Paul K

9.2

Actually kindof fell apart after 3 hours. Nose and palate were better 30 mins in. Chalking it up to odd bottle. — 2 months ago

Taylor Coil

9.6

Incredible, fragrant nose - sandalwood and bursting with black currant, maybe some black tea in there, too. Dry mouthfeel, like wool socks that were kept in a wooden drawer all season and then somehow got left out in the rain. — 5 years ago

Shay A

9.3

WNH Barolo theme.

Not having any experience with this producer, I tried a small glass at pop and pour, then decided to decant for an hour and a half. I then enjoyed the bottle over the next two hours.

I’m between a 92 and 93 here. If I had tried this blind, I think I would have taken this to left bank Bordeaux. As odd as that sounds, my reasons are mostly due to hardly any floral notes at all, and a hint of leather on the palate (with both the classic Barolo and Cabernet finish showing drying tannins). The longer this was open, the more cherry menthol notes picked up (but not in a bad way). Red currant, cherry and vanilla Pope tobacco, and underripe fleshy black cherry skin. Sporting a classically warm 2007 profile with richness and tannin, this powered through the entire evening and was best about halfway through. I’m sure it can hold many more years, but this is at a stage where the fruit is fading to the background and savory herbs, dates and fig will soon make their way to the forefront. Just depends on your preferred Barolo style. Enjoyed from a Grassl Cru glass which does a great job of accentuating the aromatics in old world wines. — 5 years ago

Stephen Long

8.9

Rotting fruit. Sweet and savory. Enjoyable but really odd. Will try again. — 7 years ago

Joshua Fisher

9.2

It’s actually kinda odd to taste Dunn young. Pleasure though — 7 years ago

Amity B

9.3

Snagged this one after the wine buyer at my local shop said it had an odd “barnyard funk.” And it does, in the best way. I was excited by the herbaceous nose, and very happy with the wet clay and wood taste. There’s a complexity with slight yeast notes, and a nice balance of medium tannins. I drank it on the third day after opening and loved the additional prune and dried fruit notes that I got. I imagine this would age well. — 7 years ago

Paul Woolls

9.6

Darker color than most. It really rocks your socks. Second that emotion. — 9 years ago

GT

8.9

Good, nothing knocking my socks off tho. Need more experience with Spain — 2 years ago

Pinotman /// Andreas

9.4

What can I say? Needs about 30 min of air odd at first and than absolutely brillant. Raspberry driven, thyme, touch oregano, lime, quite tannic at first which mellows out in the glass over time. Drink now or keep for 1-2 years more. A benchmark wine. A unicorn, A singleton, no one makes wine like Enderle & Moll. A perfect match with Salmon. Needs food. — 4 years ago

Randall Brater

9.0

This definitely needs time to decant and calm before drinking. This is fruit forward, leather/pepper, and medium acid. A solid red blend that will be enjoyable to most, but won’t knock your socks off. — 6 years ago

Conrad Green

9.2

Slightly odd on the nose. Bananas? Slightly scorched. There’s lovely intense fruit. Super fresh and rounded- but a slightly strange nose. When revealed... wow. I can’t believe young the fruit still is. Nearly a great wine but odd bits going on take the edge off. — 6 years ago

with BOT, Matt and 1 other

Shay A

9.4

Lots of fun bottles were popped at Al’s hosting this past weekend for his birthday celebration. All were served blind. 1 sparkler, 2 whites, 6 reds and 1 dessert wine.

Out of all the wines from the night, this one changed the most. At first, it was very reminiscent of South African blends with a smoky rubbery like note. Odd. After about two hours, it shed that and was showing a lot of sweet cassis, baking spices, ripe red and black fruits. Balanced and smooth on the palate with graham cracker, dates, dark cocoa and mixed berries. I called this Napa cab but couldn’t pin point a producer. Props to Weston for calling this Shafer HSS! — 7 years ago

with joe, Dan and 2 others

Jon Potter

9.0

Odd but lovely. I completely agree with the sangria comment.
— 8 years ago

Neha b

9.5

Cab-Syrah blend. Smooth. — 3 years ago

Paul J

9.3

1hr+ decant. Dark red color with purple elements. Cherry, medicinal, and subtle graphite on the nose. Medium plus depth with ample Napa sweetness. Unfortunately a very short finish which is odd. I’d drink up very soon! — 3 years ago

with Brooke

Madison Rossi

9.5

One of my favorites so far. Deep plummy color. — 5 years ago

William Clarke

9.1

Great wine. Best vintage in a while. Hints of sauv, chard and some gewurztraminer. Stone fruit, some grass and nice acidity. We’ll be drinking it all summer. — 6 years ago

Joe DAscoli

9.5

Round 3 at SFG - massively dark big cab. Can taste the depth and very good blackberry and decent amount of oak. Knock your socks off. — 6 years ago

Shay A

9.3

This was my bottle, and it was opened alongside a ‘15 for comparison sake. Aromatics were similar to the ‘15 (red and black fruit) but less candied. More dirty, but not off putting. However, the finish on this was very unique...it turned very umami/earthy/herbal. Maybe an odd phase as it wakes up? Structure was still very solid (as expected for mountain fruit) so this may hold a while...

Almost two hours later: Better with air. Became more dark chocolate covered. Wow. The savory notes have faded and it’s showing a more rich and dark cocoa type finish. Very enjoyable. — 7 years ago

with Dan, Mark and 2 others

Nick Azrack

9.0

Funky. Hey-ey with an odd nose but lasted forever — 9 years ago