Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.1

2019 vintage. Picked up at Trader Joe’s-La Mesa, CA. $14.99. Popped and poured without any down time. This came out swinging. Great, expressive nose of the usuals-like tar, rose petals and slightly tart cherry-with a brushy, decaying leaves undercurrent. Medium body. Lacking the unbridled power of the top Barolo efforts on the back end but it was still a 25+ seconds finish with a dusting of cracked black pepper regardless. Expected a lot less and received much more. Very pleasant balance of fruit and tannins currently without any particular component/moment stealing the show. Not to be dismissed, intro and mid-palates amply represented. Will go back this week for more. 14% ABV. 1.23.24. — 10 months ago

Casey Curbow

Sales Associate Windsor Wine Merchants

9.4

Blueberry and intense floral aromatics. Sous Bois and slight undercurrent of iron and game. I put this in burgundy on blinding - the Syrah was polished. Very well crafted. — 3 years ago

K. Syrah

9.4

2012. Excellent Cabernet-based Super Tuscan, drinking perfectly now (in store bin for 3-4 years!). Starts out with reticent black and blue fruits (and pomegranate?) with a strong undercurrent of iron/minerals. After three hours the tannins smooth out to reveal just the right balance of fruit, leather, tar and earth. Rich and complex, tastes like a high-quality Bordeaux by later evening. One of the best wines I’ve had all year and a steal at $45 at JW. — 4 years ago

Lyn Farmer

8.9

This wine from the Canary Islands is bright asks fresh with crisp acidity and plenty of green apple, lemon, wet stone and flint. It also has a rich undercurrent of yellow plum, white peach and fennel and a bit of salinity on the finish. Made for seafood, and Very nice with a pesto and goat cheese pizza — a year ago

michael pandolfo

9.5

Wow. I wasnt expecting this. Amazing “sticky”. Ripe honey-d tropical fruits with a delicious undercurrent of dried apricot. — 2 years ago

Nicole Ruiz Hudson

9.0

n: black cherry, plum, a little touch of mint (just a leaf or two)
P: +mixed dark berries, moist tobacco, and a little cocoa. Rich but still has an undercurrent if freshness.
Tannins are silky, fruit still quite fresh. In a good place right now.
Excellent w Birria. — 3 years ago

Randy Fuller

9.3

The nose is beautiful on this wine - perfumed blackberry, strawberry and plum. It has some noticeable sweet oak spice with a good whiff of vanilla. The palate brings flavors of red fruit with a slightly tart edge to it and a very good acidity that is lip-smacking. There is a savory undercurrent that I find irresistible. The finish lingers quite a while. — 4 years ago

Morgan Diamant

9.3

Lean and precise. Lemon peel and white floral nose. Green & yellow apple, bitter nectarine. Steely flinty mineral undercurrent throughout. Resemblance to a Chablis but the fruit profile of pear/lemon has a little more ripe and richness to it. Well made and versatile. Maybe a hint of vanilla after opening up but not much if any new oak — a year ago

Brian Ager

9.2

Quite aromatically expressive once given a 30+ min decant, after which aromas of pomegranate, violet & lavender come through along with an earthy undercurrent.  The palate is supremely well balanced with flavors of blueberries, red currants, with a bite of black pepper on the finish. Overall a lovely cru Beaujolais, which keeps luring you back for one more sip. It proved an excellent, albeit untraditional, pairing with jalapeño & queso fresco turkey burgers! ($33) [1/9/22] — 3 years ago

Brad Jensen

9.6

With a flavor and complexity equivalent to any French grand cru, this is a fantastic Chardonnay. The nose is slightly funky with a mineral driven undercurrent and notes of star fruit, asian pear, apricot and wet rocks, but the flavor is BOLD, with a front of fruit forward acidity, with a creamy mid-palate and a lingering, slightly mineral finish. Everything that comes out of the Michael Mara Vineyard is spectacular, and this is not exception. Like liquid gold! — 3 years ago