David Kline

9.0

Ebony dark with short head that diminishes to cirrus surface swirls. Pumpkin pie with baked crust and actual pumpkin smells to boot. Caramelized gourd sugars. Vanilla, cinnamon and nutmeg. Cola weight, but tea textured, with coffee aspirations. Tastes of vanilla-cinnamon cookie, gingerbread, anise, allspice, caraway and pine nettle. Expressive in a chai sort of way with a tingle of sarsaparilla. Actually capturing pumpkin in there was a plus. In Florida these seasonal brews remind us what season it is. First of the patch. — 6 years ago

with Courtney

Filip Rokita

9.2

Slight earthiness. Down to the ground. High in aspirations.
Chocolate - the dark kind of. Not sure though if it's 45 or 76% cocoa.
Berries - sure. Mostly black, with some blue too.
All in all an amazing wine. Good after flash and flush. Rounds well down your tongue.


Am hesitant towards expensive bottles of wine - they always promise a lot, there is hype and mostly a lot of dissatisfaction. This one is, although on the pricer side, worth the hype.
— 8 years ago

LM Segal

9.3

No surprise that winemaker Jeff Ames' resume includes Schrader, Tor and Maybach. Big, wide red with aspirations for ginormous. Pure, extracted black fruit and smoky tobacco throughout. Big, gritty tannins from wood and skins. In 10 years this will be absolutely ethereal if it doesn't suck. Literally. Neat, risky things going on at this winery. — 10 years ago

Ian Blackburn

9.6

Tasted with learnaboutwine group at winery 2-2014. The 2010 is optimal now - textured, round, voluptuous, achieves great fruit purity with high aspirations. Spectacular sitting at the fireplace and lengthy finish - a mouth full — 11 years ago

David Kline

9.0

Perfect crown! Garden of the gods lacing. Bone colored number, and what structure! Moves like chef’s foam. Dark, bronze-golden body. Orange, peach, cherry and pear blossoms in an arboreal array. Lacing morphing erratically into tropical vines. Warm apple pastry, limoncello, sliced bing cherry, golden beets, and a raisinate grape with honey cake, in an elegant botanical park of aromas. The beer is nothing like this, it is deep and creamy, exhibiting Sauternes barrel richness, Saigon cinnamon, shiitake, maple nut, chocolate pods, pecans, nutmeg, dark caramel, dark honey wheat bread with aspirations to rye. Including a near-caraway. Light coffee notes throughout, conversely tea with a honey spoon.. This is a dichotomy. But an interesting one worth exploring. — 6 years ago

Kat Thomas

Sommelier Rose.Rabbit.Lie

9.4

Enjoying the toasts of the new aspirations for 2016...a little more time to get the richness but still blissed out to toast with this. Apple blossoms & toast, waiting for brioche! — 9 years ago

John D

9.5

'Austintatious' aspirations! — 10 years ago

with Christy

Gareth Tilley

9.0

Not very Crozes-like, more like a burly Hunter Shiraz with Rhone aspirations. Powerful, rich, I'd wait at least 2 more years, when I think more character will emerge. — 11 years ago

LM Segal

9.2

If I were king American steakhouses would not be allowed to pull fine Baroli before 10 years. Good thing I’m not, as this was scrumptious. 20 min decant and bright red flowers and tarry camphor dominated a Burg-like palate of bright red, cherry stem-tinged fruit. The finish was still a touch dry but this will resolve, unlike my aspirations to the throne! — 7 years ago

Dan White

9.0

Blackberry and bramble on the nose. Deep rich berry fruit on the mouth. Rich wine with high aspirations. Love... — 9 years ago

Steven Morgan

Wine Director Formento's

9.1

Pinot that is meant to age. Serious aspirations here. Need to watch out for these when they become available. Clearly made by those who want Pinot to be on the dinner table — 10 years ago

Dan Fredman

Chef Sommelier World of Pinot Noir

9.1

Austrian aspirations are front and center. Showing lots of fruit and good structure, should evolve for awhile. — 11 years ago