Vijay Parikh

9.6

This took a while (four plus hours of Audoze style airing) to open up. A monument to complexity favoring those with patience — 6 years ago

Kevin Bohlin

9.3

Intensely perfumed nose of pine and redwood with spiced red fruits, a bit of a nervous energy that still needs to settle especially if sipping without food. On the palate the red fruit is sappy and sweet with good acidity though the pine and spice keep it structured. Different food makes it show differently but not really toward the fresh juicy direction like the Soberanes. Getting to know the vineyard and feels like a cold weather fall and winter wine. Very unique wine from a unique site. — 7 years ago

Dylan Thomas

9.1

Drinking with Heath, Dennis Rodman (broken dick), Kim Jong-un and Donald Fucking Trump. The simulation is going berserk. — 8 years ago

Eileen Stern

9.0

A great light red paid well with steak. Very smooth on the palate. — 8 years ago

Ceccherini Cristiano

9.7

Ruby with clear purple edge,
Youth coming out from every corner, brilliant freshness balancing the texture of the tannicity (!?!?) still very complex and pleasant
A monument to what Australia can do . 96 is a great vintage in South Australia and this sample reinforces the concept.
Why don't we all drink these wines at once?? The world might change....give me more😵🤣 — 8 years ago

Scott Wren

9.1

At the winery. A supreme monument to itself. Very big and lush. Inviting all to spend the night — 10 years ago

David Kline

9.3

What a pleasant gose! Lively, frothy and full of energy! Lime, tangerine, rhubarb, mild grapefruit, green strawberry and grape Bottlecap candy. Tangy rhubarb and slightly riper strawberry blossom on the palate with a dry lime finish and a briny mesh that blankets the mouth in cozy, lazy afternoon comfort. It is literally the polar opposite of the label, which features a scary freigeist ghost‘freespirit’, and a seemingly haunted tower/monument in shadow. I’m sure there’s irony baked into this! Have a ghostly good time in the hot sun...or hell. — 6 years ago

Raul Puga

9.1

2002 vintage in honor of my sons 16th birthday!!!! Great fruit with a smooth finish — 7 years ago

Yi-Fen Li

9.4

Fun Hugo🍾 paired with diffusing VR 💣s and exploring Monument Valley’s Land’s End — 8 years ago

with Clarke and Matthew

Benjamin Keator

9.6

80 proof and super smooth. Jayson Woodbridge craziness. Nose is off the chart — 8 years ago

with Keith and Weston

Francesco Federico

9.3

A monument to Merlot, properly done. Utterly elegant and fragrant, fruit notes melt in a earthy embrace. I guess in 5-6 years time this would be memorable. — 8 years ago

Paul DeShaw

9.3

2007 drinking great. Dark fruit, graphite, and some nice savory notes. — 10 years ago

Philippe Dupuis

9.6

A monument. — 10 years ago

Gavin Baum

9.6

What can you say about a wine like this? I don't think there's any arguing that if nothing else it constitutes an incredible feat of engineering and basic human ingenuity. Dry extract is absolutely off the charts; fruit is borderline jammy but somehow still vibrant and succulent; and the structure is at once dense enough to cause a mild histamine reaction (not a frequent occurence for me) yet utterly silken in texture. It's incredible. Truly incredible. But frankly, nothing about this wine tastes like it came from this earth. Every sensory element of its overall gestalt is so exaggerated in scale as to seem utterly unnatural. It's cyborg wine. It performs all the tasks we expect of wine better than any natural wine ever could and yet there's no beauty to it. I'm scoring this highly because as a winemaker and vineyard manager I can only begin to conceive of the astronomical sums and herculean effort involved in producing such a monument to oenological wizardry. But when it comes to wine, all the money in the world can't buy a soul. — 7 years ago

Isaiah Estell

8.9

Monument of dust when open. Came around quickly, showing the requisite dry spice and earthy elegance expected. Very subtle on palate, not a lot of concentration, still with great harmony between fine tannin and fading acidity. Nicely mature, much more developed on day 2. — 7 years ago

C R

9.5

Un monument. This is superb, rich yet fresh and balanced, white flowers and apricot, some buttered notes. This is the white. — 8 years ago

O'Calla Joslyn

9.2

Bright fruit, reigned in, but beautiful, tannins. Light on it’s feet but not wimpy! Terrior driven west coast Pinot! — 8 years ago

Drew Wolfe

9.2

Summertime and Pinot Noir can't stop me from thinking about winter — 8 years ago

Jeff Loo

9.3

Brilliant young CdP, not quite the monument that is the 2007 or 2010, but simply delicious. — 9 years ago

Xin T

9.0

I love Concord grape which plays great role in this wine. Balanced flavor, easy to drink. Safe choice! — 10 years ago