Sweton Stewart

9.1

Does no betray that it is a SB at first blush. The grass is more a tertiary aroma beneath maybe a green apple nose.
On the palate the acid predominates but is not obtrusive. The wine is probably more of a Loire valley signature.
Rosslyn and Alix did not appreciate this wine at all. In fact they disliked it so much they did not drink it. — 3 years ago

with Rosslyn

Johnno Harris

9.3

Incredible concentration and power (esp for the $$) Quite raw. Needs 5+ years for tannin, acid and alc to settle down a bit. — 6 years ago

SparkleOps

9.5

Drink now. It's perfectly aged. — 7 years ago

Stuart Richardson

9.5

Stunning Friday night steak wine - 2008 drinking really well with good balance of fruit from Merlot and the tannin and earthiness from the Franc — 7 years ago

with Carlie

Dave Geb

9.0

Served slightly chilled. Nice and plum, will buy again. — 7 years ago

Michael Meyer

9.3

Money. Killer. Rad. Channeling my inner @Philip Carpenter who also totally loves these wines. Jaffurs is the poster child of consistency in winemaking, and Verna's is always a powerful tapestry. Super opaque, almost black purple, very ripe/rich black &blue fruits, some lavender, and roasted meats. Pedal to the metal, jump on board and enjoy the ride (now channeling my inner @Bill Bender!). — 7 years ago

Steve Anderson

9.1

Nice pair with steaks on a Tuesday night while @Philip Carpenter was waxing poetic on the virtues or Santa Barbara County during a Twitter wine chat. Join in to #WineStudio next Tuesday at 6pm PST to connect with Dan Kessler of Kessler-Haak and with Mr Tercero himself, Larry Schaffer, at the same time on Feb 23rd. — 8 years ago

Chris Shultz

9.2

Very juicy. Full bodied. Ripe ripe orange and lime citrus flavors. Some green mango and jackfruit spice with warmth. Some lingering acid and minerals. Some of that buttercream and sugar on the nose. The better of the cuvees I’ve had from Lardot. Be back w more. — 4 years ago

Joshua Fisher

9.3

Custom crush client at BRASSWOOD. Winemaker Philip Melka — 5 years ago

Ichiro Kawachi

9.3

Philip Harper sugoi — 6 years ago

Felix Wood

9.5

Funky little wine.. super interesting on the nose.. pressed with the stems so really earthy in the palate. Great value at $60 — 7 years ago

Michael Meyer

9.2

Exceeded my expectations. Likely will continue to improve. Thanks to @Philip Carpenter for the hookup on this. — 7 years ago

Bob McDonald

9.5

Pale Ruby. Amazing intensity on nose and palate for such a pale coloured wine. Sweet AND Savoury with mushroom and Beetroot notes. Loved this wine - delicious and different with a nod to Burgundy. Philip Murphy is the son of Dan Murphy whose name is famous for being the largest wine retailer in Australia. The liquor chain is owned by Woolworths, Dan died in 2001 and Philip went off with his inheritance after many court battles never having cordial relationships with Dan who was 83 when he died. — 8 years ago

Aaron Mailey

9.0

Very nice drinking now — 8 years ago

Robert

10

Sweet and bubbly and tastes like strawberries. — 4 years ago

Lindsey Kelley

9.8

Sooo fruity and good and delicious 🍎🍐 — 5 years ago

Frank O

9.9

Our favorite Virginia winery! — 6 years ago

Melanie F

9.5

Katie and Philip brought to our house 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 — 7 years ago

TheSkip

9.1

One of my favorite dinners was on the menu here at Chez Skip - cassoulet! And my knowledge of wine pairing is as sophisticated as a toddler eating spaghetti, I said to myself - hey I am eating French food and I like this French wine, so hey why not? And that was that. But as wine can be, it evoked its memory of when I had it first. I remember sitting out in the patio and being impressed with it. I thought to myself I could really enjoy French wines, but as history has shown, that was clearly a short lived notion.

Knowing it had been some time, I had an odd feeling, so I checked my Delectable history. Indeed, this was the very first wine I had rated!

So, to my friends, do you remember your first wine on here? Was it anything memorable? @philip Angino @Martin A. Cody @Shay Aldriedge @Anthony Lombardi @Sharon B @Bill Bender @Bob McDonald @dan boedeker @Brian Tuite @Greg Ballington @Matthew Beninati @Carl Fischer @Ryan Carey @MaJ CappS @Roman Sukley @Daryl Calhoun @David L @Palmer Emmitt @Eric Shanks @Evan Bienstock @Fraser McKinley @Jean-Francois Pelletier @jesus g @Martin G Rivard @Henrik Poulsen @Christanna Honer @Isaac Pirolo @Rob Brobst III @Jim Trobaugh @Jody Scharf @Joe Lucca @Kim Stanbro @Rafael Landestoy @Ryan M @Mo Salem @Mike Smith @Mike R @"Odedi" @Paul T @Ron R @Shawn R @Janet Ross (and anyone else I accidentally left off!) — 7 years ago

Patrick Derdeyn

9.3

01 Togni wouldn't hurt to have another decade on it. — 8 years ago