Andréa Soechting Jacobs

9.5

Christmas dinner 2023. Pure luxury. — 5 months ago

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9.3

More like a spiced herbal tea than wine in the glass, the 2020 Il Frappato wafts up with a smoky mix of dusty rose, sage, allspice and crushed ashen stone. This is pure and delicate in feel, with a salty flourish up front that gives way to citrus-tinged wild berries and red plums. It leaves the palate completely refreshed, tapering off with a staining of liquid inner florals and licorice nuances. While I don’t see the 2020 making old bones, it would benefit from a short stay in the cellar to help unlock more of its aromatic profile. It’s an understated beauty. (Eric Guido, Vinous, September 2023)
— 8 months ago

Kieran

9.6

Very reticent nose. Majestic tannins. Layer upon layer of fruit, spice, meat, minerals. Dense and demanding. Pure and profound. A unicorn that deserves its wings. — 5 years ago

Ryan Stewart

8.9

Rich amber color. Luscious red fruits, licorice, honey, and cardamom in the nose. Deeper flavors on the palate, with very rich mouthfeel and hints of light smoke. Luxurious finish. Nice to be tasting some Japanese whisky again after a dry spell in California! — 6 years ago

Raj Harb

9.1

Enjoyed this more than my first bottle a few months ago. Has settled down a bit. Quaffable, bright tart red fruit. Again was better on day 2. Not "pure" bottling — 7 years ago

Ki Punwar

Owner, California Wine Republic

9.6

Drinking very well right now-deep velvety body of pure Syrah is wonderful. Perfectly resolved tannins & lush fruit — 7 years ago

Dan White

9.0

A bit out of my league, but incredible. Funk, ash, herbs de Provence, licorice. Opened slowly, as expected. Pure velvet after an hour. Probably the only opportunity I'll have to try this. — 8 years ago

Conrad Green

9.5

Meaty and fleshy and dense. Very savory and pure. Delicious. — 6 months ago

with Tony and David

Conrad Green

9.4

Lovely savory fruit. Sale leather and iron inflected red fruit. Some spice and lovely rounded, balanced, resolved fruit. Long and pure and excellent. Great stuff — 9 months ago

with Chris, Tony and 1 other

Andrew

10

Light, nice sipping wine — 4 years ago

Mel Les

9.0

Nice wine with steak and roast. — 6 years ago

Sara Padilla

9.1

This would pair wonderfully with a steak 🤤 — 7 years ago

Chris England

9.6

This may be the smoothest Hermitage I've had @ £83 it's like a pig rolling in velvet 🐷 so smooooth 😍 Great now but 97+ over next 5-20yrs 😎

🍷 Ruby w/ purple hue

👃 Cloves, Olives, thyme & piggy 💩 through blackberry w/ touch of liquorice & minerals

👄 Med+ body incredibly super smooth olive tapenade, blackberry & dark cherry - surprisingly well balanced @ this age 👍

🎯 Long dark fruit & olive pure silk finish — 7 years ago

Lee Pitofsky

9.5

Gorgeous tonight! Incredibly vibrant and fresh for the warm vintage. It’s so elegant and detailed with a captivating bouquet of wilted roses, red cherries, smoky herbs and mushrooms and the palate is delicate, pure and long with incisive acids, lift and layered minerality. Fantastic. — 7 months ago

Conrad Green

9.4

A slightly stinky front. Then real deep clarity of raspberry fruit. There’s a gentle luscious center of hauntingly pure aged fruit (dried roses, soft cherry?) leading into the end palate. Really lucid. Delicious. — 4 years ago

with BOT, Matt and 1 other

Jennifer Ott

8.9

Oldie but a goodie — 5 years ago

Michael Phillips

9.4

Dry soft melons nice body and balance — 6 years ago

Dave Gorton

9.4

Pure of fruit. Pure of meat. Glorious! — 7 years ago

Nathaniel DiMaggio

9.1

Significantly better than the last one I had. Still showing a decent amount of fruit and still pure harmony. In a great spot. — 7 years ago

with Todd, May and 3 others

Joe Mar

9.1

Subtle oak, lemon peel and floral. Very clean and pure, lingering finish. Nice CA offering for those that don't like over oaky Chards. — 8 years ago