Chris England

9.4

🇮🇹 £60-65 beautifully aged 2006 Barbaresco 😍 that I love 👍

🏵 94 points

🍷 Ruby garnet w/ brown edge

👃 Loaded w/ seductive earthy, leafy, burnt oak, crushed red petals, spiced fruity cherry, damson, strawberry, vanilla & tobacco w/ liquorice, gravel, minerals & fig hints 😍 gorgeous nasal porn in a zalto burg glass

👄 Med body of creamy silky smooth red berries in slight light cherry syrup with soil, light dark berry & liquorice coming through

🎯 Med cherry & red berry filled finish with slight dry minerally earthy liquorice mocha end — 8 years ago

Eve's Wine List

9.2

My new fav Pinot Noir! Aromas of blueberry, plum, cinnamon, cherrywood and a touch of maple. — 8 years ago

Jason and Jennie

9.1

91-92. A zin worth seeking out. I think this and the reserve zin (engraved 💀on the bottle) are the 2 best zins at armida, but this has the best value. — 8 years ago

Devin Bostick

9.1

Sticky, yellow raisins, maple syrup, no bite, maple syrup and half lemon/half lime, nice phenols and butterscotch, what a nice dessert wine — 9 years ago

Peter van den Besselaar

9.2

Syrupy viscosity, complex nose with currants, plums, cinnamon, pear syrup taste, nice! — 9 years ago

Willem Booij

9.3

Heavenly stuff, very concentrated and like golden syrup. Delicious — 10 years ago

Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.1

Blueberry and blackberry syrup over pancakes or pie. However, you see it...delicious!!! — 10 years ago

Jeffrey Long

9.0

All molasses. — 11 years ago

R. Addison Wehrfritz

9.5

Smooth as velvet, with a touch of Canadian maple sweetness! — 11 years ago

Paul Weil

9.1

Tastes like black licorice pop rocks with a lingering blackberry finish. — 12 years ago

Sarah Milsow-Guenther

9.3

Surprising wine. Very thick mouth feel, almost like a syrup. Tastes like a cross between a ruby & and tawny Port. Really long finish with chocolate at the end. Nice. — 8 years ago

Jordan Wardlaw

9.3

Surprisingly complex and nuanced. There is an undeniable floral component to this wine that is quite atypical for Zinfandel. Mineral-laced, spicy, elegant and simply delicious. Aside from a hint of blueberry jam this is in no way your typical Dry Creek Zinfandel. Weight and texture are beautiful. Loving the lavender and violets. Easily the best wine I’ve had from Maple Vineyard. This is Zin! — 8 years ago

Paul Woolls

9.4

Always my favorite of the varietals. The depth and complexity of flavors astounding. Super maple, carmel toast aromas. — 8 years ago

Ron R

9.5

A superb wine that is youthful and requires more age. Tannins are aggressive, but in time, will be perfect. Lovely overripe black fruits and maple syrup. — 9 years ago

with Anne-marie

Ron R

9.3

Nose is exotic, with sweet oak and ripe cherries. Palette is textured and multidimensional. Tannins still provide a nice upright structure, but are resolved. Finishes with a panoply of rich dark fruits, tobacco, maple syrup and nutmeg. I think 08 in Cali was nothing special, but the Rudius winemaker continues to pull off some splendid acrobatics.
If you have this in your cellar, don't leave it too much longer. — 9 years ago

with Anne-marie

Ryan Mullins

9.6

Better than I remember — 10 years ago

Alder Yarrow

Wine Blogger Vinography

9.4

Pretty damn impressive vanilla espresso and maple sugar with smoky tar notes. Forever finish. — 10 years ago

Sean Crosbie

9.5

Rediscovered in the pantry.... Left behind by my father, who always enjoys a good bourbon. — 11 years ago

Michael Descamps

8.9

You had me at maple syrup... — 11 years ago

Ron R

9.6

Full-on Napa strip tease, with all the assets on show. Jam compote, coffee and maple syrup. So extravagant, it’s obscene. As @Carl Fischer described it, “an embarrassment of riches.”
Gifted by @Carl Fischer. Thank you kind sir. — 8 years ago

with Eric, Mo and 3 others

Tyler Parker

9.5

Tyler had this 8 years ago

Michael H

9.0

Easy chenin blanc .... syrup but crisp — 8 years ago

Andy Tam

9.0

Keith special for the MO thanksgiving dinner to paired with the maple pumpkin pie. — 9 years ago

Rob Owen

9.5

There's some serious yum going on in this bottle!
Dark fruit, a little bite and then smoooooth as it goes down... — 9 years ago

Scott Taddeo

9.0

An absolute baby, yet to even stretch its legs. Orange cake drizzled in sugar syrup, fig and some bready notes too. Big mouthfeel and quite expansive on the palate. — 9 years ago

Adam Greenberg

9.0

A warming autumn beer on a cool wet day. Nice hint of spices. Thankfully no pumpkin. Tastes like Christmas — 10 years ago

Sergio Licea

9.5

Burnt caramel, maple syrup, green apple, fried pecans, saline, eucalyptus, dry tobacco. Full bodied, oily texture, good acid, smooth velvet tannins. Long smoky, nutty finish. — 10 years ago

Katie Walker

9.9

Maple nose, chocolate taste, nutty finish....wow! — 11 years ago

Sal F.

9.2

A nose of cassis, raisins, bitter cocoa and a touch of caramel. The taste is a syrupy and decadent assault of caramel, maple syrup and oak. Still a hot finish, but with the lower age it has more body to stand up to it. — 11 years ago

Sean Castorani

9.8

Blackberry maple syrup? Delicious! — 13 years ago