Joseph Lewinski

9.5

This was one of the first Pet Nats that had years ago and it still hits. Love everything Michael Cruz does. This sparkling Valdigue is easy drinking with still awesome complexity. Nose of rose and strawberry. Notes of rose hip, camomile, and bright green apple. First wine in the new house in NOLA. — 4 years ago

with Ginny

Gaurav Tiwari

9.2

Opaque dark violet with clear meniscus.. couldn’t have told this is 12 yrs old looking at the wine in the glass. Medium viscosity. oak-spiced, red and blue fruit, chocolate, tobacco and floral pastille aromas.  Mocha and vanilla flourish. Plush, velvety and broad mouthfeel, it offers sweet cassis and blackberry flavors with a long spice and oak finish. Rich and energetic in style, medium acidity, resolved medium minus tannins and medium alcohol. Delicious expression of a high quality CA cab. I like this much better than bold and high ABV CA cabs. This was 14% ABV. — 6 years ago

Patrick Derdeyn

9.4

An absolute beauty. The perfume on this thing is exquisite. Violets, spicy pepper, and smokey bacon fat. Palate has a nice twist of funk at this early stage and ends with a solid tannic presence. I would blind this against any american syrah and guarantee it would hold its own, craziest part is it will only continue to develop. — 7 years ago

Jordan Wardlaw

9.0

What a steal this wine is. Great aromatic intensity and rather expansive on the palate with a very persistent finish. More green, herbal qualities to this vintage, but well-rounded with fragrant white flowers, piercing peaches,
grapefruit pith and a hint of salinity. Nervy, high-acid, herbal and rather complex. An ideal accompaniment to just about any fish, and with enough savory and vegetal component to match well with challenging pairings such as asparagus (which I tried, and it was excellent). — 8 years ago

Justin Hansohn

8.9

California with a very judicial hand. Did best to keep it fresh. Sorta won. Simple. Fun. — 8 years ago

Ian Blue

9.1

Drink this in 5+ years and it will be a 10/10. Amazing balance for a 2015 Syrah. High acid and sharp, grippy tannins. Will be buying more to lay down for a while. — 9 years ago

Dennis Hogenkamp

9.2

13.5% ABV Salute to Lulu Peyraud of Domaine Tempier in France. Lulu’s father owned the vineyard , and she along with her husband took it over. Sadly we lost her in October 2020 at the age of 102 y/o. This is a blend of old vine Mataro and Grenache. Light salmon color, watermelon initially , later apple. Very nice! — 4 years ago

Wendy H

9.1

First bottle of the Biden Harris administration and it didn’t disappoint. — 5 years ago

Paul K

9.1

A little to pronounced sweet vanilla. Give it time to settle down. — 6 years ago

Eric James Thompson

9.5

Took forever to get but well worth it! My new favorite — 7 years ago

Diane A.

10

Just amazing! Bill & I love it! — 8 years ago

Rick K

9.2

Really pretty nose of cherries and baking spices. Deliciously balanced between sweetness and acid. Fun to drink. Might have mistaken it for Grenache blind. — 8 years ago

Ellen Clifford

9.2

Oh so balanced. So balanced as to border on boring but more than not object-able. Plus the non-boring bits: black pepper, green pepper, stewed blueberries with thyme (an obscure reference but try it and you'll see). This wine had just enough oomph and earth to lift it beyond a berry and tannin balanced beauty to a balanced beauty queen. — 9 years ago

Ed Lehrman

9.2

Very tasty, fruit a little simple but the whole cluster flavors keep it all flowing. — 4 years ago

Gina Puente

9.3

Full pear, enjoyed it!! Would order again $138 — 4 years ago

Jennifer Rothfuss

9.3

Delicious Pinot Noir, thicker than most Pinot’s, but worth it. — 6 years ago

with Steve

Charles Fetter

9.0

Delicious Pinot. Well balanced fruit with dark cherry flavors and soft tannins. It was even better on day 2. — 7 years ago

Patrick Derdeyn

9.2

Day 1 very muted both nose and palate, day 2 it shined. Still young, but the fruit really come through and shows amazing varietal character. This is gonna be awesome in 5 years. — 8 years ago

Jordan Franceschini

9.3

Took an hour to open but when it did.... — 8 years ago

Maggie Harrison

9.1

I know I should have waited but I just had to have it with smoked pork shoulder, pulled pork. it was near perfect. — 9 years ago