Peter Harper

9.1

2012 This seems to be at its best. Light well balance but short finish. — 8 years ago

Lance Aker

9.1

Dark cherries and black currant. Deep purple color. Really gets better after being open for an hour. Moderate+ tannins. Had another glass 24 hours after opening and I think it was even better. — 9 years ago

Cal Damian

8.9

Hit the wine over the Easter dinner with the family or friends was delightful I'll have it again — 9 years ago

Ash Miller

9.5

Simply the best. Better than all the rest. — 10 years ago

JenniferPickering

8.9

Great with Steak on a chilly night — 10 years ago

Stephen Howell

Cellarbrations at Cottesloe Western Australia, Certified Specialist of Wine (CSW)

10

Beautiful tropical nose with clear hints of vanillin oak. This has serious presence on the pallet and the texture shows serious restraint that really pays off, it is so supple and perfectly delicate and fresh. Touch of granite minerality. WOW!
Seriously outstanding. — 10 years ago

Stephen Bonner

9.5

Big and concentrated SB. Very Euro styled. Complex with pear, tomato leaf, mineral, and grapefruit pith notes. Atypical NZ — 11 years ago

Michael D Taylor

9.5

Wow! Best Chablis my wife and I ever had! Tart crisp finish with long round smooth mouth filling Chardonnay and beautiful tear drops down the sides of the glass, Great producer-Dauvissat!! — 8 years ago

Nico J. Snyman

9.5

Mr. Aylward, you've outdone yourself, keep up the fantastic work. — 9 years ago

Erik Hoins

9.2

Very nice. Supple tannins, excellent length and fruit. — 9 years ago

Kevin Livingston

9.3

Great aroma...slightly dry, with a dense sweet berry taste. — 10 years ago

Hannes Huefken

9.1

65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 24% Merlot, 8% Cabernet Franc and 3% Petit Verdot. Precious garnet color with purple reflexes. Slow legs. After 1 hour in the open bottle, it smells like strawberry, plum, tiny bits of smokey bacon, maybe sweet tobacco. A little meaty. Maybe minerals or pepper, something that's tickling my nose. Maybe it's just the alcohol. To me, most red wines do it. I'd say the alcohol shows a little. Medium-bodied with low to medium acidity. Some sweetness. Tannins are powerful, slightly rigid, more around the sides and not so much the oak tannins on mid-palate. The finish starts out strong with sweetness, astringency, a little bitterness. Tannin stays around very long. After 3 hours in the bottle and 20 minutes in the glass, it has developed a lot. Round on the nose with some dark fruit, wood, cinnamon and vanilla. Full-bodied, a little more sweetness and acidity, silky tannins, very balanced and smooth. Maybe violets?Shorter finish. Besides that, outstanding. 50+5+12+17+7=91 (out of 50+5+15+20+10)
— 10 years ago

Katie Decker

9.5

Blueberry nose, tart jam with black strap molasses and leather. — 10 years ago

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Sharon B

9.1

The fall months are extremely frantic at the North Pole. Not only is Santa getting ready for Christmas but it's also the time he harvests and makes his wine for next Christmas. This year he is especially excited because the grapes came from vineyards that Comet and Cupid particularly seemed to enjoy. All summer long The Eight Tiny Reindeer watch and wait for the grapes to grow to their optimum maturity. Santa knows that when his reindeer are smiling it's time to pick the grapes. It seems that happy reindeer make really good wine! — 8 years ago

Justin Crow

Cellar Door Manager Montalto

9.4

Bright aromas of sour red cherries, rhubarb, earthy spice and some savorury/stalky herbal qualities. Both and weight both immaculate. Supple, fluid, intense and great length. Drinking well now with develop just stating to peek through the primary fruits. Still has time. — 9 years ago

Margaret Brett-Kearns

10

One of my favorites! It's the CalPoly wine in honor of Conner. — 9 years ago

Sabra Nelson

8.9

Great wine! Will age well! — 10 years ago

Natalee Ridenhour

8.9

Great red. — 10 years ago

Garrett Pierce

Sales Kermit Lynch Wine Merchant

9.0

All the reddest sides of Syrah. Bright, energetic and peppery. Pure upon opening, but dulled after being open for a while. I'd love to see where this might go with age. — 11 years ago

Garrett Pierce

Sales Kermit Lynch Wine Merchant

9.2

Fragrant and gorgeous in the glass. All the prettiest sides of Barolo exist in this bottle. But still a bit reticent and tannic (not a surprise at this age). This was more open than many 08's I've had recently. And the aging possibilities are very exciting. — 11 years ago