Tom Garland

9.4

From MAG

2 hour decant. A striking purplish dark garnet color. On the nose: beautiful notes of dark fruit, pencil shavings, herbaceous, vanilla, cloves. Taste: creamy, polished, structured wine with blackberry, dark chocolate, minerals, bell pepper, leather, and a decent herbal/potting soil finish. Drinks surprisingly well with the decant at this age, and of course a few more years it will improve. YUM! — 5 months ago

with Brenda

Tom Garland

9.4

From 3L bottle

1 hour decant. A majestic dark garnet color with some bricking. On the nose: perfumed fragrant notes of dark plum, currants, creme brulee, herbaceous, eucalyptus, wet forest floor. Taste: silky, creamy, wonderful coat your palate wine with red plum/cherry, that Cos spice, mineral, graphite, worn leather, and a smokey chocolate coffee medium plus finish. YUM! — 10 months ago

with Brenda

Steven Richardson

9.2

Very Soft apple cider. Maple wood, the “milk” in milk chocolate, not the “lavender” in lavender, but the “milk” of lavender? Whatever it is, there is like a floral or herbal substance or spirit animating the flavour that’s carried by the “milk chocolate”. Some kind of cucumberism?

Lots of complexities to this despite being a red blend. I guess, maybe that explains the encompassing or hard-to-nail flavours. It’s an archetype or an ensemble rather than something singular. That said it’s got plenty of personality. — 4 years ago

Ray Vanderhoff

9.3

So happy that I got a chance to try this legendary Super Tuscan wine. Primarily Sangiovese with some Cab Sauv and Cab Franc. Deep Garnet color and aromas of iodine and purple flowers. Black cherry and currant fruit. Hints of chocolate and baking spices. Touch of vanilla. Smooth tannins and nice and round. Beautiful! — 5 years ago

Patrick Devine

9.2

Great for dessert, chocolate. Somewhat sweet. — 7 years ago

Ming L

8.9

The Clark & Telephone Vineyard PN gave me a long lasting impression, and this Las Alturas is very similar in style in its richness and intensity.

Ripe plum, blackberry jam, eucalyptus, fig, black tea, and Chinese medicinal herbs bursting on the nose. Palate has more texture and a more elegant feel with dark chocolate and spice. Firm and a bit dusty tannins. This tastes more like a blend of Zinfandel and Cab. Nice! But again this is not the type of PN I like. — 7 years ago

jongho lee

9.0

농축된 검은 과실향 속에 카카오60%쯤 되는 다크 초콜릿, 오크와 바닐라가 어우러져 있고 탄닌이 강하게 두드러지지않아 쉽게 마셔졌던 와인 — 6 months ago

Alexandre Czesnat

9.1

Dark fruit, Oak aromas, chocolate, tobacco, smoke, leather, well balanced, rich, very aromatic — 9 months ago

Eric I

9.2

Great wine to pair with an LSU loss — 2 years ago

Michael Chelus

9.0

Apple, lemon candy, dried apricot, oak and hints of peach. Great acidity and balance. — 3 years ago

Nick Brandon

9.1

Deep, but undiscernable fruity characteristics on the nose.
Plummy, jammy notes and very drinkable. Full-bodied and spicy. Some dark chocolate notes, too.

Paired with wild grains, sauteéd greens, and baked salmon filets. — 4 years ago

Guillermo Gonzalez

9.1

Blue fruits, touch of cedar on nose. Big with plums and dark chocolate. Bordeaux on steroids, 15.3% ABV! Had with rib eye and wedge salad. — 5 years ago

Luis Arguero (@winefromAtoZ)

9.0

Chocolate lover as a beer! Cheers 🍻 — 5 years ago

Rob van Kalmthout

9.1

Lots of tertiary notes like cedar chocolate. Dark fruit in a distance — 7 months ago

Alexandre Czesnat

8.9

BlackBerry, Oak, Tobbaco aromas, chocolate, a bold Cabernet Sauvignon with really good quality — 8 months ago

Jenks

9.0

Apparently this translates to “up all night” or something heeeeeyyyyy — a year ago

Ola Lenin

9.3

Schoolbook pinot with warm strawberry and sloeberry fruit. Cranberries on the finish. Some oak and spices on the finish. Simply very enjoyable! — 3 years ago

Bruce Leboff

9.3

Purple inky colour, chocolate and a hint of fine leather on the nose. Silky smooth, with elegant tannins and structure Smooth and long finish. #beringer — 5 years ago

with Allan and David

Dan Cobb

9.5

Decanted 1 hr. 2001 vintage. Still had decent fruit. Dark chocolate on the nose. Had lost some of its structure and tannins. Very good pairing with the steaks tonight. w Michelle Carr — 5 years ago

Chris England

9.4

I 💗 Shafer 1.5 & @ £95-£130 this will definitely improve to reward given time but drinking great already 😉

📍 Shafer One Point Five 2013

🏵 94 points w/ more potential

🍇 99% Cabernet Sauvignon & 1% Petit Verdot

🍷 Deep opaque ruby w/ purple tint

👃 Mineral infused blackcurrant & chocolate covered blueberries w/ lavender, raspberry, liquorice & dark plum jam

👄 Med creamy body of blackcurrant & blackberry in cracked rock minerals w/ melted mocha, blueberry & raspberry liquorice

🎯 Med+ bitter mocha through dark berries w/ liquorice & sweet blueberries
— 7 years ago