Cathy Corison

Owner/Winemaker Corison Winery

9.4

Integration. Wow. Minerals, flowers, sandalwood. Yin and yang dialed in. — 7 years ago

with William

Cathy Corison

Owner/Winemaker Corison Winery

9.7

Yin/yang. Fullness/ brightness. Delicious. Yeasty. — 8 years ago

with William

Rob Moose

9.1

Started off slowly, not tight but not particularly inviting, but came alive after 2-3 hours open. Was a very nice yin yang with Talbot in terms of flavor profile. — 8 years ago

with Brendan

Paul Lizer

9.0

Tangy, soft, and delicious — 8 years ago

with Jenny

Casey Burke

10

Wow, surprisingly impressive. Yeasty, dry, rich and full bodied...just the way I like my bubbles. — 9 years ago

Nestor Gonzalez

9.2

Ying and Yang of southern Rhone. Volume and crispness!
Wonderful! — 9 years ago

with Gustavo

Rob Renteria

Sommelier La Folie Restaurant

9.5

Balance of earth and fruit. Soft tannins. Ying and Yang approach. — 10 years ago

Kevin Yen

9.9

2014/3/5@Long Ji restaurant with Yang，Cao Pa — 10 years ago

Kevin Yen

9.8

2013/3/3@An-Fu Rd with Grace， Yang — 10 years ago

Diedra West

9.2

Limpid pale garnet red. Earthy sous-bois notes complement aromas of ripe black plums, red berries, and hibiscus. Plummy on the palate with a greenish cast, there are flavors of beets, blood, and black fruits. This wine is bigger, more brooding and earthy than Inman's Olivet Grange Vineyard Pinot Noir (2010, tasted recently). It's the yang to that wine's yin; both are wonderful. 13.8% abv | $68 (sample) — 10 years ago

Elmer Oomkens

9.1

zwaar maar licht. vol en zoet. — 7 years ago

jams jerfy

9.2

very lovely. thank you @Alan Yang you're the best. — 7 years ago

with Christina

Marti Zuccarello

9.3

The Southern Hemisphere yin to the yang of Solaia - structured and deep without being too weighty... wears 10 yes very well. #Harasdepirque #Antinorifamily #Albis2006 — 8 years ago

Cathy Corison

Owner/Winemaker Corison Winery

9.6

Yin/yang of fullness and viscosity coupled with firm structure. The whole boysenberry pie without the sugar. Floral aromatics already evident. I love the 2013's. Will be released after the new year, 2017. — 8 years ago

with William

Nancy Bernstein

9.2

At Tse-Yang in Geneva — 9 years ago

Darragh Chase

9.0

Ying yang of earth and fruit. Bold Malbec. First sip is a bit powerful, but give it time, gets better with each sip ☺️ Malbec grapes treated like a burgundy. — 9 years ago

Philip Carpenter

Founder/Educator santabarbarawinetalk.com

10

Mind blowing. Ying-yang of sweet and savory. Earth, smoke, tobacco, leather, with pristine red fruit. So clean, fresh. Consistent. Very emotional. So good. — 10 years ago

Kevin Yen

9.4

2014/4/12@Shusiten Tainan with Ader, Yang — 10 years ago

Kevin Yen

9.7

2014/3/3@Good hotpot restaurant with Yang, David — 10 years ago

Kevin Yen

9.6

2013/3 @An-Fu Rd for Yang Qi birthday party — 10 years ago

Scott Wren

9.6

Fragrant floral chard with intense minerality. Drinking yin and yang in the same glass. — 7 years ago

Dan Liu

9.4

The Calf and the Bull

A fitting title as I reviewed these two whilst dining on a beef roast.
A bit of yin and yang here as the older 2012 Paringa Estate Shiraz stands shoulder to shoulder with the youthful and equally acclaimed 2015 Norfolk Rise, Mount Benson's Shiraz.

Paringa - in comparison a much softer/smoother Shiraz than the Norfolk Rise, to be expected with the age comparison. A more balanced and (obviously) mature nose of darker fruits. Finer tannins on the palate and a ballsy (for cooler climate Shiraz) peppery-tobacco finish that is still smooth enough that you ponder its length until it finally reaches the end of your tongue. Leaving the thought of 'the old bull who still has it'.

Norfolk Rise - it's jammy! Sticky sweetness on the nose but far from sickening. Tobacco and pepper playing hide-and-seek with the dark fruits. The palate; pepper is extracted from its hiding place and lands smack-bang on your tongue presenting a big hit rearward and mid palate but is a bit shy to come forward. The calf.

The Surmise
If I had a cellar, I'd arrange it laterally by variety/region and vertically by vintage. The 2012 Paringa Estate Shiraz may very well sit alongside the Norfolk Rise Shiraz. However, the Norfolk Rise would definitely delineate itself a few notches south of the Paringa Estate due to its youth. For now I'd be reaching for the Paringa every day of the week with the excitement of what's to come from the Norfolk Rise.
These two wines are yin and yang. Separated by three years. Almost incomparable. I'd like to line up the 2014 or 2015 Paringa Peninsula Shiraz against the 2015 Norfolk Rise Shiraz. But for now, the old bull is the one to watch. — 7 years ago

Peter Slagowitz

9.2

Delicious peach flavored beer — 8 years ago

Kyle Zeman

9.2

Tie guan yin (nose), sour mandarins, briney green olives. A bit cidery, hints of caramely fino sherry popping through — 8 years ago

David S

9.0

Just a classic Nebbiolo, and the yang to the ying of my short rib ragu. — 9 years ago

Thomas Weber

9.5

Phenomenal...spice, perfume and dark fruit up the yang. Plus Bulldozer! #oakesfest14 — 9 years ago

with Chris, Jonathan and 1 other

Nathan Steele

9.1

Little yang up front easy to drink not to heavy I like it! — 10 years ago

Kevin Yen

9.7

2014/3/5@Long Ji restaurant with Yang，Cao Pa — 10 years ago

Kevin Yen

9.4

2013/4 @An-Fu Rd with David Yang — 10 years ago

Philip Carpenter

Founder/Educator santabarbarawinetalk.com

9.7

The yang to the B-C. Great weight & tropical fruits. — 11 years ago