Neil Blaze

8.9

If I had rated this one the night I opened it, I would have given it a slightly lower score. At first, I caught aromas of leather and meat drippings and flavors of sundried tomatoes. A couple of nights later, the wine had opened up nicely and had more floral and spice aromas and flavors of red berries and earth. Needless to say, an interesting wine, indeed. And from the Canary Islands! Huh. 90% Listan Negro, 10% Castellana Negra. 9/1/22. — 3 years ago

Matt Shirley

9.2

Fantastic red, green notes, leather, tobacco, dry bold fruits but not fruity. Definitely buy again. — 5 years ago

with Amelia

Marisa Arpels

8.9

Beautiful body. — 5 years ago

Nik Weinberg-Lynn

9.1

Not much left on the nose - a little whiff of pomegranate. Super savory and saline notes on the palate. Interesting. — 6 years ago

William Hughes

9.4

This is even better than a few months back! Terrific balance of floral notes, fruits, tannins, and acidity. — 7 years ago

Justin Hart

9.4

Ah, the Rocks at Milton-Freewater produce such remarkable and distinctive fruit. Morgan Lee’s take on the Stoney Vine Syrah is outstanding. Earthy, gamey, succulent, dark and full stone fruit (plum) that just keeps going. This is good for another 5 years I think. — 8 years ago

with Cherish and Jen

Jerae Knutson

DuMOL Member Services

9.5

Orange Chicken demands this wine. It's mid November and I cannot stop drinking lovely whites and rosés. God bless you @William Allen - Two Shepherds ! — 9 years ago

Deborah Nash

9.0

Still has good fruit forward. Soft and elegant. — 10 years ago

Sergio Licea

9.8

Saline, custard, pecans, almond, honeydew melon, toffee, white gardenias, sea salt. Beautiful golden color, excellent acidity, oily/silky texture, long savory and mineral finish. — 10 years ago

Dave Amos

9.7

Perfect. It's f-ing perfect. — 11 years ago

John Tan

9.3

Sanshugong.

12% alc. Margalagua is a charismatic parcel of the Taganan vineyard comprising 100- to 300-year-old vines on a uniquely iron-rich seam of rocky volcanic soil. This treacherously steep vineyard site is planted with a mix of mostly indigenous red grapes, such as Negramoll and Listán Negro, with a small amount of Listán Blanco. This parcel is about elegance and depth rather than power: due to the silky character of the wines, it is vinified differently with a much longer (30- to 45-day) maceration and 100% stem-inclusion, yielding a darker, bolder, richer wine.
[Vintage 2018:] “This vineyard has been vinified and bottled separately since 2012 because it has a very strong personality, not surprisingly, because it's one of the most fascinating and exceptional vineyards I've ever seen in my life. . . This is a translucent bright ruby color, and it's aromatic, floral, spicy and mineral, expressive and super fresh, because of the year and because they have new cooler vineyards. It has lots of notes of violets and lilies. The flavors are pungent, precise, clean, symmetric and very elegant, with refined tannins and a tasty, somewhat salty finish. This is the best wine they have produced to date. Truly word-class.” WA 98 (Luis Gutiérrez) — 4 years ago

Chris McClellan

9.0

Big bold delicious with blackberry and blueberry. Minty notes, medicinal, with smoke/vanilla/toast, and some tertiary notes of leather and peppercorn. Tannins smooth, easy to drink...its very tasty, but just too much alcohol in the end..no doubt a long finish, but with that finish, I could blow fire... — 5 years ago

with Ryan

Ebbe Bonde Soerensen

9.4

A very delicate version of Mencia from this superior plot of Ribeira Sacra so complex with fruit, minerals and wellness🇪🇸🥊Superb — 5 years ago

OMG PEDRO

9.0

Volcano Essence. Indigenous variety from Canary Islands. Fruity, Peppery and mineral. Bold and complex. Honest and intriguing . Rare and singular... Medium weight with mid to high tannins and balanced acidity. This is a serious wine for serious drinkers. This is a trip into tradition and knowledge. Masterfully crafted in Abona. — 6 years ago

Dave Montagne

8.9

At Compline in Napa — 7 years ago

David MacMillan

9.5

Amazing wine......drinking with Rob K who just got promoted (again) to Full Prof (yes the spelling of Full is correct).....at this rate he will be Dean of the Faculty by August. Wine is a wild mixture of petroleum, chocolate, toffee, blueberrys.......everlasting finish......for a 2002 this thing is hitting its prime right now — 9 years ago

A. R.

9.3

Super wine geek wine time!!! It's the California version of a Pineau d'Aunis. If you know what that is, run (don't walk) to buy some of this wine. Love love love. Only 35 cases made. — 10 years ago

William Hughes

9.3

PB- "Drink me!"
WH- "Oh, alright." — 10 years ago

with William

Raymond Kouba

9.2

Smooth full of flavor. Love Cakebread. — 11 years ago

Erica Gamble

9.0

Very dark color. Very dark fruity nose but substantial flavor. A little bit of earthiness. — 4 years ago

Artem Temirov

9.0

Очень нежный аромат пороха, вулканические почвы чувствуются сразу, но очень нежно.
Во вкусе немного мяса, сырокопченая колбаса, кислотность высокая, по характеру похоже на что-то квашеное, есть пикантность. Очень минеральное, много пороха. Кислотность цитрусовая, строгая. Вино в целом очень аскетичное, как натянутая струна. Диапазон вкуса со временем не меняется.
Вино будет питься долго, а не одним глотком.

Выпил бы бутылку один, но лучше разделить с кем-то (боюсь только с Самвелом). — 5 years ago

Bobby Gilbane

9.3

#partybus — 5 years ago

John Mckeown

8.9

Nice everyday Pinot. — 6 years ago

Ben Christen

9.2

Slight barnyard nose, great light body with pepper spice and salinity — 6 years ago

William Hughes

9.4

William bottles one of the best Grenache Blanc world-wide. Brine and dried green herbs on the nose. The herbs carry to the palate with flavors of melon and Asian pear. — 7 years ago

Carlos Rodriguez

9.2

Reducción. Fósforo. Volcánico. Fruta roja. Notas terrosas y vegetales. Amplio. Cuerpo medio-ligero. Fresco. Muy largo. Fruta roja. Taninos aún presentes — 9 years ago

Mitchell Mulder

9.3

Big hype about this beer, as is "Hop Slam" this one much easy to get, in fact, in CA you can get in many places all the time, price is reasonable too, just check the bottled or canned on dates since it travels far, solid IPA, really nothing new or different, just done very well in the style, if you like your IPA's balanced between malt and hops, like Dogfish then this is perfect fit you, not for me, I prefer the hops be the "Show" but I am not knocking the Beer for that, just I think it is a little over rated — 9 years ago

Parrie James

9.1

Goes well with a nice pasta or salad in the afternoon with a mild taste and slight bite afterwards. — 10 years ago

Patti Robison

Sommelier Balena

9.1

Juicy...like Notorious B.I.G. Rose, hibiscus, pastiles #DigIt — 10 years ago

with Ryan, Leslie and 2 others

Jordi Fernandez

9.0

Vi mitic balear. Mediterrani, madur, solar. Figues, prunes. 14/20 — 12 years ago