Severn G

9.5

Nose has ripe plum, mashed blackberries, dark chocolate powder, strawberry jam on leather, molasses, molasses cookies, wet soil, nutmeg and vanilla bean.

Palate has blackberry compote, black cherry reduction, partially dried plum, wet baking spice, wet+dry leather, dark chocolate shavings, (light) oak/vanilla influence remains. Extended finish, really starting to pick up incredibly at 3-4H in the decanter.

Paired with Allen Bros. ribcap (USDA Prime version) tonight, unfortunately our grill has a 4ft. snow drift in front presently so the best I can muster was a super hot cast iron pan from the oven, then onto stove with lots of butter and in 7m total we had beef to die for...Which I had some competition for dining this evening.

This bottle was a very generous gift from my West Coast brother @David T from earlier in the year. My work travel schedule was hectic and never found a good time to settle in on a weekend with the wine or pairing, until now. (I've lost track of the amount of COVID tests I've done in the past 5M, but all have been negative 🙏 to date.) A fabulous gift to enjoy now that I'm hopefully relaxing for the next 2w...
Happy Holidays to everyone.🎄 — 5 years ago

Shala W Summey Iii

9.1

Great Zinfandel.... we tasted this at T-vine and decided to order more. Full bodied with soft finish. Highly recommended — 6 years ago

J. Kim

9.1

Lot of brett, lot of acids, lot of flavor, lot of body, somehow all in balance. — 7 years ago

Erik Wochna

9.0

12' vintage — 7 years ago

Erik Wochna

9.2

12' vintage — 8 years ago

Kim Stanbro

9.2

Chocolate and cherry on the nose, lots of depth both in the glass and in this poetry reading @amysaulderby #wizardtower — 8 years ago

Nicola Morvillo

9.0

On 27-10-20 — 5 years ago

Nick Jones

9.1

‘15 vintage - excellent — 6 years ago

Dan Savin

9.2

Bold and fruity — 6 years ago

Steve S.

9.0

Rose hips on the nose giving way to cherries and a mouthful of chocolate — 7 years ago

Fredybeans

9.0

Noire
Nez de prune de fruit noirs compotes et d olive noire
Bouche ample charnue et pulpeuse avec une belle densité et un côté chaleureux mais sans alcool dominant — 7 years ago

Clare Kydd

9.1

The aroma has a woody complexity with a hint of strong berries. Fantastic wine along side of mushroom risotto. Being brought up from Marlborough, this wine highly shows the true talent and sophistication of the natural beauties of the region. — 7 years ago

Ryan Keith

8.9

Lot to like about this wine. Very crowd pleasing in style. — 8 years ago

Jay Eagan

9.0

Had the 2016 last night - this is lighter. It has a blackberry with a touch of cigar box. Also 17 may have been a more difficult vintage but this is a winery to explore - literally they seem VERY hospitable (on Zoom)! — 6 years ago

with Kristine

Ralph Dandrea

9.1

Very nice with the amazing fish at Milos — 6 years ago

with Colleen

Bryan Kesting

9.2

Soft orchard fruits with good minerality. Got even better as the night went on. Solid 92+, maybe a 93. — 6 years ago

Nick M

8.9

This wine is wild. It’s like gruner veltliner on LSD. — 7 years ago

Jeremy Buss

9.3

Wow! Peppery, complex and an extremely long finish. — 7 years ago

Howard Greenfield

9.3

Wow- smooth fire-water — 8 years ago

Chris Paul

Wine Educator Copain Wines

9.1

Balanced and showing both medicinal and herbal notes in its development. Exhibits classic signs of VA, but at a level that’s pleasant and intriguing. Drink up! — 8 years ago