David Koenen

9.1

Full bodied yet very fresh and crisp. Bramble and ink. Crushed rocks and blueberry jam (without being jammy). Tannin integrated. Medium long finish. Ready to rock. — 3 years ago

Canon Thomas

9.2

Plum, blueberry, blackberry jam, blood orange, cassis, graphite, dried flowers, clove, white pepper. — 4 years ago

Vanessa

9.1

Bouquet of strawberries and rhubarb, fig jam, herbal notes, saddle leather, moderate acidity, cedar box. Lovely. — 5 years ago

with Deked1

Chris England

9.4

I 💗 Shafer 1.5 & @ £95-£130 this will definitely improve to reward given time but drinking great already 😉

📍 Shafer One Point Five 2013

🏵 94 points w/ more potential

🍇 99% Cabernet Sauvignon & 1% Petit Verdot

🍷 Deep opaque ruby w/ purple tint

👃 Mineral infused blackcurrant & chocolate covered blueberries w/ lavender, raspberry, liquorice & dark plum jam

👄 Med creamy body of blackcurrant & blackberry in cracked rock minerals w/ melted mocha, blueberry & raspberry liquorice

🎯 Med+ bitter mocha through dark berries w/ liquorice & sweet blueberries
— 6 years ago

Augie Lawson

9.3

Earthy blackberry & strawberry jam. Delicious. — 6 years ago

Kimberly Anderson

9.1

Dark fruit nose with some graphite. Red@fruit jam mid-palate. Juicy. Refined finish. Quite delicate for a rioja! — 7 years ago

with Chad

Simon Weston

9.5

Cherry, berry nose. Blueberry & blackberry jam taste. Slight sweet. Long tannin fruit finish. Needs a few hours to breathe, slight alcohol burn even after many hours. — 7 years ago

Elli Reidinger

9.5

Very drinkable 😂 — 3 years ago

Larry Damore

9.0

Smooth zin. Light tannin-light jam. 14.7% alcohol — 4 years ago

Severn Goodwin

9.4

Just can't get enough of this bottle, best QPR in Champagne, for my palate!

Prior notes apply; Nose is toasty brioche and a minerally quince jam. Ultra clean, creamy palate reflecting the same notes.

I love this wine! Thank you @Lyle Fass — 5 years ago

Michael Maxwell

9.5

Very Jammy hahaha I liked this wine. Very tasty. — 6 years ago

Devin Bostick

9.2

Super wet and fruit forward, jammy, boysenberry, smells of hibiscus and cinnamon ginger cookies (slightly), slight sweet tobacco, lots of body and subtle jam, not too structured, fair intricate with the jam highlight, nice sort of see through color — 6 years ago

Ellen Clifford

9.3

I’d put this in the category of “supremely balanced”. It could age another year or so but the tannins are like the harmony to the melody of the gourmet grape jam notes. Normally saying a wine reeked of grape jam would be an insult but this is...like artisan grape jam. With a hit of booze in it. That you’d spread on brioche. Not the most complex cab but really lovely. Soothing. Lullaby wine. Perfect pop n pour with a friend to round off a busy Monday. — 6 years ago

with Paul

Dennis Crawford

9.5

Love, love, love! Big, bold. Every bit of that 15.5% alcohol is masked behind nothing but delicious jam and fruit. It’s at a price point I can’t say I love but for a treat - YES YES YES! Plus the bottle. So simple. — 3 years ago

Devin Bostick

9.2

Sweet sorrel, strawberry, and cherry jam, mild tarragon, slight cinnamon smell but not pronounced, ruby with slight magenta color, taste is holds the tone straight forward, slight cinnamon taste and maybe all spice that’s underlying and steady, cherry, strawberry and slight bitterness but acid dominant with a slight leather, red licorice green vine finish — 4 years ago

Ryan Anderson

9.3

A bit bigger with more ripe strawberry jam taste than other gamay. But as it opens up, floral and mineral notes come in to balance. Nose is wonderful and earthy. I really enjoyed this. — 5 years ago

Matt

9.2

Maybe one of the best young Lytton Springs I’ve had. Wonderful and mouth-filling fruit, just enough sinew, spiced, great perfume, balanced oak (albeit young still), fresh acid and earthy charm. Balanced and should stay that way for some time, would love to see at the 10-15 year mark. Ripe black raspberry, wild blackberry jam, yellow peach yogurt, vanilla, dried meat, flowers, cloves, mint and clay. Nice length. A touch wound up but plenty of generosity to drink now. — 5 years ago

Al Shikoh

9.1

Inky purple with aromas of blackberry jam, plum, chocolate, violets, and menthol. Juicy dark fruit predominant on the palate with soft tannins, 14.5% alcohol, and a long, minty finish. Drinking a bit like a California Syrah or Aussie Shiraz at this point. — 6 years ago

Christine Yi (cy_eats)

9.3

2015. Nose: leather, black cherry. Taste: delicious, light, slightly funky, earthy, almost effervescent with a little boysenberry jam. — 6 years ago

Emre

9.2

Gorgeous aromas of black currant, blackberry jam, spice and baked/stewed dark fruit. Full bodied, luscious and a medium+ finish. The 15.5% alcohol is barely noticeable. — 7 years ago