Matt Sterr

9.2

Smokey notes on the nose. Oak, smoke, bacon fat on the rich palate. Delicious and big. — 11 years ago

D Rames

9.3

Big, fat and very tasty. — 11 years ago

Nick Wolfe

9.4

Boy, I just love this wine! Smoky, oaky, dark fruit, and grip make this a fantastic wine. Let it breathe so the bacon fat and licorice can come out to play. Nose seems a bit muted but still just beautiful. Palate has grippy-but-fine tannins and lots of wet, black earth, minerality. This wine is both an over-the-top big wine and something I can ponder in an evening. It stands up to tomato sauces while still revealing layers worth discussing. Fantastic wine. — 11 years ago

Melissa Rosone

9.6

Exactly what I needed after a long week - a big fat Bordeaux! — 12 years ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

8.9

Big fruity nose. Huge intensity. Fat and juicy. Lovely and pure. — 11 years ago

Bobg

9.1

2010 vigneron select. Big, pretty, blueberry fruit. Good balance. Still has a bit of baby fat. Fruit mellows with air. Silky fine grained tannins. Finishes with good persistence and a juicy finish. A bit young. Needs time to reveal depth and structure. — 11 years ago

Mandi Speidel

City Territory Chicago, Maverick Wine Company

10

Mmmmmm
Total Bacon Fat and Bright Fruit
Insane
Really excited about 2015!!!
— 11 years ago

Marshal White

9.3

Deserves a repost. Half a bottle two days later. There's a lot here. Generously sweet fruit that's light and bright. A light feral edge, and a hint of blue fruit from time to time. It's a square, big-shouldered wine, structured enough to cut through plenty of fat on your palate, but the tannins are well managed. Loamy dirt flavor. I'd love to have more of this. — 11 years ago

Bree Dusbiber

9.1

Long day, big wine. Massive, mentholated... Ripe plum skins, dripping with sugared flesh. Few pounds of baby fat (and wood tannins) still to shed, heady and voluptuous for at least the next 5. — 11 years ago

Marybeth Cashman

9.0

Great bang for the buck. Big, strong, smooth. — 11 years ago