Vasanth Balakrishnan

9.1

Writing tasting impressions from memory as it has been many months but wow this was a complex, layered yet lean #marlborough #sauvignonblanc. — 4 months ago

Kamila

9.0

A bit chocolate-y? Black berries has a bite to it. — 3 years ago

Sipping Fine Wine

9.0

1978 Chuck Hope left beverage job, moved to Paso Robles, became farmer, & top grape grower. Working with his father, Austin led family into winemaking in ‘95, creating his label in 2000. Grapes from 5 small blocks of Paso Robles AVAs, aged in 75% new French oak, 18 mos. Dark Ruby, aromas of sweet ripe black fruits & dried smoky spices. Flavors of ripe blackberry, sweet cacao, espresso & vanilla oak. Big wine, fine tannins that needed 45 minutes, long fruit finish. The 15% ABV, slight burn, but ok. Nice! — 6 years ago

Alvaro Bustillos

9.5

Lax con russel@y anmol
Julio 2015 — 7 years ago

Kristin the Wine Girl

9.0

Cigars and ripe red cherries on the nose. Red apples from the Wizard of Oz trees and smoked bing cherry on the palate. Click your heels, Toto. We’re not in Kansas anymore. Grab your broomstick and take flight with this delightful berry manifestation. Or take shelter. This berry hurricane is headed straight for your mouth. — 8 years ago

Jean-Francois Pelletier

9.2

Surprise of the night. Garnet color. Very complex nose of red and dark fruit, leather, and herbs. Full body with all the elements working in balance all the way through the long finish. Good stuff. — 8 years ago

with Frankie

Tom Garland

9.0

Decant for sediment(minimal sediment)and pour. A majestic still dark magenta with some bricking. On the nose: beautiful notes of dark fruit, pencil shavings, menthol, potting soil, floral, grilled meat. Taste: silky wine with blackberry/dark cherry, black tea, cinnamon, minerals, licorice, graphite and a dry, astringent, spiced espresso medium plus finish with a touch of heat. Finish is not working for me, but see how it evolves as the night goes. — 12 days ago

with Brenda

Simonas Dapkus

9.5

Just great — 4 years ago

Mike Pernecky

9.3

Wife liked it. — 6 years ago

Jeff Clement

9.2

Very good again — 7 years ago

Jamie Farmer

9.2

Fantastic as a belated 50th New Year celebration with a good duck foie gras. First experience with d’Yquem - need to start working on the justification for the next. — 8 years ago

Alexandre

9.1

Dark cherries, leather, cocoa on the palate. — 8 years ago

Menno van Zaanen

9.1

Fruity (berries) and a bit peppery. Not a very heavy wine. — 9 years ago

JKT

9.1

Cved 7 years ago! See previous note — 8 months ago

David K

9.1

Fresh citrus, orange minerality — 10 months ago

Colomojo

9.0

Fruity plumb — 5 years ago

Roy Goble

9.4

The crowd last night declared this the surprise of the evening — 7 years ago

Eric Stec

9.0

2017 on 9/25/19. — 7 years ago

J Manncini

8.9

Nice hops smooth flavor light on the malts — 8 years ago

Madeline Vasquez

9.0

Had to get it again to share. So good for how inexpensive it is — 9 years ago