John Van Trijp

9.7

15 hrs in decanter and YES! Smoking gun alllll the way! Coche is King! — 7 years ago

Igor Beron

9.5

Classic reductive funkyness. This is a seriously ageworthy bottle. 7 years have done nothing to this wine and it will easily age for decades. Super tight, concentrate, packed with power and austerity. Gun flint, hazelnuts, lemon peel, chamomile, smokeness (bon fire) and a strong sense of minerality. — 8 years ago

Michael Mallon

8.9

Subtle, complex. Ripe melon on the nose. Palate: bosch pear, stone fruit, unripe squash, gun flinty minerality and a touch of oak. — 8 years ago

Chip Krotee

9.0

Crisp citrus and refreshing. Good fruit and clean taste. Peach and maybe some nuts into a respectable finish. Rating based on getting the wine for 18$ — 9 years ago

Jeff Dodd

9.5

From mag. Layers of granite and gun flint. Elegant, yet restrained with minimal oak. It would be fun to drink 10 years from now. — 9 years ago

with Molly and Kelly

Andrew Treu

9.0

Refreshing, easy drinking wine, fruity with a dry finish. — 9 years ago

Ben Aneff

Managing Partner Tribeca Wine Merchants

9.4

A gorgeous bottle! People forget about the original top gun with the new lieu dits, but this is smokin. — 10 years ago

Justin Smith

9.3

Unabashedly Californian: deep, dark fruit with hints of truffle and gun powder. People love to hate on cali CS, but this is great interpretation. — 10 years ago

Paul Horn

9.5

Gun Metal continues to be Jerry's strongest showing, out of several quite impressive years at Guardian, across all wines. Outstanding representation of his blending skills! — 11 years ago

Chris VanHoose

9.6

im a southern boy.. so i like the name.. but really like this malbec from argentina — 11 years ago

K.k. Ong

9.3

Delightful sake! End up buying more back to drink. :) — 7 years ago

Matt Perlman

9.5

This bodacious nectar will make you forget that you just dropped $80 on a Gruner. Deep golden hue, so layered and concentrated yet lively...spring greens, white flowers, spiced orchard fruit, honey, gun flint. Transcendent — 7 years ago

Lee Pitofsky

9.3

High energy, beautiful notes of gun flint, peach, lime, wet stone — 8 years ago

Mark Tovbis

9.4

Incredibly drinkable! — 9 years ago

Lauren Vance

Buyer Whole Foods Market Oakland

9.3

Extremely layered but delicate nose lets you know you are in for a treat. There's no kick of gooseberry or cat pee, funk or wool. Instead, a great balance between the signature gun smoke, flint and lit match, layered with extra clean lemon, lime, and grapefruit. Palate is rich and round, full of citrus fruit and a stream of acidity. — 9 years ago

Emily_Suzanne

9.5

Yummy, woodsy and easy to drink. — 9 years ago

Korey Hill

9.2

Black fruit, a little gun smoke, oregano. Fantastic value. Need to find more — 10 years ago

Jörgen Lindström Carlvik

Owner, Brix Wine Consultants

9.3

Wonderful expression with grilled lemons, white peach and tart apple flavors, this is strict with gun flint additions on the fresh, seriously chalky finish. Long and mouthwatering. — 10 years ago

Justin Timsit, MS

Wine Director, The Rittenhouse

8.9

Dense and round. Flint and gun smoke. Lemon. Apple. Cream and toast — 10 years ago

Matthew Mascitti

9.7

Liked but jumped the gun. Give it a few more years and will be outstanding. — 11 years ago

Rick Zywotko

9.6

Big Day, Valentine's and Ash Wed, so had to bring out a big gun. Brought it back from our visit to the winery in 2013, and it's luscious, round and yummy! Getting chocolate, raspberries, cherries and a hint of spice in a wonderful melody mid palate... Just awesome. Glad I have 1 more! — 7 years ago

with Mike and Michael

Sarah Stierch

Food & Wine Editor Sonoma Valley Sun

9.0

Silky and smooth for a young gun. Like laying in a bowl of fresh blackberries. — 8 years ago

Steve Haro

9.5

Whoa!! Lots of grilled meat smoke and gun powder on the nose. Pepper and leather and spice box. Finish is earthy and mushroomy and long. — 9 years ago

Kim Kolb

8.9

Minerals and some gun flint on the nose with hints of chocolate. Has a little firecracker taste! Mineral and gun flint follow on the tongue! This is such a rugged Pinot! Love it! Almost for those that truly can enjoy such a big daddy Pinot! — 9 years ago

Ron Siegel

9.3

Still primary and showing very young, this is tight and slightly austere with cassis, black pepper, gun metal oil, oak, expresso and licorice along with underlying sweet fruit. Long life ahead! — 9 years ago

Yuriy Roman

9.2

First sip was great and it just got better. Bold, earthy with notes of wood and fruit. Long, smooth finish. — 10 years ago

Justin Smith

9.1

Gun steel, flint, macadamia nut. Pleasant balance between acid and stone. Cut right through some fat at the dinner table and paired nicely with a corn salad. — 10 years ago

Eric Miquelon

9.2

Nice blend, solid fruit — 10 years ago

Eij Yas

9.0

Nice and punchy, yet readily drinkable — 11 years ago

with Yuhei

Courtney Cochran

Sommelier/Host hiptastes.com

9.9

💜💜💜💜Northern Argentina. Extreme vineyard. Ridiculously allocated, and saved for a special occasion...Malbec and Cab make nice, offer up astringent but beautifully smooth tannins, black plum-cassis, pink peppercorn, gun flint, blue smoke, lilac and cocoa. Long finish. *A rare treat* (🐂🐂and yes, had this w/ steak) — 12 years ago