Saxum Vineyards

Broken Stones Red Rhone Blend

9.435 ratings
9.311 pro ratings
Paso Robles, Central Coast, California, USA
Red Rhone Blend
Tomato-Based, Pasta, Salami & Prosciutto, Mushrooms, Onion, Pungent Cheese, Venison, Hard Cheese, Lamb, Pork, Beef
Top Notes For
Mike R
9.5

Dilly Dilly

So good

All smiles tonight

Dilly Dilly

So good

All smiles tonight

Dec 19th, 2017
Jeff Lander

Needed some time to open. A bit green and vegetal at first. 2 hours in decant and it smoothed out with nice texture. Nice but needs time I think. Will wait a couple of years on next one.

Needed some time to open. A bit green and vegetal at first. 2 hours in decant and it smoothed out with nice texture. Nice but needs time I think. Will wait a couple of years on next one.

1 person found it helpfulNov 29th, 2015
Daniel Mahdavian

Consulting Somm-Daniel Mahdavian Ventures

9.8

A Red Head bombshell!!!
Bad to the bones. Rich. Dark chocolate. Cruched Velvet! Velvet underground all the Way to SoHo!

A Red Head bombshell!!!
Bad to the bones. Rich. Dark chocolate. Cruched Velvet! Velvet underground all the Way to SoHo!

Oct 26th, 2015
Daniel Mahdavian

Consulting Somm-Daniel Mahdavian Ventures

9.2

Vanilla baked bing cherries & hot gravel. Rich & focused.

Vanilla baked bing cherries & hot gravel. Rich & focused.

Dec 11th, 2014
Greg Stobbe

Enjoyed a 12-hour pit roasted pig BBQ with friends and #SaxumVineyards#SaxumVineyards#SaxumVineyards was the star. The 2009 #Saxum Broken Stones #Syrah blend was fantastic! Open at least 6 hours prior to tasting to soften. This dark beauty is juicy, deep and weighty. Wonderful minerality, earthiness with spice, blackberry and licorice. Super intense but oh so worth the wait!

Enjoyed a 12-hour pit roasted pig BBQ with friends and #SaxumVineyards#SaxumVineyards#SaxumVineyards was the star. The 2009 #Saxum Broken Stones #Syrah blend was fantastic! Open at least 6 hours prior to tasting to soften. This dark beauty is juicy, deep and weighty. Wonderful minerality, earthiness with spice, blackberry and licorice. Super intense but oh so worth the wait!

Jun 2nd, 2014
James Parker Huston, CWE

Sommelier Charlie Palmer

9.4

A little too young still, but very tasty.

A little too young still, but very tasty.

Jan 18th, 2014
Jason

Winemaker Futo Wines

9.2

+ Mr Brian Flannery

+ Mr Brian Flannery

Apr 24th, 2013
Jeff Sidwell

Owner Bon! Gourmet

Need to serve this chilled. Room temp (florida) it has serious burn on the tongue

Need to serve this chilled. Room temp (florida) it has serious burn on the tongue

Sep 4th, 2016
Aaron Rankin

Was fortunate to get this aged bottle at auction at a great price. My first Broken Stones. Age has softened the tannins to nice velvet and has likely taken (only) some edge off the rich Paso fruit, mostly from James Berry. I don’t detect much in the way of secondary/tertiary notes. That, and given a strong acid backbone, I venture this is only middle aged.

Was fortunate to get this aged bottle at auction at a great price. My first Broken Stones. Age has softened the tannins to nice velvet and has likely taken (only) some edge off the rich Paso fruit, mostly from James Berry. I don’t detect much in the way of secondary/tertiary notes. That, and given a strong acid backbone, I venture this is only middle aged.

Sep 8th, 2019
Stephen Long

The alcohol on the nose really hits you. Dark red, black and blue fruits, cola, decent amount of tannins.

The alcohol on the nose really hits you. Dark red, black and blue fruits, cola, decent amount of tannins.

Jul 19th, 2019