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

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

Will Kivinski

9.3

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

Chase Babcock

9.1

2005 Margaux at Black Sheep with lamb and filet. Outstanding — 8 years ago

DeAnn Guentzel

9.5

Very, smooth Cabernet. Full-bodied taste, I will definitely be buying this one again! — 9 years ago

Jonathan Wood

9.3

Definately the black sheep of the family. Earthy and smooth — 9 years ago

with DOCG

K U

9.2

A few fun facts about the wine.
Syrah-Oregon.
Merlot/Cabernet- Washington
Which means you can't date the vintage. The two hand grenades in the back mean that it was a 2012.

The black sheep on the brand mouton noir is because the winemaker Andre Mack is African American and the black sheep of the winemaking industry.

Wine: fruit driven, full-bodied and complex red blend. Think cherry puts and leather whips. Nice complexity and structure for its price. Nice ripe fruit flavor. Medium dry finish. — 9 years ago

Priscilla Chang

9.5

2005. Amazing wine. Everything a California Syrah should be. Big, chewy, spicy, dark berry and baking splice. Ages wonderfully. All flavors integrated. — 9 years ago

Michael Pierotti

9.1

2nd bottle of wine after 90-day. November 2, 2012 — 10 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

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

Emma Voutilainen

9.1

Great bang for buck, sweet but not too heavy — 8 years ago

Pietro Caldarelli

9.1

This wine has the soul of south Italy. Full body with a strong bouquet of black fruit. A high level of alcohol and an outstanding presence. You should drink it with a classic dish from puglia like stracotto di pecora (overcooked sheep) — 9 years ago

with Manuel

Benjamin DiCristina

9.2

2013. Fresh, lively. Superb bargain. — 9 years ago

Paul Rollett

9.2

This is a wonderful, moderately priced big BC red - which is not always easy to find. A Cab franc forward blend with lots of character and nice subtle spices. — 9 years ago

Peter Sultan

8.9

Curious @ story behind this-a very good maker but not carried by its main importer Skurnik,there's tittle 2 no press on it,it's lovely-oily texture&grapey muscat like flavors at fiore, acid in background.if this is black sheep of producers line up I'm in! — 10 years ago

with Owen

Gary Westby

Champagne & Sherry buyer K&L Wines

9.1

Tight right now, but Chevillon quality black fruit without the barrel spice. Towards the end of the bottle it revealed a wildness one rarely finds in Burgundy. An excellent partner to chicken thighs and risotto cakes. — 11 years ago

with Cleora

Esteban

9.0

crisp and refreshing
— 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

Limor Finkel

9.2

Black sheep in the Beaujolais lineup — 8 years ago

Sharon B

8.9

60% Grenache, 35% Shiraz and 5% Mourvèdre. Medium body, deep red. Very smooth. — 8 years ago

Peter Plaehn

9.1

Black sheep in the middle of all the Bdx and Cabs. Another one that could go another 10-20 years. — 9 years ago

Cathern Cooper

9.0

Cathern had this 9 years ago

Takanori Tsukada

9.1

なかなかのコストパフォーマンス！ — 9 years ago

Olivia

9.1

Fruity white. Flavors of peach and apple — 10 years ago

Haz Niceday

9.9

Holy shit! This is good wine! — 10 years ago

Becky Thronson

9.4

White wine, sweet, goes down easy — 11 years ago