Rob Mayes

9.1

Nice rocky minerality. Nice acidity. Slight copper on the hue and rust all around. Fairly astringent tannins but the acidity balances nicely. Latour's third wine. Green vine. Wet slate and steel. Just not sure this is earns the $115 price point. I love Bordeaux, but Dir that price I want more fruit - this is all vine and gravel. For same price I'd go with Realm's Bard! — 7 years ago

Jenni Stewart

9.0

Taste testing for the bard — 8 years ago

Phil Bard

9.4

This one won't show up in the listings. Made by some newbie up in Orygun.... Not bad
— 10 years ago

Carl Fischer

9.5

Gobs of blue fruit on the nose, leather, and smoke. The palate brings a decent dose of tongue-drying tannins at this stage. Blue fruit has a strong presence on the palate and for being Cab Franc dominate, the wine lacks any olive/pepper/savory profile. Medium bodied. I think with a few years nap, this wine will shine. But I still prefer the Bard over this and the Tempest. — 7 years ago

Sarah Gosnell

9.2

$13 dry rose. Found while at Bard — 9 years ago

Ryan Johnson

9.3

1998 - this is nice and lean and aging well. There is a pleasant mint thing going on here. — 7 years ago

Paul T- Huntington Beach

9.6

Bard beater, at least for 2014.
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Personally I think this was rated too low,
Leave the Bard take the Ontongeny
I think thats the exact line from the God Father, — 7 years ago

V M

9.4

This a big boy no holds bard Syrah dominated blend from JS. What blows me away about this very talented young super star winemaker is he truly adapts his wine making style to the vintage. Each year is unique with its own optimized signature. This wine is a big brooding effort in which dark cherry, black plum and sweet tobacco dominate. There are cloves and cinnamon on the long drawn out finish. The tannins are formidable and this will benefit from another couple years in the bottle. Give it at least an hour in the decanter if u drink it now. This wine continues to evolve in my glass. Such a talented wine maker, I'm sorry I just discovered this producer only recently. His 2007 James berry vineyard is the only wine I have ever tasted that I consider perfection. — 10 years ago