Romain Fitoussi

8.9

Simple, light, but full of charm. Clear purple dress, beautiful shine. Nose typical of the cabernets-francs de Loire. Raspberry, geranium, violet, blackwood, green pepper (but not too much). The mouth is fresh and tense, with a beautiful mineral weft reminiscent of rifle stone, slate or chalk. Served at 15 degrees, it’s a nice treat.

Saumur simple, léger, mais plein de charme. Robe pourpre limpide, bel éclat. Nez typique des cabernets-francs de Loire. Framboise, géranium, violette, bois de ronce, poivron vert (mais pas trop). La bouche est fraîche et tendue, avec une belle trame minérale évoquant la pierre à fusil, ardoise ou craie. Servi à 15 degrés c’est une belle gourmandise. — 3 years ago

with Peter

Muralee Murugesu

8.9

Full fruit absolutely a new world Syrah or perhaps it should be called Shiraz. Lovely Dark berries with a hint of blueberry and vanilla on the nose. Soft tannins but long thighs showing high alcohol content. One of the best Canadian rads (but over prized) not as spectacular as Blackwood lane form Okanagan. — 8 years ago

Andreina Romero

9.0

I was very happy with this surprise. Colour is dark red almost purple and beautiful like any intriguing Shiraz. Full bouquet of plums, blackberries and even candy! Tasting the first sip was like taking off the wrap of a lollie, full of blackberries and candied cherries and I might even say there was some spice in there ... A chilli pepper if you will. Good medium body but the flaw was in the back end of it. It is not a rounded wine; it has a bit of acidity in the aftertaste that does not allow it to complete the joyride. But then again ... That acidity kept me sipping once and again to get the bouquet and candy taste of the first sip. It did the trick! — 9 years ago

Tom Ellis

9.7

1998 visit to Blackwood Canyon.
Met Michael Moore, became good friends. Absolutely blew my socks off with every offering he had- decanted wines and tank samples till 2 am! Talked regularly for the next few years: came close to partnering with him on several ventures(which included almost buying a neighboring vineyard, and an exotic/gourmet food company)
Michael's winemaking vision made him many friends (consumers),and enemies (other local winemakers). His philosophy: to make the wines of Pre-WW2 France with the grapes of Red Mountain. If you are fortunate enough to find any- they were meant to be laid down for the next 40-60 years. All of them. My only regret: not buying more when he was still with us. RIP Michael- we miss you — 6 years ago

William Niven

9.0

Currently drinking the botrytis from 2006, bloody delicious — 8 years ago

Matthew Phillips

9.1

Rich sticky goodness — 9 years ago

with Sophie

Aaron Tan

9.0

Really like this. Savoury on the nose (olives, tabacco, brett perhaps?), but the palate was so damn juicy and primary. Some spice too. Yum. — 7 years ago

Lorenzo Marco Savona

9.3

What a great surprise! Winemaker Mike Moore left some samples with me 10 years ago because he thought I was the only wine dude in Massachusetts who understood his wines. Unfortunately no wholesaler at the time understood him or his wines, well one did Richard Kzerian appreciated the wines...it is difficult for a wholesaler to sell a wine that has to be decanted for 24 hours and isn't from Bordeaux...it's stinking up the kitchen good right now 😊. Sweet strawberry, red raspberries on the nose. Translucent red...reminiscent of an old Bordeaux. — 8 years ago

Dan Eggleton

8.9

Super clean, a little mid weighted but a solid wine. — 8 years ago

Brent Granado

9.1

Nice body, hints of chocolate and tobacco. — 9 years ago