Christina Greever

9.5

Big jammy. Yum! — a month ago

Colin Cahoon

8.9

Big cherry nose. More cherry on the palate with tart raspberry, pomegranate, and oak. Some tertiary fruit notes at this stage for this 2015, so drink now. Medium alcohol, medium body, medium minus tannins, high acid, medium plus finish. — 4 months ago

Lois Bloom

10

What a nose! — a year ago

En

9.2

Not a Syrah but a Grenache blanc. Good skin contact that was gifted to Hailey. — 2 months ago

Ta Ta

9.2

Beautiful. Lighter in body than expected and possibly would’ve shown better a year or so ago but beautiful, nonetheless. — 9 months ago

Boris Mathiszik

9.0

An old favorite from the Ballard Canyon. Fresh and bright early on. Smooth and layered as it opens up. — 10 months ago

Aravind A

9.5

Wow. This was an absolutely stunning btl of Syrah. On the nose: violets, olive brine, bacon, soft vanilla cream, blackberry, dried blackberry, soft leather...amazing complexity. On the palate: fantastic acidity and density, pure syrah fruit, and very soft tannin on the finish. — 3 years ago

Tom Casagrande

9.4

Holy smokes this is good! My expectations were modest due to my stereotyping its Santa Clara County provenance, but I stand corrected. This is apparently an old-vine blend featuring about 50% Zin and a mix of Carignane and Mataro (Mourvèdre) to round it out. The purity of the black and red berries on the nose is remarkable. A bit of crushed stony earth. In the mouth, there’s tremendous flavor concentration but with an athletic mouthfeel that balances nice acids and super-soft tannic support. Great length. Color me duly impressed. Shoulda got more. 14.5% alcohol thank you very much. — 2 months ago

Russ Bus

9.4

One of the best GS blends tasted from 2020 so far; also one of the best wines I’ve tasted from this winemaker. Drink or hold — 10 months ago

Joseph Barsky

9.7

2017 Vintage. 15.8% ABV. OMG, what an inky monster with velvet mouthfeel. Iodine, violets and silky long finish. Amazing. Thanks Russell! — 3 years ago