Jerry Dixon

9.0

Had the scrumptious wine with my darling husband who cooked an amazing rock cod and a beautiful tri-colored tomato sauce in Bolinas,California! — 8 months ago

Doggfather

8.9

Was hoping for more — 4 years ago

Jeremy Shanker

Sommelier at RN74

9.0

Butte-iful Sangiovese right here — 5 years ago

Joe Davant

9.0

Enjoyed this while floating around a lake on a blow up raft, so I can’t provide formal notes, but it was darn good and better than I expected. Softer and rounder than I remembered. — 7 years ago

Tripp Borstel

8.9

Great table wine. If you don’t like this then you probably don’t like Grenache. — 8 years ago

Daniel Wisner

9.2

Fantastic coffee notes. — 8 years ago

Charlie Evans

9.2

Well done Great Raft! Fantastic aroma. Lovely beer. — 10 years ago

Spinning_spins

9.2

New vintage (2013). A bit bigger than the last I've tasted (2011), but that flinty and brambly character is right there. Earthy and interesting nose. No smoke, just bright raspberry and a raft of secondary aromas: fennel, mushroom, cinnamon. The palate displays huge red fruit flavors with vibrant but balanced acidity. Light-bodied, but the finish lingers a very long time. A brilliant, young wine. — 11 years ago

Erin Lothson

9.6

From the wine tasting, easy to drink — 3 years ago

Jay Kline

9.2

Popped and poured into a decanter 30 minutes prior. Served double-blind. In the glass, the wine appears a deep garnet with some light staining and what appears to be some slight sediment. Medium+ viscosity. One the nose, a fascinating mix of spiced apple sauce, Fig Newtons, cherries, bruised strawberry, red plum, pink peppercorn, rosemary, baking spices, and pool raft (yes, that’s what you read)…and maaaaybe just a touch of the mouse which could be a clue as to where this might be from. On the palate, the wine is dry, medium tannin, medium++ acid, and alcohol medium+. This wine is complex with a long finish. Frankly, this is incredibly quaffable and ever so pretty! While I think could last longer, the low addition of sulfur has me thinking it’s best to drink these in the next few years. After all, they are delicious right now. — 3 years ago

Bruce Leboff

9.4

Amazing. Raft grip with a super long velvety finish. — 6 years ago

with David

Doctor No

9.5

Wow. Amazing on day 2 (day 1 was dark red fruit and a lot of red bell pepper) with a nose that was like a raft of strawberry, raspberry and a bit of boysenberry with more subtle tones of bell pepper, tobacco and earth. No noticeable wood, ample acidity but not austere. Hits a sweet spot for Cab Franc. For history, quality, QPR - will take this over Rougeard any day. — 7 years ago

Jay Murrie

9.0

Is too enjoyable to drink an objection? From octopus to Brussels sprout,s this wine made a raft of small plates more pleasant. — 10 years ago

Tom Casagrande

9.0

Gorgeous deep color. Nose is all smoky minerals and nose-tingling acids. Lean and intense. Like Hercules squeezed juice out of the freaking rocks. Some nice dark berry fruit is swept along on a whitewater raft of minerals and acidity. A totally unique style. Looking forward to see how this is tomorrow. I suspect I might bump up the score.

NIGHT 2: Much friendlier. Nose shows a very perfumey violet component, along with more fruit. Softer, with more fruit to complement the minerality in the mouth. Bumping it from 8.8 to 9.0. Very very nice. — 11 years ago

with Lyle

Randy Fuller

9.3

This wine is medium-dark in the glass. The nose provides plenty upon which to ruminate. There is red plum and raspberry abetted by a raft of spices: clove, nutmeg, allspice and anise among them. On the palate there is mainly raspberry and blueberry with enough oak spice to make things interesting but not enough to take over the show. Big tannins make the sip a bit raspy, but this wine is made for pairing with beef. — 3 years ago

Ira Schwartz

9.2

Hello old friend. It has been a long time since I had a Sean Thackrey wine. The last bottle of my stash. Once again a wine teaches me a lesson. I never had one of these with more than 12-15 years on. Always found them to be oversized but well made. I also believed these might not go the distance and once again I am wrong. In the glass still a bold color . From the first sniff of eucalyptus you knew who made the wine. On the palate a wonderful collection of blue and black fruits with lovely acidity allowing the bold flavors to travel your mouth as if they were riding on a raft down a lazy river. The somewhat short finish was the only flaw that prevented a higher score. I am happy to report the alcohol was not intrusive. Perfectly paired with my lamb chop lollipops. — 5 years ago

Scott Taddeo

9.2

Intoxicating aromatics. Oak presence is well felt - turns out it’s 100% new - but there’s also a raft of florals, think roses and violets along with ripe dark cherry and plum. Really composed in the palate with seemless acidity & oak tannin just making itself known pulling in at the back. Impressive wine, would be decisive though due to heavy handed oak. — 7 years ago

Bill Bender

9.2

Delicious mineral driven, higher acid rose’. More of an early evening with apps rose’ than a poolside while floating on a raft version. Thank you for the introduction @Steve Anderson. — 8 years ago

Scott Stewart

8.9

Floral, pretty high acid Viognier. I’m assuming it’s higher in altitude... — 8 years ago

Delectable Blue

9.5

A very delicate (there’s a word I never thought I’d use to describe a Barossa Shiraz) wine, almost tasting like a shiraz pinot blend, rather than the shiraz cabernet it is.

I rarely comment on the bouquet of wines, but this warrants an exception. The nose is something to behold, deeply aromatic, a rich harmony of berry, vanillin oak, cedar and the merest hint of aniseed. The wine itself is something of a chameleon. The initial attack on the palate promises sweet berry fruits, but that promise is quickly overwhelmed by a raft of surprisingly complex savoury flavours, replete with delicate spice, bitter mocha, sweet tobacco and gamey meaty notes, that seem to linger forever. The tannins are ultra-fine and barely perceptible. The balance close to perfection.

This is the sort of wine where you want to savour every mouthful, and feel a real sense of loss at the ultimate but inevitable conclusion. A truly lovely and deeply satisfying wine. Everything I love in a wine and then some.

Thank you Wozza! — 10 years ago