Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.0

2016 vintage. Great, inky color. Mysterious nose not giving much up currently. Fruit-driven without many boundaries but clearly needs time...3-5 years for it to start dropping hints. A little discombobulated right now but bringing voluptuous body at least. May have some serious somethings in a few years. — 4 years ago

P A

9.0

If you’re an IPA enthusiast, willing to take the leap, celebrate life, pushing yourself to the fullest this IPA from 10 Barrel Brewing in Bend, Oregon “this one is for you”. If you’re a Bud drinker ok but “This IPA is not for you.” There are no boundaries enjoy life.
6.8% alc/vol. 70 IBU’s Cheers 🍻 🇺🇸🇨🇦 — 6 years ago

Sherri Cornett

9.9

With Abigail. On a night discussing boundaries and fragility, this wine was anything but fragile. Aroma deeply satisfying on its own. This made us happy. — 7 years ago

Bryce Wiatrak

9.4

From the same appellation boundaries as Banyuls, this Collioure wine is a stunner. While a bit reductive when first uncorked - it’s stoic, structured and remarkably complex - a pillar of inky anise, leather, cayenne, rosemary flavor. Spice and garrigue meet blackberry liqueur on the lengthy finish. It’s the classic combination of rusticity and elegance that southern France does so well. 80% Mourvèdre, 10% Grenache, 10% Carignan. — 8 years ago

with Emily

Isaac Pirolo

9.4

A mellow beast of a Syrah. From the Hope Family Vineyard in the Templeton Gap (about a mile due west of 101 on the north side of Green Valley Rd). Pushes boundaries in terms of sweetness and alcohol (15.5%), but with some time in the glass it offers a more mellow character, in spite my first few descriptors being rich black fruit, chocolate cream pie, cochon de lait, and a cracked pepper lead assault of seasoning, with a nearby chiminea going strong. A serious accomplishment considering their degree of difficulty. They took some serious risk and nearly hit the trifecta. — 9 years ago

Gregory Fulchiero

9.2

Paul A. Pushing the boundaries with a modern take on CDP. Still with barnyard funk, but an oak undertone reminds you that this is breaking with tradition. Elegance in a glass. Period. — 9 years ago

Beau Carufel

Winemaker/Owner Random Wine Company

9.0

Funky, weird, vibrant, exciting. Really pushed the boundaries on how a "white" wine presents itself. A rollicking good time! — 9 years ago

Oliver N

9.5

Quite possibly the best sauv blanc I've ever had! Nutty, funky and honeyed nose. Palate has a prickly texture, yellow apple, wet rocks, pear, lychee, pineapple, vanilla, salinity, high acid. Is it chenin? Is it a Jura chard? This flat out pushes the boundaries of what sauvignon blanc can do. — 4 years ago

Bryan Hopkins

8.9

I have long been an admirer of Germain-Robin, and I like this product, but considered as an absinthe it is a very uncharacteristic example. Prominent scent of lemon with spearmint and fennel, slighter lemongrass. The taste gives more mint and anise at first that quickly develops into lemon and leaves lemon on the finish. Think of this as as what the label says, an “aromatic brandy distilled with herbs and natural flavors added,” and it’s quite pleasant. Think of it as an absinthe, and you are likely to be left thinking that it is not what an absinthe should be. But I often enjoy experimentation outside the boundaries of a genre. The fact that it is made with an apple-honey mead as the base adds to the novelty. — 6 years ago

Eric Urbani

9.0

The AVA for Friuli apparently extends into Slovenia, due to historical boundaries. Did not know that! — 7 years ago

Bryce Wiatrak

9.1

While Montefalco earns most notoriety for its intense reds, a handful of white wines also leave its boundaries. This one from Scacciadiavoli comes from 50% Grechetto, and 25% each of Trebbiano and Chardonnay. While more reserved on the nose with gentle white florals, the palate finds a steely, acidic breadth that electrifies the wine - lemon juice, almond skin, acacia blossom, white rose, pears, and salt. Gripping and lengthy. — 8 years ago

Ceccherini Cristiano

9.4

So saline you would doubt to believe you are drinking a red wine
I love the way Anton pushes the boundaries, just do, i can't help it — 8 years ago

Isaac Pirolo

9.2

50/50 Monastrell and Syrah. Chris Ringland's hand is evident as this pushes the boundaries in terms of fruit richness. The Pappy Van Winkle barrels may play a part in that, but also seems to impart a smoky rusticity that provides the savory element that makes this work. — 9 years ago

Gabriel Stebbing

9.2

Drank this in the summer - really full-on and rich. Almost too much for a fino style (pushes boundaries a bit, not for the faint hearted) but magnificent in its own way — 9 years ago

with Owen

Dan Weisshaar

9.5

Lovely apricot notes, hint of citrus/ pineapple acidity. Beautiful balance and mineral boundaries. I have 3 more. Be nice to me...Thank you, Fass selections. — 5 years ago

with Lyle and Matthew

David Shaw

9.1

Estate Rosé Syrah, Walla Walla Valley. Reddish pink with an orange tinge, excellent clarity. White floral notes in nose. Strawberry and white pepper flavors with a hint of bing cherry, mineral and white pepper finish. Moderate astringency, skin and seed, enough to warrant decanting or patience (at least two hours). Strawberry and white pepper aftertaste with a hint of spearmint. Just enough acidity, but there’s a soft rounded mouthfeel under all those tannins. A serious and challenging but worthy rosé, one I like and that pushes the boundaries of the genre, but not all will like it. — 6 years ago

Ellen Clifford

9.2

Off dry. Candied orange blossom and clover. Honeysuckle and frolics through fields of overripe apples. Sincerely I’m picturing crunching into a sweet apple while being rained on by honeysuckle but someone has cut the grass I’m standing on recently. Am I a moscato person?! Perhaps not totally yet but this one is yummy. With a nutty cheese I’m imagining a happy future exploration of boundaries if not a lasting friendship. — 7 years ago

Lindsey King

9.6

When your brain detangles and you feel the cashmere cushion of understanding yourself. When your thoughts easily find their way into good words then fine sentences and finally you have a colourful string of beads that form narrative. Fluid ideas full of feeling. It’s circular and it’s ending could be it’s middle and its middle could be it’s beginning. Endless boundaries, no resistance. Care and ease. — 8 years ago

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. — 9 years ago

Shones

9.3

Delicious young rose "Their Cotes du Provence Rosé is their most everyday kind of wine, a blend of 70% Cinsault and 30% Mourvedre, hailing from old Bandol vineyards that were declassified several years ago when new geographic boundaries were drawn. It's the definition of Provencal style rosé, and a perfect choice for salade nicoise and other fancy French picnic dishes. $21" — 9 years ago