Monique

10

Excellent wine — 5 months ago

Ryan Colthorp

9.0

Improved with age. Dark fruits. Leathery. Dry. Tobacco. — 6 months ago

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

8.9

2013 vintage. Tasted via Coravin. Closed for biz currently. 12.10.25. — 5 months ago

Doug Powers

9.1

I’ve posted on this 2022 a few times previously, wanted to compare it to the 2023 we also had, this is much better than the newer 2023, more depth and complexity, longer finish, very fine $15 wine!! — 6 months ago

with Jim

Damian

9.3

Cedar, fruit in the background, coconut?. Mature and delicious — 6 months ago

Elle Scorcho

9.5

Delicious. Notes of tobacco, raspberry, plum, cocoa, dessert, and tar on the nose. Medium-plus bodied with a palate to match. Subtle tannins balance a rich, fruit-forward palate. Tons of red and purple fruit. Deep, dark Pinot Noir that’s still light enough to sip or pair with food. — 6 months ago

Jeremiah Diaz

9.1

Clear, medium ruby in color; on the nose, it's clean with pronounced primary and secondary aromas of cherries, hibiscus, and charred oak; on the palate, it's dry with medium acidity, medium tannins, high (but well integrated) alcohol, medium body, and pronounced primary flavors of stewed strawberries, black plums, and camphor with a long finish. This wine is balanced and complex. Overall, I rate this wine as very good. Nellie likes it, too. — 7 months ago

with Nellie

G Faul

9.2

2001 drunk Dec 2025 — 5 months ago

Peter van den Besselaar

9.5

Vintage 2010 | Bottled elegance and finesse | paired with veal cheeke stew and frites — 5 months ago

Takuya Namise

8.9

Wagyu Shin — 5 months ago

Sipping Fine Wine

9.1

Deep Ruby color with aromas of dark fruits, spice and toasty oak. On the palate flavors of cherry, blackberry and plum with spice, herbs, cacao, tobacco and toasty tones from 18 months of oak aging. Full ripe tannins you can bite into, long finish ending with fruit and an earthy toasty spice character. Nice! Will age! — 6 months ago

Tirso del Junco Jr

9.6

Having dinner with Patti at Mistral celebrating my retirement!!
Wonderful bottle !! — 6 months ago

Bobbi Jo Broxson

9.2

Classic Spanish, delicious with stew — 7 months ago

with Brian

Ray Vanderhoff

8.9

Dark ruby color with a cranberry colored meniscus. Intense aromas of tobacco, wet soil, graphite and dried purple flowers with a subtle black fruit note. The savory palate also is full of tobacco, bramble, dried citrus, black tea and baker’s chocolate with just a bit of black berry/cherry/plum fruit. Hint of baking spices on the medium finish. Very low acidity and little in the way of tannin. Probably a bit past its prime but still quite complex. Extremely earthy and dense. Better with aeration and with food. Also better the second day. — 8 months ago

Dave

9.3

A perfect bubbly for Christmas brunch. Fantastic, actually! Dry and lean, frothy bubbles, apples, pears, toasted almonds, marzipan. Merry Christmas friends!
Listening to Chet Baker — 5 months ago

Rob Brobst III

10

Silky, perfumed and perfect — 5 months ago

Ruud Verhagen

9.3

93+ still needs some time to come around. — 6 months ago

Andrew McIntyre

9.3

Just a fantastic wine and producer! — 6 months ago

Carol Montoya

9.0

Tasted at Total Wine & bought a bottle. A little fruity. Not too bold. Good with steak. — 6 months ago

Jay Kline

9.5

Splash decanted directly before service; enjoyed over the course of a few hours out of red Solo cups. The 1981 Gran Reserva Blanco pours, a golden color with medium viscosity. On the nose, the wine is vinous with notes of Khalas dates, dried apricot, black lemon, almonds, toasted coconut and marshmallow. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium+ acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is long and the texture is waxy. A cerebral wine and just lovely stuff. Well stored bottles have a long life yet left ahead. Drink now with patience and plenty of air and through 2051. — 7 months ago