Juan Pablo Perez

9.2

Nariz: mermelada de ciruela y cerezas, cuero nuevo, regaliz.

Boca: Taninos M+, Acidez M/M+, Alcohol Alto (16%). Seco pero untuoso, redondo, buen balance.

(Italian Wine Merchants NYC) — 8 years ago

Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.5

The mid red fruits are candied on the nose with fresh violets and roses. It's glorious, ruby, candied & creamed raspberries, dark & light cherries, strawberries, just a hint of blackberries, plum, fresh perfumed violets & pink/red roses, milk & dark chocolate, cinnamon stick, vanilla, slight herbaceous quality and mid intensity volcanic minerals. She is a lush elegant beauty. Finishes fruit juicy transitioning to dry mid tannins. M+ to H acidity. I coravined a glass not sure if it would be ready but it is and will still improve over the next 5+ years. Interesting...this CA Rhone has a little Burgundian DNA. — 9 years ago

Jim McCusker

9.0

What a difference a year makes. The 2013 incarnation of Melville's Block M is still an excellent wine, but pales in comparison to the 2012. Still has all of the same basic characteristics you expect from Melville - great strawberry, a bit more acidity than what you find for most CA pinots yet perfectly in balance - but the 2013 lacks the depth of the 2012. Probably due in part to the extra year in bottle for the 2012, but only in part: the 2012 is a superior wine. Still, this is a terrific offering from Melville that will likely improve with an additional year or two in bottle. — 9 years ago

with Vanessa

Rebecca Fletcher

9.5

M pale ruby. Plum,cherry, blackberry. Tomato leaf, sage and raisin. M acid and tannin. Long finish. Complex and Beautiful! — 10 years ago

Henrik Poulsen

9.5

"La Grosse Roche".
Bottle no. 1239 (of 6240 produced) of the Cuvée speciale Numérotées VI.
— 10 years ago

with Kenneth, Erik and 3 others

Thomas Greising

9.6

Muratie Ansela Van De Caab. En liten kärleksförklaring. Sista flaskan, jag kommer fortfarande ihåg 1:a för ca 3,5 år sedan. Doften är stor, mörka bär, kaffe, ceder, blå plommon. Lika härlig som jag minns de andra flaskorna. Smaken är stor, fyllig, svarta vinbär, plommon. Tanniner o syra i perfekt balans. Detta blir inte bättre. Det är nästan sorgligt, när jag förstår att vi inte ses igen. Du har varit så jäkla bra, aldrig svikit. Nu letar vi efter yngre förmågor. — 12 years ago

Rebecca Fletcher

8.9

Yellow Apple and pear. Citrus. M acid. M-/M body. M finish. A bit of minerality. Tastes like a CA Chardonnay. — 9 years ago

Stacy Stachel

9.0

Drank at sunset in Davenport CA on the beach, Girls weekend 2016, east to drink finished bottle easily — 9 years ago

Aloha Fitz

8.9

An old world French wine that is more like the new world CA wine. Smooth medium bodied red that evokes cherry in nose and taste. A gentle fruit forward wine that is equally at home sipping or paired with food. Pretty damn good and the price is right. — 9 years ago

Nicole Ruiz Hudson

9.0

Classic CA Cab, but from a leaner year, so more streamlined w good acidity and a touch of herb. — 10 years ago

Candice Perkins

10

Perfect 10‼️ Never had a wine like this before until October 10th, 2015 @springhouseal 😘 Muy delisioso!!!!💥🍷🍷🍷🍷 You want this one to open up but spin around your glass for a while and it will, especially after sitting out in a decanter will help it breathe! The tannins will go on and on...the fun doesn't stop here! 😉🍷🍷 Yeah, I've finally had some Sine Qua Non 2012 California Syrah. Ventura, CA 15.3% Label art by M. Krankl Bonded Winery- CA 5948 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼 — 10 years ago

with Gordon and Mary

Brian Duffy

9.2

Everything in a Syrah that CA winemakers aspire to produce. — 10 years ago

William Allen - Two Shepherds

Owner/Winemaker Two Shepherds

9.6

Querida Albarrino - possibly the best I have had from CA. Must buy @pasogaragiste — 12 years ago

Nesim Bekalti

9.5

Raw meat, slight rubber, blackberry jam, pencil shavings, slight barnyard (N) Black fig, ripe cherries, raspberry, black licorice, cocoa powder, allspice. (P). BOMBA! Med silky tannins, m+ acid, long finish. Like a cross btw Burgundy and CA Pinot! — 9 years ago

Emmy Zhang

Sales Kermit Lynch Wine Merchant

9.4

Emmy had this 9 years ago

Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.3

Very CA like. Ripe, fresh and more new oak than the others. Juicy blackberries, dark raspberries, black plum, blueberries, softer dark minerality, leather. — 10 years ago

Rebecca Fletcher

9.3

Dark fruit, chocolate, leather. M tannin, M- acid. Beautiful elegant wine. — 10 years ago

Jordi Karbó

9.4

Paella a casa l'avia de la Selva.
Vi regal de Nicola. — 10 years ago

with LuckyMe

Giampiero Nadali

Wine Blogger Aristide

9.2

2011 - A new entry based in Tregnago, Eastern #Valpolicella. Old vines, good altitude (400 m. ) and a good balance of fruit and soft tannins. To watch! — 11 years ago

I A

10

Drakk påske 2013 på hytte på frøystul med Anne. Denne likte vi begge veldig godt. Ikke mat til — 13 years ago