Doggfather

9.1

Really solid Otago — 5 months ago

Gene Bodemer

9.0

The color and nose painted a promising picture but there wasn't much structure left. it was still pleasurable to drink. Just a few years past it's peak.. — 6 months ago

Neal Ferry

9.2

Challenges Rombauer, and might be better…. This is spectacular — 9 months ago

with TwiLea

Matt Perlman

9.5

Always a treat. Smooth and supple. Sweet leafy brambly red fruit, leather, eucalyptus and crushed rocks — 3 years ago

Austin Hohnke

8.9

Medium bodied with zesty citrus and underripe stone fruit. Crisp, clean, and petrol-y. — 5 years ago

Peter Marks

Master of Wine, Educator Constellation Brands

9.4

A beautiful dry rose with great depth of flavor, texture and an incredible finish. I need to get more of this! — 6 years ago

Aaron Tan

9.6

Holy smokes. Such an elegant wine, brooding black fruit, solid oak presence, meaty, spicy, peppery, silk tannins, long finish. Needs a good decant.

If the 12' Mt. Edelstone's this good, what more the HOG! Must try. — 7 years ago

Rich Bluth

9.1

Always balanced. Understated and excellent. — 8 years ago

Nicholas Livingston

9.3

If guess a feminine plot of the Côte de Beaune in a warm vintage -in the best sense. Only Josh Jensen. Sheesh! Delicious... — 9 years ago

Mindy Gimarelli

9.6

Olympic Provisions — 10 years ago

Renato Hoyle

9.5

So balanced — 5 months ago

Michael Ochsner

9.2

Clean & crisp. Varietally correct. $10.80 WG — 7 months ago

Ray Vanderhoff

9.0

Pale straw color with a slight green cast. Piercing aromas of petrol and wet slate with slight hints of white flowers and lemon/lime. The palate features ripe red apple, white peach, lemon and lime with a light touch of spicy ginger. A bit of a chalky texture which is well balanced by bracing acidity. A bit of CO2 bubbles in the glass. Long and lingering finish. Great with food. — 8 months ago

Nicole Ruiz Hudson

8.9

Lush and bright with a crisp finish. Lime, green apple, kiwi, white peach and a little melon with a smattering of herbs rather than heavy pyrazines. Lots of acidity for freshness, although a bit high in alcohol, so has some body. The oak doesn’t get in the way for me, as it often does w SB — it adds to the texture and lush mouthfeel and adds a a hint of spice, but otherwise pretty classic. — 3 years ago

Peter Marks

Master of Wine, Educator Constellation Brands

9.2

Inky and rich with dark cherry and sweet plum. Intense throughout, concentrated with firm yet well integrated tannins. Finish is at least a minute long. Fantastic now and will hold at least a decade. — 4 years ago

Jan de Weerd

9.2

Earthy finesse, complex, clean cherry/current and a tangling, slightly spicy finish — 5 years ago

Eric Grasser

9.1

Pre-baked Apple pie that you're just putting into the oven. Sour apple, pear, dough and cinnamon spice. Macadamia nut in the mouth. Holding true to my belief that 2013 is the best Chard vintage in the recent run — 7 years ago

Eric

9.2

Killer SB. Not much of a nose to speak of. Palate is delicate and balanced. Apples, sugar, and malt. Medium body. My current benchmark SB is the 2012 Adamvs. This was in the ballpark, but not quite there. — 7 years ago

Molly

9.0

Smells like winter ❄️ menthol, apple, toasty, creamy, touch of honey on the nose. The taste lemongrass, rose petal... Gives you a silky tongue 🌹😛 — 9 years ago

Patrick Quinlan

10

FOGO w/ the beagles — 11 years ago

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.5

2019 vintage. Decanted and tasted after 3 hours. Medium-heavy body. Plenty of dark fruits in the nose. Brooding and taut with graphite and refined mineral influence topped with black plum coulis. 12.7.23. — 5 months ago

John Malcolm

9.8

An exquisite wine. Chocolate, mushrooms, espresso, and dark fruits. A real treat. — 7 months ago

Ed Chin

9.1

Tasted blind and the herb note I detected had me dumbfounded. It never crossed my mind it being a syrah. Nice balance and still vibrant. — 10 months ago

Paul J

9.1

1hr+ decant and could have used more. Dark red color. Interesting nose with metallic, medicinal tones that tingled my nose. Wine has massive strawberry and cassis; and is sweeter than I was expecting. Very concentrated. The tannins reduce with ample air and the spicy aspects dissipate with time as well making it more approachable. Medium finish. — 3 years ago

with Brooke

Rick Robinson

9.4

Nice dry cab, excellent! — 5 years ago

Paul J

9.3

Our first dinner out with the babies in 4+ months! Anything would have tasted amazing!

This wine was perfect for tonight! Too much going on for notes, but I liked it! :) — 6 years ago

with Brooke

Peter Marks

Master of Wine, Educator Constellation Brands

9.6

Love this wine! Spicy, raspberry, Bing cherry, dark plum and hints of vanilla oak. Lush, long, delicious finish. Drink now - 2020. — 7 years ago

with Adrienne

Patrick Ruzgerian

10

Absolutely amazing! Drinking form a magnum. Decanted 1.50 hours. Still strong and focused. The mint is starting to hit. Sleek. This wine is on rails and rolls like a train. No need to wait any longer. — 8 years ago

Bob McDonald

8.9

Good thirst quencher for winter. Confectionery notes. Short term 16.5. — 9 years ago

Ray Everett

8.9

60% Cab Franc, 25% Cab Sauv, 15% Merlot. Rich blackberry and blueberry, minerality, pronounced fruit with nice acid balance. Tannins integrated though reemerging after 2 hours before settling back. A delight. — 10 years ago