Seth Masterson

9.2

This is a Syrah that is ready to go less than 2 years in the bottle!
Sam is a master at extraction and this wine shows it- maintaining an undeniable freshness while holding a strong stance in the weight and body department like it's been hitting the gym. Incredible presence and character and crunch! The balance of acid, tannin and fruit is a waltz, no actually more of a symphony of harmonics.

@Dave listening to @TheLotRadio — 20 days ago

Jennifer F

9.3

Smooth, buttery but not flat. Not too fruity. Would drink again — 4 years ago

Steve Scharf

8.9

Nice flavor, good bold plum — 5 years ago

Howard Greenfield

9.7

Typical Greer- always delicious!! Celebrating with Sam and Justin and first grandchild- Aiden — 5 years ago

with Justin and Holli

David Walser

9.2

Back in Houston at one of our favorite BYOB restaurants and really enjoying the wonderful wine with awesome food. Always enjoy The Boxer. — 6 years ago

David Walser

9.3

In Houston at a friends house doing take away BBQ. not remembering what this blend is but like it tonight. — 6 years ago

Ashley Ready

9.1

Warm April night in Houston. Cauliflower tacos and buffalo sauce. Goooooood. — 7 years ago

Bob McDonald

9.1

Sweet black fruits - plums. Only medium weight - restrained. 50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 25% Merlot, 15% Cabernet Franc, 5% Malbec and 5% Petit Verdot. 2012 was a cooler more moderate growing season, more claret style says Sam Middleton. This is not one of the great Quintets IMO. At its best Quintets is one of the best Cabernet blends in Australia. It still reinforces the fact that the Yarra Valley is one of the better terroirs for Bordeaux blends in Australia. Not for long cellaring. This is first of 3 of the 2012 vintage I have in my cellar. — 4 months ago

Joanne Franzel

9.2

Sam brought this as a treat. Delicious. — 4 years ago

David Walser

9.0

Visiting Fredericksburg TX for a few days. This is TX hill country and has a big winery community. Never tried any TX wines before but found a few surprises here. We tasted at Becker earlier today but not this wine. $30 on the restaurant wine list. Becker wasn’t our favorite stop but it is the only local winery represented on their list. Overall local wines seemed overpriced compared to CA wines. Just realized we had an older vintage (2018) on our last trip from Houston to Anaheim. It’s interesting that most of the grapes used in the local wines come from Lubbock (panhandle) area. Don’t know where these grapes came from, or what varietals are present. — 5 years ago

Tom Casagrande

9.0

When I lived in Houston in the aughts, I drank a few fragrant Cotes Du Rhônes from this estate, so I was eager to try their Giggie, even though I’ve grown tired of Southern Rhônes as the climate has warmed and Phillipe Cambie seemingly put a spell over the majority of producers. Well, this is a bit better than the typical blocky, heavy wines that seem increasingly prevalent there. It’s densely colored (of course), but the nose has a bit more elegance and nuance than the typical Gigondas estate these days, showing fresh dark berry fruit, really interesting almost chaparral-like garrigue/earth notes, warm stones, and meadowy wildflowers. In the mouth it’s dense, but a little lighter than the new norm thank goodness, with nice savory flavors and decent acids. Tannins are soft. It won’t make me forget Giggies from the early ‘80s, but it’s nice. — 5 years ago

David Walser

9.0

Back from Houston for a week and a chance to raid the cellar after several weeks of Total Wine under $20 reds. Bought a bunch of Oroppas vintages from the Treasury store when we were in Napa in February so I picked one from the top of the pile. The wine never got up to a proper drinking temperature, then poof...it was gone. Not my favorite of the bunch so far. — 6 years ago

Billy L.

9.7

Kudos to these Delectable Trendsetters
for their posts & information on this Winery; Sam Kaplan is Winemaker:
@Grant Everett
@Edmond Bordelon
@Craig Otten
Cheers 🍇🍷👍🏻👏🏻👏🏻 — 6 years ago

Alvaro Bustillos

9.2

Jesus o diodoro cordero jaime c pepe g sam kalish sergio m — 2 years ago

Sara Thomas

9.0

Nice Syrah. Acidity balances out the ripe fruit. Plum, boysenberry, dried herbs, graphite, violets. — 4 years ago

Peter Hladun

9.2

I was shocked to find this on the wine list at Larsens in Santa Clarita. I was first introduced to Lando wines at World of Pinot a few years ago and met Sam Lando there. Became a huge fan of his wines and was so pleased to enjoy it again. — 5 years ago

David Walser

9.5

Its been awhile since I had a nice red wine from my cellar. Just arrived in Houston after a three day road trip this afternoon and having dinner at our favorite wine friendly restaurant. Delicious food and wine...doesn’t get much better than this. Great food...great wine. — 5 years ago

Billy L.

9.4

First trying Sam Kaplan’s Maxem UV Pinot Noir; excellent, young with long life ahead. Cheers 🍇🍷 — 6 years ago

Sophia Bush

9.2

“Oh my god what is this wine?!” - Sam — 6 years ago

with Grant

David Walser

9.3

Back in Houston at one of our favorite BYOB places. $8 corkage. This is the Oakville bottling. Tasty with our pasta dishes. — 6 years ago