This is a VERY pleasant surprise (at first pass, I was not sure I would love this but it really opened up). Bought this from the Secret wine fridge at FLX Wienery. After being closed off for many years, this baby needed to breathe. It's from The Rocks before it was known as "The Rocks." The funk is mostly blown off. The power is still there on the finish--which is elegant and long. The fruit is still present with conflicting red and blue fruit--esp. prevalent is dried raspberry and blackberry. The pepper is still present. The tannins are still powering through 17 years later. — 9 years ago
Hugely impressed - lots of that forest floor or root vegetable aspect on the nose, but the flavour is all fruit, red into black. Great typicity and great otago character. Excellent value at $35 — 10 years ago
I must get more. — 10 years ago
Unreal. Barrel fermented. White wine from pinot noir grapes. Beeautiful. — 11 years ago
Young , bright & still needs university time... — 11 years ago
Things I love: Tribut and that lady behind the bottle. 09 Beauroy here. Fleshy, charming, great salinity, nice honeyed aspect, a touch of mushroom overtone. Holding strong and venturing into interesting secondary territory. Cool shot of anise on this too! — 8 years ago
Elegant from Oregon. I would suggest to drink sooner than later. — 9 years ago
Classic expression of one of the top #oregonpinot . Less fruit fwd than the '12. Great earthy finish with fine acidity. — 10 years ago
2012, blouzy, big, rich, stately, drinking well — 10 years ago
Smooth and buttery! Very very nice — 11 years ago
Great balanced Chardonnay, French oak, light buttery ending with a crisp nice note — 12 years ago
Oak. Butter. Toffee. Nice acid and finish — 8 years ago
The back of the label reads "what I dream of is an art of balance" and superior balance is what they have achieved. Nose is ripe and rich, with new aromas on every sip. Lemon curd on warm brioche, backing minerality and traces of vanilla & white florals. Palate shows laces of malo, adding a rich velvety aspect to the firm acidity and ripe fruit. Extremely savory and refreshing. Favorite CA chard. — 9 years ago
Slight floral quality to the edgy sweetness and gorgeous black fruit. I suspect some co-fermentation here (Viognier). Lovely, lively, and lithe on the palate. Plenty of acids here, so this will pair with nearly any meats. Just to reiterate, this is not your typical Paso syrah (no offense), but an elegant rendition of the grape. — 11 years ago
Nom nom nom!!! One of my favorites. — 11 years ago
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A wine that is memorable — 7 years ago