Kenneth Hargreaves

9.3

Great central coast Syrah from Michael Larner in Ballard Canyon. This area is overlooked snd should not be. This is a delicious, rich snd nuanced Syrah that you will enjoy. Get it if you can — 4 years ago

Doggfather

9.3

Drinking perfectly right now. Enjoyed with grilled pork chop and grilled veggies. — 5 years ago

James Forsyth

9.4

My father in law is a big Syrah fan, so I served this gem from Paul Lato. Hugely expressive, the 2013 Cinematique is juicy, slightly velvety, succulent and a hit with my wife’s dad, which is what counts! — 6 years ago

Joseph LaPanna

9.0

Typical clean clear and slightly golden color the nose is more savory than fruit or floral driven. A note of preserved lemon, white pepper and mango linger. On the mouth a wave of acidity carry lemongrass, citrus, white peach and minerals. Finish is medium in length with a hint of wet stone. — 7 years ago

Rhonely Boy

9.2

Blue-Violet Dark fruits & berry, med+ body, smells tastes like driving through Ballard Canyon, fine tannins. Fruit is very nice right now, tannns could benefit 2+ years bottle time. Wish I bought more. — 7 years ago

Marty McNees

9.3

Plenty of life left in this one. Delicious! — 8 years ago

Steve Anderson

9.2

Savory. More stem inclusion than the Larner. — 9 years ago

Jim McCusker

9.4

Great example of a New World malvasia. Outpaces what Steve Clifton at Palmina does with this varietal in terms of depth and length (chalk that up to winemaker’s preference). No idea about how well it might age, but I wouldn’t bother waiting! — 4 years ago

with Vanessa

Joseph Barsky

9.6

2012 Vintage. 15.2% Alcohol. Massive Syrah with violets, blueberries, iodine, and silky smooth. — 5 years ago

Margaret E. Beckner Whitener

10

2006 vintage was lush berry notes with hints of violets on the nose. — 7 years ago

Jim McCusker

9.3

Love Paul Lato’s wines. This is an elegant expression of grenache - a fantastic contrast to the more muscular wine that John Alban produces, which puts Manfred’s somewhere between. Bright aromatics even given its age, the wine gains a bit of weight as it sits in the glass. Layers of blue fruits on the palate with subdued acidity that keeps the wine moving through a great finish. — 7 years ago

with Vanessa

Jeffrey Long

9.1

Happy birthday Jen! The wine pairing here is very underwhelming. — 7 years ago

Pat Sperry

8.9

Good blend, spicy, big and fruit forward. VG tannin/acidity balance, paired well with C's black bean soup — 9 years ago

Paul T HB

9.4

The 2017 Andremily Mourvedre is a blend of 88% Mourvedre from the Alta Mesa, and Larner Vineyards, co-fermented with 3% Viognier, and polished off with a touch of Syrah from the White Hawk Vineyard.,
Forgot I still had 2 more bottles. Nice Monday night football 🏈 wine.
— 5 years ago

Joseph Barsky

9.3

2106 Vintage. 14.8% Alcohol. Same notes as prior bottle notes. — 5 years ago

Eric Urbani

9.0

Oh my give it 5 more years y’all — 6 years ago

Jody Scharf

9.0

Nice bottle of wine. — 7 years ago

Marty McNees

9.2

Drinking great right now. — 7 years ago

Dave Schneider

9.3

Silky smooth with graphite and vanilla. Second time I've had Blair Fox and I liked this one much better. — 8 years ago

Pinotman /// Andreas

9.3

Bought at the Los Olivos Cafe in Los Olivos California. Definitely some barnyard, lavender, black cherries. Well balanced minerality and acidity - with a ton of character sourced from Ballard Canyon - Lower % cold climate northern Rhone Syrah version from Santa Barbara!!! Congrats to her the wine maker 🎉keep it up. Best Syrah so far from. CA. Only 100 cases made. — 8 years ago

with David and Dustin