Jay Kline

9.1

The bottle was opened about three hours prior to dinner, splash decanted and then returned to the bottle. Pours a bright ruby color. On the nose, red cherry and strawberry fruits; comes across a bit alpine? Minerals and other light herbs somewhat nod the mountains...which I guess makes some sense considering the location of Besson Vineyard (the source of the fruit, just outside of the Santa Cruz AVA). This is a Grenache endowed with undeniable structure. The acid is obvious immediately however, it takes a few hours for the tannin monster to show up. This would benefit from a handful of years on the cellar. The Besson Vineyard was planted in 1910. The folks at Birichino Winery were willing to share 1.5 tons of their fruit. 3.5 barrels produced. — 6 years ago

Joe Buser

9.0

Very good bottle of wine for the $$. — 6 years ago

Milo & Otis

10

Light and crisp for a feisty and ever so slight aggressive sibling lashing, but also heavy and dense for Mario coin world battle of dominance. — 7 years ago

Rachel Moore

9.3

Easy drink with good flavors — 9 years ago

John Skupny - Lang & Reed Wine Company

9.3

1970 - legendary unicorn, lively clear and exotic aromas , svelte, silky and tasty. Smokey finish - lasted about 30 minutes. History now! — 10 years ago

Aris ford

10

love it! too bad we drank it all before we got home — 10 years ago

Iain Newton

9.0

Delicious. — 6 years ago

Christy

9.1

WL. Blackberry and cherry. Nice medium body with tannins. — 6 years ago

Jessica Walkup

9.3

Excellent bubbly — 7 years ago

Brian Tuite

9.4

I should really be buying and drinking much more of this. — 7 years ago

Adrian Fischer

9.0

Intense, sweet, mouth feel is velvety. Different. Like it. — 9 years ago

Bobbi Brown

10

Very delicious — 10 years ago

Kyle D

9.2

Very enjoyable and perfect for pizza!! — 10 years ago

k

9.0

Nice port-style after dinner wine with subtle coffee aromas. — 6 years ago

Joe Davant

9.0

Delicious bright red crunchy fruit. Wonderful summer red if served slightly chilled. — 6 years ago

Matt Machens

9.4

Very good! — 7 years ago

Matt Mason

9.8

C red, violet; N basket full of ripe berries, dank, sweet wine cellar; T juicy, blueberry, red raspberry, black currant; ripe plum under tones; enjoyed with hamburgers; soft tannins and acidity — 9 years ago

Abbie Ho

9.0

Good wine fruity — 10 years ago

Aris ford

9.5

so unique and so good. floral and fresh — 10 years ago

Chris Cox

9.2

I like it! — 11 years ago