Al Shikoh

9.1

Inky purple in the glass with aromas of blueberry, plum, savory bacon fat, black licorice, and spices. 3% Viognier adds some floral lift. Full bodied and juicy on the palate with nice structure. Made by Matt Dees and barrel aged in French oak which is only 30% new. Although not as powerful as the ‘13, it shows a bit more finesse. 14.5% alcohol. $60. — 7 years ago

with Lisa and Kelly

Karen Karpick

9.0

valentines dinner w matt & david — 7 years ago

with Matt

Sunil Dhaliwal

9.5

The best I've had this year. Kudos to Matt Courtney. Doesn't get better than this. — 8 years ago

Lauren

9.4

Delicious, smooth, a little fruity but not sweet, will buy again! — 8 years ago

Neal Schaffer

8.9

Full bodied and strong finish. All kinds of tobacco and vanilla with an oaky touch. Nice back tannin touch. Sushi night just got better! — 9 years ago

Steve Anderson

9.1

Mouth-puckering tannins even after five hours in the decanter. Great structure, still so young. Thanks Matt!
— 9 years ago

with Matthew and Alec

Courtney Cochran

Sommelier/Host hiptastes.com

10

Caramel-marzipan-orange-cookie love. Lemon dust and graham goodness, sassafras cola cool, toffee crunch and date, honeycomb and brown sugar-apricot. Rich, full bodied but somehow light on its feet. YES — 10 years ago

Zach Behrens

9.0

Sense of steel and flowers. — 10 years ago

Abigail Keene-Babcock

9.0

Matt Daniel 1983 birthday — 11 years ago

Melissa Folsom

9.9

Love the bright fruit flavors in this and you can't beat the price! — 12 years ago

Ed Chin

9.0

Well made Matt but left me wanting — 7 years ago

yousef saed

8.9

The Morris Cuvee — 7 years ago

Susie Kuess

8.9

With matt at ragazza. We both liked it, darker fruit Nebbiolo but easy drinking without being jammy — 7 years ago

Dakota Hewlett

9.5

Beautiful color, smooth, sweet but not too much so, flavorful. — 8 years ago

Jim McCusker

9.3

A terrific offering from Matt Trevisan, the 2010 Problem Child is a blend of zinfandel (77%), syrah (16%), and mourvedre (7%) and is an example of what non-traditional blends can achieve in Paso Robles. Contrary to conventional thinking about zins, the addition of syrah and mourvedre make this wine improve with some age. Intense dark berry notes on the nose, this wine has complexity that is hard to get from zin on its own. One of the better incarnations of this wine that I've had, this is terrific. One bit of advice: serve it a couple of degrees below cellar temp to bring it in to balance. — 9 years ago

with Vanessa

Jason Gavin

9.6

First vintage from new winemaker, Matt Courtney. Wow! Big Wine. Love it! — 9 years ago

Dana Lee

9.0

Oscars. Thank you Matt and Jessica!! Delicious. — 9 years ago

Andrew Lampasone

Owner Wine Watch Selections

9.2

Matt cortney from the restaurant business and at Robert biale and marcassan. — 10 years ago

David McNally

9.6

With: Matt Lichtenberg, Tony Garcia, Howard Horowitz, David Amador, Bryan Thomas, Conrad Greene — 10 years ago

Andrew Plant

9.9

Nice crisp clean citrusy wine with med palate and lingering finish — 11 years ago

Robert Rothfield

9.4

Great nose, vibrant red fruit....Matt Courtney is killing it...I like these pinots even more than his chards which is saying something — 7 years ago

Jim McCusker

9.2

Terrific wine from Matt Trevisan, the 2009 Sticks and Stones is grenache-driven with a lot of mourvedre and a touch of syrah. Very elegant on the palate - probably is peaking now so I wouldn't recommend holding onto it much longer - but a great example of a mid-level Rhone-style blend from Paso. — 7 years ago

with Vanessa

Phyllis Graeser

10

Part of Angel box — 8 years ago

Christina

8.9

A good pinot to pair with pork and potatissallad . — 8 years ago

Joe D

10

Pretty damn good, Matt. Sorry for your loss and here's to you and your family! — 9 years ago

with Nick

Kevin O'Connor

9.6

Killer! Thanks @Matt Ryan — 9 years ago

Steven Schoenfeld

9.0

Very forward does not remind me that much of the last time I had a Caymus SS (which was vintages from the 90s). Cherry and French vanilla, very easy to drink right now. Went well with the lamb I had. Thanks to Matt for bring this and the Astralis to dinner. Was worth the corkage. — 9 years ago

Rebecca Hopkins

PR Folio Fine Wine Partners

10

Complex, beguiling aromas of white pear, honey, layers of almond meal, creme brûlée, custard. Terrific mouth watering acidity. Thanks Matt — 10 years ago

Jeff Revious

9.2

Flagstaff House w Matt, Carlin & Scott — 11 years ago

Katie Stout

9.4

Yummy and cheap! Good to drink alone — 11 years ago