Aaron Rankin

9.3

For me, the smell of Sonoma Pinot. The big stuff. It has its time and place, and paired with pizza is certainly one. One note on the stage: It seems to have exchanged some of the ripe fruit for the candied or dried varieties. — 3 months ago

Aaron Rankin

9.2

There’s a lot going on here. It’s interesting but lacks focus. Lemon curd, wet limestone, white pepper, and green apple stand out. Creamy mouthfeel. Big and boisterous, but for the style, given the lesser refinement, it’s like a discount rack Aubert. — 5 months ago

Mostfun2

9.8

Lots of raisins and cherries, aged beautifully, long finish, — 6 months ago

Tom Cam

9.0

Pretty Good — 8 months ago

Eric

9.3

Time really helped this one. Big bold and a little stemmy. Still young IMO — 4 months ago

JKT

9.1

Finally a taste of this weird port like wine made from Australian Shiraz! Graf’s favorite and I must say this is surprisingly tasty like a cross of an aged vintage port with a sassy Shiraz. Would not have guessed what it is. Terrific. Lots of sediment 18.5 ABV and another great AA value 13. Hope a few left from the initial 9! Beautiful with Stilton Colston Bassett Nottinghamshire UK from Formaggio via ML. — 5 months ago

Wade Chambers

9.5

Fantastic wine that I just had to try early. Big, beautiful, with an amazing finish. I want more. Going to get better with time. — 6 months ago

with Janelle

Shay A

9.2

After having the 2016 Silver Eagle last year, and the 2016 Summa last month (both of which were drinking fantastic) I wanted to take the Bearwallow for a spin.

I ended up having a small glass of this at pop to make sure it was sound, then poured about half out for some peoppe to try before corking and taking the remaining home to consume about an hour and a half later (so it got a decent amount of air).

This is my first experience with the Bearwallow offering, and it came across as somewhat ripe OR Pinot in profile. The fruit certainly isn’t big or in your face…much more restrained. Underripe black cherry and dark plums on the nose, but mostly in the background behind herbs, spice and dark floral notes. On the palate it is rich (as far as AV fruit goes) but there is a lot of earthy/mineral components, as well as black tea. The last glass was a touch more expressive, but with it being Anderson Valley, I'm not sure the fruit ever bulks up. I wonder if this wine is either meant to hold 7-10yrs, or is just meant for those who want a bridge to OR Pinot. — 5 months ago

Lachie Williams

9.1

Very smooth and fruity — 6 months ago

Emily Kresie-Harrington

8.9

2020 vintage. Light and easy-going with fresh black cherry, red plum, cherry blossom, cola, currant candy. — 8 months ago