Michael Housewright

Writer/Photographer Wine Enthusiast Magazine

9.2

Here I am again with a pop goes the bramble weasel moment. Even at a listed 15.5 alcohol (certainly a lie) this beast had some elegance and subtlety. I think it's a testament to terroir. Even over ripe as this is (to me) it has the depth, and more importantly, width of flavors to hold up to the glycerin floating on top, like grease from my father-in-law's chili cook-off, red ribbon special. On the third day it seems that the wine rested a bit, and it sang a good hymn with my bacony crepinette. — 10 years ago

with Juliet

Peter Plaehn

8.9

1995 from Mag. A beast that evolved all night. — 10 years ago

Anthony Pro

9.4

My reaction to this wine was similar to the wine scene in the movie '17 again.' It's fucking beautiful. An absolute beast. Highly recommended. — 11 years ago

Sarah Milsow-Guenther

9.2

Yum. Great wine for an amazing price — 10 years ago

Bryan Maxson

9.6

Simply a beast. When young it was blackberry sage tea with a dollop of sweet cream. Now it's bold tea, crushed herbs, fruit towards the backside. — 10 years ago

Miguel A. Nistal

9.0

Great Sirah with the boys before tomorrow's snowboard adventure in Killington. Pairs great with a bun-less beast of the east burger. — 10 years ago

with Dom

James G

9.1

Deep and earthy, with eucalyptus, really singing now. Thackrey is a beast. — 11 years ago

Devin Bray

9.0

Intense, creamy chocolate, licorice and cherries in the nose with a big alcoholic tang wafting off of it. Chocolate covered cherry and a bit of raisin on the palate, with a fair bit of alcohol burn and a big whack of Woody tannins. Mocha. Chocolate. More chocolate. Clearly not ready yet, but I wanted to get a concept of what the Mollydookers were like before I thought about cellaring more of it. One thing's for sure, it's dramatically different from French Syrah, and from the similarly styled Failla Syrah I had a few days ago. People say these wines are huge and overextracted, and so they are. It's lush and sweet, but with some sharp edges that reflect its youth and may round out with age. Not sure I'm sold on this beast. — 10 years ago

Dean Lapthorne

9.2

2012 shows well; she's a beast and will improve come 4-5 years of bottle ageing — 10 years ago

Michael Walsh

9.0

Something different from a distributor friend. Big, big wine for those cool fall nights. — 11 years ago