Clive McNish

9.4

Fantastic wine, really enjoyed this one. The nose is stewed blackberries, plum, tobacco, baking spice, cedar wood and raisin. This is powerful juice and it tastes rich and almost chewy with the myriad of flavours balancing the tannins and acidity. The palate is ripe dark cherries, light smokey oak, vanilla and winter spices. It has a long elegant fruit driven finish which I liked. This may not suit the purists as alcohol is high and the style is right up in your business but I wish there were more Bordeaux offerings at affordable price points that really make you feel wow, that was just a great reflection of the region that can be enjoyed now, without taking a second mortgage or waiting until a time you may never see to enjoy. Worth grabbing a bottle. — 4 years ago

Howard Lin

9.1

Great Syrah, young — 4 years ago

Ellen Clifford

8.9

Oh hiii it’s fun I’ve had it before I’ll have it again it goes with fries with myriad sauces like some will be sweet to pair with this but it’s ripe raspberries and peaches in a salty seashell and that pairs with..,more or less all. It’s easy going pink wine I would also drink out of the bottle at a pool — 5 years ago

Jason and Jennie

9.5

Recommend giving several hours of air for the fruit to mellow out. — 5 years ago

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9.1

This improved a bit with air but still lagged behind the 2010 Myriad ‘Three Twins Vineyard’ cab we had a few days ago. While good, it’s less delineated and lacks some of the drive of that wine. — 5 years ago

Michael Ochsner

9.0

Kind of fat with a little rs. Myriad of flavor. — 6 years ago

Brandon T

9.2

Started out a bit hot, but came together after a 2+ hour decant. Solid, but behind the myriad whole cluster las Madres for me. — 6 years ago

Peggy Keplinger

9.5

Love the use of some botrytis in this wine. It adds so much texture and weight to it and develops more complexity as the Riesling ages. Out of the few vintages I have had, 2014 seems fairly ripe but still well balanced and can hold up to a myriad of dishes! — 8 years ago

Steve Anderson

9.2

Self-proclaimed 2004-2005 Cali Syrah week. — 8 years ago

Brett Jones

9.0

Purple ruby.  Blueberry, black cherry, dry , ripe tannins, plump juicy fruit that opens up gorgeously during the hour we had to enjoy with a myriad of dishes: rabbit terrine, biche casserole, caïons… — 11 years ago

Jason and Jennie

9.4

What a fantastic syrah. I lean towards the whole cluster while Jennie prefers the regular bottling. She did a blind tasting for me and I knew it was a whole cluster mike smith just from the nose. — 4 years ago

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9.8

The 2016 Gabbro, 100% Cabernet Sauvignon, is one of the most compelling wines I have ever tasted from Montepeloso. In most prior vintages, Gabbro has been rich and concentrated, but the 2016 flows with a sense of total refinement. Wild flowers, herbs, licorice, lavender, graphite and spice add myriad shades of dimension to a core of dark, beautifully resonant fruit. A wine of real gravitas and structure, the 2016 is going to require a number of years to be at its best, but it is stunning, even in the early going. In fact, I am simply blown away by how integrated it already is. (Antonio Galloni, Vinous, March 2020)
— 4 years ago

Brandon T

9.4

Damn, this is just great. Continues to rival the Myriad Napa for QPR. Great stuff coming out of Venge for the money. — 4 years ago

James Forsyth

10

I bought a 1000ml bottle of this gin and it's nearly gone. Monkey 47, when served with Fever Tree Refreshingly Light Tonic, is a stunningly fresh, lively, complex and intriguing drink - no guest has ever been satisfied with just one. It's a hell of a gin. Aromatic and arresting, the myriad herbs that comprise Monkey 47 each play their note in the orchestra that is this gin. I'm English and I like London gins, and perhaps I'm lacking loyalty by loving this Black Forest beauty, but so be it. This Monkey's Gone to Heaven. — 5 years ago

Eric L.

9.3

Really nice. A bit more savory when compared to the Myriad Napa, with some olive and sage notes alongside the core of black fruit. Delicious. — 5 years ago

Jake Rubash

9.3

I think this just edges out the Myriad NV... incredible QPR. Nice work @Mike Smith , you’re a magician — 6 years ago

Bill Bender

9.8

Some wines are divisive because of the wine maker, others draw criticism for style or marketing or some other of a myriad of reasons. As much as I love my wine lover brethren the "haters gonna hate" description is very apt in our community. Screaming Eagle is one of those wines for sure. The prevailing criticism is that it doesn't merit the tariff or something similar. Well....this is my first SC since the '97 and it was absolutely f'n amazing and profound. Tremendous depth with bright, lively fruit, rich gravely soil, smoke and camphor. A difference maker. — 7 years ago

with Ron, Martin and 1 other

Eric Adams

9.3

Even my non-red drinking son enjoyed it — 8 years ago

with Steph

Jordan Ryan

9.7

A nondescript roll across the tongue, this Bordeaux runs quickly into a myriad of light fruity flavors. With an acidic after bite, the wine finally fills your nostrils with the familiar tight pungent smell of red wine. — 11 years ago

Duane Mason

9.8

2015 for dinner with grilled NY Steaks salt a pepper finish. Fruit on the wine complemented the fat full flavor of the beef but the harmonious touch of dried herbs and an earthiness of mouth feel came together. In a really big sensation of married flavors to hand you the real deal. Beautiful Cabernet. Great wine and flavor combination to remember. Excellent. No rush to dink this wine it has years. — 4 years ago

Brandon T

9.2

Still prefer the Mcgah, but this was better than the last bottle I had. — 4 years ago

Jeremy Noye

CEO Morrell & Company

9.4

The blend of Friulano, Sauvignon Blanc and Riesling yields a wine of power and structure. The flesh of the wine, makes this bold enough to hold up to rich meats. The minerality of the wine is beautiful, and the aromatics are complex: floral, savory, perfumed, and fruit filled. The notes of orange blossom, and white peaches waft from the glass with a stony minerality with a perfume of orchids and salt water. The palate is full and round, with no feeling of oak or being too decadent. The bottle age rounded out the sharp edges this wine can present in its youth. Here the texture and acidity have that fantastic marriage between the two that complements the myriad of aromatics and flavors that is packed in this wine. — 4 years ago

Josh Weinstein

9.2

I look forward to seeing where this goes in the next 5 years. Jammy and berries all over. — 5 years ago

Cory Bolton

9.2

Dug deep in the cellar to find this one. Letting it age for 5 years, really improved the quality of this Mike Smith product. It was in 2013 (the 2011 vintages) that we discovered his Myriad and Quivet labels and have never been disappointed with his output. While 2011 wasn’t a great year overall for the industry, this was still high class, but no comparison to his 2013-2015 vintages. — 5 years ago

Gautham Iyer

9.6

A myriad of fragrances and flavors. Rose water at the nose, a rich luscious boldness at the taste followed by sharp tart following. Likely nice with a sharp white cheddar or manchego — 6 years ago

with James and Samantha

TheSkip

9.1

This was enjoyable on its own, but couldn’t stand up against the Myriad — 6 years ago

Grant Everett

9.3

Good stuff but the Myriad G III was superior across the board right now. This could use some time. — 7 years ago

with Ashleigh

Jonathan Gray

9.5

A baby. So strange. Smelled like fresh espresso beans and flowers and white fruit plus a myriad of other crazy shit. Far out wine. Very structured and seems age worthy. I get the hype — 8 years ago

Ben de Vin

9.4

A little Jura funk on the nose, medium body, much richer than most Jura reds I've tried, of course still very pretty. Extremely textual, a myriad of flavours and purity of fruit - it's delicious. — 10 years ago

Mike Smith

Owner/Winemaker Myriad Cellars

9.8

Perfect with summer — 11 years ago