JJ Lumia

9.5

From the Haro-Lumia Tasters Dozen. Faint notes of cherry are evident, but secondary flavors dominate this medium-bodied wine. While lighter on the palate, it is full of forest floor, mushroom, and tobacco flavors. The finish is long and ends with a hint of menthol. Just a beautiful, seductive wine that will only get better over the next 10 years. A WS Top 100. — 8 years ago

Daryl Calhoun

8.9

Nice for a daily drinker. Rich taste but acids haven't mellowed. Medium finish that ends with a kick saying "I'm a Cab!" It's all ok. — 8 years ago

Ruud Verhagen

9.4

2006; yes still a little bit of that "bananacream" in the nose, but this is a real crowdpleaser. Fantastic dept of fruit and spices it ends with a great long finish. Terrific wine! — 9 years ago

Richard Stowell

9.4

This was an intense red that hits first with a big earthy rap, followed by slight yet dark fruits and ends on a smooth cloud of silky finesse that lingers just long enough to await the next sip. This is an amazing wine that I will search out again. — 9 years ago

Rollie Wright

Sales Wine Spectrum

9.4

2013
Celia Welch!! — 10 years ago

Andrea Fix Lovering

9.4

Dark chocolate aromas, deep, rich berry flavors. Smooth straight out of the bottle! Ends with a hint of sweet. Delicious!! — 10 years ago

John Kemper

9.9

By a wide margin, the wine of the night was the opaque purple '08 Herman Story Syrah 'Nuts & Bolts'. Exuding blackberry, graphite, tar and licorice aromas, and then filling the mouth with bold layers of spice, pepper and plum flavors. This astonishing rich effort ends with sweet and polished tannins. Simply WOW! — 12 years ago

Sipping Fine Wine

9.0

Found another bottle. Ruby with aromas of ripe red fruits, oak and herbs. The palate shows tart cherry, strawberry and plums. Tannins are big, yet approachable with good acidity noted. The finish is medium and ends with earthy mineral notes. Very nice for reasonably priced Barolo. — 8 years ago

Chris MacLean

9.2

A touch modern, with notes of chocolate and dark, dense sweet fruit. Ends well though with bitter eucalyptus notes for good overall balance. 3/6 '10 Burg. — 8 years ago

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Jay Looney

9.8

Deep red, burgundy color. Smells of vanilla, honeydew, pineapple, freshly cut strawberries, and wet ash. Medium to heavy body and tannin structure, low acidity. Not too bold, the flavor is like black raspberry compote but not too sweet, moves to a lingering sour taste on the roof of the mouth and the back of the tongue. Ends with mild notes of black pepper.

Edit: Three weeks after the above tasting and immediately being re-corked and refrigerated I feel like it has hit a really nice level of aeration. I wish I knew how to translate that into decanting & rest time.

I also didn't mention previously there is a nice oak flavor which is a bit blunt when first opened and which develops into a nice still present but more subtle flavor and a stronger vanilla flavor. — 9 years ago

Sipping Fine Wine

9.1

A 6 grape blend (76% Chardonnay) aged in 40% new French oak for 11 months. The grapes were sourced from several northern California regions including Napa Carneros and Sonoma Coast. Deep straw yellow with aromas of tropical fruits and sweet spice. The palate shows flavors of pineapple, melon, apple and hints of lemon rind with complex spice. The wine is well balanced with integrated oak, crisp, lively acidity and ends with a long finish. Very nice alternative to the 100% California Chardonnay! — 9 years ago

John Kemper

9.2

The dark ruby '12 Piedlong Châteauneuf-du-Pape Rouge is the second vintage from a new cuvée by the producers of Vieux Télégraphe. Nice aromatic nose of briery dark berries, wet stones and loamy soil. The palate is full of licorice, dried herbs and black olive flavors. The silky long finish ends with a fine dry tannic pucker. — 10 years ago

Hermann Bauer

9.4

Wonderful surprise! — 12 years ago

Fin Jams

9.0

Pretty darn good for something below $25. West Cape Howe, you've done it again. — 8 years ago

Michael Mallon

8.9

Apple, racing minerality. Followed by peach and papaya notes. Ends with long meyer lemon finish. Bravo. — 8 years ago

Rola Haddad

9.1

Refreshing, light, and balanced. Perfect for this night's Asian dishes. Ends the night earlier than expected... — 9 years ago

Richard Thatcher

9.0

A stunning Zinfandel blend of mixed oak. A very god selection for a Brazilian steak house where the meat never ends and the wine pairs with everything served. Big red. — 9 years ago

Rochelle

10

A great buy again cab! Just phenomenal big jammy notes with a hue of smokiness and smooth beautiful gripping tannins a long finish that never ends with a cola essence — 10 years ago

Ray Quirolgico

9.0

Starts off fruity and light (surprising for an old vine Zin) and ends peppery and strong. A lot of aerating breathing room seems to balance those flavored really well. Makes a great with any spicy sriracha dishes! — 10 years ago

Mikelle Laker

9.6

Very full flavor, spicy but ends sweet — 12 years ago