Steve Haro

9.4

Solid!! 5-7 years. Silk smooth. Finish is a lot of tannin and smoke. Smokey nose. Blueberry and black tea. Revisit: lots of stewed fruits on nose. — a year ago

Eric Naslund

9.2

In keeping with tonight's Central Coast theme, we very much enjoyed this Syrah/Mourvèdre blend. Beautiful wine. — 7 years ago

Michael Fuller

9.4

Black and blue fruit. Great oak notes running throughout. Probably could have held on to it a little longer, but drinking just fine right now. — 8 years ago

Jake Rubash

9.0

Paired awesome with steak and hash browns — 8 years ago

MICHAEL COOPER DipWSET

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

9.1

Deep rich ripe #syrah #pasorobles #ednavalley — 3 years ago

David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.3

This wine is called "Poise." On the nose, the fruits are combination of candied, tart and just a touch sour all at the same time. The fruit on the palate are ripe; Banana w/peel, pineapple, Meyer lemons, green & golden apple & lime candy. Soft/delicate minerality, spice that's subtle but builds as it sits on the palate, dry top soil and yellow florals/lilies. The body is medium. It's slightly waxy & oily. There's a honey beeswax quality. Banana w/peel, pineapple, Meyer lemons, green & golden apple, lime candy, grapefruit, soft/delicate, powdery minerality, dry top soil, brilliant round acidity, yellow florals/lilies and a long, rich, well polished finish. Most of the photos were sent to me by Elena from Top. One of their vineyards, Stanley Barrios (Owner/Winemaker), barrel storage & tasting area, some of their beautiful fruit and some rows of vines. Producer notes and history...Stanley Barrios was born in Los Angeles and raised in Inglewood California. Stanley got into wine after he met Nick Elliott of Nicora at a wine storage facility in North Hollywood where he was pouring his wines. At the time, Stanley was getting deeply involved in wine. He read all winemaking materials he could get his hands on. The day he met Nick he convinced him to let him intern in his cellar and worked his first harvest in 2013. Stanley still holds his investment firm job in Los Angeles. He and his wife started TOP in 2014. They both shared a passion for wine and had talked about starting a winery but with limited resources and living in Los Angeles the idea of starting their own winery seemed far-fetched. When opportunity knocked, they rushed to the opportunity. They chose a spinning top as their logo. For them, it's a metaphor for balance. Life is constantly in motion, but seldom in balance. Right now, they make wine in small quantities...only 200 cases their first vintage. In 2015, they produced about 500 cases and the 2016 vintage about 800 cases. They mainly focus on Rhone varietals; Syrah, Grenache, Mourvedre, and Roussanne. They are very minimalistic in cellar and try not to get in the way of what the grapes want to do. I have said this many times, if you have good fruit get out of it's way. If you don't, bring in lots of influences...like over oaking it etc.. Good to see a young producer know that earlier in their career. Nice job on the Poise. — 7 years ago

Wayne Rodriguez

9.1

Wonderful, fruit-forward crowd pleaser. — 4 years ago

David Rubinoff

9.3

Ribs on the smoker & #nicora #buxom in the carafe! — 5 years ago

Jake Rubash

9.0

Paso milkshake — 8 years ago

Kris

9.6

Quintessential paso with bold fruit with strong backbone and high alcohol content — 8 years ago

with patrick