and very fruity on the palate with blackberries, plums, black currants, coffee, oak, earth, vanilla, mocha, coke, licorice, spices, peppercorn, tobacco, dark chocolates, coffee and spices.

Long finish with fine grained tannins and tangy cranberries.

This Californian Petite Sirah from Russian River Valley is delicious. Drinking very nicely now as a five-year-old. Rich, inky and dense. Big and bold with teeth staining color.

Needs an hour to open up properly and show some tannins. Really nice after 2 hours of airtime, so please be patient.

Will even get better in the next 3 to 5 years, as more complexity shows up. If you are into a big and bold wine, this one is for you.

A good wine to drink all by itself or with food. A good sipping wine.

I paired it with a charcuterie board of meats and cheeses.


A blend of 90% Petite Sirah, 5% Zinfandel and 5% Syrah. A small production of only 152 cases produced.

14.6% alcohol by volume .

92 points.

$46. — 12 days ago

Jack Thompson

9.1

Big day of wine! Grand Reserve tasting at Total followed by steak night.

First wine included in the Total Wine Tasting. The Calling has apricot & orange peel on the nose with a bright acidity and pear and apple on the palate. Really nice crisp Chardonnay without much Malo. Great for summer. — 5 days ago

with Arden

Peter van den Besselaar

8.9

Vintage 2011 — 6 days ago

Mark Flesher

9.2

55% Catie’s Corner Vineyard Malvasia Bianca RRV, 30% Tanya’s Vineyard Ribolla Gialla, RRV, and 15% Pagani Ranch old vine Tocai Friulano. Probably one of the more eclectic blends I have ever experienced. The nose of this wine is unique. Getting cumin, Italian herbs, some white flowers and...huh? Did I get shallots? (Dinner didn't have shallots...). Entry and middle is softer than I thought. Acidity is definitely here but there is some grapefruit here, kiwi, dried herbs. More of a lemon zest and a minerality appeared on the finish. This wine was pretty boring on day 1. Most was recorked and enjoyed tonight. I really think this could hold for 3 to 5 years, possibly longer. Eclectic experience right up my alley! — 2 days ago

Frank Kuo

9.4

Color of burgundy with nice ruby hue under the sun. Nose is above average with refined strawberries note, wet mushrooms, cranberry, spice, and quite powerful in alcohol. Taste of oak and berries, smooth and full body with a slight kick of spice and zest, subtle and refined sweetness, clean and full of flavors. Acidity shows up afterwards. Aftertaste of actually tasty bittersweetness, medium long, and again plenty of pleasant flavors. Nicely done. — 9 days ago

Shay A

9.3

Wow this was good. Have to enjoy whole cluster though...shows that profile with power. Nothing green, but stemmy and crunchy. Cranberry, black cherry and plenty of underripe rhubarb. The palate had strong acidity with plenty of flavor. Green pepper (but not off putting), and blackberry tart. Very good. — 6 days ago

with Dan and Mark

Ron Siegel

9.1

Very floral with notes of gardenia, lavender & citrus needs more time to come around. — a month ago

Skip Smyser

9.3

Getting better and better. Syrah based Idaho wine. Marvelous red blend with subtle tannins and lush red fruit with tobacco, flint hints. Great complexity. Available at Capitol Cellars. A steal!!🍷 — 9 days ago

Shay A

9.2

Monthly WTF guys blind tasting group. This month was our annual, and famed, Left Bank vs Right Bank theme. All wines served blind as usual. Started off with a Rosé and a champagne. Great night.

This is consistently a top rosé for me. This vintage seems to show more melon and cantaloupe vs previous vintages having kiwi, watermelon rind and stone fruits. Round and soft in style. Always delicious. Thanks @Jack Thompson . — 8 days ago

with Bill, Benjamin and 6 others