Kristin the Wine Girl

8.9

Vanilla painted brambleberry. Metallic berried licorice. Soft jam and blackberry bunches. Full bodied surface. Good, but not anything special. Does not speak to my soul. — 8 years ago

Marissa A. Ross

Wine Editor, Bon Appétit

9.0

A perfect chilled summer Pinot. It smells like boysenberries, limes with a hint of a melting vanilla ice cream cone, and tastes like brambleberry crumble served with unfiltered lemonade while listening to Bobby Darrin's "Dream Lover." — 9 years ago

Dave Kluz

9.3

Rockin brambleberry and violet with minerality in spades. Submerged tannins combined with great length and purity. — 10 years ago

TheSkip

9.2

I was excited to try this based on Andrew Murray's excellent Tous les Jours.

Indeed, this did not disappoint. Deep red in the glass. A very interesting cola note combined with violets on the nose. Initially, I was concerned this was going to be underwhelming after a few sips. But with some time in the glass, it opened nicely. Lovely mouth coating wild strawberries and brambleberry. Excellent oak integration. Medium tannins. Very good showing. — 10 years ago

Karen Easton

9.2

Brambleberry...yum — 10 years ago

Nick Benz

9.1

Intense Brambleberry fruit, Sage, clove, — 10 years ago

Dave Kluz

9.0

Cherry, berry and a bit of cola. Taught structure and earthiness leading to dark cherry and brambleberry. — 11 years ago

Francis Wilden

Director Francis Wilden Food & Wine Consulting

9.3

My oh my, my friends in Cali and NZ would love to b able to make this: deliciously complex wine, superficially fruit driven but with marvellous cut of stalk, brambleberry, w a touch of Provence herb. Long, satisfying, ever so slightly "plump" ( by Burgundian standards) however a beautiful new world Pinot. — 11 years ago

Francis Wilden

Director Francis Wilden Food & Wine Consulting

9.2

A pearler: talk about value for money, this is it in spades. Wonderful dark black and brambleberry fruit, savoury, dried meats , a veritable salumeria with all the condiments. Bloody delicious! — 11 years ago

Dave Kluz

9.0

Dark berry. Cocoa, spice and brambleberry. Great structure. — 12 years ago

Ryan Guy

9.2

Roasted almonds, red currant, cherry liquor, nutmeg, clove, anise, and baked plums. Juicy on the palate with baked dark fruit - think brambleberry pie. Lively, well balanced and delicious. Best QPR wine I’ve ever had. — 8 years ago

William Hempel

9.1

Brambleberry & graphite. Very California & very good — 9 years ago

TheSkip

9.3

This is a lovely example of warm climate Syrah. Brambleberry with well balanced acids and tannins. Seamless! — 9 years ago

Dave Kluz

9.4

Blackberry, brambleberry and underbrush with fine grained tannins. Silky texture and huge depth. — 10 years ago

Dave Kluz

9.0

Brambleberry, boysenberry and blueberries with some baking spices. Still very high acid, but fruit has fleshed out and now much fuller. Drink 3-4 years. — 10 years ago

Rivka Friedman

9.1

Blueberry pie. Some brambleberry. Really fun to drink. — 11 years ago

N C Baldwin

9.0

Disregard description ("elements of chai tea, brambleberry, strawberry and roast beef") doesn't do it justice! — 11 years ago

Dave Kluz

9.3

Meaty, dusky brambleberry, and spice. Soft, dark fruit with feral iron notes, sage and black olive. — 11 years ago

Dave Kluz

9.2

Plum and brambleberry with cola and forest floor. Dense sour cherry with velvet palate. — 11 years ago

Beau Baker

9.1

Brambleberry, fullbodied. Mushrooms? Slight tinge of earthiness. — 12 years ago

Mark Flesher

9.5

This wine is a solid 95 even still, and has 96 potential in the next year when it will be a pop and pour wine. This is a hawthorne and jasmine, purple, black and blue fruit, earth and brambly cabernet franc that takes no prisoners. A full bodied wine from start to finish, this one has a nose of wildflowers, blueberry and brambleberry. The entry is dark, full bodied, still a touch acidic and a touch sweet with a blue/black/purple dark entry, giving way to a touch of petrol in the middle. Darker finish actually, dusty black fig and blackberry with a hint of fruitcake spice. Still a bit tannic as well when served PNP, but backed off after 30 minutes in the glass (enjoyed via Coravin). Still has 5-7 years left -- immense structure to this wine. — 8 years ago

TheSkip

9.2

This wine represents the death of the wine critic. On one hand, this was rated 91+ by WA but 86 by WS. On the other, the overall cuvée has higher impressions here.

Personally, and I suspect many of you are with me, the critic score has lessened significantly over the last couple of years. I would much rather buy a wine based on your reviews than what the professionals have to say.

Overall, this had great acidity. Wonderfully balanced with toasted oak and brambleberry. A lingering finish. A great job for a challenging vintage. — 9 years ago

Buddy Wilson

10

Balanced flavors of a Brambleberry, cherry pie and licorice. Spices of clove and white pepper. Smooth and enjoyable with a the long lasting finish. — 10 years ago

Dave Kluz

9.6

Blackberry and brambleberry with cacao powder and iron notes up front. Medium weight, but dense with dark fruit and feral flavours ending with fresh acid balance. — 10 years ago

Nick Benz

9.3

Brambleberry, leather, rose, — 11 years ago

Dave Kluz

9.0

Dark cherry, touch of eucalypt and forest floor. Brambleberry and raspberry fruit. Soft texture. — 11 years ago

Ashley Dubois

8.9

Beautiful SCM wine. Mountain fruit characteristics, brambleberry, minerality. — 11 years ago

Dave Kluz

9.0

Violets, blackberry jam, with a bit of toastiness. Silky blackberry and spicy brambleberry. Fresh and long. V12 — 11 years ago

Amy Navor

9.3

Brambleberry, raspberry and brick dust on the aroma. On the palate, the dew on the leaves of the earth, marshmallow. Soft tannins and medium finish leaving you with wanting more. #groupnotes by Elise, Ohhad, and Amy — 12 years ago

Saman Hosseini

Writer Maison Abattoir

9.0

Ripe, burley, and complex. Replete with brambleberry, spice and truffle. With just enough structure on the finish to give length and composure. — 13 years ago