MaJ CappS

9.0

Smells of Thai basil,

Continues into the wine, with eucalyptus, squid ink, intensely deep, rich and as usual very well made.
This wine strikes a great balance in the holy trinity of fruit - acid - oak.
This wine is hot, yet does not show it off at all.
Loong finish, dark unsweetened fruits.

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Been drinking this wine since 2005, first release. Still a quality wine for a quality price. — 8 years ago

Paul Phelps

9.2

Super hot. But really good. — 9 years ago

Peter Sultan

9.1

Still tight & a bit hot. 375ml bottle — 9 years ago

Alvaro Bustillos

9.2

Koze cumple mama 10/18/16 — 10 years ago

Evan Bienstock

9.2

I was so excited to open this 2006 Leoville Barton. The color was ruby red and dark crimson. Almost black. It opened very hot with just a short decant. The nose showed amazing cherry, raspberry, cocoa and coffee notes. On the palate the tannins are very evident. There are obvious dark berries and even some earthy vegetables and tobacco. Over the course of 2hrs it really came into its own and showed its meddle. This is a great wine and, in my opinion, a great value. While a bit young, this wine a still great now and will be amazing in 10 yrs. — 10 years ago

Shawn R

9.2

First wine opened for our homemade grilled pizza night. Great bottle to start with. Opened and let sit for about 2 hours-wanted to come across a little hot with the alcohol being so high but turned out to be perfect. Definitely a bottle to share! Black jam fruits on the nose-smoke, spice and a hint of herbs on the finish. Fun bottle! — 10 years ago

Jinglin Zhang

9.5

Hot brick and opulent sweet red cherry. Under layer of sweet spice and liquorice. Burgundian elegant mixed with Chateau-neuf. Such an amazing example of admirable Grenache blend! — 11 years ago

with Phoebe and Cheryl

Brian Grech

9.8

Such a treat. Not syrupy or hot, just a mellow nectar of the gods. Ruby color aged into a tawnier garnet. Light sediment. — 11 years ago

with Justin, Chi and 1 other

Paul Carlson

9.1

2011- gift from a friend. Excellent structure, tannins are very mellow but alcohol is still very hot. Fruit forward, possibly oxidized fruit (port-like fruit). — 11 years ago

Victor Hwang

9.0

Intense plum, well balanced, sweet with nice acidity and some pepper and hot stones at the end. Tannins there but long and smooth finish. Great now and probably a good 5 year window in front of it. — 12 years ago

Geoff Troup

Sales Eder Brothers, Cellar Fine Wines

9.0

The most generously fruity of Ridge Zins. Black berry and stewed fruit in the front, young and opulent at first compared to their other wines. More resolved and firm in the back with a near perfect juxtaposition of acidity and tannin. White pepper in the finish. A bit hot and jumpy at this time. Great potential but needs some softening time still. — 8 years ago

Brett Banfield

9.1

Drinking like a champ!!! Still lots of fruit and nice body. A bit hot on the nose but nice jammy fruit flavors. Big plum/fig.... — 9 years ago

with Bobbi

Matt Waring

9.2

The best, pound for pound, in the Turley stable. Vibrant but balanced, just hot enough to be Zinfandel. And it opens beautifully and quickly. More please — 9 years ago

Amr Elazhary

9.5

I am so biased.. for me this is the ideal wine... just hits all the notes on my taste buds.. fruity, acidic, light with a great breadth finish.. if I could choose a wine that I can drink for the rest of my life that would be it .. it is elegant, refined but still humble and fun.. goes with almost anything and or can simply quench your thirst in a hot day — 10 years ago

Spinning_spins

9.3

Newly-arrived 2014 vintage, and it is very good. Balsamic, sage, underripe black cherries, and herbs. Well-crafted, the balance, texture, alcohol, and tannin all mesh perfectly. Great with marinated chicken and pork skewers, including some with lots of hot chilli flakes. — 10 years ago

Laura Brodie

9.3

So good , perfumery nose, dried fruit smooth tannins surprisingly fresh from such a hot vintage — 10 years ago

Kyna Love

8.9

Very dry and lots of lemon and grapefruit. Good and refreshing on a hot day. — 11 years ago

Eugênio Oliveira

10

2003,hot year, but it was perfect pairing a confit. — 11 years ago

romo

9.2

A bit hot. Great nose. — 11 years ago

Brian Miller

9.0

We'll done for the style: big, bold, deep. Varietal, dark, touch of lavender, coffee candy. A little hot on the finish. — 11 years ago

Kelly Keene

9.5

Very bold, strong, long finish, good. NOT as good after opened for awhile — 12 years ago

E & K G

9.1

Really enjoyed this bottle and it showed its versatility with various soups/sauces at our favorite hot pot BYOB place in Hawaii. Lamb, beef, sesame sauce, miso sauce, spicy soups. It works with everything. #wheninamerica #drinknapa — 8 years ago

Nate Axline

9.0

Fruit is impeccable, but wish it to be a little less hot. — 9 years ago

James Zimmer

9.0

Super hot and really tannic. Cherry fruit. Great alone. Excited to see what the future holds for this one — 9 years ago

Tom Kobylarz

9.8

If there were ever an archetypical Syrah, Jamet's Cote-Rotie would be a strong candidate. To me this is a pure expression of a classic Northern Rhone Syrah. It is not a single site, but a blend of terroirs, encompassing over 20 sites mostly from hard rock schist bedrock with little to no topsoil. There is NO Viognier in this wine like one might expect from most Cote-Rotie that might have 1-5% co-fermented.

Importantly, there is also a lot less of the oak character that can dominate and overwhelm many Northern Rhone wines. The oak maturation, while not short at 22 months, only uses 15% new oak with no trace of it on the palate as it is perfectly integrated. Grape bunches are whole cluster fermented and macerated for up to 3 weeks.

The 2007 we have here was drinking superbly for a young wine, showing lively and racy layers of peppercorn spice, roast beef, and warm blackberry and currant fruit from the hot 2007 vintage. While from a warm vintage, not a hair is out of place. Density and purity exude from the nose and hint at what a brilliant future this wine has. Perfect acidity and fleshy ripe tannin provide the backbone structure for father time to peel back the layers of this beauty. I will be chceking back in 5 years at the earliest. — 9 years ago

Conrad Green

9.1

Quite nice and balanced. Good fruit. Not too hot. Length — 10 years ago

with Gregg

Gillian Robb

9.8

Oh my heavens. I could wax poetic about Vietti all day. Violets and crushed purple roses jump out of the glass, followed by tart bramble fruits, high acid, and gripping tannins. Nebbiolos smell like the Deep South in summer: wisteria and hot asphalt. — 11 years ago

Jimmy Smith

Director, West and North London Wine School

9.2

2011: all varieties. Meaty, lavender, garden herbs, smoky, but still very vibrant red fruit. Lovely vibrancy of red fruit and all Mouvedre and Grenache aromatics. Sweet fruit, juicy acidity, hot indian spice and liquorice. Plum, cherry, spiced. Quite ready now. — 11 years ago

Kyle Schlachter

Writer Colorado Wine Press

9.2

Hot, strawberry jam, leather, mint. Big, but not over the top. — 11 years ago

with Ricky

Adrian Bryksa

Blogger YYCWine.com, Contributor Culinaire

9.0

Nose: raspberry, currant, vanilla bean, cedar, wet clay

Palate: raspberry, fig, sweet black tea, cherry. Explosive attack, a little hot and sugary. Let it breathe. — 11 years ago