Bill Bender

9.2

Dazzling mountain fruit aromatics of pencil lead, cinnamon and cedar shavings. Very dense and tannic but sweet blackberry fruit and chocolate covered expresso beans shine through. I absolutely love these wines but I highly recommend you give them 10+ years in the bottle so they can strut. — 7 years ago

Neal Dessouky

9.5

Really really good bottle. I love 1993 Burgundy and this was no slouch. Showed very expressive fruit upon pourings, closed up a bit in glass with air. To me, this is about to really strut it's stuff but showing nicely now. — 8 years ago

Doug Sayed

9.2

The 2012 vintage keeps delivering. Darker fruit profile with a stout structure. Needs a decant or time in the glass to strut its potential. Tasty deep dark fruits and a nice finish. — 8 years ago

Doug Sayed

9.4

2007 vintage. Just now starting to enter its drinking widow, it still needs a good decant to strut its stuff. Cassis, deep dark fruits and black tea, coupled with a solid structure and leading to a lengthy finish. Great juice! — 9 years ago

Beau Carufel

Winemaker/Owner Random Wine Company

9.1

1983. Reductive at first, with air it began to strut the aged Syrah beef-blood/leather/dry herb thing that I love. — 9 years ago

Peter Sultan

9.1

From a female producer whose other teredalgo I love, this I liked but caveat this one is more refined & needs time to strut. — 9 years ago

with Owen and Paul

Jeffrey Lew

9.5

Last bottle in Oct was so amazing I had to get more. Equal parts here, but still coiled up and a touch hot. Give this 4+ hours decant to really strut. Dark fruit, tar, some leather and great nose. Another few years this will be a 100pt wine. — 7 years ago

Justin Brilman

9.1

In a good spot right now but still needs air to strut it's stuff. Hot year and still has a slightly hot finish. — 8 years ago

Jessica Craddock

9.0

Tasty wine. Worst label ever. — 8 years ago

Ross Tefteller

9.2

This beauty is starting to strut its stuff. Still some gritty tannin but man o man the aromatics this one is popping are off the chain — 9 years ago

Anthony Lynch

9.1

Interesting style: vinous with an oxydative note. Dried fruit and faded flowers. Needs to warm up to almost room temp then it's got some neat stuff to strut. — 9 years ago

Doug Sayed

9.0

Deep dark and dried fruits. Lots of structure, even on day two. Needs time in decanter or cellar to strut its stuff. Classic Toro Tempranillo. — 9 years ago

Nicole Devereaux

9.6

Yummy rosé! — 10 years ago

JohnQ Boxler

Sales Berkeley Wine Company

9.2

Finally starting to strut its stuff after a sullen, dumbed down adolescence. Ripe but not fleshy as befits vintage. Tertiary notes swelling up. Definitely rebuy. — 11 years ago

Ned Gray Creed

9.3

Took a little while to strut but once it did, the crab, and butter, and Epi baguette were a marriage. — 7 years ago

with Tyson

Doug Sayed

9.2

Stout red fruits with earthy elements and a substantial structure. Tasty now, but it needs more time and/or air to strut its stuff. High potential here. — 8 years ago

Bill Bender

9.3

Double trouble. Short decant, tight and reluctant first 30 minutes with not much depth, then opened beautifully and put on weight and complexity. A front load of cassis, then bruised plum and warm wet earth. Suggest 3 hour decant to let it strut. — 8 years ago

with Sammie

Palmer Emmitt

Owner/Winemaker Judge Palmer

9.1

Fantastic skin-contact Italian white - this wine is totally my jam. Needed a bit of air to strut its stuff but then the dried stone fruit comes out in full force along with the rich oily texture and subtle oxidative earthy notes. Awesome. — 9 years ago

Doug Sayed

9.2

Starting to enter it's drinking window. A red-fruit dominated wine with sappy raspberry and kirsh. Needs a few hours of air to strut its stuff. — 9 years ago

Ron Siegel

9.7

I would revisit in another 10 years as this is showing a lot of tannins with some Black fruits along with cedar, smoke, mineral and green tea notes. Just needs more time to strut it's stuff! — 10 years ago