Ron Siegel

9.3

Floral & finessed showing red cherry, strawberry, orange peel, rose petal, earth, savory spice & tobacco — 3 months ago

Jess

9.2

Pale ruby-garnet color.
Aromas of red cherry, tobacco.
Dry. Flavors of red cherry, leather, floral (not quite rose), clove, tar. Rich, firm tannins.

Intensity: 4/5
Complexity: 4/5
Balance: 5/5
Finish: 4/5 — 3 years ago

David Kwon

9.2

Wine is deep garnet. Smells like violet, decomposed bramble and slate. Immense aroma. Overwhelming. On the palate violet, cherry and strawberry. Elegant hermes leather and a touch of wet slate. Quite delicious. It wants to be a refined Sangiovese but it's more than that. Quite nice. — 4 years ago

Tj Adams

9.0

Dan Kratzer light but full body — 5 years ago

Paul A

9.0

In magnum. — 5 years ago

with Cassie

Bob Papin

9.2

Had this wine with Penne Vodka and Pancetta. Bold flavors that paired well with the various flavors in the sauce. I am looking forward to pairing this with other full flavored Italian dishes. — 6 years ago

Katie Schindall

9.6

Liked this one — 6 years ago

Hiroshi Tominaga

9.0

Cherry, elegant. Bought at Enoteca for ¥5,200. — 7 months ago

Andy Thomson

9.0

Lovely. Tasted at the winery. — 10 months ago

with Cheryl

Nancy Béland

8.9

Hurricane 🌀 wine. Helps! — 4 years ago

Bob McDonald

8.9

From the odd bins collection in my cellar. Dark dense Ruby in colour. Aniseed, ripe Blackberry, dried red fruits, full bodied and a bit rustic. For lovers of full bodied McLaren Vale Shiraz. Probably a better winter red. — 4 years ago

Lam S

8.9

not very fruity. but oaky. soft tannin. high acidity. medium to full body. bitter tannin at finish. a bit out of balance.
— 5 years ago

Adriana Fabbro

9.2

This is some decadent sh!t: lemon curd, fresh pineapple, vanilla, lemon danish, angel food cake with lemon curd layers and buttercream frosting. Not sweet per se (saten is brut by definition) but ripe — 5 years ago

Al Shikoh

9.2

lemon yellow, watery rim; perfumed, apricot, mango, lemon peel, Gardenia; medium body, good acidity, 14% ABV; blend of 45% Malvasia Bianca sourced from Catie’s Corner Vineyard in RRV, 30% old vine Tocai Friulano from Pagani Ranch in Sonoma Valley, and 25% Ribolla Gialla from Tanya’s Vineyard in RRV; 24 hours of skin contact for the Malvasia, 12 hours for the Tocai and the Ribolla, followed by light pressing and native fermentation in puncheons of which 20% were new, made by Italian winemaker Enrico Bertoz from Alto Adige; reminiscent of white blends of Friuli; $26 — 6 years ago

George Hesse

9.4

Very good. In London. — 8 months ago

John Howard

Harvest production at Hirsch and Cobb Wineries

9.3

Had this before at a big tasting. Sssoooo much better this time! — 9 months ago

Marco Rino

9.0

Intenso e profumatissimo, cambia ad ogni sorso, ben bilanciato — 3 years ago

Jonathan Wall

9.2

Cocoa, brown sugar, cherry, and tabacco. Light to medium color and palate. Elegant. Somewhat sharp finish will probably smooth out with a few years. Loved it. — 4 years ago

Kylie Farinelli

9.5

So much depth to this Chardonnay from the McLaren Vale region — 5 years ago

Riccardo L.

8.9

Here’s a cool one: Picotener is a sub-varietal of Nebbiolo that actually performs better than the average in more extreme conditions. This is an experimental wine and it’s a home run in my eyes. You can taste the youth on the vines, but when it picks up, I can totally see this being a new age version of my favourite grape for the future. Has a lot of the flavour characteristics that I love about Nebbiolo (roses, cigar box, cherry), but a more youthful fruitiness. Im a fan. Hope it catches on. — 5 years ago