Jay Kline

9.3

Opened prior to dinner; enjoyed over several hours. The 1998 pours a deep garnet/purple with an opaque core; medium viscosity with moderate staining of the tears. On the nose, the wine is developing with mixed brambles, black pepper, just a hint of animale, Kalamata olive, purple flowers, dried green herbs, and rocky minerals. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium tannin (integrated) and medium+ acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is long. Delicious and doesn’t seem to be dropping from a cliff soon. Drink now through 2033 — a day ago

Doggfather

9.6

Perfect Santa Barbara Syrah — 5 days ago

Alvaro Bustillos

9.6

Jlchave tasting @ the modern — 22 days ago

Lee Pitofsky

9.6

Birth year! One of the best vintages for this wine, and 91 is showing amazing—rich, savory, satiny and ultra complex. A tour de force. If I was blinded I’d guess 20 years younger! — 6 days ago

Steve Messinger

9.4

Bright cherry w crushed rock aromas. Red fruit flavors of cherry and pomegranate full flavors wonderful long finish Delicious — 5 days ago

Ron Siegel

9.4

Another great one — 20 days ago

Joseph Barsky

9.8

2010 James Berry rough by our buddy Rob went up after the 2013 Alban Patrina. Wow, a Syrah blend with plenary of Grenache, it was more elegant and very smooth with velvet mouthfeel and red fruits. Long finish. Lovely evening. — 12 days ago

Ron Siegel

9.5

This had amazing aromatics showing black cherry, meat, graphite, licorice, savory spice, violets & tobacco — 6 days ago

Austin Hohnke

9.3

Such a beautiful wine leading with a zesty charge of cracked pepper, grilled citrus, and barnyard, while not shying away from fruitiness. Gains weight with air and a darker, more serious stewed intensity of fruit leather and earth. Drank with a friend who really appreciated it, and we both returned to our glasses repeatedly waxing poetic with our expressions. Purchased at Astor. — 6 days ago

Ron Siegel

9.4

The groups favorite was the 05 followed by the 07 — a month ago