Dawn E.

8.9

Beautiful translucent magenta/ruby in color.
White pepper, bright cherry, raspberries, hibiscus, and wet leaves. 90 min decant, drink slightly chilled. — a year ago

Billy L.

9.5

PNP
Excellent right now!
RP Note 📝 here:
2012 Schrader "Beckstoffer To-Kalon - T6" Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon
95 points Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
“The 2012 Cabernet Sauvignon Beckstoffer To Kalon Vineyard T6, which is from Clone 6 in a different block of Beckstoffer To Kalon Vineyard, is aged in 86% new Darnajou and 14% new Taransaud. This wine is not terribly different, but Clone 6 is believed to be old Bordeaux clones brought over to Napa Valley and propagated. The wine has terrific fruit intensity, blackcurrants, blackberry, licorice, creosote and espresso roast. Deep, full-bodied, powerful and rich, this, again, shows the vintage’s voluptuous texture, full-bodied power and richness. “ (RP) (10/2014) — 6 years ago

Isaac Pirolo

9.4

I have nothing to add to Robert Parker's spot-on take on the 2013: "The wine shows rich, saddle-leather-infused coffee and chocolaty blackberry fruit and plenty of robust, bordering on rustic flavors. This is a pedal-to-the-metal, fun wine and very well-made; a big, substantial mouthful of wine..." — 7 years ago

Jay Eagan

9.9

RP95Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
A barrel sample, the deep garnet-purple colored 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Tierra Roja Vineyard comes bounding out of the glass with notions of ripe red plums, Morello cherries and blackcurrant pastilles with hints of pencil shavings, violets and camphor. Medium to full-bodied, the palate is jam-packed with “Juicy red and black fruits, supported by firm, grainy tannins and background”. I can’t say it better than Parker! I always love Wine from Tor - Great vineyard source. — 2 years ago

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Bertrand Glory

9.0

Pure 100% Syrah. Elegant and bright in spite of 15 degrees.
Retail price around 20 USD
90 points at Parker's — 6 years ago

Erik Rini

9.1

Nice Syrah but was expecting a little more power with Parker's higher rating — 7 years ago

KA

9.5

Curaçao cask — 3 years ago

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9.2

The 2017 The Big Easy, Fess Parker's Syrah, Grenache and Petite Sirah blend, is powerful, inky and dense, and yet it is also impeccably balanced. Chocolate, plum, cedar, licorice and leather are some of the many notes that race out of the glass in this decidedly sumptuous, flamboyant wine. Readers who like overt, generous reds will find much to like here. I find myself increasingly drawn to The Big Easy now that it is a bit less heavy than it was years ago. This rich, hedonistic Santa Barbara red is sure to find many fans. (Antonio Galloni, Vinous, September 2019) — 5 years ago

Jay Kline

9.2

Bottled at 61% and really needs a small ice cube to enjoy. Full of wonderful, sweet bourbon character. — 7 years ago

Byron C Mayes

9.1

Straw gold in the glass. Big bosomy nose of dried quince and honeysuckle. Echoed on the palate with musty banana. Bright tingling acidity wrapped up in the full body. A more versatile wine than Fess Parker's varietal Viognier, without losing the character. — 8 years ago