Jim McCusker

9.3

Excellent, but will get better with a little more time in the bottle. — 4 years ago

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Hanibal

9.5

Every time i drink the 90 clinet i am flabbergasted...the wine has so much complexity and length to spear. This was again memorable — 5 years ago

Jay Eagan

9.2

If you could put lemon meringue and malo fermentation you have the nose. — 5 years ago

with Kristine

Jay Eagan

9.2

First wine of the day - beautiful winery and property with the winemaker doing tastings. This Syrah is a lean red currant driven wine - very nice. — 5 years ago

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Greg Viola

8.9

That’s the way a red wine is supposed to perform. This blend is excellent. Aged in American oak (U!S!A!), I could drink this all damn day. Best Hungarian wine I’ve tasted, other than the mulled wine they sling at the Christmas markets. — 5 years ago

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9.2

The 2016 Syrah is a very pretty wine from Greg Brewer's Ex Post Facto project. Racy and perfumed in the glass, with striking aromatic presence, the 2016 makes a strong opening statement. The red and purplish berry fruit is nicely lifted by floral and savory overtones from the whole clusters. It will be interesting to see where this wine goes in the future. Certainly the debut vintage is promising. Brewer gave the fruit, from Spear, 4-5 days of cold soak followed by a lengthy fermentation/maceration of 45 days or so. The 2016 spent 16 months in neutral French oak. (Antonio Galloni, Vinous, September 2018) — 6 years ago

David Gutglass

9.2

Plush, 10 months in wood. Made up of bentrock, Kessler-Haak, clod pepe, la rinconada and Spear — 7 years ago

Miriam De Lyon

9.2

Lovely; balanced. — 4 years ago

with Nikki

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9.3

The 2018 Pinot Noir (Santa Barbara County) is an absolutely gorgeous appellation-level wine. The purity of the flavors alone is just stunning. Sweet red cherry, mint and blood orange take on shades of translucence. Light on its feet and yet beautifully layered, the 2018 has so much going on. It is an elegant and alluring wine from the first taste. Vineyard sites are Radian, Spear, La Rinconada and Sanford & Benedict. Don’t miss it. (Antonio Galloni, Vinous, August 2020)
— 5 years ago

Jay Eagan

9.0

Pick up a little stem inclusion on the nose and the wine has a little strawberry on the palate. — 5 years ago

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Samuel Dean

9.5

On one of those “oh, shit it’s Mother’s Day” kind of days when you want to open something truely quaffable, after the perfunctory bottle of Moët, this is under appreciated. Best left for when you need to: a) impress on your first date with a supermodel b) convince Johnson that you are the man for the big Clarkson account c) apologise for forgetting your significant others birthday, or d) take a sling at Bourgeois depression


Fantastic drop, but probably better cellared for a while longer. — 5 years ago

Kristin the Wine Girl

8.9

Smells like fresh spear morello cherry and raspberry preserves with rhubarb pie filling with a hint of baking spices. Sweet fruit forward juicy goodness with pie crust blended into a drunken smoothie. Freeze and serve as the bonus adult flavor in a pack of Otter Pops—because moms need a go-to popsicle, too. — 6 years ago

Steve Anderson

9.2

The normal Lost Slough Verdelho, aged an additional year. Excellent. — 6 years ago

Andrew Belzer

8.9

Leather, cigar box, with some acid and sling bitterness on the finish — 4 years ago

Rich Huber

9.5

This is obviously a young wine. But with that said, it’s like no other Pinot you will ever have. Buttered toast with jam on the nose and a nice balance of fruit on the palate. The wine lingers in you mouth and finishes dry. — 5 years ago

Jason Keefer

9.2

Fantastic! Great minerality, acidity, structure and balance from a region that typically grows chard. Really impressive results from this small producer! — 5 years ago

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Nate Axline

9.6

Buy more than one, cause it runs out fast — 5 years ago

Collier S. Wiese

9.2

Crisp, spicy white pepper on the front with good acidity. Finishes with spear and apple notes. Nice balance and great price value. — 5 years ago

Matt Duncan

9.3

Awesome! Spear minty banana goodness — 6 years ago

Bill Crites

9.3

With so many young wines, it’s all about the fruit or acidity. Not with this vintage. This is the complete package. A great compliment to the grilled brazino at Shaker + Spear in Seattle. — 7 years ago