Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.1

Champagne is for celebrating, not that I need a celebratory reason to open a bottle as I am hooked on champagne. 💉

However, after installing 27 solar panels and waiting an additional seven weeks for my Tesla, I/we have almost erased our carbon footprint. Finally picked it up today. I believe we all need to do our part to save the glorious vines that bring so much happiness to our lives. 🍷🥂👍

As for the Baron Fuentes, the is a very good Champange and is perhaps the best QPR out of Champagne at $24.99.

Bright lemon, lime, grapefruit w/ sugar, bruised red apple & pear, touch of ginger & cider, bread dough, baguette crust, sea spray, white spice with some palate heat, sea fossils, grey volcanic minerals, spring flowers, lilacs and yellow lilies. The acidity is bright, crisp and lively. The finish is smartly polished, well balanced and persistent for minutes.

Whoo hoo! So close to carbon free! 🍾🥂 — 6 years ago

Ron Siegel

9.2

This is a wine I buy every year from Graillot as it is always an amazing QPR showing black cherry, raspberry, smoked meats, mineral core, black olive, violets & licorice spice. Drinking well now but better with a few more years in the cellar. — 7 years ago

Philip Cook

9.7

Decanted for approximately 40 minutes. Blend of Syrah, Grenache, and a smidgen of Mourvèdre. The best vintage of this I think I’ve had. Generous with the red and black fruits, soft but firming tannins on the back end and posses a long finish. Great structure and balance. Surprised that I found a vintage of this age for a basic CDR at a grocery store and it is showing really well. Fantastic QPR. $14 @ H-E-B. — 8 years ago

E & K G

9.2

Best QPR? Usually Cali Zin is just too jammy and overripe, but this has a beautiful backbone of acidity. I could drink this on a hot summer day! — 8 years ago

JJ Lumia

9.2

Black cherry, current, coffee and dark chocolate flavors. Velvety tannins. Rich, lush and creamy. Massive QPR. Get on board the Daou train if you're not on yet. — 9 years ago

Jean-Francois Pelletier

9.3

It is the Myriad offering week so I had to drink one! Popped and poured. Dark red/purple color. Intense nose of red fruit and blue fruit, with a little bit of herb. Full body and very smooth palate. Long finish. It is young but boy it is good. Can't beat the QPR. — 9 years ago

with Frankie

Justin Wensek

9.0

Solid QPR — 10 years ago

Joe Weinberger

9.3

Holy crap this is good. The QPR on this is ridiculous! — 10 years ago

Sean Driscoll

8.9

Great QPR crowd pleaser. — 10 years ago

Hanibal

9.1

pure fruit with notes of flowers and tar...a good QPR — 6 years ago

Por La Vida

9.1

Tremendous white. Find me a better QPR. — 6 years ago

Jonathan Wall

9.1

Dark peppery blue and black. Solid and good now. This is always a QPR wine... and it's Chave. — 7 years ago

Dan Levin

9.1

Decanted for 3 hours and it was on point as a classic, well made Rioja. Really strong QPR. — 7 years ago

Ryan Guy

9.0

Toasted oak, vanilla, cherry pie. Lush, ripe red fruit, wrapped in hints of tobacco and cedar. Solid QPR from an excellent producer. — 8 years ago

Chris England

8.9

£18 to £35 yummy Barbaresco drinking good now & on QPR is excellent 👍 Prefer the 2011 as more elegant but given time this should soften nicely 😎

🍷 Garnet cherry red w/ brick edge

👃 Tobacco, soggy earth, oak, sweet spiced cherry, red flower potpourri & leather

👄 Med body of ripening red fruits & earthy sweet cherry that's well balanced with low acidity but drying tannins that need age

🎯 Med+ finish of lingering soft red earthy fruits & dry grainy tongue — 9 years ago

Scott Petrus

8.9

A massive #qpr for Syrah. $10.99 at gourmet shop. — 9 years ago

Charles Garrison

9.2

Amazing QPR...just amazing — 10 years ago

Juan Menendez

9.2

Delicious. Sexy, lush, seductive. AND insane QPR. — 10 years ago

Doug Sayed

9.0

Tasty red fruits and a nice finish. Good QPR with this wine. — 10 years ago

Nicholas Browning

10

Always an in your face Shiraz - little subtlety but that's not a strong suit of Shiraz. Good not great qpr. — 11 years ago

Paul J

9.5

Sad they aren’t making this any longer.

One of the best QPR wines in existence.

Similar to previous notes, but much nicer texture and more French influence.

Loved it! — 6 years ago

with Brooke

Adam Eagan

9.3

If this is their entry level Syrah, I can’t wait to taste the Reva and Lorraine in my cellar!! Wow!! Great qpr!! <$50. — 7 years ago

Byron Hewett

9.2

I love this wine! Very aromatic. Spice, black pepper, olive, mineral, a bit tart, complex, layered and long. Excellent QPR! — 7 years ago

Ryan Vento

9.4

Such a stellar project brought forth by Band of Vintners 👊🏻 Comprised of Mark Porembski, Stephane Vivier, Dan Petroski, Cameron Hobel, Barrett Anderson, Brennan Anderson, and Jason Heller, the BoV pulled strings, called in favors, worked their networks, and utilized their collective winemaking experience to produce this outstanding QPR selection. It’s classic Napa through-and-through with black currant, blackberry liqueur, fresh boysenberry, black cherry, damp violets, coffee, fresh leather, tobacco, and a flawless hint of vanilla and baking spices. This soft and silky offering is dynamite; I’m glad I have more on hand and that it can be purchased right down the road from me. This is a win 💪🏻 — 8 years ago

with Krystal

Bret Ginter

9.0

Red and dark fruit, silky soft tannins. Fantastic qpr...very versatile food wine thats easy to drink. — 8 years ago

Adam Plotkin

9.0

Probably the best QPR of the Betz line. Can it compete with the flagship Betz Cab? No. But still one heck of a wine forn$35! — 9 years ago

JJ Lumia

9.1

Blackberry and game give way to leather and mineral notes on the generous finish. The legs are strong, has good acid and is nicely balanced, possessing a certain grace. Huge QPR. Stock up. — 9 years ago

Henrik Poulsen

9.1

Another round with this house favorite.
Perhaps a tad below my last encounter and showing a bit of heat but this was also pnp'ed (pop-and-pour) at room temperature so probably my bad.
That aside this is a SOLID QPR...and I'm always a fan!! — 10 years ago

Marc Stubblefield

Wine Sales at Vino Carta and Kogod Wine Merchant

9.0

QPR killer. Juicy CA Syrah with bright acidity to keep things moving on the palate. A steal at the price. — 10 years ago

Chad Bowman

Sales LDF Sales

9.6

The Master, part 2. Maybe the best QPR wine on the Earth. — 11 years ago