Alessandro Dalle Carbonare

9.8

Le viole le rose e la bella vita. A smile in the face wine. Sexy, at the same time bold but elegant. Beauty wafting out the glass. — 19 days ago

Shay A

9.3

My last of a three pack, and this shockingly drinks almost identical to my last bottle over four years ago.

Lovely deep red in the glass with bricking around the rim. Fig bar, sweet black cherries and tobacco aromatics. Ripe red and black fruits on the palate...not over ripe, but definitely sweet. Channeling more of a cherry liqueur and concentrated mid-palate as it ages. Close to fully integrated. Quite smooth and still a lot of fruit playing a primary role, but it’s not getting any better. More sexy than intellectual (nothing wrong with either).

I’d imagine this will hold in this window for another couple years and then decline, but I didn’t expect it to hold in this same window for almost five years. Drink up. — 4 months ago

Conrad Green

9.3

A gorgeous lush nose. Dark blue fruit, plum, black cherry, a hint of cedar and herbal notes. Ripe but with good balance. Plenty of time ahead but this is lush and sexy — a year ago

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Victor Hsu

9.1

This IS Santa Barbara County Pinot! First taste was a big burst of fruit. Not to sweet, not supple and unsophisticated, not a jammy Zin bomb, mind you. Instead, more like a zing of bright, pure, winey fruit. Remarkable and memorable. We had the 2022 vintage in a magnum bottle so perhaps that helped preserve its freshness and purity. We enjoyed this Big Mama at the Palm Restaurant in downtown LA, celebrating my daughter Rachel’s graduation from UCLA Law School. Congratulations, Rachel! — a day ago

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.4

2003 vintage. Also recently tasted 9.26.23 (9.5) and 10.14.23 (9.4). First bottle was sexy, voluptuous and the usual Cos with all the baby fat, even after two decades. 2nd bottle much leaner (9.4) and w/o the baby fat...more minerals afoot. Decanted and immediately tasted, also after 30 mins and after 2 hrs. Massive sed thrown. This bottle in between worlds. Some baby fat, some minerals-still damned delicious and doesn't suck. 10.22.23. — 7 months ago

Mike Price

9.4

Great red blend. Pairs with steaks or as an easy drinking fireplace and cigar wine. Be careful or you will drink an entire bottle yourself!
— 4 years ago

Martijn

9.0

This wine gives new meaning to the Dutch expression “Dikke Sjaak”. Warm red fruit, cherry bomb, a hint of broth. — a month ago

Neal Ferry

9.0

Thanks Tom; this is very nice, it’s been a while but it’s a great one — 5 months ago

John Schlechter

9.6

Amazing wine especially with food cuts right through any fat, sexy, tannins long finish bright fruit, light and traditional not bad for 48 years old at the drinking time  — 7 months ago

Sylvain Rhainds

9.4

1994
Encore un bébé mais une bombe de fruits et ensemble est gras et sexy. Encore!!! — 4 years ago