Sumit Bhutani

9.2

Refined Chinon. Greeness at a minimum. — 11 years ago

Morgan Harris

Head Sommelier Aureole New York

9.4

I had a hate-hate relationship with Grenache for a long time (alcohol, lack of acid, lots of high-extraction style winemaking), but this is one of the wines that turned me around on the variety when @Caleb Ganzer served me a bottle a few years ago. Red fruited, meaty, peppery, with plenty of red flower perfume. This is clean, low-intervention winemaking, with only a little appealing pinch of VA. There's a slightly chubby texture, but trim acid keeps the wine moving forward. Somehow this wine would appeal to the Burgundy drinker, as well as the California Pinot drinker, and you know, people who like Grenache. A screaming deal at $25-ish. — 11 years ago

Tom Kobylarz

9.1

#bdx10 Showing the intensity and opulence this vintage has in spades. Showing the smoky charcoal the Graves is known for, this is tight but with tome opens up quite nicely. Nicely balanced, give it an hour minimum to decant. — 13 years ago

Beau Hickman

9.2

2011 FIGGINS Estate Red -- really started to open up aromatically. Give an hour minimum decant. Great old world version of Walla Walla. — 11 years ago

Gerald Gabillet

9.2

Very elegant! Need to be decanted minimum 1 hour before. — 12 years ago

Nestor Tsioustas

9.3

Massive is an under-statement. This wine was a Puppy. Many more years of enjoyment left in this wine, I think a minimum of 20 years. Top class Grange and worth the money! 94+ points. — 12 years ago

David Townsend

9.1

This is a sensational wine. Clean bright fruit, minerality, terrific acidity, and minimal oak intervention. It showed way beyond expectation in a line up of sexy wines. A+ — 11 years ago

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Josh Wibbenmeyer

10

Forgot to take a picture of the bottle after tasting. One of the best vintages in recent history for the Douro. This wine has tremendous power. This should age beautifully for decades. Not ready yet though. Wouldn't pull the cork on this for 20 years minimum. — 12 years ago

Joe Kava

9.0

Decant for minimum 1 hour and this young wine become very expressive and balanced. — 12 years ago

Hyoji Jang

9.6

Moon Minimal Intervention! Agree. — 13 years ago