Alex Alan

Wine Director Hotel Delmano

9.7

Like a Chenin bomb went off in your mouth. So damn sexy. Lush, silky & honeyed. Freshly balanced by vibrant acidity. High performance juice. — 11 years ago

Carlos Mata

9.8

Pedro Ximenez grape. Very thick and syrupy, molasses in color and also almost molasses consistency, with very thick legs. Like the color of coca cola. Very good presence on the nose giving off aromas of dry prunes in brandy. Quite heavy on the palate; clearly the thicker wine that I have ever had. The performance of this wine in the palate is really admirable, with great entrance and very long, tasty and complex passage. Molasses, cane sugar honey, thick raisings syrup flavor, explosive acidity and finish, with black pepper notes. Very peppery, very amazing, very, very long. 98 pts. — 12 years ago

Yoon Ha

Master Sommelier/Wine Director Benu

9.4

A textbook performance balancing precision with opulence. — 13 years ago

Sage Shimoda

9.1

Drinkable & enjoyable now. It opened up beautifully after an hour or so. A great cost performance wine. — 11 years ago

Andrew Benn

9.1

2008
Enjoyed at Postino at GHC Xmas party
Roasted meats, black fruit
Really drank well at the opening bell and endured the whole night
Always think Neal is a great price-performance play — 11 years ago

John Van Trijp

9.7

What an excellent performance! — 12 years ago

Ernesto Aguilar

9.1

Never fails this wine . Widely available at restaurant in the US. Good price performance. Great dinner with my brother JL — 13 years ago

Carlos Mata

9.2

Nice golden yellow. Quite profound and complex nose. Petrol, fine herbs, vidalia onion, goat cheese, and sea shell. Amazing grany texture, with great development and performance on the palate. Quite long and exotic, with phenomenal acidity, sulphur minerality, and palatable finish. Very dry and elegant, seductive and delicious. Quite luring. Huge finish. 92 pts. — 11 years ago

Carlos Mata

9.1

Old cherry red color of medium density and good brilliancy. I could not decant it properly, thus it is tight, and some cherry liquour and sawdust aromas come through, and also a little bit of heat. Really beautiful performance of this wine in the palate, the way it unfolds. It shows incredible complexity and harmony among its many flavors. I am loving this wine. A jewel! 94 pts. — 12 years ago

jki

9.0

Parliecinoša izvēle, ja negribas pārsteigumus - pgrognozējams, mīksts zinfadels, labs price/performance. — 13 years ago