Kaelig

9.5

Beautiful fruit, silky tannins, subtle oak and notes of chocolate. Drink now or in 5 years. — 6 years ago

Ira Schwartz

9.0

At first I thought the wine was served too cold because the nose was almost non-existent. After 20 mins scents of apple skin stared to show up. Once I tasted the wine I realized the acid was acting like a Whac -A-Mole mallet. Every time the fruit tried to pop up it was whacked. The ingredients needed to be a solid wine is there it just needs time to unfold. — 7 years ago

Jared Levy

9.0

Deliciously fruity and obnoxiously herbaceous, like a group of flamingos on the subway playing hopscotch. The red fruit hits your pallet like a peyronies mallet and finishes strong like a flaccid dong. Drink this wine with pounds of red meat smeared in rosemary and blood of your first born. This is a great choice for any meal or as an accompaniment to a high stakes poker game. — 10 years ago

Luciano Patino

9.5

Yes yes yes. I know I’m like a kid with a cup of hit chocolate, but I just love sweet wines. Hints of citrus. But if acid balances the sweetness really well. Paired best with bold blue cheese than more gentle flavors. — 6 years ago

Doctor No

8.9

THIS IS THE CALIFORNIA VERSION OF 1996 SOCIANDO MALLET. I bet that most people couldn't tell the difference blind. — 7 years ago

Patrick Menefee

9.2

Very light bodied and smooth Bordeaux. Would drink again for sure — 7 years ago

with Austin

JKT

9.3

GW tasting 9/28/16. Nose that's classic Bordeaux woodiness and earthiness. Hints of that peppery now and minerals. Carries through to palate. Like a younger Sociando Mallet. Long good finish. Interesting profile. Indeed still lively. Harvest by hand destem and fermentation in concrete vat starting straight away. Since 70. Cap forms quickly. Insert 2 cm of fresh stem right under vat like a screen to prevent cap boiling over. This apparently reduces tannins to be very fine and not obvious. So no oxygen contact during this. No pump over or punch down. All natural. No sulfur during this. 1 year in large fuder (100 years old!). Then 2 years in old barrels (never cleaned!). No new oak. — 8 years ago

Luciane Snyder

9.5

Yummy! Celebrating Gregg's bday today with this wine and a delicious bbq... — 10 years ago

with Gregg