Lauren Young

9.0

Funk on the nose- old books. Needed more time than we had to decant. Barely opening at an hour. Lots of earth, tobacco, but thinner than expected — 4 years ago

Patrick Melville

9.2

Love this. Delicious dark fruits with some funk to go with them. — 6 years ago

Martinez

9.0

Bright, juicy, cloudy California Mourvèdre (100%) from the Dirty & Rowdy Family. Described as a “snapshot of California Mourvèdre”, the 2018 Familiar comes from vineyards in 5 different appellations: Antle Vineyard in Monterey county, Evangelho Vineyard in Contra Costa (120+ years old vines), Rosewood Vineyard in Mendocino (90+ years old vines), Shake Ridge Ranch in Amador county and Skinner Stoney Creek and Skinner White Oak Flats in El Dorado County. Strawberries, right amount of funk. Delicious — 6 years ago

Patrick Derdeyn

9.2

Had the tempranillo a few months ago, this time it’s the grenache. It’s still wickedly young but putting out loads of cherry and watermelon juiciness and then immediately takes a turn into that rocks district funk. Always impressive how that shines through even when these wines are fresh. — 7 years ago

Mike Smith

Owner/Winemaker Myriad Cellars

9.0

More Cameron funk than normal — 9 years ago

William Cooper

9.5

Open for 3 hours so funk could blow off. Fantastic nose and brilliant fruit. — 9 years ago

Chris Forest

9.1

Very pretty notes of cherries, strawberries, & slight barnyard funk on the nose. Slightly sappy & stemmy, but very young & tight. Light bodied, red fruits, some sap & minerality with medium acid. A lovely soft and fruity finish. Silky. Needs cellar time. — 10 years ago

Brendan Baker

9.0

Red cherry fruit, mineral, damp earth funk, high acid, short finish. Great weeknight pizza/pasta wine 😋 — 4 years ago

Brendan Baker

9.3

Funk, white pepper, cherry pits, seems like a lighter weight vintage — 5 years ago

with Rob

Arden Barnett

9.8

Haha... just wrong. One of the most well integrated wines I have ever had. Thrown off not getting the typical smoked meat/ olive tapenade characteristics of northern Rhône. Dark red fruits, slate, gamy, fresh pepper and the right amount of funk. Simply sublime — 7 years ago

with Jack

Sipping Fine Wine

9.0

My last 2011 bottle. The estate of Sette Ponti lies in the heart of the Chianti zone, 15 miles northwest of the city of Arezzo, past the village of San Giustino Valdarno. Crognolo, aged in French Allier barriques, deep red with red fruit aromas and sweet perfumed spice. On the palate raspberry and cherry flavors, gentle spice and soft tannins with great mouthfeel. Good balance, lingering finish ending with some oak and mineral tones. Aged well. — 8 years ago

Mark Morgan

9.0

A decant calmed the excess funk, then nothing but big rich gamay — 9 years ago

Patrick Rousseau

9.2

Dark cherry and earthy funk (manure). Balanced with a long, flinty finish. Lovely juice!! — 9 years ago

Matt Perlman

9.3

A little riper than other vintages but the strawberry funk violet fizz combo still slaps — 4 years ago

Lee Pitofsky

9.5

Changing it up with some Napa Cab! 91 HM is totally in the zone with stunning depth of aromatics and pure velvet on the palate. There is an incredible balance of fruit and secondary character. Fantastic. — 4 years ago

Doctor No

9.1

Beautiful - everything a young Chateau Musar has - bright sweet cherry fruit with a candied note, a bit of VA that adds depth, a light touch of funk that’s barely perceptible - maybe a level below in terms of extraction and depth, but not far behind. Impressed. This would be a case buy if I drank enough to buy a case of anything — 7 years ago

Joe Hakim

9.5

Lovely little funk bomb — 8 years ago

Liz Hale

9.0

Yes, greek sparkling orange wine. So much funk in the nose but palate is crazy clean...still trying to wrap my head around it- super fun for sure. — 9 years ago

Nathaniel DiMaggio

9.0

Another solid bottle in a great space age wise. Wait 5 years for more funk or drink now for pure hedonism. — 9 years ago

with May and David

Jihye Tahk

9.0

My current jam. Green pepper, funk, savory, juicy. Transforms to slightly sweet and fruity only when paired with jalapeño hot sauce. — 10 years ago