Peter van den Besselaar

9.2

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

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

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

Paul Weil

9.1

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

Joe Lucca

9.7

Amarone on the nose. Raisins, prunes on the nose. The palate is an uncontrolled explosion of fruit. Deep, dark berries, maple syrup, spice. @Martin G Rivard — 9 years ago

with Mike, Diana and 3 others

Willem Booij

9.3

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

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

Sean Castorani

9.8

Blackberry maple syrup? Delicious! — 13 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

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

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. — 10 years ago

R. Addison Wehrfritz

9.5

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

John W

10

Nose if dark berries, oak, anis and earth. On the palate dark berry and prune, with spice. Excellent zin. Purchased at armida. — 12 years ago