Andrew Lohse

9.0

Smooth, silky, and heavily aromatic with a nice amount of weight on the palate — 4 years ago

Mitishi Dixon

9.3

Has a slight thickness in consistency. True honey sweetness that dances on the tastebuds refreshingly. My husband and I enjoy this wine very much. — 5 years ago

Jo Lawson

9.0

Had I Edinburgh — 6 years ago

Steven Gullo

9.3

Marvelous bouquet after an hour in decanter. Meaty & gamey yet soft, very fine tannins. Done in a very traditional style. — 7 years ago

Josh Orr

9.0

Very traditional in style. Super earthy wine. Liquid soil and stems — 7 years ago

George M Wood

9.0

Refreshing simple traditional Syrah — 8 years ago

with Nury

Ethan Dunn

9.4

Delicious, very traditional Gigondas. Wild sour cherries, and slightly smokey touch. 2009 vintage is drinking wonderfully. — 9 years ago

Greg Sorensen

9.2

One of the best bottles of young traditional Rioja I've had. Already showing the savory side with a moderate alcohol (13%) and a healthy backbone of acidity. Drinking well now and should age well too. — 9 years ago

Nick Boulas

9.0

Very nice pinot noir but not traditional by pinot standards. Very clean and complex. Layers of great berry fruit and spice. Interesting textures. Very pleasant finish. — 9 years ago

Pax Mahle

Owner/Winemaker Wind Gap Wines, Agharta & Pax

9.7

Gorgeous nose of alpine strawberries & orange blossoms astringent palate with great Intensity, acid and focus...a nice element of oxidation peeks through and adds an interesting edge... — 11 years ago

George Colvin

9.5

Desert wine at Gary Danko - somelliers pick — 11 years ago

Sipping Fine Wine

9.1

Bright ruby red color. Aromas of ripe red fruit with floral and spice notes. A traditional Rioja blend of Tempranillo, Garnacha, Mazuelo, and Graciano. On the palate, the wine was complex with layers of fresh ripe berry flavors with spicy and smoky notes fro new oak wrapped in silky tannins, lingering finish ending with a mineral character, well balanced, great value! — 5 years ago

Seiji Takeuchi

9.0

Great beer of Japan! At omiya, Japan. — 6 years ago

Taylor Angino

9.8

This is what living is for. First, the restaurant Was sheer perfection non fussy yet perfectly traditional French cuisine in the snowy peaks of Vermont. This was the setting for one the most incredible bottle of wines to share with my love. The wine was from 2015 which was a drought year in California, however there nothing dry about this wine. Complex and dynamic with bold tannins and smooth finishes ending with a round bite. — 6 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. — 7 years ago

Martin Sher

9.2

That nose! — 8 years ago

Jim Wagonfeld

9.2

CDP for lovers of the traditional. Better than you would expect for the vintage. — 9 years ago

with Roy, Valerie and 3 others

alewifery

9.7

Desert Island! This is perfect after a long day, not too heavy and not too light. Slightly salted. — 9 years ago

Erin Pooley

Owner/Winemaker Good Luck Wines

9.1

Magnum of the traditional thirteen. Cool year. Delicious. I love the honest wines of Dom. De Banneret! — 9 years ago

Jim Wagonfeld

9.4

This is Brunate Le Coste. Still young, but absolutely magnificent. Traditional Barolo with all the hallmarks. Val says its fit for her last meal. — 10 years ago

with Nancy and Valerie

Joe Gillies

9.2

Very good, traditional Barolo flavors. Has the bones to last several more years. — 5 years ago

Trent Fletcher

9.1

Starter wine for this Thanksgiving at the beach. Slamming good. — 6 years ago

Sipping Fine Wine

9.6

Had older vintages, the ‘07 was released in late 2015, great but still has time to bottle age. Decant 2 hours before drinking. Tempranillo with about 15% Mazuelo (Cariñena), concentrated bouquet of berry fruits with spice. On the palate cherry and plum flavors, well balanced for a difficult vintage. Lingering, crisp and focused, tight tannins ending with a mineral character and earthy tones, a traditional Rioja. Stock up on the ‘07, there is no ‘08, but ‘09, ‘10 & ‘11 will be released Wow! 900 cases US! — 6 years ago

Casey Curbow

Sales Associate Windsor Wine Merchants

9.6

A baby. It started kicking and screaming 30-40 minutes in. Plush structure with weighted tart fruit, fresh herb and fall spices. Healthy dose of earth and balanced oak influence. It's unfair to compare this to Burgundy in terms of length and complexity, which it matches without doubt, but deservedly should stand alone as a unique traditional voice in Rioja. And still yet it should be of the highest compliment. — 7 years ago

John McCarroll

Sales Rowan Imports

8.9

Apricots and walnuts — 7 years ago

with Kacie and Igor

Anthony Lombardi

9.2

Traditional American oak, spices plum & cherry with structure for days. A producer I've overlooked a bit & something I need to change. — 8 years ago

markus gould

8.9

humid dog, green touch, veeery traditional style. hints of amphora wine! metallic.
but good! — 9 years ago

with ingrid

Brian Zhang

9.1

Textbook traditional Rioja with fantastic structure and balance. Nose still reticent with oak in the fore, but clean and focused with no reductive notes. — 9 years ago

terroirista-cy

9.5

This was amazing. A superb traditional expression of Sangiovese. What a joy! — 10 years ago

Patrick Scott

10

Best in the world — 11 years ago