Jerry Raphael

9.0

I’m a big fan of PNs from SLH and maybe see SB a second with some others but this Pali (under $20) bottling just kept on opening and ended up with a lot of sweet berries. If you don’t get Pali check them out and join their club. Great drinking whites and reds — 6 years ago

with Barbara

Mark Flesher

9.0

Really interesting to drink this one at 16 years old. And although I think this was on the back side of the hill, it was still very much in the game. Lost lots of its sweet fruit cham. More linear. Mulberry and some fig and clove. Can definitely taste the age. If cellared well, I actually think this has a couple of years but I don't think it has more than that. — 7 years ago

with Dan and Shay

Daniel Wisner

8.9

Cracked this on Friday before our Christmas party. Then it was drinking like a Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir.

Diving off into this bad boy this afternoon and it seems to have changed a bit. It's almost like the alcohol increased. It's coming in a little hot on the front end. Mellows out quickly though. It's got a super rich meaty sensation to it that finishes with a little vanilla dancing on the tongue. Good stuff. — 9 years ago

Andy

9.0

have enjoyed a few of these over the last few years, loved them consistently. — 10 years ago

Kyo Jin

9.1

A fun little wine. Fresh and clean expression of Mourvèdre. Well done! — 10 years ago

Nicole Ives

9.9

Opened an old one for Mother's Day. It decanted for an hour and it was amazing! — 10 years ago

Los Olivos Wine Merchant & Cafe

9.7

Elegant! We are loving the quality you can taste coming from Grassini wines. This Sauvignon Blanc is floral with a nice full bodied and round finish that lingers with flavor. — 10 years ago

Michael Meyer

9.0

Hot night in San Diego and this was great liquid refreshment. Peachy in color and character, good accompaniment to relive TdF videos from last month with a little Brie and Pan. Vive le Tour! — 11 years ago

James Darch

9.1

Great value drop — 11 years ago

Allison Orr

10

One of our favorites! Oak, pine, rich and aromatic. Smooth oakey finish but not too dry. Mild dark berry sweetness. — 13 years ago

Louis Joachim

9.4

Loved this one. One of the best reds i’ve had this year. — 6 years ago

Kirk F

9.0

Consumed over two evenings, a solid everyday red blend of predominantly syrah with some petite sirah and grenache in the blend. Glass staining opaque in color and a very full bodied, fruit forward wine. — 6 years ago

Brent Morgan

9.3

Nice black fruits with a little with of cocoa and a little bit of dust. — 8 years ago

Richard Rosensweig

9.0

Every white grape on earth might be in this blend. The result is a blast of ripe apricot, pear and melon. Hint of lime. Maybe some fennel? Very fruity, but not to the point of no return. If you’re not looking for crisp acidity, you’ll be okay with Tenshen. — 8 years ago

"Odedi"

9.2

Deep purple in color with a short purple rim.

Very fruity on the nose with blackberries, plums, cooked cherries, oak, dried figs, alcohol, licorice, light oak, spices, chocolates, peppercorn, dark coffee, tobacco and vinegreate.

Full bodied, smooth and bold, with medium acidity and long legs.

Extremely fruity on the palate with sweet cherries, blackberries, figs, raisins, vanilla, wood, smoke, spices, licorice, spices, dark chocolates, black pepper, graphite, light vegetables and coffee.

Long finish with fine grained tannins and tangy cranberries.

This is a wonderful Rhône blend from Santa Barbara County. Nicely balanced with mild complexity and a nice tangy finish. Has a very nice mouthfeel.
(Might have some RS).

Good right out of the bottle and better as it opens up (90 minutes).
Good by itself or with food, like BBQ Meats.

A blend of Syrah, Grenache, Mourvédre, Petite Sirah & Merlot. Aged for 10 months in Oak barrels. 90 points Wine Enthusiasts.

Delightful and delicious.

15.5% alcohol by volume. — 9 years ago

Nik Weinberg-Lynn

9.3

Nose of lavender and red berries. Flavors of bacon fat, black berries, and herbal notes. Crisp and lovely. — 10 years ago

Shawn Thompson

9.6

Raspberry and chocolate on the nose with a dusty almost campfire palate of dark fruits. Spectacular. — 10 years ago

Eric Guido

9.3

The 2012 White Hawk showed incredible intensity, yet remained balanced and graceful throughout, showing a unrelenting bouquet of black cherry, baked plums, violette floral tones, cola, smoke, crushed stone and spice cake. On the palate, it was silky with sweet, spiced dark fruits, cherry sauce, and licorice. It literally saturated the senses without showing a hint of its 15.4% alc. The finish went on and on with dark fruit, spice, and purple floral tones. This is full throttle yet refined and layered—color me impressed. — 11 years ago

Joslyn Brock

9.0

So yummy! — 11 years ago

Nathan Adams

Consulting Wine/Beverage Director, Snake River Brewing, Persephone, King Sudachi

9.7

Lovely with the first half of the special 18 course tasting menu prepared for us at the French Laundry. — 13 years ago

with Claire

Matt Howard

9.0

Orange, elderflower, green apple, saline, minerality. Extremely chuggable young summer wine. — 6 years ago

Casey Curbow

Sales Associate Windsor Wine Merchants

9.1

A cleanly expression of fruit and oaty lees. — 6 years ago

with Gerald

Cathy Rood

9.1

Great wine. Good balance of fruits and opens nicely — 8 years ago

Hayden S

9.5

Birthday dinner at Forge in Carmel — 9 years ago

Lisa Kate

9.0

A delicious blend that warms you up on a cool night. Great to curl up w a good book to. Bought in Santa Barbara at the Grassini wine tasting room. — 9 years ago

Mark Lindzy

9.1

Gaining texture and minerality with bottle age. Savory pear fruit up front, backed up with plenty of acid. A great match for salmon with anchovy herb butter. — 10 years ago

with Cathy

Randy Fuller

9.3

I had this at Kali in Los Angeles, where sommelier Drew Langley watches over an immaculately curated wine list. Does "Summer of Riesling" do it for you? It does for me, especially when they are such good examples. My wife had a Kabinett, but I had this Vandenberg example from Santa Barbara County. They listed it as "dry and medium bodied," which is good advice for a Riesling. This one, though, has a nice touch of petrol - I mean why order Riesling unless it has that? - along with extreme minerality and a muted citrus note. Paired it with the Niçoise salad to great effect. Also a hit with the wife's roast pork, Pennsylvania native that she is. — 10 years ago

Laura Virgilio

9.0

Notes of berry — 10 years ago

Mark Kulpins

9.0

Day 1: Very pure bright strawberry and cherry. Super fresh and weightless.
Day 2: Damp earth, smoke, and spice....same weightlessness.
Two wines for the price of one. — 11 years ago

Jeff Rosenberg

9.0

Fall feast of lamb ragu, mushroom and smoked ricotta bruschetta. With AD, Tony, Suzie, Rick, HAR and Sohn — 12 years ago