Erin Lothson

9.6

From the wine tasting, easy to drink — a year ago

Doggfather

8.9

Was hoping for more — 3 years ago

Max Schector

9.7

A surprising sip! My initial take- made me crave “linguine and clams.” There wasn’t one point that I was sipping this wine that I wasn’t smiling. It made me crave, made me think, made me enjoy my surrounding. Amazing. — 4 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. — 5 years ago

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. — a year 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. — 3 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. — 5 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. — a year ago

Jeremy Shanker

Sommelier at RN74

9.0

Butte-iful Sangiovese right here — 4 years ago

Bruce Leboff

9.4

Amazing. Raft grip with a super long velvety finish. — 5 years ago

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