Ken Venezio

9.3

Decanted an hour. This is a flavor bomb. On the nose it's that brand new violet Crayola crayon out of the Mega 64 pack. Bursts of blackberries and cherries on the palate. Crazy long finish. A bit dusty and leathery and a wonderful cab from Hall. — 7 years ago

Brent Morgan

9.2

Big central coast GSM & V. Blackberry alcohol/fruit bomb. Not a lot of tannins but delicious after a long drive to Santa Barbara wine country. — 8 years ago

Greg Albaugh

9.0

Bold and juicy fruit bomb. — 9 years ago

Juan Menendez

9.0

A big fruit, oak bomb. Once it opened up it was quite nice. Getting better with age. — 9 years ago

Spinning_spins

9.3

Bright aromas of fresh, slightly unripe raspberry and black cherry, with a little white pepper and garrigue. By no means is this a typical Zin, as the grapes were picked a little earlier and it is not aged on oak. If you are looking for a big, extracted, tannic, high octane raisin bomb (which can also be enjoyable), this ain't it. OTOH, if you like a fruity, medium-bodied, food-friendly, minerally wine with medium+ acidity, you'll like this. Paired very well with Spaghetti Marinara. 13.5% abv. — 9 years ago

Shawn Thompson

8.9

A nice light bodied, easy drinking red blend, low acidity, peppery at first with a long finish of blackberry jam. — 10 years ago

Rocket Rod

9.2

Was apprehensive at first as last time I had this (a year ago with Big Wave Dave) it was the cliche Oz Shiraz fruit bomb with high alcohol bordering on over extraction. On the second outing a lot more complex. Still classic cassis fruit and choc/tobacco overtones but not over the top and with some nice acidity still. Less spice than typical. Nice underlying tannin backbone. Lovely mouthfeel and medium body and finish. A little time has done its work nicely. — 10 years ago

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Mark Turner

9.5

Huge. Hedonism. Fruit bomb but opened it 4 hours ago and it helped soften the blow a bit. Spice and sweet licorice. — 7 years ago

Jeff Venier

9.1

Just tasted this blind in Somm class. I really enjoyed it and was somewhat surprised by that fact. Not as much of a fruit bomb as I would have expected. Selling Cali wines all day has jaded this East Coast kid. — 7 years ago

Scott Soren

9.4

Ok. The bomb dot com. So good. Could stay for another ten but so privileged to have with my steak. — 8 years ago

Susan w

8.9

7/3/17 - had as part of a flight at eight 11. Very interesting taste but grew on me. — 9 years ago

Ryan M

9.2

Fruit bomb! — 9 years ago

Cameron Myhrvold

9.5

2005 Amon Ra. what a wonderful wine. great full bodied fruit bomb. — 10 years ago

Pierre Arneaux

9.2

Wow. More flavor, much better than their regular cab. Silky, velvet, smooth. Chocolate. Rich fruit. Big, full flavor, lots of flavor. Not old world style for sure, not subtle. It's a big bomb. We would pay up to $75 for this so a bit overpriced to us.
— 10 years ago

Daniel M

9.1

Fourth time tasting Lapierre in 2017. I've got a bit of a cold so I'm not enjoying this one as the previous ones. The nose is still a cherry bomb and bears a violet stamp. The palate is still very well balanced with a strong acid backbone, lots of ripe cherry all over the place, some grip, some width. The palate is a cherry song that plays for a very long while. 24 hours later it's still singing. Great! — 7 years ago

Joseph Barsky

9.5

2012 Vintage. 15.7% Alcohol. 71% Syrah, 28% Mourvèdre, 1% Viognier. Very good showing for this wine. Fruit bomb with enough to hide the alcohol. — 8 years ago

Carl Fischer

9.3

Huge, rich and extracted. Blackberry, vanilla, cedar, hints of black pepper. Wouldn’t have guessed Cabernet. Reminded more me of a (sweeter) Clio or even a zin. A fun, easy drinking wine. Every now and again I like a fruit bomb and this 🎯🎯🎯 — 8 years ago

TheSkip

9.0

When I last had this 3 months ago, I described it as a fruit bomb with very faint effervescence. I said it would do well with a good food pairing.

I'm pleased to report that, indeed, a hearty beef stew with all its unctuous qualities derived from layers and layers of flavors, went quite well.

The note itself remains unchanged. — 9 years ago

Jano Silva

9.5

What dreams are made of. — 9 years ago

Richard Adams

9.4

Black and blue fruit bomb from the guys at Harlan. Super silky tannins. Best wine of the night. — 10 years ago