Steve Medbery

9.7

Love this. Translucent ruby color. Red berry, cinnamon, rose petal. Medium light body. Pure. As a Southern Rhône lover I’ve got to say—wow California, wiw A Tribute to Grace! — 9 months ago

Jean-François Giroux

9.0

Sublime… tout en souplesse!
2019… $60 BC — 10 months ago

Jamie Lauder

9.0

2012 vintage bought at the winery. Deep rich purple colour. Big black fruit aromas with kirsch, cardomann and black pepper. This is a smooth wine. Spicy ripe blackberry and cherry, baker’s spice and vanilla. Medium acidity and tannins, I wish it had more lift at the finish. Don’t get me wrong, this is a nice wine. — 4 years ago

Joyce Brooks

9.5

Dependable good taste! $13 H-E-B — 5 years ago

Kurt Schuster

9.4

Smelled of deep, rich herbal earth. Like a warm summer afternoon hiking in the foothills of Appalachia. The taste was so starkly different to be unrecognizable. Butter, like a steak basted in butter. Fruit was an afterthought, but the entire thing was still big and bold and tricks your senses. Like dating a red headed girl. — 6 years ago

Joe Kaiser

9.2

The nose has black fruit the give away to red raspberry nice spice. On the palate it is silk with soft red fruit. The finish leaves you wanting more! — 8 years ago

with Debbie and bill

Rachel Marie

9.0

Nice for a dinner for one at Russell House Tavern in Cambridge — 8 years ago

Fang

9.2

A good one. Really full flavored chard. Great drinkability. Will be buying a few more of these — 9 years ago

Myorei

9.3

Smooth and velvety — 10 years ago

Kell Mc

8.9

Smooth, slightly dry finish — 10 years ago

David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.3

Love Charles Pinots. I do like the Doctors Vineyard from Santa Lucia slightly over the Russian River.

I hold these 5-6 years from bottling, not vintage before I start drinking his Pinots. Excellent Floral fruits, strawberries, pomegranate, dry cranberries, some blackberries, haunting raspberries, cherries, red cola/licorice, dry crushed rocks, fresh to dryish herbs, mid dark spice, vanillin, nutmeg, soft cinnamon, limestone marl, hints of fresh tobacco, wood shavings, red, dark, blue flowers framed in violets. Rainfall acidity with excellent tension, well balanced, nicely structured, floral and polished finish. — 10 months ago

Oliver N

9.3

Tart black cherry, anise, pine and alpine vibes, high acidity, low spicy tannins.
A beautiful Cali Barbera with the acidity and spice of Piemonte, with the high toned fruit of California sunshine. I love! — 3 years ago

Yuki Watanabe

9.1

Burst of ripe fruits with hint of Tabasco, opens up very quick, taste of chocolate, beautiful wine by itself — 4 years ago

Keith Watson

9.4

West London Wine — 5 years ago

Nate Miles

8.9

Lean and mean. 1st day had some pleasant reductive funk, day 2 had blown off. I’d compare to cru bojo, bough more savory/less fruit. 10% alcohol. Tasty. 👍 — 6 years ago

Phil Stice

9.1

Seriously tasty. Dried apricot and pineapple. Had a little funk upon opening but blew off in about 30 minutes. Really evolved in the glass as the temperature rose. — 8 years ago

with Lauren

John Fiehrer

9.0

Great brosé rosé... Not too sweet, good structure and flavor, need more — 9 years ago

Nick Rancone

9.0

A rare beast... — 10 years ago

Reilly Brock

9.2

Wow lots of dark fruit and intrigue here. A unique wine! — 10 years ago

Michey M

9.8

Vinoversity. Delish. Cali version if Rhone white. Lush creme brûlée passion fruit guava nectarine. Layered but still dry — 10 years ago

David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.4

Charles still makes my favorite new world Malbec. Ten years old the better. But, the drink nicely young. Just lush, ruby, rich and elegant on the palate. Blackberries, black raspberries, glorious raspberries, dark cherries, some strawberries. Both light and dark colas/licorice. Dry brush, dark chocolate, rich dark soil, medium baking spices, caramel, some pepper, violets for days, great acidity and a very well balanced, polished finish that lasts minutes. — 10 months ago

Mike Colantonio

9.4

Very smooth blend. Not too acidic. Not sweet. — 4 years ago

Madeline Warren

9.0

Watermelon aqua fresca, grassy, sour cherry on the finish. Nice minerality. — 5 years ago

Pete Turley

9.0

Light, with lots of strawberries... Finished with some slate.. A funky but delicious wine. — 6 years ago

Michael Park

9.3

Surprise of the night. Dead ringer for a Left Bank. Just wonderful, well balanced, nice mix of fruits and minerals, layers of complexity, a smooth finish that kept going and going... — 7 years ago

Richard Johnson

8.9

Beautiful color nice acidity and texture. With mussels at Waterboy. — 8 years ago

Craig Stanfield

8.9

What I would expect from a good a good petite sirah. Still young. — 9 years ago

Michael Kuperman

10

#FunkyRareCreatures
#ClosSaron #Teutonic #ForlornHope #ATributeToGrace — 10 years ago

P A

9.2

Always a good bet — 10 years ago

Andrew Yandell

9.5

Bright fresh plums and blackberries with flowers and chervil dancin around with lively juice! — 10 years ago