Gregory Jacob Strecker

9.4

Nice, minerality, jammy wine with an oak finish — 4 years ago

Ken Schmidt

9.0

2016. Valerie discover this wine at her Von’s. It is our go-to second wine, and many a time, our first wine. Dry and sophisticated for a $15 bottle of wine. — 5 years ago

Joshua Wiedergänger

8.9

Acid fresh tart juice, somewhat oaky, long complex finish with minerality — 7 years ago

Neil Maiers

9.1

Young, dark, savory, smokey and delicious. — 8 years ago

Patrick Derdeyn

9.2

From CA vineyard royalty. Improves as it warms and with air time. This is a lesson in balance. Not a steely chard full of tropical flavors yet retains its minerality. Not an oak laced butter bomb but merely hints that it saw a minimal amount of oak in it's lifetime. Only 12.2% which is incredibly refreshing in a chard, especially one from a warmer climate. Tragic that 2013 was the last vintage before the chard vines were ripped out of the vineyard. — 8 years ago

Eric Floyd

9.1

Love what Pax has done over the years. I have a few bottles of his 2003 Griffins Layer... It's a beautiful wine that is probably mind-blowing at this point; however, this wine shows restraint, refinement and a sense of place. Looking forward to owning a bottle in a few years. — 9 years ago

Kelley Peters

8.9

White pepper, savory, straight-forward. — 10 years ago

Neil Shah

9.2

Beautiful blueberry and cherry fruit, very compelling front with fruit and booze, but most of the tannins sadly didn't stick around. Since I'm drinking as a cocktail wine for Mad Men finale, it works just fine. — 10 years ago

Mia Van de Water

9.6

1989. Phenomenal yet delicious brett, ultimately savory, still very much alive. Thousands of layers. — 10 years ago

Paul Lopez

9.8

I do remember....what a wine! — 11 years ago

Brad Taylor

9.5

Just will say that it is near perfect with a peppery steak. — 5 years ago

CA Haynam

9.0

Another excellent Tobin James everyday wine. Aromas of fruit and berries, inky black, well balanced. Very nice — 6 years ago

Andrei Shustov

9.5

Always a blast!! — 6 years ago

Max Kelly

9.2

Terrific wine - densely packed earthy, dark fruit coulis character, a little savory green leaf accent, and a distinct aged meat note lurking in the background. Amazing length, tons of umami...this will need lots of time to unwind, but when it does it's going to be excellent. — 8 years ago

Peter Lutz

9.1

What can I say? I love a granache. — 8 years ago

Jean-Francois Pelletier

9.4

Deep color. Intense nose of white chocolate, red cherries, some blue fruit and vanilla. Full body, beautiful balance and long finish. So good. — 9 years ago

with Chris and Michael

Big Af

8.9

Rich color. Lots of layered flavors. Blueberry. Deep flavor — 9 years ago

Nash Calihan

9.0

Deep dark rose red berry balance — 10 years ago

Steve Martinelli

9.1

Really enjoyable Malbec. Ripe blueberry with some nice oak that does not overpower. Delicious. — 10 years ago

Mark Salinas

Owner World and Wine Getaways

9.1

Dark red in color. A bit of spice on the nose, but mostly fruity. Peppery as expected for a Zin on the palette. A lingering finish is present, but not too long. A good solid Zin to represent the Paso Robles Wine Region. — 10 years ago

with Erin and Tina

Michael Slomer

9.6

Last bottle! Being discontinued at the restaurant — 12 years ago

Joseph Barsky

9.4

2005 Vintage. 16.4% Alcohol. 93% Grenache, 7% Syrah. Wow, this wine was stunning. Cork broke in two using the lever screwpull but saved it with a hand corkscrew for the remaining half inch. Even under the intact wax cap. Found it hidden in double deep racking on the white/rose side of my cellar. Big fruit and velvety mouthfeel. Not obviously hot, but packed a punch! — 5 years ago

Julia Carbaugh

9.1

Delicious Jammy Berries, blackberry, spice, wood, vanilla, what a nice nose after sitting in the glass for a while. — 6 years ago

Erik Nordman

9.4

First time trying one of the Tempier reds. Damn, this is some towering, dense wine. Perfectly balanced though. Intense concentration without any overripeness or hyperextraction. Even this, the entry-level cuvée, obviously has the stuffing to age for a while. However, it's surprisingly giving now with expressive aromatics and layers of flavor. Nose of ripe strawberry and blackberry, fresh thyme, an almost smoky, arid, gravelly soil character, rich tobacco leaf, licorice root, a slight gameyness, and a slightly volatile, balsamic character. Palate is equally dense and ripe, but still has some lift to keep it from being quickly fatiguing. More ripe strawberry and raspberry, thyme herbaceousness, smoky gravel earth, tobacco, savory gaminess, and slightly volatile balsamic character. Medium (+) acid, medium (+) to high intensity incredibly fine-grained tannin, medium to medium (+) body. Begs to be joined by a rich lamb or beef dish to stand up to it. I'm gonna get another bottle of this and not touch it for quite a while because there's still so much room to unfurl and smooth out, even with it being as good as it is now because it's just almost too intense right now. Will be an amazing wine at maturity. — 8 years ago

with Cassie

Joe Lucca

9.4

This showed excellent for the vintage. Seems to be in a prime window. Campfire, roasted meats, pencil shavings, and dark earth on the nose. The palate is juicy with deep blue and black fruit, savory herbs, and some camphor. Gets better and better with air. This paired like a champ with some charcoal roasted lamb at Laurel. — 9 years ago

with Debra and Diana

Juan Menendez

9.4

Very complex, perfectly balanced a ton of fruit with savory Syrah notes. Very special. — 9 years ago

Joe Paradise

9.1

One of, if not my favorite, rioja producers. Fruit on the 03 is a bit crisper than other vintages. Cranberry, tomato (leaf?), deftly deliberate oxidation, earth and savory balsamic, all framed in lovely oak. Fine integrated tannin. Long savory finish — 10 years ago

Karl Nichols

9.1

This was a surprisingly good rose from NY. — 10 years ago

Mollie Hennes

10

Because... It's Valentines Day! — 10 years ago

Rosemary Becerril

9.6

This is such a smooth and delicious Pinot noir . You can taste subtle fruit . Really could just so sip this wine . Reasonably priced at about $12 — 12 years ago