Isaac Pirolo

9.0

The Caymus of the Central Coast. Inky with massively extracted red and black fruit, and in a mode not unlike pie filling. Not to be denied, it's loaded with vanilla, baking spice, fig, and a few drops of root beer extract. The aura of charcoal and new leather weave throughout, all with an edge of tilled earth. Translating this from taste and smell to sight and sound, this is walking into a brand new casino. — 9 years ago

Olivia

9.5

A new fav. Soft and fruity — 9 years ago

Ki Punwar

Owner, California Wine Republic

9.4

One of my favorite wines @ the Burghound NZ Pinot tasting , a beautiful@expression of Pinot but so young. — 10 years ago

Tim

9.1

Surprised this wasn't more tannic - thought it was very well structured with dark jammy fruits and bell pepper on the nose (actually didn't find the pepper notes unpleasant at all, which I typically steer clear of). Black fruits, charcoal smoke, cracked black pepper all hit high with some light hints of licorice and...jalapeño? All in all a pleasant wine to pair with a homemade Beef Wellington on this anniversary year of the Judgement of Paris. — 10 years ago

B

10

1997 Shafer Hillside Select CS. Drank at Charcoal. Awesome wine. We really enjoyed drinking this wine with our meal. Yum! — 10 years ago

Jmontym

9.3

Very smooth — 10 years ago

Martijn

9.5

Superb sweets in this warm wine. Charcoal accompanied by a perfect Chateau Briand! — 11 years ago

Saman Hosseini

Writer Maison Abattoir

8.9

Succulent red fruit, tar, wet leaves, tobacco, tingling minerality, and charcoal finish, delicate tannins. Outstanding value. — 11 years ago

M Campeau

9.6

Velvety, smooth, blackfruit, wood, vanilla, L-M tannin, long chocolate black fruit finish... GOOD! — 13 years ago

Brad Miller

9.5

Best Merlot I've had in years — 13 years ago

Benjamin Jackson

10

This is one of our absolute favourites! — 13 years ago

with Sarah

Jeroen Koenen

9.2

Poop, meat, blood, roasted herbs, stock/gravy, charcoal and cigars. Some dark fruit in the back, tannines resolving.
A grumpy uncle, but very lovable once you get to know him better. — 9 years ago

Tory Udvarhelyi

9.7

Blackberry, blueberry, smoke/charcoal, spices — 9 years ago

with Steve and Dan

Scott Kahn

9.6

After a two hour decant this wine nicely expressed all that it had to offer! Complex and inviting on the nose, it's remarkable how long the wine stays on your palette. Charcoal, tar, with a spritz of black cherry characterizes my first impression, surrounded by a subtle oak note and a rich tannic structure. If you have an abundance of patience you should cellar this wine, and if not pop the cork now!!! — 10 years ago

S.R.Alexander

9.3

Floral charcoal leathery nose. Tobacco, tar, ink and blackberry seed. Plenty of life left. Tried an 86 alongside and it had plenty of life in it too. — 10 years ago

with Eric

Tom Kobylarz

9.1

If you're happy and you know it #clape your hands!
2007 August Clape Cornas
A little disappointed here...2007 I think overwhelms the wine with the ripe aspect of the warm vintage growing season. Instead of great it's pretty good. Maybe time will mellow it some into more equalibrium, but really it already seems to be mellowing as the structure is firm, though fine grained. Its like being at a really nice dinner and everything is great except for the one schmuck talking too loud and too much. The aroma is peppery, with currants and cassis, some purple floral notes, and a few hints of charcoal and stones. Pure, deftly balanced and fresh, I think it's just lacking some precision and focus. #cornas #syrah — 10 years ago

Chris Walker

9.0

Different from our usual taste but very nice — 11 years ago

Lloyd Heinrich

9.4

Really great example of this Italian variety from closer to home. Loved the depth of flavour here. Really accomplished wine making on show — 11 years ago

Anna Tyack

9.6

Terrific old-vines riesling by Gary Mills from the Garden Grully vineyard in Western Victoria (planted in the 1890's) | With a touch of rs (15 g/l) — 12 years ago

Nick Lobaccaro

9.8

The opaque purple-colored 1996 Cabernet Sauvignon offers a spectacular, exotic bouquet of Peking duck skins, blackberry and cassis liqueur, roasted herbs, and burning charcoal. It is phenomenally intense, with record levels of dry extract and glycerin. This hedonistic blockbuster is crammed with jammy fruits nicely buttressed and framed by adequate acidity and tannin. This is mind-boggling stuff! — 13 years ago

Frank Kuo

9.2

Nice color of shades of purple, a bit hazy, and a bit bloody red. Nose of nice leather, sweet oak, dried strawberry, sugar plum, and cherry. Taste is warm, leathery, cranberries, zesty, dried strawberries, and a tiny bit of hickory note. Aftertaste is smooth, basically no tannins, a bit zesty, a bit oaky, and medium long. She is lighter compared to usual Shiraz from Aussie. Overall, she is a tasty wine and enjoy her now. — 9 years ago

Renita Millar

10

Really love this wine! Great flavour ! Caitlin try to find and try! — 9 years ago

with Caitlin

Stacy Cloutier

9.6

Love this wine! Wish I could find it in the US. — 10 years ago

Scott Kahn

9.1

Very well balanced wine with an overt presentation of black cherries throughout. All of the tannins after 30 minutes in the glass, and I taste some charcoal in the early palette. This wine is ready to drink now! — 10 years ago

Davis Anderson

Sales VOS Selections

9.7

Whoa. Charcoal, brambly dark berries, flint, tobacco, a hint of mint, rich and high toned - huge bass notes that turn into a beautiful crescendo. That's a wake up call. — 10 years ago

Nathan

9.0

A favourite. Big and bold. Jammy and spicy. Smooth and soft tannins. Lovely with cheese. Soft aftertaste. Delectable. Solid. 9. Older
vintages better. Recommend 5 years + — 10 years ago

Joe Lucca

9.3

Elegant. A bit more old world than expected. Needs lots of time and air to really show its layers. Charcoal, savory herbs, roasted meat juices. Had the tannin structure to stand up to the 50 oz Tomahawk. Very nice CdP. — 11 years ago

with Jeroen and Lance

Matthew Phillips

9.0

Very herbal on nose and palate. Rich. Prob not as nice as its cheaper sibling Bakers Gully. — 11 years ago

Richard Rynda

9.3

Deep purple color. Loaded with aromas, of charcoal, tobacco, dried cherries, oak. Intense flavor. — 13 years ago

Thad Ziegler

9.8

For daddy!!' — 13 years ago