Jim McCusker

9.3

A great offering from Adam Tolmach, this 2005 is drinking beautifully. A great balance between primary and secondary aromas, the nose comes across with layers of violet, spice, and boysenberry. The palate is medium-plus bodied and has the terrific acidity characteristic of Adam's wines. I always like to give his wines a few years in bottle to integrate: for this Melville Vineyard offering, 10 years was just about perfect! — 10 years ago

with Vanessa

Karen Wetzel

9.5

Well I wasn't actually drinking this with Peter Marks but he gave it to me for my birthday.it was absolutely delicious, Rich full-bodied, dry with flavors of blackberry, boysenberry and mocha. It has a rich velvety finish and I just loved it. — 11 years ago

with Peter

Chris Wangsness

9.2

Nice and light. Blackberry and boysenberry. Had with crab. — 13 years ago

Justin Brilman

9.4

Wonderful expression of 2012. Big bold wine with loads of fruit but balanced and layers of texture with a long long smooth finish. Think Boysenberry. — 11 years ago

Tom Wood

9.2

Massive intensity of aromas ; sour raspberry, bubblegum, boysenberry and the tiniest bit earthy. Full of acid and medium tannin. Full bodied, an forever changing in the glass. Ripe cherry, cherry liquer, oak, truffle and violet come through in a delicious palate. — 11 years ago

Christanna Honer

9.9

Raspberry, red fruit, boysenberry, cinnamon, underripe strawberry, orange peel. Spice, cinnamon, red licorice on palate w lots of black and white pepper. — 12 years ago

Douglas Braun

8.9

Nice boysenberry compote fruit cured meat aging nicely but definitely in the bigger California style - but done nicely good extraction toasty oak — 11 years ago

Robert Branden Shine

9.1

Boysenberry and life 05 — 11 years ago

Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.3

Blackberries, blueberry, black plum, raspberry, boysenberry, concord grape skins, leather, brown baking spices, vanilla, star anise, dusty resolved tannin finish. Drink now is not going to get better. Might even be on the start of the downslope. — 11 years ago

Shelley Noyes

9.1

Boysenberry — 13 years ago

with Max