Laura Vaughn Arellano

8.9

Had this one in Elgin. Classic Smoking Loon brand. Would purchase again. — a month ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.5

Have not had in 2 years. It’s awesome now. Nose is olive and game. So wild. Black and red berry fruit. Granite galore. So fine. So refined. Gorgeous and wide open. Palate is a wonder. Super juicy and decadent but allied with terrific freshness and a smoking granitic finish also with notes of game, herbs and olive. The nose is a 9.6. Outrageous. Wow this is juicy. I’m going 9.5 here. The purity and clarity of fruit puts it over the top. — 2 years ago

Ernst Blofeld

9.1

Minerals. Granite. Citrus. All the ingredients needed for a light evening in the lair. Now to find the missiles. — 5 years ago

James Hawley

9.4

Received for our wedding anniversary in August of 2019. Opened last night and was very surprised! Great Napa taste, not too sweet but definitely delicious. The age in my cellar seemed to soften the wine. The last few $100+ Napas were not as good!!!! — 4 months ago

Michelle Armstrong

9.0

Loved this white wine — 3 years ago

Howard Greenfield

9.6

2014 Farella- smoking good — 3 years ago

Anthony B.

9.2

A delicious California Zin given it’s under $10 price tag. — 8 months ago

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.5

2019 vintage. Big and brooding from being disturbed during hibernation. Medium-heavy body. Pretty nose and a smoking profile. Sexy in an earthy, grounded way. Decanted and tasted after 30 mins and 2 hours post-decant. Still super-tight but all the promise of pleasure is there for the long game/cellar. Focus and push for decades. Would like to revisit in five years. 7.30.23. — 9 months ago

Gil Krakowsky

9.1

An incredibly expressive and terroir-driven wine that might be one of the world’s best wine values. Volcanic microclimate shines clearly through a heady nose whose first bite is not just smoke but...smoking volcano. Along that sweet dark fruit, grilled lavender, flowers. In the palate more primary with black cherries (grilled black cherries???) exotic spices, cooked black pepper, bay leaf, sage, that sanguine element that screamed high-iron volcanic soil, all held together by a very sitinctive salty spine. Finishes with a long note of those herbs and some drying tannins. Very juicy but with good structure and medium acidity avoiding any sense of being cloying. A really unique, transparent and well made wine that is an astounding value. I wonder whether it improves with age or is at its best here... — 5 years ago