Renato Hoyle

9.0

Deep color and flavors. Very long. Big but balanced wine. — 5 years ago

Bill Bender

9.4

Such a phenomenal rose’ every damn time. Spring has sprung. — 7 years ago

Martin G Rivard

10

I completely forgot to post this. My brother from another mother Kirk Alexander uncorked these 2 Absolutely Phenomenal 100 point beauties for us to enjoy just because I came over!!!!!! ! Damn., I’ve got to go to his house more often!!!!!! All kidding aside., we were celebrating Veronica’s (his beautiful wife) birthday and what a truly special Evening.it was. There’s nothing better than uncorking a special bottle with friends that have become like family.
We love you Veronica!!! And put up with Kirk just because of you🤣😜🤣
— 8 years ago

with Dov and Christine

Tobin Trevarthen

9.3

Always consistent. Figs. Eucalyptus. Mint. Just damn good. — 9 years ago

Midori Harris

9.0

Delightful. One of my favorites from Rockwall. It's just delicious — 9 years ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.4

Crazy confectionery nose. Also very ripe. Palate has wall of flavor. Sick balance of acid, minerals. So clean. Wow. — 9 years ago

Katie Sanders Boyce

9.0

Thought it would be a little too sweet for me, but I really liked it — 5 years ago

Jesse William

8.9

Probably the best sparkling I've had. Not a fan of sparkling, but this was damn good. — 8 years ago

Bill Bender

9.5

Inky purple with gritty tannins, spirited fresh silky fruit. A substantial brooding wine with miles and miles left in the tank but so damn good right now. The ‘08s and ‘09s from the North CA Coast that I felt were impenetrable fruit bombs the last few years are really blooming now. Drink up but decant. — 8 years ago

Kapyrick Wine

9.2

V15. Nicely balanced. Toasty nose. Buttery pear, Apple and soft honey kissed fruit. Creamy oak finish. — 9 years ago

Hema Reddy

9.0

Unbelievable. Definitely recommend decanting. A wonderful present from a sweet lady! — 9 years ago

michael pandolfo

8.9

Good blend-heavier weight with the petite sir an being the predominant note. Lots of deep blue fruit and a medium finish. — 9 years ago

Benjamin Keator

9.8

The 2012 is still holding so damn tight. Definitely more approachable than a year ago but please full decant for 1.5 hours otherwise you are just wasting the best Chardonnay made in America. Everytime I open a bottle it reminds me of the excitement of losing my virginity...the anticipation is killer, but the actual event is magic! — 9 years ago

with David

Paul Woolls

9.0

A lovely rusticity, spiciness and pepper. Solid flavor profile. — 6 years ago

Barb Anderson

9.0

A very nice blend 92% Syrah 8% Viognier. — 7 years ago

Kirk F

9.0

Last night in Delray Beach. Always nice to see these wines on a list. Automatic! So damn good for the $. — 8 years ago

Chris Harvey

9.4

I love this wine. So damn funky they should put a picture of Bootsy Collins on the label — 8 years ago

Erik Nordman

9.4

First time trying one of the Tempier reds. Damn, this is some towering, dense wine. Perfectly balanced though. Intense concentration without any overripeness or hyperextraction. Even this, the entry-level cuvée, obviously has the stuffing to age for a while. However, it's surprisingly giving now with expressive aromatics and layers of flavor. Nose of ripe strawberry and blackberry, fresh thyme, an almost smoky, arid, gravelly soil character, rich tobacco leaf, licorice root, a slight gameyness, and a slightly volatile, balsamic character. Palate is equally dense and ripe, but still has some lift to keep it from being quickly fatiguing. More ripe strawberry and raspberry, thyme herbaceousness, smoky gravel earth, tobacco, savory gaminess, and slightly volatile balsamic character. Medium (+) acid, medium (+) to high intensity incredibly fine-grained tannin, medium to medium (+) body. Begs to be joined by a rich lamb or beef dish to stand up to it. I'm gonna get another bottle of this and not touch it for quite a while because there's still so much room to unfurl and smooth out, even with it being as good as it is now because it's just almost too intense right now. Will be an amazing wine at maturity. — 9 years ago

with Cassie

Tom Dugan

General Manager of DeLille Cellars

9.6

Showing phenomenally — 9 years ago

Austin Ferrari

Wine Director Hillside Supper Club

9.7

Smoked bacon, bacon fat, dirty socks! Not as elegant as some, but damn delicious! — 9 years ago