David L

9.6

16’Arista UV-EL Diablo Chardonnay. What makes these wines so absolutely fantastic since 2013...to me it is obvious, Matt has turned this winery around. If you like a hammer style Chardonnay such as Kongsgaard/Morlet/Peter Michael. This is not necessarily your wine.
Chardonnay that’s not heavily coded by let’s say vanilla Bean “You guess it”Elegance/finesse/balanced & CLASSY. Unlike his Ferren Wines (Love them)this has slightly less punch. Highly recommend. — 6 years ago

Sipping Fine Wine

9.3

Founded by Emilio Moro, born in Pesquera de Duero Made. Wine made from grapes of vineyards, 25 & 75 years old, from Camino Viejo estate. Malleolus is a Latin word meaning “small hammer or mallet” used in planting & “majuelo” Spanish for “young vine” a traditional way of referring to a vineyard in Pesquera del Duero. Deep red subtle fruit aromas with espresso & smoky notes. Blackberry & cherry with vanilla spice on full lush tannins needing more time. Well balanced, complex, lingering with earthy finish. — 8 years ago

A E Weber

9.2

Wow! Knocks your socks off with a velvet hammer! This is your (and mine) Malbec that you need to try without moving to Argentina. Don't cry for me! — 9 years ago

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.5

2014 vintage. Golden honeysuckle nose and medium bodied. Entry palate indicates oak bringing the hammer down but then the weight gives way to impossibly deft acidity and delightful lemon curd & crème brûlée flavors. Exquisite. — 9 years ago

David Newland

9.8

Beautifully balanced - embodies the velvet hammer SLV is famous for. Floral notes in the nose with leather and dark fruit. Palate is amazing- balanced throughout, dark fruit, touch of pepper on a lingering finish. Made the Christmas dinner one to remember. Thank you SLV! — 9 years ago

Jason Chiu

9.4

Lovely concentrated chocolate nose and palate. flavor lingers forever. surprised such a young port would have needed tongs, as the cork didnt come out in one piece — 10 years ago

Barny

9.2

Hammer Nase, immer noch enorm frisch, ein toller Wein — 7 years ago

Sara Brylowski

9.6

Delicious. It was a great bottle to enjoy while we hammer out our vacation plans. $20 at Costco — 8 years ago

Sipping Fine Wine

9.1

Winery is family-run & has links with the wine world going back 3 generations. Founded by Emilio Moro who was born in Pesquera de Duero, a prominent Spanish wine area. Made from grapes of old vineyards, between 25 and 75 years old, from the Camino Viejo estate. Malleolus is a Latin word meaning “small hammer or mallet” used in planting, and “majuelo” Spanish for “young vine” a traditional way of referring to a vineyard in Pesquera del Duero. Deep red subtle fruit aromas with espresso and smoky notes. Blackberry & cherry with vanilla spice on full lush tannins needing more time. Well balanced, complex, lingering with earthy finish. — 8 years ago

Ned Gray Creed

9.2

Ripe vintage hammer being thrown down in SoYo. Love the nose. — 9 years ago

with Mark

Lewis Chester

9.1

2002 vintage. Fairly and surprisingly on the darker side of medium ruby. On the nose, rich and coffeed. Ripe black fruited. Sweet smelling. On the nose, bit of a hammer to crack a nut. Seems over extracted. Good concentration and very long. But tannins are big and round and the wine is unbalanced for me. Drink now until 2030+. — 9 years ago

Erik Longabardi

9.3

Pinot Noir that throws the hammer down hard — 10 years ago

Lewis Chester

9.0

2005 vintage. At Texture. On the verge of deep ruby. Big powerful whiff of smoke, reductiveness, black fruits, sweet spice and Oakwood. On the palate rich and spicy, deep concentration, noticeable tannic structure. Medium plus finish. This is another big wine from this producer. Not really my style: hammer to crack a nut stuff. — 11 years ago

Ned Gray Creed

9.0

Pinot popping hammer. That is a food Pinot. More Paella on the way. — 7 years ago

Ned Gray Creed

9.4

So glad to taste this bottle. Hammer toes. Gun boats. Pair it with fish parts skewers. — 8 years ago

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Matt Trader

9.0

Can't pass up a glass of this when at a French Restaurant. This is an excellent reflection of the velvet hammer Margaux style, and idea of what the top estate wines could offer you from Chateau Brane Cantenac. Black plum skins, dates, blackberry liqueur, pencil box, allspice, medium bodied, focused tannin, perfect for duck l'orange. — 8 years ago

Mike R

9.1

Champagne starter / wine and friends / long week and time to hammer down / starting early but I really need this night and a chance to get my groove back / smiling is so important — 9 years ago

Christopher Snead

9.1

Soft fruit, bitter cherry notes, very well-integrated tannins, a tad high on alcohol — 9 years ago

Jake Hajer

8.9

2009 in 2016. All red fruit, fresh, strawberry, cranberry, cherry and lots of floral, violets, roses, and lavender- muddy/cloudy interesting soapy aftertaste (and it wasn't the glass)- very little oak influence — 10 years ago

Marcus L

9.2

Shows Paso doesn't always have to be a hammer. The Pharaoh's would be proud. — 11 years ago