Vasanth Balakrishnan

9.1

Alluring #sonomacoast #syrah - layered nose featuring black+blue jammy fruit and shades of northern Rhône smoked meat + olive notes. Tastes of dark fruit compote, bacon fat, leather framed by firm acidity and medium tannins. This set off beautifully against a Thanksgiving smoked brisket. — 4 years ago

Clyde Archer

9.0

Excellent wine. Paired well with the elk steak I had with it.
— 5 years ago

Sharon Noble

10

Favorite “Olive Garden” wine. Total Wine, World Market. Sparkling white Moscato d’asti. 2019 — 6 years ago

Ashley Timari

9.1

Love the raspberry notes — 6 years ago

Hunter Leger

9.0

Not usually a fan of Chardonnay, but this was a pleasant surprise. Very bright, and doesn’t taste too rich. Excellent chilled. Strong notes of green apples and pears. — 6 years ago

Andrew S

9.5

Now we are talking. Dark berries, smoked meats, olive, beautiful acidity. Tanins are medium. — 7 years ago

Sarah Altinoglu

9.6

Year 2014, I love it! — 7 years ago

Ann Marie

9.8

Fabulous!!! Christmas dinner with prime rib. marionberry fruit and white pepper and a warm spiciness - bit of nutmeg. New world/old world bridge kind of wine. — 8 years ago

Devon Rupley

9.5

So good! Refreshing and light. — 9 years ago

Justin Timsit, MS

Wine Director, The Rittenhouse

9.2

Smoke, olive. Truffle, blackberry. Completely secondary. Gorgeous. — 10 years ago

Tony McClung

President Scarpetta Wine

9.7

Not yet released into the wild, but it's tasty. — 12 years ago

with Copain

Rebecca Orischak

9.2

Olive Garden — 5 years ago

Ron Siegel

9.1

This had lots of black olive, pepper, meat, earth, licorice, underbrush & floral notes. — 5 years ago

Arden Barnett

9.8

Haha... just wrong. One of the most well integrated wines I have ever had. Thrown off not getting the typical smoked meat/ olive tapenade characteristics of northern Rhône. Dark red fruits, slate, gamy, fresh pepper and the right amount of funk. Simply sublime — 6 years ago

with Jack

El Deez

9.0

Top Barbera d'alba! Zalig. — 6 years ago

Chris England

9.5

A wine I’ve been eager to try & found cheaper in 🇪🇸 vs 🇬🇧 @ €140 - Very Côte Rotie esq & a rather superbly made 🇺🇸 wine 😉 oh & Mrs E enjoyed in the hotel hot tub 😁 as you’ll see if you scroll on Instagram ⏩

📍 Cayuse Syrah Cailloux Vineyard 2013

🏵 95 points w/ more on age potential

💥 13.8% ABV

🍇 Syrah co-fermented with 5% Viognier

🍷 Opaque blackened ruby

👃 Loaded with smoked dry cured Iberian ham, cherry cola, dirty muddy piggy 🥓 & rock minerals w/ peppered raspberry liquorice, cocoa, olive tapenade, oak & black berries - just fabulous 😍

👄 Med+ body of chocolate infused blackberry & dark spiced cherry w/ wild sharp raspberry & herbs in med acidity

🎯 Long blackberry/raspberry/cherry mocha boom boom w/ a touch of dryness
— 7 years ago

Jodie Posen

9.0

Loved this one! — 7 years ago

Duilio Ramallo

9.6

Same flavor profile as the 1999 - Olive tapenade, blood, tobacco, but much more integrated and subtle with a weightless, airy mouth feel. Superb! — 8 years ago

Justin Hart

9.6

Damn, this 2014 vintage is now my favorite WA state Zin, period! Yes, it's hot (16.9%), but Zin is usually hot. This is packed with big, jammy black fruit that eases into sweet leather and peppery notes. This is freaking great!! — 8 years ago

with Cherish

Lisa Therrien

10

Love it! Easy drinking white wine. — 10 years ago

Gabriella Macari

9.1

Black pepper green olive gorgeous syrah — 11 years ago

Keith Crump

9.0

2015 A gem amongst many Cromwell jewels bright vibrant but not easily forgotten — 5 years ago

Andrew Lohse

8.9

Olive, earth, red fruit, brine — 5 years ago

David G Brown

9.1

Fruit forward, nice structure, balanced acid on the back-end. — 6 years ago

Rufus King

8.9

Balanced Cabernet Sauvignon from Dave Matthews, light with grape flavor and low acid and tannin, at Dirty Water Pizza Co. In Back Bay, Boston — 6 years ago

Chris England

9.2

Fab value Rôtie @ £37 that’s drinking great 👍 Gets better every time I try 😁 So easy to drink on it’s own or with a duck dish 😍

📍 Guigal Brune et Blonde Côte Rôtie 2011

🏵 92 points

🍇 96% Syrah & 4 % Viognier

🍷 Deep ruby

👃 Peppered bacon frazzles, spiced herby blackberry, smoked cherry cola, mocha mist, subtle oak, red berry & muddy raspberry w/ hint of liquorice, black olive & wild strawberry

👄 Med creamy smooth bodied spiced earthy blackberry & red cherry bomb in touch dry fine tannins & med acidity w/ a wild raspberry & vanilla undertone

🎯 Med+ blackberry earthy slight dry mocha vanilla 🍓💋 — 6 years ago

Ron Siegel

9.5

Classic La Mish with complex aromatics of red & black fruits with cedar, earth, leather, soy, olive, bell pepper, licorice, tar, cigar box & violet. A wine that I have had many times that never disappoints. Everyone’s favorite today!! — 7 years ago

Chris England

9.6

This may be the smoothest Hermitage I've had @ £83 it's like a pig rolling in velvet 🐷 so smooooth 😍 Great now but 97+ over next 5-20yrs 😎

🍷 Ruby w/ purple hue

👃 Cloves, Olives, thyme & piggy 💩 through blackberry w/ touch of liquorice & minerals

👄 Med+ body incredibly super smooth olive tapenade, blackberry & dark cherry - surprisingly well balanced @ this age 👍

🎯 Long dark fruit & olive pure silk finish — 8 years ago

Ron Siegel

9.5

I love La Mish and this is one of my favs! So aromatic and complex showing sweet black fruits, tar, earth, cedar tobacco, soy and black olive. This has reached its peak drinking window and will drink well for at least another 5 yrs. — 9 years ago

Nicolette Anctil

9.1

Olive tapenade & bacon fat. — 10 years ago