Roxanne Sayre

9.1

Wish you were here Theresa! Thanks for the great wine! — 8 years ago

Nicholas Cairnes

9.6

Luscious yet earthy. Fantastic. Thanks Taylor Chernoff. Wish you were here Thomas — 8 years ago

TheSkip

9.2

This is a mildly interesting story. Well, in fact, it's only interesting to me because I benefitted.

You may recall my previous BMW posting on Round Pond, how it was corked and how I was unlikely going to give them another chance. Well, the wine gods intervened and here I am.

I was on my way down to Boston and I made my typical stop at the New Hampshire liquor outlet. For those of you not in the know, it's probably the only liquor store in the US that has a dedicated off ramp from the interstate. It serves as the de facto rest area for the brief 20miles one is in NH on I95.

Every time I'm in there, it seems they are posting sale tags on the wine shelves. Well, I happened to see that this wine was (probably) confused for the cheaper Kith and Kin. They were strangely several shelves apart. On sale for $28. Plus an additional 15% off purchases seasonal sale! I said what the hell and picked up 4. Of course, it came up at $50ish but when I pointed out the price tag. Bam. $25 out the door.

An old friend of mine had a saying: free food tastes better and free clothes wear better. So, with that in mind, here goes...

Decanted 2 hours. The wine is deep dark red with almost no translucency. The nose is fairly intense. Lavender, cassis and leather. There is some mild heat in there as well.

The palate is rich and full bodied. The wine coats the mouth and the intensity from the nose continues. Cassis and dark fruits. Moderate to firm tannins. Nice finish. Definite notes of Rutherford dust. — 9 years ago

WhiteVinMan

9.1

Ah Stellenbosch, wish you were here! Should have brought more back... — 10 years ago

Ted

9.3

An all time favorite. Wish you were here Jeni and cj. Miss you guys. We are going to get that time tomorrow in the 200 back. — 10 years ago

with Jeni

Ryan Bode

10

Vegas very KIND to us tonight. Wish bob and esky were here — 11 years ago

Jackie Rodgers

9.9

Haven't tried a Chilean Moscato before! — 12 years ago

Jim Wagonfeld

9.6

Wow. Clear ruby with peripheral minor browning. Breathtaking nose of smoke 💨, tar, leather, bacon and cloves/cardamom. Flavors of plum, olive, pepper and spices. Totally resolved oak, balanced acid and intense, long finish. Strangely, The Meat Church dry Rub on the rib eyes echoed the wine. Incredible! Wish you all could have been here. — 8 years ago

with Judy

Jeffrey Lew

9.9

Picked this up off the shelf at Crush a few hours before dinner. Might of been the best bottle I have had yet. Wow. Amazing concentration, graphite, tobacco, and dark fruit. Great stuff @Jason Chang @Martin G Rivard wish you guys were here. Add this to the list of must have in the cellar. — 9 years ago

Tom Goldstone

9.2

Lovely wine in one of our favorite places! Only wish we were staying here again. — 9 years ago

with Jenn

Andrei Shustov

9.4

Wow! CDP of the year for me! Structure, smoothness, fruit, and more! Lots of plums, velvet, and back loaded minerality. Bravo! Neil, wish you were here. — 10 years ago

Katie Sugasa

9.3

Yum! Thanks so much Jack and Will! Thinking of you guys and wish you were here ! — 10 years ago

with DUSTIN

Jordan Gianelli

9.6

I wish wines like these were more readily available in my favorite restaurants. Rich but not dominant, full but not heavy. This may very well be my Goldie Locks bottle of Bordeaux variety WA wine. Always, always, always let this wine catch some air for at least 30mins to an hour and you will be gently introduced to a balanced and creative expression. — 10 years ago

Renee Bourassa

Sommelier/Wine Director Fairmont Sonoma Mission Inn

9.0

Last of Lassaigne's Pinot Noir grapes are in here (10% of the blend, with 90% Chard)... they were torn out after the 2010 vintage. Get some while you still can! — 11 years ago

Julie Kang

9.8

The high rating is not because I love Aaron Pott, it is not because we were eating at Echo and Rig in Vegas, it is not because the Somm here said it was fantastic when he tasted it... it was simply because it was awesome. Complex, balanced, smooth and lasting. Ready now.... hmmm... I wish I had tasting notes like Aaron. — 8 years ago

Carl Fischer

9.9

This photo's for you @Martin G Rivard 😂 - as I went to put this in the recycle bin I thought of your photo and couldn't help myself. As to the wine - wow wow wow. I had tried this at an event over the summer with Donna Walker (who was lovely) and it is better than I remembered. Decanted for 4 hours. Massively opulent and Pritchard Hill to its core - concentrated, big fruit is the star here (mostly what I got were blackberries) with some slight earthiness mixed in. While the tannins are quite strong even after the decant, there was a nice acidity to balance them out (helped also by a decent amount of time in barrel) - this didn't come across as overly tannic to me. It had a silky smooth, rich mouthfeel that was incredible. Every sip was followed with a smile - the last wine I had that elicited a similar reaction was the '07 Hundred Acre Deep Time (thanks to @Mike Rowe) which still is pretty much the best wine I've ever had. This is a close second to me. — 8 years ago

Ellen Clifford

9.0

K so having a WSET 3 tasting club is making me burn through my supplies faster than usual. And burn through their supplies too. Oops for all of us. Now I've tried all of Kokomo's offerings in terms of Zin (although I wish I had been wealthy enough to crack them all open side by side) and I must say Pauline's vineyard=least fave. Rockpile was the best. Timber Crest was in the middle and...to be honest? The least pricy "Dry Creek Valley" is both really excellent and not as pricy as Rockpile Zin. My top two were probably both the least expensive (Dry Creek) and most pricy (Rockpile) so there ya go. Anyway I'm reviewing Rockpile here! Tis purple-ruby in color, on the nose black sweet cherries and chopped vanilla beans plus crushed blackberries. On the tongue: medium acid, low plus tannins, medium body, black cherries and blackberries and vanilla ice cream and the finish...it is medium in length and there is more of everything I mentioned you smell and taste and anyway... Taste both the more generic-in-name-only Dry Creek Valley Kokomo Zin (avail to all) and the Rockpile(I think only club members can get this). And my blind wine tasting club will have more samplings soon that I can't wait to share. — 9 years ago

Miguel de Leon

Service Director/Wine Educator Casa Mono

9.3

A great wine for value and oomph. Strong middle; I just wish there were a little more to it for the finish. Biodynamic and you can tell. — 10 years ago

Matthew Cohen

9.5

Lacks the weight of a "better" burgundy but god this is delicious. So complex. I almost want to cry. I wish that every friend I have were here to try this. Perfect acidity. Almost tangeriney fruit but not that obvious. Long finish. I should have bought two cases of this. Too bad this guy makes almost no wine. He'd be the next big thing. — 10 years ago

Zachary Sussman

Wine writer PUNCH

10

Rita Ferreira's gorgeous Bastardo, a game changer from the Douro. Wish it were imported here! — 12 years ago