Joe Estrada

9.1

Really nice Pinot Noir fron Sta. Rita Hills, paired with brisket tacos — 3 years ago

Doug Cranmer

9.0

Dark stone fruit, dark garnet velvet in color, deceptively light nose with strawberry and a touch of ash. Front palate of dark cherry, hint of cocoa. Slightly more fruit full finish with strong, balanced tannins. I’d buy for home too. — 5 years ago

with Mary

Christos Delantonis

9.0

Excellent wine for the price ..... — 6 years ago

Haley Rose Smith

9.0

Opened this bottle with some spicy indian coconut chicken curry but also lovely to drink unaccompanied or with some dark chocolate. Slightly tannic. Earthy and spiced. Olive on the nose. — 7 years ago

April Drugan

10

Bought this at the wine event in Rogers park — 7 years ago

with Kari

Julia Alexa

9.2

Great wine, goes so well with greek food — 7 years ago

with Julia

Joe F

9.5

Black sheep version - fruity with spicy& smoky zin finish. Very complex- not your typical Pinot. — 7 years ago

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9.6

The 2018 Bélair-Monange, so impressive out of barrel, delivers now that it finds itself incarcerated by glass. It is endowed with a seriously impressive nose, delivering blackberry and still that faint warm brick/terracotta scent, shaved black truffle and a touch of clove. You could lose yourself completely in this bouquet. The palate has firmed up a little, displaying more backbone than I recall. The dash of cracked black pepper liberally sprinkled over the finish curiously bears similarities to some of the Pomerols this vintage, and the Cabernet Franc feels much more prominent than its 2% contribution to the blend would suggest. I adore this Saint-Émilion and it is going to benefit from 8–10 years in the cellar... if you can resist temptation that long. (Neal Martin, Vinous, March 2021)
— 3 years ago

Rebecca Ratzlaff

8.9

Wine night with Amy 3.23.19 — 5 years ago

Hannah Sims Mashburn

9.1

Nice middle ground between Malbec and Cabernet. Would drink again. — 6 years ago

David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.4

On the nose, sweet & slightly baked; blackberries, black plum, plum, black raspberries, raspberries & dark cherries. Raspberry cola, perfect intensity of baking spices, soft & savory grilled meats, touch of fresh herbs, just a whiff of pepper, lavender, lilacs and liquid violets. The palate is full bodied, round & lush. The M-M+ tannins are soft and round and about 60% resolved. Gorgeous in the mouth. The fruits are creamy in style. Ripe; blackberries, black plum, plum, black raspberries, raspberries, dark cherries and ripe strawberries. Raspberry cola, vanilla, understated spice, pepper, savoy grilled meats, dry herbs, dry crushed rock powder, a little underbrush, iron pan, loamy dry top soil, some black moist earth, hint of mocha powder, milk chocolate, cigar ash, suede style leather, lavender, lilacs & liquid violets, perfect, round, mouthwatering acidity, great; balance, structure, tension and length. The very long finish is round, lush and has sex appeal. It's drinking really well with a hour/hour & half decant. Better in 1-2 years and has another 4-7 years of really good drinking ahead of it. Great pair with the grilled Kentucky Bourbon marinated chicken skewers and seasoned wild rice. Photos of; Eric Jensen (Owner/Winemaker), tasting room bar, Eric working harvest and the Booker vineyard. Producer notes and history...Booker gets it's name from the two orphan brothers, Claude and Dick Booker, who had purchased the land in the late 1920’s. By the turn of the century, the Booker brothers acquired over 1,200 acres on Paso's westside. The Booker brothers dedicated their lives to being great farmers and humanitarians. Aside from lending their farming knowledge and manual labor to neighbors, they were the area's biggest philanthropists, leaving 100% of their estate to charity when they passed, Dick in 1990 and Claude in 2000. Eric and Lisa Jensen purchased 100 acres of the property in 2001. After making wine with Justin Smith (Saxum) for five years and Stephan Asseo (L'Aventure Wines) for two years, the Jensen's started Booker Vineyard. The 2005 vintage was Eric Jensen first release. Booker produces about 4,500 cases a year depending on what Mother-nature gives them. Booker is located on the westside of Paso Robles, immediately joining the famous Stephan Vineyards that produce L'Aventure Wines. The high-density vineyard is mostly Rhone varieties planted on steep hillsides of calcareous shale. They farm organically, sustainable and biodynamic and treat the entire vineyard as a living organism. Booker uses animals (normally sheep) for weed control and solar panels are placed at the house and winery. The Jensen's are definitely doing things right. If you haven't tried Booker, it's worth your effort. — 7 years ago

with Ronald

Will Kivinski

9.3

Pre-Orexi dinner at Que Syrah. — 8 years ago

MICHAEL COOPER DipWSET

Owner TomeVinos wine shops, WSET Level 3, Blogger www.spanishwinesandmore.com, blog.tomevinos.com

9.1

#syrah #californiangold #holuspolus #sbcountywines #sbcounty delic and complexity Syrah. Loved it — 4 years ago

Rufus King

9.1

Well- balanced French Pinot Noir at alumnae event at The Winsor School — 5 years ago

GaryWEdwards

9.3

Rich blend that is beautifully layered with coffee underside and black currant. One of the best finds in a Cali '12 — 5 years ago

Василий Куртц

8.9

Нос- личи, раздавленный смородиновый лист, черносмородиновая карамелька.
Рот- очень выраженно сухое, хрустящее, но без резкой кислотности, сочное.
Занятное, однако. — 6 years ago

Esteban

9.0

crisp and refreshing
— 7 years ago

Markus Alexander

9.1

Decanted an hour+ and consumed slowly over the course of a meal. Paired with curry fries and lamb shank at Black Sheep. Solid rioja but I'm still a Lopez guy. A little less going on, pretty tight still. Dill and eucalyptus and blood upon opening, more refined with air. Probably could have used more air to show at its best, but I still think the touch of funk in the Lopez equivalents just does it for me. Glad to have finally tried this! — 7 years ago

Chris B.

8.9

Had this with lamb and baa baa black sheep, it was just delectable. Classic pinot flavor all-around, like a chick-a-cherry cola. Should be even better in a few years. — 7 years ago

Clayton Bahr

9.6

Been waiting to drink this one. I think I waited until the right time. Bottom of Sage Canyon Road. Made by Rollie Heitz. The black sheep of the Heitz family. Tobacco, fig, cedar, blackberry compote. Just delicious. — 8 years ago

with Kim