Jocelyn Yard

9.9

Liquid perfection and shockingly drinkable straight out of the bottle. Didn’t need to decant — 6 years ago

Marty McNees

9.4

Super interesting. Big but complex. — 6 years ago

Vijay Parikh

8.9

VA! Flaw! — 7 years ago

Gilbert Van Hassel

9.6

Voluptuous, the Syrah is blended with some Grenache and vigonier to round it. Keeps on strengthening in waves, almost oily. Super long burn this is a wine to enjoy in super small gulps. Truely amazing. — 7 years ago

Jeffrey Lew

9.4

All smiles. Another few years even better. — 7 years ago

Ron R

9.5

SQN, white. A pot pouri of flavors. Very exotic, but quite dry. Beguiling. Perfect balance. Light on its feet. Very fruit-forward. — 8 years ago

Alessandro Dalle Carbonare

9.9

Best palate of all night at SNQ tasting @Bottles. Nose not that superlative. — 8 years ago

Loren Gesinsky

9.2

Rouge Tomate — 9 years ago

Christopher Bates

Master Sommelier, Owner/Winemaker Element Winery

9.4

@winesofspain this is so delicious Cream, round and very detailed, the flavor is raw and pure! — 10 years ago

Joseph Gannon

9.1

Very champagne notes of toast, creme brulee and ripe apples. A little less dry than champagne, with great chenin body. Very nice champagne alternative at an excellent price from Chambers Street. — 10 years ago

with Brooke

Joe D'Angelo

9.9

SQN Atlantis — 12 years ago

Jason Meier

9.8

Some people have said this is past it’s prime but I completely disagree. Still is holding up very well. Complex. Lots of depth still....blackberry, currant, smoke, anise, even tannins. Wish I had another bottle as I think it could age for another 5 years easily. — 6 years ago

Bill Bender

9.3

The 2nd WNH Zoom tasting on 3/29 with a “open any white” theme. The On The Lam is eleven years old and is reminiscent of the Backwards and Forwards at this point in its development. I had a Backwards & Forwards in 2017 that had a ridiculously delicious array of secondary characteristics that were just outstanding in their funky goodness. This bottle reminds me more of that wine at age 10. It has transformed from youthful to mature but displays no adolescent awkwardness. Honeyed melon, marzipan, candied pear and burnt marshmallow envelop a firm backbone of acidity. It’s adding weight but ever so slowly. Right now it’s still lithe and pushy and a changeling in the glass that warrants frequent check ins because a night of drinking will deliver 4 or 5 different wines for your drinking pleasure. — 6 years ago

Mark Flesher

9.5

Holy moly, where did this one come from!? This had the nose of full throttle drunken elderberries and freshly baked blackberry pie with pepper and spice and everything nice! This tastes like whole cluster Grenache If there really is such a thing. Black and blue, pepper and spice, black cherry cola, mouth coating, inky. Dissecting out all of the notes that were swirling around, it would take me probably an hour, and everyone would be bored and probably stop reading. This was massive. And has probably a couple of decades left! — 7 years ago

with Dan, Bradley and 3 others

Jennifer Massolo

9.3

Gorgeous deep golden colour. Southern Rhône varieties from and Austrian in the Central Valley (Ventura),CA. A brilliant wine, rich with fresh bread, stewed peach, mineral with a velvety mouthfeel and long finish. — 8 years ago

Joseph Manfredi

9.0

Dark fruit, tart tannins, complex. I’d buy a case of this vintage and enjoy with a Cohiba from Havana 🇨🇺 — 8 years ago

Ryan Lyonnais

10

One of the best wines I have ever tasted. — 9 years ago

Mirelsa Modestti

9.2

Smooth, but enticing nose.
Black fruit, and vanilla beans on a luscious, silky note. A little tobacco at the end, just to balance the fruit. Loving it! — 9 years ago

John T

9.1

We love this red. Will go with most anything and please the pallet — 10 years ago

N M

9.0

Had 2009 vintage — 11 years ago

Aaron Hamrock

9.4

Interesting blend. — 6 years ago

with Eric and Craig

Kimberly Anderson

9.4

Big baller bottles for my SD birthday! SQN Sunday included mags of Labels and Pictures. Labels was in the zone and easily WOTN. — 6 years ago

with Gregory, Margaret and 1 other

Graham

9.3

This is a big boy wine. — 7 years ago

Leslie Bartos

9.7

Wow! It’s been several years since our last bottle and it was worth the wait. Happy to have 4 more! Delicious fruit with plenty of brightness. Wonderfully balanced. — 7 years ago

with Tony

Marc vanholst

9.9

Not too much to say....power in a silky glove...close to perfection. — 8 years ago

Keith Fisher

9.7

As you would expect from Manfred. After a while you just run out of superlatives and just sit there with a Syrah stained smile on your face. Rich dark fruit with beef blood smell (that term doesn’t do justice to how interesting and delicious the combination really is). Tremendous finish, dark color to the edge. Just a great wine experience. My only bottle. I have no clue how long this wine could go before peaking. — 8 years ago

Bill Bender

9.1

Darker hues than I've ever seen from this bottling. Rather amber and dark. Marzipan, kettle corn, carmelized fruit. I enjoy tasting these but they always guarantee a hangover for me. — 9 years ago

Steve Anderson

9.4

The Moment...LX. — 10 years ago

Franz Martens

9.8

Peppery flavor is dominant. — 11 years ago

Pat Sperry

8.9

Very tasty w/ pasta and red sauce — 11 years ago