Big Wave Dave

9.1

Between Applejack and Sexton, this displays strawberries all day, with twists of mushroom funk, sandalwood spice, and red cherries. Good — 7 years ago

Johnno Harris

9.4

Great Chardonnay. Ticks all the boxes. Beautiful line and length with plenty of fruit and subtle winemaking influences. Delicious — 8 years ago

Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.3

Nice wine that is going to take 8 years in bottle to integrate the fruits and minerality. The dark & mid red fruits show nicely but it still has astringent flavors and mineral bite. Photos of; their tasting room, outside fountain and Napa bud break, just not vine bud break. — 8 years ago

Peter Marks

Master of Wine, Educator Constellation Brands

9.0

Chardonnay, Russian River Valley. Unctuous, sleek and full bodied all at the same time. Gotta love the deft acidity, fresh fruit and rich toasty oak. — 9 years ago

Pinotman /// Andreas

9.6

This wine is a stand alone gem. Very difficult to read and closed and may be too light and disappointing right now but that is deceiving. I am collecting these wines and they are ridiculously good with age. Currently available only from Crush or Chambers or Winfield Flynn in New York. I also tasted the 2015 in barrel 3 weeks ago which in the barrel is a flat out 10. The 2014 is chalky and herbaceous very subdued. The power and elegance of this wine is hidden right now almost like a sleeping giant. — 10 years ago

with Lyle

Rebecca Fletcher

9.2

Barrel fermented! Pair with crab or lobster. Beautiful! — 11 years ago

Gagan Singh

9.6

Was looking for a drink at the end of a long week. Once I took the first sip I remembered....I was saving this for a special occasion!! Regardless very heavy tannins. Great finish now and will only get better. — 11 years ago

Rich Craig

9.0

Very nice everyday wine for white wine and/or Chardonnay drinkers. Worth a try to see how your tastebuds react. — 11 years ago

Joel Parker

8.9

A very cheap good summer wine for hot afternoons. — 12 years ago

Kathryn Maxson

9.6

Spicy and bold! Slightly sweet. — 13 years ago

NatalieLynn Miller

9.2

Perfect with my steak & shrimp dinner! Not sweet at all (which is normally what I look for in wine).. I’m sure I’d be told to serve warm but wine for me must be cold. I’ll buy again for compliments to my meals. Could even see sipping it for a nightcap on cool nights. — 7 years ago

Bob McDonald

9.1

Aromas of citrus and pineapple juice. Fermented in a clay amphora on Skins with no Malolactic Fermentation. No oak. This wine making gives another level of freshness, intensity and minerality. An excellent wine from one of Australia’s pre-eminent wine makers, Steve Flamsteed. Winery says cellar up to 6 years - I cannot see my bottles lasting that long! — 8 years ago

Moira Anne

9.5

Delicious and crisp wine, with slight berry note, but still quite dry and smooth. Great feature at total wine in VA — 9 years ago

Rose’s Cafe

9.3

Red berry with lots of tannin. This inexpensive label produces dependably good quality wine. — 10 years ago

Michael Park

9.4

It took five hours to decant but boy was it good after a double decant. Super well integrated, polished tannins. This wine is definitely sleeping right now. Tannins, bouquet, acids kept coming in and out. — 10 years ago

Mike Searby

9.0

Attractive strawberries and fresh. Good length. Wined up here. — 10 years ago

Lily Mirabelle Freedman

8.9

Big green giant — 11 years ago

Dalen Bakstad

9.8

1st release from Gorman winery Sleeping Giant 2012 100% Syrah Boushay vineyard — 11 years ago

Matt Feldmar

8.9

Gorman and Mark Ryan had a baby and it awesome! — 11 years ago

Carrie Reck

9.6

Matt likes, too — 12 years ago

Joe Puppet

9.5

Fantastic wine — 7 years ago

Robert Mackie

8.9

Delicious fruity and unoaked — 8 years ago

Rob Sternthal

9.6

Pre and Post Yom Kippur wine. I forgave @Benoit Touquette for all his sins!!! Haha. Extraordinary effort. This wine gets better with each vintage. — 8 years ago

LM Segal

9.7

Almost 2 yrs ago I wrote: "Half way through a case and the romance deepens. Giant scorched earth and oiled leather nose. Epic battle of extracted dark-red fruit sweetness and a light juicy acidity. All in a smooth-as-silk package. Ageing so gracefully, 10+ years from peaking." After last night I'll add: probably peaked after 2 hr decant, no need to wait but this has the tannins and pure extracted fruit to take it at least 10 more years. — 9 years ago

Susan Sangiacomo

9.0

Still sleeping. — 10 years ago

Alison Toohey

9.5

Love this innocent bystander Shiraz.. Easy to drink... An all time favourite — 10 years ago

Sam Coturri

Winery Sixteen 600, Enterprise Vineyards and the Moon Mountain District

9.2

Giant, delicious behemoth. Drinkable now but in a decade or so...lookout. — 11 years ago

Carolyn Morris White

9.5

Love this Sleeping Lady Vineyard Cab! — 11 years ago

Jim Lindsay

9.0

Ribena, starburst fruit, vanilla oak. Drying tannins — 12 years ago

with Will

Justin Fraser

9.6

Semi sweet. Smooth and buttery. — 13 years ago