David Barker

9.8

Magnificent, full bodied, plush, decadent Aussie personalisation of a 'Super Tuscan' Cab Shiraz blend. Crafted by master winemaker Andrew Seppelt through Brett Hayes' pioneering newish kid off the block 'Hayes Family Wines'. Don't be fooled by the youth of Brett's venture, these wines display a history and heritage steeped in barossas's finest terroir, knowledge and nous. These are grapes from Barossa's hallowed Ebeneezer dirt, and Shultz vineyard dirt at that. But it's Andrew's knack for oeniological alchemy that extracts the finest from the blend, making a wine that is so plush, rounded and powerful it feels like donning your red velvet smoking jacket and sinking into a soft armchair in your best old slippers.
The only disappointing thing about this wine is that, in my humble opinion, it really needs a good 8-10 years of cellaring to reach its full potential. Have one now to enjoy it's youthful vibrancy and stash the rest of you can leave it alone!
I hear that this will be the only vintage blending both grapes from Barossa soil, so grab this unique vintage while you can. I believe future vintages with be Barossa Shiraz and Coonawarra Cab Sauv. The Aussie finest bride and groom upbringing of this pair. I can't wait to see what the future holds.
NB: the author is neither commercially connected to Hayes Family Wines' or receives free bottles to sample. All wine was purchased by the author. — 7 years ago

Steve Medbery

9.4

Sinking beautifully! — 8 years ago

Justin Gilman CSW, CSS

9.4

#AltoAdige #wine wins! Lamb meatballs with tomato sauce and arugula.

This red was just right. Dark cherry red density. Aromas of slightly dried herbs, asphalt minerality and black stewed boysenberry.

Palate is a great acid intro to sinking flavorful red cherry. Some cola. Medium weight and a great finish of dried cherry and quick tannin.

Great easy drinker. Always a tremendous value. — 9 years ago

Justin Gilman CSW, CSS

9.1

Great wine. Nice density. Perfume/Berries with moist earth fight for front stage on aromas. Palate is gradual, sinking bing cherry with chalk and incorporated tannin. Easy acid, but remaining balanced with the rest of the wine. Opened 7/2/15 — 10 years ago

Justin Gilman CSW, CSS

9.3

Great color in the glass. Medium + density. Pomegranate nose with floral aspects and some baking spice. Palate is light, progressing to a finishing good with structure and some tannin. Acid is great overall. Raspberry and Strawberry fight for the front seat. Long lingering, sinking cherry finish. Opened 5/10/15 — 11 years ago

Brenda Pearson

9.9

Enjoying before bed Sunday night together. Super sweet, like drinking honey. Desert wine! — 13 years ago

with Chad

Liz Hale

9.2

2013- this girl gets prettier with age- acid still kicking but a lovely sinking minerality on the finish- brings weight in back palate and joy joy joy. — 8 years ago

Camille Offenbach

9.4

It's 85°F and it's the middle of November. In light of the impending climactic apostrophe, er apocalypse, it seems a bit silly to wax poetic about a lovely wine like this, but hey, the brass on this sinking ship needs an extra shine. Tannins are a bit gummy, a bit of asringency in the back. Licorice and raspberry, gumption and glory, gravitas and granularity. A fine wine, to throw back with your friends. Recommend. Purchased at tableWINE. — 8 years ago

with Giuseppe

Steve Ess

9.3

Unlitro is a blend of Alicante Nero, Carignane, and Alicante Bouschet. Brightly earthy and juicy, so drinkable, almost fizzy. Laura likes the dark velvety fruit, rich fizzy texture. I was getting undertones of blackened fish and fresh rubber- like that episode of GIJOE where they raise Atlantis by sinking tires to the sea floor. — 9 years ago

with Laura

Justin Gilman CSW, CSS

8.9

2012 Deep berry, earth and slightly perfumed on the nose. Medium density with crimson/Ruby color. Palate is very pleasant. Juicy cranberry, ripe red berry with sinking tannins. Finishes long and dry. Drinking great. Opened 8/29/15 — 10 years ago

Jeffrey Long

9.5

Cantiillon Cuvee de Florian 1996. Still sinking in, but amazingly fresh and sharp with very fine carbonation. A faint whiff of TCA that likely will dissipate. TCA dissipated after 10 min, revealing more complexity. — 11 years ago

Chad Pearson

9.7

Best sweet wine I have tasted in a long time. Almost has a Canadian Ice Wine taste. — 13 years ago

with Brenda

Ely Cohn

9.5

Texture like sinking into a memory foam mattress. Plush and velvety. Aromatics are beautiful - raspberries, rose petals, damp moss, and coffee. — 8 years ago

Lindsey King

9.1

In the passenger seat when the sun is sinking and warm four o'clock light is only catching your face briefly through small spaces between tall buildings. Not thinking about much, not needing to. Feeling the rocky lurch of an old, beloved car carrying you forward. Things are easy and momentary. Apple cider, sweet orange, walnuts, lees, dried leaves, little sparks. — 8 years ago

Justin Gilman CSW, CSS

9.0

Amazing #bierzo #wine.

Upon opening, aromas of seasoned wet leather, damp leaves, cherry stems. Flavors were harmonious! Acid and tannins prominent on the front and gradually sinking and lightening.

After opening, the smooth cherry shows itself from 10 months of malo. Palate shifts from front to back and the flavors get heavy stewed cherry late. Light, high cherry aromas. The least earthy Mencia I can remember. Opened 2/3/2017 — 9 years ago

Mark Oldman

9.5

joy is sinking your fangs into the divine pastas & clam pizza at robert bohr's chic new resto pasquale jones, washed down with gorgeous floral, blackberry JL #Chave St Joseph — 10 years ago

Robert May

10

Maximus makes me want to punch a gangbanger in the face, find the cure for cancer and sing America The Beautiful on the bow of a sinking ice breaker after saving baby harp seals from giant Canadian fur smugglers. Yeah. It's real freakin good. — 11 years ago

Ali Yigitbasioglu

9.4

This wine is like licking and biting an Hermes Birkin bag (not that I have done that). Licorice, vanilla, moist fresh clean prunes. An olfactory feast. Overpriced relative to the Gaudo al Tasso 2009, but superior to many some pricier Supertuscans. It's a feast, worthy of sinking your teeth into. But needs a rare fillet steak. — 11 years ago

with Daria