Charlie Abbott

Sommelier Casa Mono

9.2

First Corison experience! Rich, darker fruits laced with a brooding herbal element. Savory, bigger but balanced. Slightly corked, but still very enjoyable. Thanks, @Cathy Corison!! — 10 years ago

with Ian

Adam Jesberger

9.2

Clear, day bright, golden color with a watery meniscus. Viscosity is med+. The nose is moderate intensity with lifted citrus notes. Grapefruit and lemon peel, a slightly honeyed character from its age and an herbaceous note of tarragon and sorrel. Some orange blossoms and wet slate minerality. It smells oaked. Not sure about that but i detect cedar notes. The palate is dry, medium - body, grapefruit pith with some phenolic bitterness, lemon seed and lime pulp. A dried leafy element. Some wet stone flavors as well. Alchohol is medium, acidity is medium plus, the finish is lengthy.....med+. I haven't had enough sancerre with age to compare this but ill say this is damn fine. — 11 years ago

with Jenelle

Ron from VA

9.1

Yum...I believe this was blended with a small portion of Viognier to support the mineral and fruit element...slight RS, — 11 years ago

Vino Kaela

9.0

This to me is the other face of Zinfandel, it's been tempered but not diluted, it has depth and complexity. Great black and red fruits with a earthy element not always found in California Zinfandel. The wine is rounded out with nice spice and good oak aging. — 10 years ago

Amanda Cheng

9.5

I took a sip and it changed in my mouth!The aging and very light light hint of oak definitely added an element of complexity to it. It was kinda awesome... — 11 years ago

Dan Fehr

9.5

Labeled for Element 47 - mmmmmmmmm — 11 years ago

John Kemper

9.3

An inky purple/red with ample sediment, the '00 Ojai Syrah 'Roll Ranch Vineyard' emits opulent notes of cassis, musky incense and white pepper. The opulent mouthfeel is quite fresh and silky with the flavor profile echoing the nose, but with an added juicy licorice element. Finishes long and spicy. — 11 years ago

Justinian Brock

9.8

Nice work Alex!!! Smells so spicy crushed fresh green herbs with preserved lemon fresh cut pineapple. Pineapple juice poured on hot cracked granite, very serious on the palate, very impressive for someone of a young age — 10 years ago

Keith Levenberg

9.7

Wow, real knockout stuff. This is not domestic Muscadet - there's not much in common besides the grape. It has the bright, pure fruit but it is put together in a much fuller style, more like a white Burgundy (minus the oak) than Muscadet. I don't say Chablis because while it's an intensely mineral wine and cranked up to 11 in that department, it's not a marine minerality. The mineral element here is volcanic (and so is the soil), bringing to mind all those cliches about aromas bursting from the glass and so forth, and it's every bit as driving on the palate. — 10 years ago

Lewis Chester

10

1993 vintage. From Jay. the cork on this bottle was pulled approximately two hours prior to being decanted. the wine was poured immediately post decanting.
the colour of the wine immediately grabs your attention. a glorious ruby hue worthy of a gemstone. perfect translucency and frankly a joy to observe. pinot juice as perfect as it can possibly look, majestically glinting in the tables candle light. after being allowed to gently open in the glass the wine displayed a degree of feminine ferality in a most pleasant manner. with time this was complemented by fraises sauvages, crushed black forest fruits and cuban tobacco wrapper. the feral element continued to present through a very slight earthiness and tones of wild mushrooms. this eventually gave way to crushed violets and roses which eventually poured over the glass and across the table. quite wonderful. the body was full with great complexity and finesse. this wine has tremendous power. its balance was beguiling and the combination of femininity on the nose with a gracefully powerful structure and depth of fruit truly provided the best of both worlds with an astounding finish. this is an epic wine which frankly ticks every box and is certainly within its drinking window. the acidity and abundant levels fruit still mean that this wine has many years ahead of it but frankly i'd be hard pressed to hold off. in short, this is a dessert island wine. 100/100
— 11 years ago