William Hughes

9.2

This tastes a bit like the stone terraces where the grapes grow. Super now and drinkable through 2022. Just as solid as the ‘16, but more minerals. The finish is crisper than ‘16 and the body a bit leaner, but that is not a drawback. The wine is balanced and quaffable and ready for the dining room table. — 8 years ago

James Forsyth

9.4

The Terraces is named after a section of the Mayacamas estate that is, surprise surprise, terraced. This Chard is rich, tropical and delicious but not at all heavy. A treat to try. — 9 years ago

with Eric

John Zuzek

9.2

Boysenberry, blackberry, black currant compote with some hints of anise and a lingering finish. Paired nicely with spicy BBQ ribs. — 9 years ago

Scott Soren

9.0

Developed nicely as it opened. A little more time in bottle should help. All in all a nice bottle — 10 years ago

with Timmy

Rick Phillips

9.3

Great flavors. Has many years left in the bottle. Tim knows how to build a wine! — 11 years ago

with Letha

Ross Cobb

Owner/Winemaker Cobb Wines, Winemaker Hirsch Vineyards, Claypool Cellars, Banshee Wines

9.1

Very good bottle — 11 years ago

Ian Brand

9.2

One of my own that I will rate because it's in very good shape. Yeasty, a little bit of almond, lemon rind, great structure. — 12 years ago

John Simons

10

Jeanne's favorite — 12 years ago

Mike Peterson

9.7

Wow. Always delights! — 12 years ago

Pierre And Paula Soler

10

Excellent! Smooth and nice Bouquet!! — 13 years ago

Tim Shundo

9.5

An ever so delightful pick. Not to acidic and just the right amount of fruity bliss. — 15 years ago

Mason Balistreri

Sommelier, International Wine Guild; Balistreri Vineyard; Sales, Joy Wine and Spirits

9.6

Cool label, but can you explain what the hell "sérine" is? Apparently it's some tight clustered Syrah clone that's both "highly precise" and "vulnerable to disease". Sounds risky... Especially considering this comes from the frighteningly steep terraces of Cote Rotie. Not only that, but the wines were made without new oak or sulfur. He also picks early and uses some amount of carbonic maceration. Jean Michel Stephan uses to work for Guigal, but I guess he must of learned "what not to do" instead of mimicking the style.

The intensity is beyond belief! Cote Rotie is already aromatic, but this is amplified by the carbonic quality. Further, there's a large amount of Viognier here too, which lends a bright tropical punch in the midst of classic Syrah notes (tapenade? meatiness?). There's some similarity to the Matthieu Barret Cornas I just drank, but this has far more clarity in the aromatics - a quality both important and underrated. So striking here are the aromatics, it's hard to even move on to actually tasting the wine - but once you do, it surprises again.

This wine's balance is very strange... No oak, but the high acidity is tapered by carbonic maceration. It's soft, but lean at the same time. There's a slight oily texture which might be from the Viognier, but it's counter balanced by an amazing display of fresh fruit. Raspberry, pear, black cherry, and even pineapple. From the nose to the mid palate it's an exhilarating wine., but the finish is noticeably abrupt. The tannins are tart and bitter like the skin of an under ripe plum. Aesthetically it works. From the nose all the way into the mid palate, this wine is so "over-the-top" that a sudden, unexpected bitterness comes across as a moment of clarity instead of disappointment.

I highly recommend the wine. I hope to taste other vintages and bottlings.

#syrah #naturalwine #coterotie #northernrhone #jeanmichelstephan #syrah #biodynamic #rhone #northernrhone #rhonevalley — 8 years ago

Aaron Means

9.2

I like the traditional Monte bello better — 9 years ago

Kyle Harvey

9.0

Vermentino based blend from the terraces of Cinque Terre, refreshing and actually salty and sweet with right amount of acidity. Perfect for Ligurian seafood. #qpritalianriveria — 10 years ago

Sang Han

9.3

A bit better than the Taylor. — 11 years ago

Roy Goble

9.4

Wow wow wow.... — 11 years ago

Nicky Chambers

9.0

I love this wine, a long, crispy, fruity wine. It loiters on the palette and has such great depth. Perfect to drink on its own, or with Fish, salads pasta. For the price I think it stands out from the competition. — 12 years ago

Mick Finegan

9.2

Very good wine. Lovely fruit flavor and perfectly balanced. Definitely buy again. — 12 years ago

John Kemper

9.1

Although I was not familiar with this winery, the deep purple '07 Akóma Zoúme Cabernet Sauvignon 'Zeus - Mountain Terraces Vineyard' was a most pleasant surprise. Oaky dark cherry, dark chocolate and cassis aromas were prominent on the nose. The underlying complexity and supple tannins lead to a most satisfying finish of impressive length. — 13 years ago

Pierre And Paula Soler

10

Awesome. Great everyday drinking wine! — 14 years ago

Nick Jouras

9.1

1500 ml and should have waited a few more years, no to say that we didn’t savor every sip of this! — 9 years ago

Sipping Fine Wine

9.1

Founded in 1988 by Dave Miner, along with his wife Emily and his parents, Ed and Norma. Aged for 15 months on French oak (60% new), from a 50-acre vineyard planted in 1995 by Gary Franscioni and Gary Pisoni along the terraces of the Santa Lucia mountains. Aromas of fresh dark berry fruit and wonderful baking spice. On the palate flavors of blackberry, cranberry and cola with toasty notes, well balanced. Fine tannins on lingering finish ending with a burst of fruit. Very nice. — 9 years ago

Steve Cunneen

8.9

Fantastic medium bodied gruner veltliner that allows you to taste the dry, rocky terraces upon which the grapes were grown. Fantastic. — 9 years ago

Michelle Connely

9.2

Consumed July 2016. I'm not normally a fan of Chenin Blanc but this was really good. Received this in one of my wine shipments. — 10 years ago

Michele Laughlin

8.9

Yum! Trying a Spring Boquet fliggt at Vino Volo at BWI — 11 years ago

Sean Trapani

Founder/Educator Wine Fluent, Consultant ABC Fine Wines & Spirits

9.4

Easy drinking with softly sweet black fruits. Lovely balance that paired well with Christmas sugar cookies. — 11 years ago

with Paul

Aaron Reyes

10

Pairs nicely with pugs. — 11 years ago

André Hueston Mack

Owner/Winemaker Mouton Noir Wines

8.9

Thanksgiving Wines — 12 years ago

Ray Ormand

9.2

Glorious Napa Valley Cabernet. In a good place and likely to stay there for a long time. — 12 years ago

Pierre And Paula Soler

10

Excellent. Another winner from the Terraces!! — 13 years ago