Ryan Carver

9.5

Fantastic. Opulent, decadent, flavor bursting out of every seam. — 8 years ago

Pierpaolo Petrassi MW

Master of Wine; Head of Beer, Wine & Spirits Waitrose

8.9

Typical Vasse elegance in this new (to me!) Chardonnay cuvée, but lots of rich fruit too. Retains that lovely, Burgundian seam of savoury which all good Margaret River Chardonnays should have. — 8 years ago

Peter Scudamore-Smith MW

9.7

In an era of making cabernets for softies here is one with poise and structure; hard to find but another group gave it a trophy; recognition of completeness at such a young age; has a tannic seam setting it apart from many floppy Coonawarras and Margaret Rivers who think to have claimed the pinnacle; tautly wound flavours of tobacco and olive, no raw fruit flavours only finesse here with a coulis of tastes; Blue Pyrenees Estate #avoca 2012 cabernet 68%, merlot 22%, malbec 8%, shiraz 2% (probably used for topping); #drinkoz #drinkvictoria #pyrenees #bluepyrenees #estateblend 14%, AUD 40 #cabernetsauvignon #merlot #malbec #shiraz ; long ager too, think decades; a wine one must try; tasted alongside Segla 2005 from Margaux in magnum; similar tannins just drier! — 9 years ago

Keith Levenberg

9.7

My oh my oh my. Let me first try to describe this as objectively as I can before I start babbling in tongues about why it's awesome. So, okay, we'll start with the color, which is somewhere between a rosé and a pale red. That's as good a portent as any for what you get when you taste it, which is this ethereal, gossamer, lacy thing that would probably flutter to the earth even slower than a feather if it were a solid object. It has a sense of freshness and light without being overtly fruity, i.e. it features the freshness and essential perfume of the fruit without the sweetness or fat. It has a minerally element too, subtle (though everything about this is subtle) but clearly reminiscent of gravelly rock pulverized to an ultrafine powder (everything about this is ultrafine). The word "finesse" is a cliché, ditto for "ethereal," but ultimately that's what's so awesome about this. I have had a lot of disappointing German pinot noir, even from highly regarded producers, and they never turn out to be what you think German pinot noir ought to be (i.e., as clear and pure and transparent as riesling, with all that cool-climate lightness). Somehow some of them turn out to be big fat Sonoma pinot lookalikes, which I will never understand. This is not like that. I am really at a loss to think of anything from anywhere to compare this to that so effortlessly pulls off such a vivid personality out of material so fine it only barely seems to have a corporeal existence, and not a flaw or seam to be seen in the way it is all put together. I can think of a Jura pinot that was in the ballpark (the '08 Chais des Vieux Bourg) and the weight and physical presence bring to mind something like Coteaux Champenois or the Dirty & Rowdy reds, but as far as I am concerned this is sui generis. There are aspects that bring to mind all sorts of things but it really needs its own frame of reference. It is profound but not in the same way that grand cru Burgundy is profound; it's a brilliant soloist, not a symphony, almost minimalist in its simplicity and tranquility, best paired with your favorite easy chair and some quiet moments. — 9 years ago

Feeling Good

9.4

$30 - excellent stone fruit with fine seam of lemon on the finish. Over performs for the price. Easy multi purchase at this price. — 10 years ago

Makiko Cronin

9.7

Really refreshing — 11 years ago

Michael Horkay

9.0

This is a burgundy to drink now. Being if this pedigree I expected more from this wine and felt it night be closed it might just be drinking at apex.... Wide range of scores seam to agree with that assessment. Still had wonderful cherry earthy fruit with hints of morels. Yum albeit slowly. — 8 years ago

Stuart Robinson

9.3

Florals, Green apple, pithy citrus/sherbet character; suggestive tropical fruit notes (not as prominent as prior - cooler - vintage)

Crunchy acid, citrus flourishes more akin to lime, a little honeyed note perhaps (golden delicious oxidative hint)

Good length, not just a line merchant, has a little swing and seam to the armoury too. Sustained flavour reaching into the farthest recesses of the palate, a memory of what came before and a reminder to reach for the glass again. 93 — 9 years ago

Guy Davies

9.4

Darker appearance and a big, chocolately seam on the nose. Tannins relatively soft, tastes young, hot, powerful. Dark cherry. Very enjoyable if rather brutal at the moment. Give another 4 years and then another 40 afterwards.. — 9 years ago

David Kline

9.9

Big floral nose of marigold, corn flower, clover honey, orange blossom, dogwood, vanilla flower. Tremendous bouquet! There is a Sauternes-like quality to the honey and oak combo here, and also a cherry flesh and brown sugar sweetness. The flavors wait until the nectar has spilt over your tongue before erupting from the seam of heat to express carmel, vanilla, crystalline agave sugars, cedar and clove smoke notes. Exquisite. — 9 years ago

Alexis Rua

10

This beer made ever other beer I have had in life just seam like poor attempt at making a beer. — 10 years ago

Feeling Good

9.0

For $20 excellent fruit and herbaceous nose with a good seam of acidity on the finish — 10 years ago

Kaitlyn Trigger

9.5

Rich red at State Bird Provisions — 12 years ago

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Ed Merrison

9.3

This is a delight. Poached stone fruits, honey and a seam of crème brûlée on the nose, some lime and peach on the palate that still has vitality. Finishes long & nutty, with a sweet honey lick. — 8 years ago

Mike Mayer

8.9

A subtle but elegant nose of spice and oak that leads to a rush of plum and spice on the palate. Acidity and tannins seam to have struck a very nice balance which makes this wine very drinkable now. I am a big fan of Sta Rita Hills wines and this one does not disappoint. — 9 years ago

Guy Davies

9.5

Seam of richness to this. Very very smooth indeed. Texturally absolutely gorgeous but otherwise rather closed at the moment. More to come for sure — 9 years ago

Scot Wagner

Owner Stash Wines

8.9

Sooooooo good! great fruit, acid. everything about this wine makes me even more excited for what's happen in El Dorado County. — 9 years ago

Colin Clark

9.0

Light, fruity, good seam of acidity, and a hint of Gamay's peachiness. — 9 years ago

Gav Unit1

9.0

Lemon peel vapours with white flowers on the nose. Front of mouth is diaphanous white flower and delicate lemon. It transitions to an equally subtle white peach with a good seam/backbone of lemon rind to earth the finish with a decent length. — 10 years ago

Bromento Mori

9.9

Lardo. Greg Maddux 2-seam. — 11 years ago