Tara Rudo

9.1

Delicious! From paradox wines — 4 years ago

Bob McDonald

9.0

At the Annual Yalumba tasting at the Downs Club. A quick note - minty for a Shiraz Fairly Oaky with Oak Tannins showing through and Espresso on the nose. A good wine with great potential but for value I prefer the Paradox at about a third of the price. Have bought Octavius since inception when as Wine Committee Chairman the Downs Club hosted Yalumba CEO Robert Hill-Smith (still the boss) for the launch of the inaugural Octavius which strangely was a Cabernet to begin with (1987) and a Shiraz ever since. Still have my last 2002 in the cellar at home. — 6 years ago

Michael Butterworth

9.5

Wild. Complex. Aromatic. Alive. Quaffable. This wine tasted like a paradox, a paradox I immediately want to open another bottle of. — 8 years ago

Isaac Pirolo

9.3

A paradox of precision and mystery. Vivid dark bramble fruit and cracked black pepper mixed with an exotic and ever-changing floral, marinated olive, and forest floor that is pleasing, both on the surface as well as intellectually. — 8 years ago

Dan Kern

10

Takes me back to Paris — 9 years ago

Tom Kobylarz

9.8

All that glitters is gold in the garden of Eden....especially #Selosse #Champagne #Initial
Insane Champagne that is a wonderful paradox in and of itself. Mixed roasted nuts, saline, citrus and candied pineapple, deeply complex, powerful and long on the finish. Disgordged November 2014 — 9 years ago

Ron from VA

9.0

From Wegs at 21$, this represents a fab q2p ratio. Very classic is form & function. Varietally correct yet not so elegant. Yes, This paradox is possibly — 5 years ago

Bob McDonald

9.5

At the Annual Yalumba Tasting at the Downs Club. A quick note - this was brilliant particularly for the money which was about a third of the price of the Octavius and a fraction of The Caley. Fleshy and fruity covering the spectrum from Pepper through to Plum with sweet Tannins. Short term cellaring- drink now to 10 years. A very good Northern Barossa Shiraz. I bought 6. — 6 years ago

Riccardo L.

9.0

A white that refreshes and leaves you with the ability to breathe fire. Dry with a sweet finish. A paradox of brilliant textures and complexities. Gorgeous. — 8 years ago

S Butterfield

Sommelier Flask Fine Wines

9.2

Light golden color. Super petrol white flowers stone fruit. Thicker but lean. A paradox. Great wine. — 8 years ago

Lance E. Farman

9.5

Earth and richness and finesses. A beautiful paradox. — 8 years ago

Artem Lebedev

9.1

Очень глубокое, постоянно развивающееся вино. Лучшее на дегустации. — 9 years ago

Ned Gray Creed

9.5

Yes yes yes. A solid wine night capped off with the paradox of Primofiore. Big and bold flavors and nose but not a heavy mouthfeel. Tension on the finish. How do they do it? — 9 years ago

with Mark

Felicia Balli

10

What Jay McInerney calls the paradox of Sta. Rita Hill’s Chardonnay: lean and fleshy! Lemon cream, key lime, and candied ginger. Cool climate acidity masterfully balanced by gentle oak spice. — 5 years ago

Ron from VA

9.0

Wow... A paradox: six years old and it taste fresh yet with the refinement of age. Nice for the minimal investment… Wife wants more like it :) bright red fruits and a little floral sweetness. Nice structure and balance. — 6 years ago

Welby Altidor

9.7

Wonder and delight! A marvel of paradox, soft and crisp, dark and luminous. — 8 years ago

Isaac Pirolo

9.3

Zaca Mesa was the third winery in Santa Barbara County, and the first to plant Syrah (in 1978). This presents the beautiful paradox of massive extraction in a bone dry wine. Granted, there's some resemblance to something like Coke Zero, with all the sweetness on the front end. That said, this strikes the right balance to display what Santa Ynez Syrah is all about. Sage, worcestershire sauce, baking chocolate, underripe bramble, leather, and underbrush. — 8 years ago

Michael Duffy

9.2

That brilliant Gamay paradox of weight and lightness; love a little Nietzsche on my gluggable hooch — 9 years ago

Nick Chang

9.0

Big pear opening with small spices in the afterglow... — 9 years ago

Flavio Menezes

9.6

Funky shitty crazy bloody elegant paradox! — 9 years ago