Jordan Wardlaw

9.2

Easily the most enigmatic wine of this morning’s tasting. Briny, savory, ever-changing and shifting as I keep coming back to it. Everything from golden apple to tropical to green herbs and white flowers and dash of honey. The sum of its parts only merely suggests Riesling- I’ll admit I would have called this Loire Chenin. Beautiful wine with a unique identity and sense of place, produced from some of the oldest Riesling vines in the country. — 7 years ago

Pete Contaldi

9.2

Stags Leap District wine from Thomas Rivers Brown, and very expressive of place. Maybe not as rich and voluptuous as some of Brown's other wines (Jones Family, Casa Piena) but beautiful secondary character of dark, damp earth with ripe red & black fruit. Well-structured and serious wine. — 10 years ago

Ron R

9.2

Changing lanes with this Oregon pinot. Spellbinding notes of dark chocolate and sandalwood on the nose. Wonderful poise and grace on the palette. The entry is soft and graceful with redcurrants, strawberries and rhubarb sailing on. Tannins and acidity are fused together nicely. A very elegant, precise showing which won’t evolve to a better place, so consume this vintage now. — 8 years ago

with Anne-marie

Diedra West

9.2

Diedra had this 12 years ago

Howard Yang

9.8

Black purple color, like the abyss, if you can smell velvet, this would be it! Delicate notes of smoke, bacon, violet, hibiscus, nail polish and purple flower, excellent balanced acidity with firm and velvety tannin that are falling into place and ready to sing, tastes of tobacco, black tea, nutmeg, quince jelly, dried cranberry, prune, licorice, & BBQ'd bacon wrapped date, impeccable balance with changing layers of umami attacking your taste buds, smooth long finish & a savory plum-pomegranate aftertaste. — 10 years ago

Christopher Prain

9.6

21/03/2014 Brought from the cellar, cold and left throughout dinner standing on the table. Golden green. Honey, fennel, marzipan, scent, fresh cut grass, spice it explodes from the glass, mellowing with air and it becomes cleaner like fresh shellfish then more honeyed - ever changing. Initially you are aware of the weight of the wine in your mouth, viscose; it rolls off the tongue, waves of flavour, searing acidity but in check with the rich, honeyed, citrus palate, a touch of acetone - the only characteristic of the wine that feels out of place. Ultimately I feel the quality of the vineyard defers to the quality of the winemaker, however this is a wonderful wine that puts a smile on my face every time I put the glass to my nose. The greatest winemaker I have ever tasted - who knows? (56 views) — 12 years ago