Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

8.9

On the nose, creamy dark & mid red fruits, fresh purple florals and loamy soils. Palate of lean ripe fruits of; blackberries, dark cherries, plum & raspberries. The tannins are dusty but grippy, raspberry cola, brown dusty soil, crushed rocks, fresh purple florals, leather, bramble, steeped fruit tea, good acidity but not a great finish. Astringent and dry. Wine is really tight at this point which is surprising for a 2012. Elizbeth Tangney is the Winemaker. She worked for L’Aventure in Paso Robles, Booker Vineyards, in St. Emillion and for Bryant before becoming their Winemaker. Aron Potts is their Consultanting Winemaker. He has his own label, Potts. He was previously the Assistant Winemaker at Kongsgaard and was the Winemaker at Château Troplong-Mondot in Bordeaux. Both shown in the photos as is their estate building and one of their vineyards. — 9 years ago

Isabelle Parenti

9.3

Very smooth, took a couple of minutes to open up, paired well with steak on the grill — 10 years ago

David L

9.6

09' I recommend you decanting this for 2 to 3 hours. Wow... I'm in love with this! I must get another bottle! — 10 years ago

Paul T, Missing My Beautiful Wife 24/7

9.2

$40.00 at the winery, picked up case for $12.00 a bottle on Last Bottle last week. Can't compare it to a GSM from Booker or Saxum, but at that price I really didn't expect it to.
Pleasantly surprised by this one — 9 years ago

Paul T, Missing My Beautiful Wife 24/7

9.4

This was very smooth, — 10 years ago

Nitin Khanna

10

Best wine ever with grilled and charred food — 10 years ago

with Karan

Thomas Sorbo

9.2

2013 drinking beautifully. A fitting Super Bowl eve cuvée! — 9 years ago

Lenard Henson

9.7

Lenard had this 9 years ago

Gregg Congleton

9.4

Better than the '12 - the cassis and vanilla come through beautifully - well done Booker and thanks Tom for sharing your allotment ! — 10 years ago

Leslie Klug

9.1

Easy drinking. Fruity. Maybe not great with food — 10 years ago