Scott Soren

9.6

Paso powerhouse. Rich and lively on this young pup. Deep black Cherry and cassis, with some vanilla. Long luscious mouthfeel, but tannins show their face. Time will be it’s friend. — 3 years ago

Stan Lee

9.3

Black cherry and ripe flavors of other red fruits, for me cranberry and strawberry. Delicious but not quite as elegant as I enjoyed in the 2017 vintage — 4 years ago

Eric Urbani

9.4

Still young - would let it ride for a few more years but still fine to drink now if impatient. — 5 years ago

Bert Libke

9.5

Delicious. Great summer wine. Balanced GSM + 7% Petit Verdot. — 5 years ago

with Becca

Martin G Rivard

9.5

Awesome Paso Robles blend: Syrah, Cab, Petit Verdot. I had it 6 months ago and it was tight, incredible what a little time does!
highly recommended! — 6 years ago

with Christine

Daniel Carter

9.3

Lots of violet flowers...perfect for Mother's Day! The alcohol creeps up on you. — 7 years ago

Rob Brobst III

9.8

Blueberry and lead pencil all the way! Rockstar after a 1 hour soak in the California weather. If you can locate a bottle grab it. — 7 years ago

with Jim, Eric and 2 others

Ellen Clifford

9.1

Both earthy and elegant. Goldilocks garrigue. — 3 years ago

Miriam De Lyon

9.2

Balanced, delicious — 3 years ago

Chris Nowakowski

8.9

First night the bottle was well enjoyed. There was a glass+ left at night’s end, so we corked it and poured a glass on day 2 to find the wine had changed quite a bit and not nearly enjoyable as day 1. — 4 years ago

with Brigid

Chris Nowakowski

9.5

Drinking beautifully with some bottle age. Really fun to open this up — 6 years ago

with Brigid

Pekka Holma

9.3

Impressive and terroir driven 100% merlot. Medium to full body. Absolutely gorgeous! — 6 years ago

with Nina

Caitlin Echelbarger

9.3

Great refreshing rose with some grapefruit notes. — 7 years ago

Eric Linderman

9.4

This is 100% Syrah. Tasted blind with 3 other similar Paso wines came in second. Huge unfiltered wine, grapes sourced from L'Aventure. Tons of blue fruit, big lingering finish, rich powerful nose. All of his wines are wonderful. Find them — 7 years ago

Phil Gurin

9.2

Big bold and making a statement... definitely a tribute to their neighbors at L'Aventure. — 7 years ago

Bruce Leboff

9.3

Drinking well. Lots of alcohol content but hard to discern. Raspberry cedar and green grass on the nose. With a slight sweetness of can and a hint of vanillin - I guess American oak... very nice! — 3 years ago

with David

Stephen Redenbaugh

9.2

Last three years this had been my fav domestic rose. Light salmon pink... but nice Syrah, Grenache, Mourvedre blend. Nice weight on the palate... strawberry, rhubarb, cranberry, watermelon bites... juicy, dry, balanced. I have been pretty well over rose the past couple years... but I really find this one head and shoulders above most. Bravo Stephen Assao...I value your wines, your vision, your passion. — 4 years ago

Miriam De Lyon

9.2

Happy Fourth! — 5 years ago

with Nikki

Greg Gregory

9.3

Still plenty of time — 6 years ago

David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.4

On the nose, sweet & slightly baked; blackberries, black plum, plum, black raspberries, raspberries & dark cherries. Raspberry cola, perfect intensity of baking spices, soft & savory grilled meats, touch of fresh herbs, just a whiff of pepper, lavender, lilacs and liquid violets. The palate is full bodied, round & lush. The M-M+ tannins are soft and round and about 60% resolved. Gorgeous in the mouth. The fruits are creamy in style. Ripe; blackberries, black plum, plum, black raspberries, raspberries, dark cherries and ripe strawberries. Raspberry cola, vanilla, understated spice, pepper, savoy grilled meats, dry herbs, dry crushed rock powder, a little underbrush, iron pan, loamy dry top soil, some black moist earth, hint of mocha powder, milk chocolate, cigar ash, suede style leather, lavender, lilacs & liquid violets, perfect, round, mouthwatering acidity, great; balance, structure, tension and length. The very long finish is round, lush and has sex appeal. It's drinking really well with a hour/hour & half decant. Better in 1-2 years and has another 4-7 years of really good drinking ahead of it. Great pair with the grilled Kentucky Bourbon marinated chicken skewers and seasoned wild rice. Photos of; Eric Jensen (Owner/Winemaker), tasting room bar, Eric working harvest and the Booker vineyard. Producer notes and history...Booker gets it's name from the two orphan brothers, Claude and Dick Booker, who had purchased the land in the late 1920’s. By the turn of the century, the Booker brothers acquired over 1,200 acres on Paso's westside. The Booker brothers dedicated their lives to being great farmers and humanitarians. Aside from lending their farming knowledge and manual labor to neighbors, they were the area's biggest philanthropists, leaving 100% of their estate to charity when they passed, Dick in 1990 and Claude in 2000. Eric and Lisa Jensen purchased 100 acres of the property in 2001. After making wine with Justin Smith (Saxum) for five years and Stephan Asseo (L'Aventure Wines) for two years, the Jensen's started Booker Vineyard. The 2005 vintage was Eric Jensen first release. Booker produces about 4,500 cases a year depending on what Mother-nature gives them. Booker is located on the westside of Paso Robles, immediately joining the famous Stephan Vineyards that produce L'Aventure Wines. The high-density vineyard is mostly Rhone varieties planted on steep hillsides of calcareous shale. They farm organically, sustainable and biodynamic and treat the entire vineyard as a living organism. Booker uses animals (normally sheep) for weed control and solar panels are placed at the house and winery. The Jensen's are definitely doing things right. If you haven't tried Booker, it's worth your effort. — 7 years ago

with Ronald