Sipping Fine Wine

9.1

I found this ‘16 and gave it a try. A blend of 59% Grenache, 32% Syrah, 5% Mourvèdre, 3% Counoise & 1% Vaccarèse, aromas of intense berry fruits and complex spice. On the palate cherry and blackberry flavors with cedar and vanilla, well balanced. Fine soft tannins, lingering, complex depth, ending with elegant fruit and spice. — 7 years ago

Charles Rivas

8.9

Super Tuscan with depth and dimension. Easy to drink and a little on the lighter side while still showing complexity of the 5 or 6 varietals blended together seamlessly. — 8 years ago

Joe Blanck

9.0

Excellent — 8 years ago

with Lorraine

Diana Cohen

9.5

Full bodied cherry smooth easy to drink crowd pleaser love this wine — 9 years ago

Roman Sukley

9.9

2007 Saxum James Berry Vineyard Grenache, Mourvèdre, Syrah blend. 15.8% alcohol. Dark as midnight with a ruby rim. The nose positively leaps from the glass with anise, violets, creme de cassis, crushed berries and a hint of spearmint. On the palate, sweet, candied raspberry syrup with notes of cedar, cinnamon, baking spices, vanilla and a hint of black olives. Pure and intense with great concentration and wonderful structure. 2 minute finish and then some. The Mourvèdre component raises this wine to another level for me, and highlights the talent of @Justin Smith as a master blender. 99 points with the only impediment to perfection being that '06 SQN "A Shot In The Dark" from last week which still haunts my dreams. — 9 years ago

Kathy Wilson

9.0

Best California Sauv Blanc I've had. A bit expensive at approx $32 per bottle, but worth it for a special occasion! — 11 years ago

Nikolaus Dimitrijevic

9.5

Mildly hoppy, with undertones of elderflower. Pair with charcuterie. — 11 years ago

Marc Deschenes

9.1

Great wine tasted on air canada — 11 years ago

terroirista-cy

9.2

Via de Birrai 32 — 13 years ago

Severn G

9.1

Just concluded our annual Fall seclusion at our cabin in the Rangeley lakes region of Maine, mobile service up there is mostly non-existent, after several days I am posting again. Notes are somewhat brief, as my focus is relaxing and watching the Common Loons swimming and diving in the cove in front of our camp.

60% Zinfandel, 32% Cabernet Sauvignon, 6% Merlot and 2% Cabernet Franc, for the 2005 vintage blend. This label features Redhead ducks, which we have commonly seen occupying our beachfront, not this year unfortunately.
Nose has vanilla bean, pipe tobacco, ripe cherry, ripe blackberry, prune (light) and over-ripe plum.
Palate has rich blackberry & cherry, oak plank, chalk (light), dried strawberry, ripe plum and raisin (light).
Beautifully long finish and tannins are long gone; this bottle is at the end of its life, also our last bottle of this vintage. Always interesting to see how long they will hold. The labels have always been a favorite of ours. — 7 years ago

Blair Campomizzi

8.9

Nice Bordeaux blend. Balanced with dark fruit flavors dominating. — 8 years ago

with Marilea and Arthur

Matt Sterr

9.1

32 Winds Lucky Well PN Barrel Sample. 91-93 Points. — 8 years ago

Tobin Trevarthen

9.1

First time. Very nice. Strawberry. — 9 years ago

Bill Bender

9.3

Funk on the nose and some slight bricking in the glass gives way to a lot of depth and a core of sweet red fruits. A really impressive 32 year old wine. — 9 years ago

Steph Anie

9.2

Still delicious
Black cherry, rose petal, silky texture, long layered finish (back label) — 10 years ago

Steph Anie

9.3

Creamy palate, tropical fruit with undertones of vanilla and buttered toast (label) — 11 years ago

Aaron Rankin

9.0

Nice oak and nice acidity. Pair with some rich nigiri. — 11 years ago

Aaron Rankin

9.0

Simple but delicious. Screams for seafood with mayo involved, like a lobster roll. — 11 years ago

Gobindjit S. Dhaliwal

9.6

Saline, iodine, lanolin, mineral, amazing and complex profile, florpower! — 13 years ago

Paul T, Missing My Beautiful Wife 24/7

9.7

Had my first bottle of this 13 about a year & a half ago. What a difference,
Only 32 cases — 7 years ago

Peter van den Besselaar

8.9

Vintage 2016 / powerfull wine from 32% rousanne 23% chenin blanc 23% chardonnay 15% viognier en 7% grenache blanc — 7 years ago

Kurt Phillips

9.4

Kroger $32. Not sure if it worth that though — 8 years ago

Pon Gong

9.0

32 ans et beaucoup de finesse — 8 years ago

JKT

9.2

Gordons Čhanin tasting 6/13/17. $32. #2. More restrained nose of more white floral notes and apricots. Lively tension and firm structure on palate with really long finish that's lovely. Limestone and gravel. — 9 years ago

Henrik Poulsen

9.2

Disgorged 12/2015.

Probably a bit of palate inconsistency on my part but I slightly prefer this over my previous stash (disgorged 9/2014).
At $32 this is HIGHLY RECOMMENDABLE! — 10 years ago

Beth Marshall

9.5

Wonderful wine. Comparable to Von Strasser Cab. Give it time to open up and get rid of the sharp, peppery edges & it will be smooth & round, with a dry finish. — 10 years ago

Bob Highfill

9.3

2012 vintage. Wonderful with food with its light tannins and bright blackberry and blueberry flavors. — 11 years ago

Christina Ramos

9.6

Babe's birthday wine! He loved it. Paired with a 32 oz. tomahawk steak and fresh carbonara. YUM! — 11 years ago

Chris Tanghe

9.8

Explosive! — 13 years ago

Gary Westby

Champagne & Sherry buyer K&L Wines

9.5

The lost cask! — 13 years ago