Bob McDonald

9.0

90% Tempranillo; 10% Graciano. Red fruited perfume, earthy with medium plus intensity. Palate at 21 years is developed, balanced and soft with fully integrated tannins. Medium weight with declining strength to its inner core. Not near as good on the 2nd night. This aged overnight and finishes a little sour. I was going to give it 94 points but will now give 90 points. — 12 days ago

Vin d’Ottawa

9.0

For a Rioja Reserva, this is light but certainly not delicate.

Fig, sour cherry, blackberry. It hits bigger toward its finish. — 3 years ago

with Gillian

Phil Castellano

9.2

I love Belgian sours this time of year. This one features cherries, apple, oak, and vanilla. Drinks way to easy for the R-OH content. — 4 years ago

David Shaw

9.2

Rich, chocolatey, syrupy, light hop bitterness on finish. Much to like; it defines the stout style — 7 months ago

Ely Cohn

9.0

What do we get in Liason that we give up in Basis. How big's the gap? The answer is not huge for personality, a little for complexity, and substantially for cohesiveness.

Basis pours darker wtih a condensed core. Leans heavier on fruit than minerals, more direct, head on. Leaps at you with a teabag of bright red cherries, burnt sugar, wooly musk. The mouth is unpolished but it works, a rawness and some crunch. Sour cherries, macerated yogurt cup strawberries, dried orange peel.

Liason is elegant, Basis is fresh. — 2 years ago

Taylar Hart

9.5

I always love this varietal at Broc for a kind of sour watermelon vibe, but to now have that balanced with the bit of age this bottle had - *chef’s kiss* — 4 years ago

LM Segal

9.2

Rich, quite hoppy but zesty enough to pull it off with class. Nice. — 7 years ago

Alvaro Bustillos

9.3

Andrew f and thomas — 7 months ago

Jim Wagonfeld

9.3

Consumed over 3 days. Nose of strawberry. Dark garnet in color. By day three the initial tight, dense palate has added sour cherry, plum currents and a deep array of leather, tobacco, loam, coffee endingwith thyme and violets. This earthy wine needs 3-5 more years or a long decant. Typical Sangiovese/CCR at a very high level. — 2 years ago

with Judy

Brandon T

9.5

A favorite - buy ‘em all when I can find ‘em. — 3 years ago