Paco Suro

8.9

Still got it. — 6 years ago

Paul T, Missing My Beautiful Wife 24/7

9.9

A great 2015 Syrah,
Jeb 100 💯 pointer, but its 100 % Syrah, not a blend🙄 @ delectable,
Its a mix of Alban & Washington all in one bottle — 7 years ago

Seth Morgen Long

Broker • Arterberry Maresh / Winemaker • Morgen Long

9.1

Amazing reduction and energy. Consistent with my previous note, easily one of the best 2016 Willamette Valley Chardonnay and I think a lot of that is due to the winemaker Alban, who is now the winemaker for Abbot Claim. Will be interesting to see what happens at 00 with Wynne Peterson Nedry as the winemaker. — 8 years ago

Paul T, Missing My Beautiful Wife 24/7

9.2

Preferred the 12 over this 13, pretty closed down now. Hopefully its a day 2 wine
Parker/lisa 97+ — 8 years ago

Paul T, Missing My Beautiful Wife 24/7

9.3

North is made by Alban, not bad. 2013 was rated higher, but went for the extra year of bottle age, at least for tonight.
One day this pouring picture is going to backfire on me,
I'll post it though! — 9 years ago

Jeffrey Long

9.6

Fucking amazing. This is the closest I've had to an Alban Reva from another label. Spectacular nose that jumps out of the glass at you. Powerful black olive and gamey dark fruit, earth, and a bit of black pepper. Absolutely at peak. — 10 years ago

with Chris

Steve Anderson

9.2

Previous bottle last year was a Brett bomb. This was much nicer. #HospiceduRhone Paso "Rhone Exchange" dinner with Yves Cuilleron, Francois Villard and John Alban. — 10 years ago

Darren Delmore

9.1

Heard about this one... Finally checking it out. Blueberries, meat and pepper. Glossy silky textures. Alban clone? — 11 years ago

M. Ventre

9.3

Perfumed and showy-silky and balanced.. alban clones rockin it with a viognier co-ferm. Defintely the wine of the tasting, #Coastviewrotie — 11 years ago

Roman Sukley

9.5

Opened a couple 2000's tonite. SQN & Alban. The Hussy still compelling. Manfred's whites continue to age well. Nice bouquet of lemon blossom and nectarine. Love that Roussanne texture. — 12 years ago

Paul T, Missing My Beautiful Wife 24/7

9.2

Give it some air or a few more years, its like opening an Alban early, you can do it but,,,,,,
— 6 years ago

Paul T, Missing My Beautiful Wife 24/7

10

😳😳🧠💣
This has been on my bucket list of wines to try, does not disappoint. WOW! Older Alban Syrah & Cayuse Bionic Frog have been my WOW Syrah’s, this one might take the cake though🤔 — 7 years ago

Simon Weston

9.0

Cloudy yellow Chardonnay with a big white flower nose, creamy mouthfeel with honey and fruit notes but it has a hot slightly fizzy finish at the moment, may still be too young - have 1 more bottle to save for a few years. — 8 years ago

Jeffrey Long

9.3

Beautiful nose of black olives, followed by figgy ripe red jammy fruit complexity. A great Alban impersonation. Superb! — 9 years ago

Jaci Hodges

9.5

Golden in color. Rich mouth. Dry and herbal, yum! — 9 years ago

Jim McCusker

9.3

A terrific offering from Blair Fox, the 2007 Terra Alta syrah exhibits classic central coast syrah aromas of roasted meat (reminiscent of Alban - though not quite in the same league), along with considerable depth and balance. Probably peaking right now, this was a terrific syrah to share with our dear friends Gavin and Claire on their first night back visiting Michigan! — 10 years ago

with Gavin and Vanessa

Steve Anderson

9.1

#HospiceduRhone Paso "Rhone Exchange" dinner with Yves Cuilleron, Francois Villard and John Alban. — 10 years ago

Jeff Chaney

9.3

Pretty sure J. Alban was still at the helm this vintage-shockingly beautiful wine out of magnum tonight. — 11 years ago

Paco Suro

9.2

QPR. Yes, find a true Cote Rotie in CA that matches this and then look at the sticker price. Love Alban but no comparison at this price point. Revisited in September. Iron, blood, black fruit. Young. Well balanced. Let sit. — 11 years ago

Steven Foster

Wine buyer Belmont Wine Exchange

10

A 100pt Sqn I will never forget. Tasted 2013. So powerful and tasted next to a 2005 alban Lorraine. This needs so much more time but went great with lamb. A pleasure. — 12 years ago

Jim McCusker

9.4

Awesome. Can definitely detect the effects of age - the intensity of the fruit has definitely diminished - but the underlying intensity is still there. Excellent! — 7 years ago

with Vanessa

Simon Weston

9.5

Nose of red fruits, cherry and baking spices, smooth and lush raspberry and slightly tart cherry taste with an earthy cola finish. Slightly heavier pinot than most but I like it a lot. — 8 years ago

Jim McCusker

9.5

Absolutely fantastic syrah. Great example of what can be achieved by picking the grapes a bit earlier to preserve some acidity, this wine has fantastic aromas reminiscent of a hybrid between the intense roasted meat, iodine characteristics of an Alban with the elegance of a Melville syrah. Beautiful intensity across the palate with enough layers of evolving flavors of dried blackberries to suggest that even at nearly 13 years this still has years of evolution ahead of it. Truly a pleasure to sample this wine! — 8 years ago

with Vanessa

Bill Bender

9.1

Darker hues than I've ever seen from this bottling. Rather amber and dark. Marzipan, kettle corn, carmelized fruit. I enjoy tasting these but they always guarantee a hangover for me. — 9 years ago

Ryly Hamilton

8.9

Smokey sweet with a touch of lime. Smooth sipping. — 9 years ago

Christopher Losa

Owner/Wine Director Bar Bambino

8.9

Thick, rich with ending zippy acidity to keep it balanced. I'm really enjoying this set of releases by Texier. A lot of wine for the money. — 10 years ago

Mike Davila

9.5

Wow, maybe the fact that I'm in Tuscany but I have to say this wine rocks. Reminded me of Alban Reva, but a little more refined/subdued in a good way. Going to be adding some to my cellar. — 10 years ago

David L

9.1

14' K Vintners Art Den Hoed Vioginer. Full of peach skins, pear, melon, stone. Unlike the Alban… It's lacking a little pepper/spices. Great value and a lot more approachable in it's youth. Would absolutely purchase it again. — 10 years ago

Jim McCusker

9.6

Need to wait for it to cool down a bit to make proper comments...but it's going to be good...and I was right! White flowers and slate on the nose, with an explosion of peach, a touch of vanilla, and an interesting undercurrant of walnut. Beautiful mouthfeel, great balance, and a finish that just goes on and on. John Alban makes a great viognier...but a great Condrieu is another animal entirely. Awesome. — 11 years ago

with Vanessa and Gavin

Michael Morris

Wine Director The Park Café

9.5

Great stuff. Definitely needs air. Like chili, it's even better on day 2 — 11 years ago