Awesome wine. Very drinkable and inexpensive. One of the better ones I’ve had. — 6 years ago
Crowd-pleaser. Men lidt skør stadig. Perfekt men uskyldig — 6 years ago
Beautiful smooth wine that aged very well — 8 years ago
Catching up from last night. Hosted a ton of family for a traditional Sicilian Seven Fishes dinner; needed to tear through something consistent and crowd pleasing, so had these two on tap. The Chard showed well; Meyer lemons and almond paste. However for me, I was digging the SB to wash down course after course of seafood. — 8 years ago
Smells delicious. Wild berries, blue fruits, ripe boysenberry, sage, so much sage and a hint of lavender. Supple tannin, medium bodied but full of intent. Good going. — 9 years ago
Jammy, plum & BlackBerry notes with hints of peppercorn, vanilla & sage — 9 years ago
Lovely drinkable wine. — 10 years ago
Sage and dry cherry w very good acid — 11 years ago
Nice with dark chocolate and hazelnuts. — 12 years ago
Sage, eucalyptus, black olives, and start blackberries. Extremely fruity and full body, typical for a good bottle of syrah. Hint of sour cherries, tobacco, and acai berries too.
Great bottle for its price range. — 6 years ago
On the lighter side, but strong and VERY very smooth. Almost no aftertaste at all — 8 years ago
Fantastic. Great balance. Tannins are smooth. Rose and cinnamon on the nose. Mocha and dark fruit with sage and leather on the finish. Will be perfect in five years or so. — 8 years ago
Randy Dunn makes wine for your retirement and perhaps your grandkids. This 02 is just coming into it's elegance/groove. When you consider it's been in bottle for basically 12 years, it's still a pretty big wine. Tannins are resolving but still packs a palate punch. On the nose, it's a wild berry blend, baking spices and a mix of dry and fresh roses. The fruits start elegant transitioning to juicy & finishing with dry medium tannins. Blackberries, black cherries, black plum, raspberries with very ripe juicy strawberries painting the back palate. The mix of fruit is incredible. Baking spices of caramel & vanilla, just a touch of spice; allspice & light sage, black tea, dessert style dark minerals that finish with dry crushed rocks, graphite & eucalyptus. Followed by; raspberry cola and acidity that is just short of perfect. The finish pierces the mid palate with dark tannins. However, the mixed berry fruit finishes long, juicy to dry & with sheer beautiful elegance. The finish lasts & lasts. It's simply a guilty pleasure. I have two more bottles. I'll have one in 7 more years and the last in 15 years. Love to note the changes! That's the really enjoyable part of cellaring wine. — 8 years ago
One of my favourite whites! Very tasty on a hot summer day! — 9 years ago
Some hint of vanilla dusted prunes. Dark amber. Tobacco and sage. Little mushroom and wet leaves. Magical blend. — 10 years ago
The 2013 Opus One is an absolute stunning release, and is certainly one of most impressive young wines I have ever tasted from this estate. This shows a darker, more forward profile from this warm vintage, and is clearly one to contemplate, as there are so many complexities and working parts to this compelling wine. This instantly impresses as it opens to intense aromatics of crème de cassis, black cherry, blackberry compote and black plum woven together with mocha, sandalwood. The mouthfeel is voluptuous and beautifully concenrated with deep and penetrating flavors of black cherry, créme de cassis, blackberry cobbler, anise, sage and anise, which all resonate beautifully across the palate. This is already extreamly appealing, but try to resist this hedonistic wine for at least another few years, as there is undoubtedly a long future ahead. Drink 2019-2035-99 — 6 years ago
Good tannin, cherry, cassis — 8 years ago
Holy tall green giants Batman! This is the real reason I drink wine. @Bill Bender @Warren Sapp @Neal Schaffer @Vanessa D @Eric Shanks @Jim Trobaugh @David L @Eric LaMasters @Paul T @Jade Moore @Doug Davidson @Ron R @Connor McMahon @TheSkip — 8 years ago
Herbs and leather and then some smoky bacon aromad. Fruity body with tobacco and sage. Balanced – the oak is nicely integrated. — 9 years ago
Complex finish. Great balance. Refreshing and hint of butter flavor — 9 years ago
Very mild tannins but nice flavor, smells of cassis and clove and tastes of mild Berry and sage — 10 years ago
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Fruktigt o gôtt — 6 years ago