Mark Flesher

9.5

REALLY nice bottle of wine. This wine has a lot going on. Sourced from a 2.2 acre plot that is right across the street from Diamond Creek, the Dyers put love into everything they make. And it shows. This wine has a blackberry and floral perfume that is intoxicating. The nose was very reminiscent of Cab Franc and in a blind tasting that would have been my guess. The entry of this wine is delicately powerful. It has the blackberry power, the cassis of a younger wine, but the finesse in the middle with notes of graham cracker, grilled meats, herbs, pie spice, cola, and BRAMBLE....just a LOT going on here!! This wine is still very locked up, and takes a BUNCH of coaxing to get it out of its shell. Once it does, it does NOT disappoint. Very pumped about being able to spend some time with Dawnine and Bill in the next couple of weeks! — 9 years ago

Mickey Huang

9.3

Deep red purple, medium + tannin, on the nose is herbaceous, stemmy, bright lifted & peppery blackcurrent juice! Such a complex Shiraz! Had it with grilled steak and it is absolutely perfect! — 9 years ago

Bradford White

9.3

This is Grenache. Fucking fennel and lovley licorice. — 10 years ago

Trevor Maskell

9.4

Whole bunch love!! Great tannins and deep black fruits. Almost briar like favours. Youthful acid, promising so much future. But given air now, she's a seductive minx. So velvety #bkwines #loveinaglass — 11 years ago

Cameron Greenland

9.5

Amazing deep colour, very fruity nose with a surprising flavour. Notes of apple and melon, with a lingering richness. — 11 years ago

D Lynch

9.5

Very dry, hint of chocolate — 12 years ago

Peter Coulthard

8.9

Not bad all in all. Pretty good and would buy again but not a knockout. Pleasant. — 9 years ago

Bob McDonald

9.2

This is the 2009 Shaw and Smith Shiraz not the Chardonnay at the Shaw & Smith comparative Shiraz tasting. Lovely nose of savoury plum. No whole bunch which the 2015 and later vintages now employ. Richer and more traditional SA Shiraz in the 2009. — 9 years ago

Riccardo L.

8.9

Initially very pleasing. Can explicitly taste the oak nuance and the ripe Cali fruit. A bit more reflection reveals tobacco and cedar. Quite Napa-esque, despite its Central coast ancestry. Impressive. — 10 years ago

Cody Short

9.6

Just a beautiful wine! I've had this several times over the last few months and some bottles have been more advanced than others but this one was the most lively and fresh of the bunch. Wonderful cigar box, leather, earthy notes and very Bordeaux like. Doesn't get much better than this from Napa! This was drinking at peak and one of the best cabs I've had all year. — 10 years ago

bryn hagman

9.2

both the winemaker, and my, preferred vintage. what a humble, amazing lady. — 11 years ago

Joey Ziegler

9.7

Favorite Cab of the bunch. — 12 years ago

Rebecca Sears

9.8

Very smooth and not bitter — 13 years ago

Michael Maulick

9.2

This wine is getting better each time I try it. It still has years to go.
Amazing complexity and still a mouthful of fruit. John Harris, maybe you should have kept Jeff? Looking forward to your current wine in a bunch of years. All the beat to Bob — 9 years ago

Trevor Maskell

9.3

Wow. Sexy wine here. Complex fruits, whole bunch deliciousness. Smooth and supple, youthful acid and great length. Lovely. — 9 years ago

Mike Davila

9.0

Fourth flight. I've had many good 2011's so I don't feel I'm biased, but when compared to the rest this wine was the consensus this was the worst of the bunch. It's not a bad wine, lean, red fruits, short clipped finish. — 10 years ago

Brash Higgins

9.4

Whole bunch madness, a ripper of a wine, chewy, dense, savoury. On point, love it. — 11 years ago

Rob Patchett

9.3

Wicked cherry flavours from Grenache, good length, nice structure. 14.76 — 11 years ago

Will Costello MS

Master Sommelier, Wine Director Mandarin Oriental Las Vegas

9.2

again. whole bunch mastery. boom guess the dynamite — 12 years ago

Brendan Carter

9.7

Loving this! Great example of whole bunch use in Syrah! — 12 years ago