David Shaw

9.2

Hard to believe this is Pinot Gris, so much color! Ruby red with an orange tinge, very good clarity with some lees sediment. Citrus note in nose, grapefruit and plum notes in mouth with mineral finish. The winemaker gets Italian plum and pomegranate in this, I can see the former. Really different wine, easy to sip but fair amount of skin tannins, maceration here. Good acid, fresh fruity flavors but subtly so — 21 days ago

Vanessa

8.9

Walla Walla, yum!!

This lovely wine offers notes of blueberry, plum, blackberry preserves, black cherry, licorice, anise, peppercorn, violet, green bell pepper, black olive, bacon, peat moss, and pipe tobacco.

It has 12.5% ABV. Its vintage is 2016. — 5 days ago

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David Shaw

9.1

Third tasting of the vintage, and my last bottle. — a month ago

David Shaw

9.1

Carménère Red Mountain. Red fruit aromas with notes of herbs and concrete. Cherry and tutti frutti flavors with length. Soft rounded mouthfeel. After 30 minutes, some earthy notes and barrel wood emerge. Lovely little OG table wine, great value. — 18 days ago

Tom Casagrande

9.3

Mature and really nice. Nose has very pure, ripe dark berry fruit with a ripe peach note, smoky embers, and gravel. In the palate it’s soft and mouthfilling, with a rich texture that is not overbearing. Loads of stony minerality in a long finish. Tannins resolving. — 3 days ago

Jeffrey Ritterson

9.2

Deep purple, med + body, med tannin, med acid, 14.7% abv, off dry to slightly sweet. Cedar, black cherry, overripe raspberry, tobacco, figgy, clove, oak, plum — 25 days ago

Shawn Thompson

9.4

We’ve let this one age in the little cellar for the last 5 years. Wild blueberry jam, eucalyptus and white pepper on the nose. Medium bodied with well balanced tannins and a herbaceous and stewed black fruit palate with a dry finish. — 4 days ago

Jay Kline

9.2

Brought to Tasting Group from my cellar and presented to the group double-blind. The wine presents a deep ruby color with moderate staining of the tears. Medium viscosity. On the nose, notes of strawberry, cherry candy, watermelon juice, menthol, green herbs oregano thyme, and cedar. On the palate, the wine is dry and structure is medium+ across the board. The finish is long, tart, mineral and woody but not in a new oak sort of way. Everyone was in the Old World with guesses ranging from Burgundy to Rioja. To be fair, not many in Napa makes Zinfandel like this anymore…if any at all. Lovely stuff. — 2 days ago

K Brooks

9.0

Still wonderful, this time with Pat’s spaghetti ($27) — 17 days ago

Joe DAscoli

9.3

Seemed like maybe it needed a few more hours to breathe. Tasty but not explosive with complexity that I was expecting. — 25 days ago