Jay Kline

9.5

Popped and poured into a porron. The ultimate baller birthday move. The 2010 Rosado pours a rose gold color; medium viscosity with no staining of the tears. Some slight signs of sediment in the bottle. On the nose the wine is developing with notes of red cherry, blood orange, grapefruit, apricot, nuts, dried flowers and just a hint of lightly toasted coconut. On the palate, the wine is dry with low tannin and medium+ acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is long with remarkable, creamy texture and substantial (but not overbearing) weight. To my palate, this has hardly aged since my last experience in 2021. If anything, it has only gained in character and significance. World class is every sense of the term. Drink now through 2035. Thank you for the birthday bottle Matt! — 4 days ago

John Howard

Harvest production at Hirsch and Cobb Wineries

9.3

Best bintage to date? So gut. — 22 days ago

Donald Williams

9.5

This is a great bubbly for a great price. — 24 days ago

with Bonnie

John Van Trijp

9.6

Very easy drinking to start a not so bad wine weekend…. — 7 days ago

David Peifer

9.5

Really love the silky texture and flavor. Very nice. — 2 days ago

Raul Puga

9.2

Nice and refreshing for the heat in South Florida — a month ago

Luke Chesney

9.5

enjoyed with a cigarette: as god intended — a month ago

Debra Bass

9.5

Dry, slight pear taste. As a result wine drinker, I don’t normally drink rose but while in Provence have been trying different ones. This is my fav so far. — 3 days ago

with Rand

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9.3

The 1989 Pinot Noir Jensen Vineyard from Calera is a real surprise. I am inexperienced with respect to mature Californian Pinot Noir, and Josh Jensen’s wine was a revelation. Candied red fruit commingles with blood orange and Kirsch, unmistakably not from Burgundy because it is too rich, but it is certainly not over-ripe. The palate is overly sweet and Californian on the entry. Still, there is structure behind this Pinot extant after more than three decades, with quite plush raspberry fruit on the quintessentially Californian finish. It's just a lovely wine that is, once again, perfect to drink now. (Neal Martin, Vinous, April 2024)
— a month ago

Justin Bothur

9.5

Sharp and sexy. A legend. — 15 days ago