M. Christopher Roebuck

9.3

Rich crimson with clear-pink-oranging rim. It's turning the corner. Deep muddled red fruits on the nose. On tasting, I find a nutty green light olive (I wish I could better describe this note as I get it a lot and it's a muddled thing with olives and a wood or nut). Over the 1.5 hour decant, this note has subsided a bit. Nice full bodied sphere in the mouth, with medium plus tannins that linger--with the nuttiness that is perhaps pecan. Enough sting and dryness to suggest that this bottle should be rested in the deep dark corners of your mind.

93+ points — 7 years ago

WineMascot

9.7

2012, sprinkled rose petal on crushed rock which muddled stewed strawberries.... I would drink this everyday in my life if I could. — 8 years ago

Matt

9.3

Plump fruit, slight carbonic, punchy and fresh tannin, adds a textural crunch almost. Love this wine, muddled blackberry, cracked pepper, warm stones, menthol on the nose. Palate is more blackberry and crispy black cherry, black olive, beef, and loads of stoney mineral character. — 8 years ago

Michael Mallon

9.0

This is a very good wine, and that's coming from someone who is not a huge Nerello fan. Muddled berries and funk on the nose. Tart cherries, dried flowers, leather, tar and smoke on the palate. Crisp. High acidity makes this a great food wine. — 8 years ago

Eric

9.2

Amazing nose on this one with wildflowers, perfume, and cinnamon. Palate is ripe muddled blackberries, baking spice, and scorched earth. Would probably rate this closer to a 9 without the nose, but I call em as I smell em. — 10 years ago

Joe Davant

8.9

A nice example of Sonoma Coast pinots. Still had ample fruit, but it was a bit muddled and there was definitely some heat/alcohol present. Very pleasant earthiness. — 10 years ago

with brent

Colin McCartney

9.3

Beautiful nose of blueberries and charcoal with a smooth mouthful of dark, muddled plums and dusty cocoa... — 11 years ago

Jay Svoboda

8.9

Wine from Colorado - Denver, to be precise - who'da thunk it? Big nose of boysenberry, blackberry and blueberry. Also hints of menthol, saddle leather, graham cracker, a touch of cola or root beer, and smoked meat. Although a dense purple in color - not surprising for a Petite Sirah - the palette comes across fairly light bodied. Dark berries, muddled and stewed a bit - the tannins definitely grip and hold, but not without a decent punch of acidity. Light earth and subtle oak are also of note. Not to knock the Colorado wine scene (which I know very little about), but this is surprisingly good. — 11 years ago

Larry Maguire

8.9

Medium weight, refreshing acidity, floral components reminiscent of top line Sancerre. Slightly muddled finish. Would have been nice if there was mored clarity of flavor in the aftertaste. — 11 years ago

with Karen

Evan Bloom

9.0

Excellent merlot. Good structure and complexity of dark fruits, but not muddled. Great to accompany a nice cut of red meat.-2011 — 12 years ago

Matt

9.0

Solid, muddled fruit wrapped in American oak. No formal notes but seems to be cruising past its prime drinking window (for me) — 7 years ago

Shay A

9.5

Monthly WTF wine group meet up.

Potpourri, fresh squeezed blackberries, currant, and candied teriyaki. Plush on the palate, with more acidity than ‘14. Structure here seems more beefed up. I waited an hour or so to try, and it was very soft. Full fruit spectrum (red, blue and black). Muddled mulberry with a flavor punch finish. Thanks for opening @Weston Eidson . — 8 years ago

with Dan, Will and 1 other

Jordan Wardlaw

9.0

Brand new release, quite frankly much too young to assess fairly. Very muted aromatics, muddled fruit and slightly vanillin character going on. Minerality presents on the finish, but overall the initial impression is one of high alcohol, mega extraction and the potential for brilliant fruit way down the road. Retasting commences tomorrow night. — 8 years ago

Jason Somerville

8.9

You can't go wrong with this wine at this price point. Muddled fruit, hint of spice. Very nice. — 10 years ago

Drew Summers

Sales Northampton Wines

9.4

Muddled Harmony... — 10 years ago

Blaine Verde

9.2

Jura on my mind. Loving the dank aromatics that lead into muddled potpourri. Floral, mushroom, earth tones. Red fruit spectrum ( straw & rasp ) - just enough tannin, acid strong! — 10 years ago

Rodolfo Alvarado

8.9

First of all, the bouquet is layered with muddled dark fruit. Second, the body is complex in all the right reasons. It's concentrated, intense, fresh, elegant and carries the sweetness of the fruit. Raspberries and blackberries on the tongue, with a beautiful dark purple color. Medium body, medium acidity and ripe tannins round out this seductive wine. — 11 years ago

Justin Hansohn

9.0

Perfect amount of substance here for the category. Muddled psychedelic splash of beaune colour and fun. Concentration is on point and balanced as well, not a single bad thing I can say about this. — 11 years ago

Jeroen Koenen

9.1

Have this bottle open for a week now, and it's still holding up very nicely. A tad shy and muddled on the first day. Elegant and fragrant, pretty aromatics of toffee, cherry, cocoapowder dust, hint of cappuccino and a minty leafy character that I like. Starting to show tawny-like now: hot honey glazed nuts and dried figs in spades. — 11 years ago

Matt

8.9

Solid, great depth and purity without being heavy handed or over the top with the beastly structure Sagrantino can have. Muddled black berry, dried black cherry, leather, coffee grounds, tar and clove on the finish. Tannins are powerful and held in balance by the wines high acid. For $28 I’d drink this again for sure. Perfect for tomato braised meatballs, spaghetti squash, and seared mushrooms. — 8 years ago

Michael Mallon

8.9

Muddled raspberries, strawberries, forest floor, herbs with a touch of carmelized pork. Smooth. Relaxed. Perhaps just past it's prime but still very good. — 8 years ago

Jordan Wardlaw

9.1

Rather dark and brooding for Refosco with smoky quality. Fruit is a bit muddled on the nose but what is there so far is fairly fresh with a straight-from-the-earth character. Savory spices, pine forest, dark cassis and green vegetal aromas showing up after awhile. Fruit is slowly unwinding but tannins are fairly embedded and smooth on the palate. Give it another 2-3 years. — 8 years ago

Joyce Lin

9.0

Ruby red with pink hue. Fresh muddled strawberry and raspberry with stem attached to it. Hint of bubble gum, mint and tarragon on the nose. Med plus to high acidity, mineral, dry with med to med plus tannin. A food rose to enjoy with Mexican food such as chicken and beef tacos. — 8 years ago

Cody White

9.4

If you know me, you know I'm a Beaujolais nut. I haven't particularly enjoyed most 15s. They're hot, flabby, muddled, and confused. #NotMyBeaujolais HOWEVER, this is the first 2015 that I've really loved. Just goes to show what wine in the hands of a master can be. Even in a hot vintage like 2015, Foillard really worked some magic. This wine was not lacking in acid. So juicy. Mouth watering. Clean and precise. Happy juice. Smile inducing. — 9 years ago

Shawn R

9.2

Nose of raspberry sauce and sweet plums. Harmonious build from the nose to the palate-bright muddled blue fruits, sweet pipe tobacco and cherry. Finish remains bright yet intense with a spice and mineral aftertaste. — 10 years ago

Mariel Wega

8.9

Such a vibrant thing. Mineral, muddled strawberry — 11 years ago

Lucy Huffman

9.0

Ripe vintage, lots of cranberry, currents, muddled red fruit. Blinded as French, lovely rough edges and funk. — 11 years ago

Larry Maguire

9.0

Classic Chablis mineral. Medium weight and nice breadth on the palate. Downgraded slightly because the finish is slightly muddled and more up front than I prefer. — 11 years ago

Bryant Bickel

9.2

Second day stunner! It's got a Campari note going with a underripe blackberry, ferns, muddled cocktail cherry, light twizzler accents, acidity is like a no wake zone compared to yesterday but I can still tell it had dual volvo pentas. — 12 years ago

Rob Lateiner

9.0

Great purity, just a bit taut right now. Should resolve nicely. There are some deep, leafy, earthy aromatics. Oak is judged well. This has nice freshness to it. Definitely on the rustic side. Jenna thinks it's "dirty and dusty like licking the floor of a primitive structure." It is very hot to her as well, both nasally and to drink. The wine Polaner calls blood orange on this bottling and Camus' other VV Savigny bottling. He is completely right we both agree. 85 year old vines. A solid value for the cellar. Jenna says the quality of this is like unfiltered Honest Tea to clean and bright Steaz. This is a touch more muddled at the moment with a bit of bitterness but I am confident this will clarify and integrate nicely with time. Old school for purists. Jenna says it's "minty and herbal, fennel or anise." Definitely anise/fennel. Some balsamicky older barrel aromas and also nuttier newer oak aromas, too. Good balance. This really does have some soil aromas to it. A touch hot (alcohol) right but I imagine it will cool down with some time in bottle. — 12 years ago