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9.0

The 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon is inky and voluptuous. It hits the palate with blackberry jam, chocolate, licorice and spice. I can't think of a California Cabernet that delivers this much quality for the money. Black cherry fruit, tobacco and cedar abound. $18.00 (Antonio Galloni, Vinous, November 2021) — 2 years ago

Joseph Barsky

9.4

2016 Vintage. 15% Alcohol. Monster of a wine that needs an hour decant or more. Best second and third nights. Big fruit. — 3 years ago

Paul T HB

9.6

What kind of glass do you use for Tannat? Trying Pinot glass today🤷🏼‍♂️
Not much of a nose yet, give it an hour to open up. So smooth, wish there was more to go around.
Jeb 91 is ridiculous, guess there wasn’t enough Mega Purple for his liking I.E Tensley, Austin Hope — 4 years ago

Dennis Michael

9.7

I approve! Lives up to the hype. Very good had with steak, it’s got a bite and depth but not too dark would love to have again. — 5 years ago

Joseph Barsky

9.4

2010 Vintage. Same notes as prior post, liked it a bit more. Only Tensley will have this fruit after buying the vineyard of half clone 7 and half clone 877. — 6 years ago

Jody Shapiro

9.5

Family Holiday Happening, Blind wine tasting.
Hands down, best Chardonnay! Our daughter had some shipped to us from the Vineyard this Fall. Spectacular! — 6 years ago

Joseph Barsky

9.4

2015 Vintage. 15% Alcohol. 50% Syrah, 40% Grenache, 10% Mourvèdre. Lovely fruits and velvet mouthfeel. Good finish. They shared the tasting room with Tensley in Los Olivos and bottle says made by Tensley. — 3 years ago

Peter Sultan

9.0

Punctuating a row of B Day wines, up in Columbia county. No notes but juicy-black fruits, juicy mid palate. 80% Syrah, 20% petit Verdot. Balanced- not open knit like my only Cali Syrah reference point, Tensley. — 3 years ago

with Owen

Paul T HB

9.4

Blend of Grenache blanc, Rousanne & Viognier
Jeb 92 and states it taste like a bottle 3 times the price looked up my cost, $14.99. I can definitely see this at $30.00-$40.00
K&L notes,

The highly talented Joey Tensley has crafted an outstanding white wine inspired by the amazing value-driven whites he’s long cherished from the south of France. At first you’re greeted with hints of honey and cinnamon poured over freshly cut seasonal peaches. The aromatics are exotic and wild with plenty of orchard fruit, orange water, and middle-eastern spice. There’s plenty of bracing acidity to keep the wine fresh and bright on the palate with a solid fruit core. This Rhone-style white is arguably the best version at this price I’ve come across in quite awhile — 4 years ago

Greg Gratson

9.0

Not bad, $18 from Morristown. — 5 years ago

I Sax

9.2

North branch inn. Ny — 6 years ago

Michael Herzog

9.1

A little funkier than the 2012. Sweet pipe tobacco. Similar, not as big. Still nice. — 6 years ago

with Kuan

Isaac Pirolo

9.2

I'm still surprised that Joey Tensley hasn't received more criticism, mostly avoiding the label of "controversial winemaker," while Dave Phinney seems to take more than his fair share. Tensley's wines stress the boundaries for normally accepted levels of extraction, alcohol, and, for that matter, flavor, and this is no exception. A blend of Viognier, Roussanne, Grenache Blanc, and Chardonnay, but it masquerades as a Gewürztraminer. Apparently overripe, fat Viognier can come off as fruit cocktail syrup. Well this is the best fruit cocktail syrup I've ever had. Peach, pear, melon, and apricot splash the palate wearing a coat of chalk that's been coated in honey. The weight of wine is like a newspaper laying atop a honey bee; eventually it will get out, but the weight is significant. Not for everyone, but those that it's for will really enjoy. — 7 years ago

Eric W Brown

9.3

Monster wine, floral notes, loads of black fruit, long long finish — 3 years ago

Eric W Brown

9.0

Cherries, licorice, still a big wine, fruit is fading though — 3 years ago

Paul T HB

9.4

These don’t count in my race to 2,000 at this point.
But for $5.90 more I take the tensley, I just prefer the viscosity over the zing — 4 years ago

Paul T HB

9.7

Jeb 94 is too low, I’ll take this over the over sweetened Syrahs from tensley any day, — 4 years ago

Eric W Brown

9.0

Still drinking delicious — 5 years ago

Eric Naslund

8.9

Delicious! A nice red blend from Tensley. Perfect for a Friday night. — 6 years ago

Peter Krug

8.9

Very nice lush fruity oak. Wonderful with lamb! — 6 years ago