Kelly Kelbel

9.2

Sipping next to Meyer lemon tree with tortilla chips and bacon avocado. Nice acidity — 6 years ago

Greg Ballington

Co-Founder of Millennial Drinkers Wine Blog

9.0

Pale light lemon yellow. Rounded nose with notes of wax, green apples and a touch of honey suckle. Medium plus acidity (7/10) and light plus body. Lots of tree fruits and citrus notes on the palate. Long and lingering finish. Drink till 2027. — 7 years ago

with India

Jonas Johansson

10

The freewheel Big Tree ESB is just awesome! — 8 years ago

Dakota Hewlett

8.9

Hoppy with a nice finish, has that signature Dark Horse taste. Smooth. — 9 years ago

James Lee

9.0

Canadian Riesling. Delicious honey aroma with ripe fruit. — 10 years ago

Matt Beyard

9.1

Great wine. Mellowed after opening. Great wine to trim the tree! — 11 years ago

Vinny Eng

10

Tree of life. — 12 years ago

Brandyn Pryce

9.2

White Crane. Fermented basmati rice with complex grass and tree fruits. — 7 years ago

with Erin

Roman Sukley

10

2002 Sine Qua Non “Just For The Love Of It” Syrah. 15.2% Alcohol. So I have a confession to make. When this wine was released and Mr. Parker rated it 100 points (and correct me if I’m wrong, but I think this might have been the first Parker SQN 100 pointer), I couldn’t wait to pull the cork. And when I did, I was totally.......underwhelmed! I began questioning Parker. Questioning Manfred. Questioning my palate. What was I missing? What was my problem? Could I continue on in this world? Well, I never did reconcile things, and then “Papa” was released and all was right with the world again. So here we are, 15 years hence, and I’m here to report that Mr. Parker knew what he was talking about after all. We’re talking absolute perfection screaming from my Zalto stem. Notes of exotic flowers, toasty oak, anise and spice box on the nose. Just gorgeous. I could swirl and sniff all evening. On the palate, a predominance of sweet black currant, white pepper, blackberries and plum jam. Juicy, opulent, intense, pure. Stunning really. Endless finish. I haven’t tasted this wine in ten years because as I said, it never impressed me. But it just jumped up to co-number 1 SQN Syrah with me along with “Poker Face” and “The 17th Nail In My Cranium.” One addendum to Mr. Parker’s review which stated this wine would drink well for 10-15 years. This piece of art is just getting started! Remember, “...never for money.” — 8 years ago

MV

9.2

Blackberry and Colorado blue spruce pine needles. Maybe it was my Christmas tree I was standing next too. A really good zin heavy blend. Paired well with our Christmas dinner flank steak and broccolini. — 9 years ago

Sarah C

9.5

See that Fat Cat Tom's smile? That's me. This Anchor Old Tom plus Meyer Lemon juice & Fever Tree tonic = happy, happy, happy. — 10 years ago

Christanna Honer

9.7

Raisinated tree fruit, rich caramelized sugar and chocolate, baked caramel apple pie, zippy acidity. Delish. — 11 years ago

Judi Kruse

9.0

Nicely balanced red. Enjoyed in Pagosa Springs, CO. — 7 years ago

Maya Seeney

9.2

Perfect brunch/porch (with the tree guys & a good book the day after your b-day) sipper.

Pet nat

Slightly underipe strawberries, fig, raspberry, slightly round mouth feel, toast, subtle but not too delicate — 7 years ago

Mervyn

9.2

Drank on 8/10/17 a very subtle wine, I like this. Another good inexpensive Merlot — 8 years ago

Ryan M

9.1

Great find. Full of blackberries, plums (the ones that are red inside), spicebox, palm tree leaves, with a slight touch of Rutherford valley dust at the end but mostly full dark purple/red mountain body. Silky smooth and recommend a try. Vineyards are farmed by Jon-Mark Chappellet and it shows. — 8 years ago

alewifery

10

60% and not boozy. Quite a feat. Prefer this over Octomore any day. @GaryWestby and co => bring it on! — 10 years ago

Michael Descamps

9.2

One of the best IPAs around, in my mind. — 10 years ago

Daoud Sangwa

Sommelier Whole Foods Market

9.0

Tasty with Latin-spiced shrimp in butter lettuce cups and dry raisins quinoa. — 11 years ago