Tyrone Shaw

8.0

Full body with lots of shoulders. Nice spicy finish. Served with my homemade pasta sauce. #nakedwines — 4 years ago

Neal Schaffer

8.7

Consistent tasting notes compared to the 2015. Tangerine, apples, apricot, beeswax, honeysuckle, and rose water. Acidity stays relevant within its medium plus body. Viognier can be so versatile.
#nakedwines — 5 years ago

with Dana

Neal Schaffer

8.9

Warm raspberries, ripe black cherries, blueberries, black olives, spearmint, sweet tobacco leaf, graphite, and clove. Crazy ripe fruit on the bouquet, juicy mid-palate, finish that’s covered in dark chocolate and yerba maté, and all wrapped up in supple tannins. New world nose with an old world finish.
#nakedwines — 6 years ago

with Dana

Tyrone Shaw

8.5

Lovely smoky finish with that bold fruit preserve aroma. Definitely dacant for optimal enjoyment. #nakedwines — 4 years ago

Neal Schaffer

9.0

Truly representative of what Napa can pump out. Sweet and fresh blackberry, plum, and cassis fruit overlaid with shaved dark chocolate and wintergreen. However, the essence of the wine stays covered in new leather and spice cake. There is also a noticeable fleshiness that shows up after a considerable amount of air. Firm structure that reveals charming character. Delicious. Blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah, Petit Verdot, and Petit Sirah. @Christy Fitzgerald, I know you’ve had this before, but something you should revisit.
#nakedwines — 6 years ago

with Dana

Neal Schaffer

8.8

Highly aromatic and full bodied. Sitting at 14.5% alcohol. Actually hides it quite well. The heart of this wine reveals sweet pear, ripe peach, grilled pineapple, and honeyed ginger, finishing into mandarin oranges and spicy beeswax. Some residual sugar, but compliments the overall spirit of this wine. Props to the central coast!
#nakedwines — 6 years ago

with Dana

Tyrone Shaw

9.1

Black cherries, dark chocolate and oak spice. #nakedwines — 4 years ago

Neal Schaffer

8.8

Sour bing cherry, inky raspberry sauce, dried leaves, dill, pencil lead, and dirty tobacco. Strong mid-palate that doesn’t get overpowered by oak or heat. Wise choice to age this in a blend of large French casks and new American oak. Develops restrain and youthfulness. Drinking a baby here.
#nakedwines — 5 years ago

with Dana

Neal Schaffer

9.0

Explodes on the palate. Cranberry and creamy sour cherry progresses into underbrush, mushroom, iris and cigar box. The nose gets fleshy and herbal. Rosemary shows strength on the finish. Fine-grained tannins are alluring and persistent. Juicy on the mid-palate... changing in the glass. Nice finesse, balanced... took me by surprise.
#nakedwines — 6 years ago

with Dana

Neal Schaffer

8.7

Solid example of Willamette Pinot Gris: accelerated minerality with pronounced and concentrated fruit. An abundance of pear, white peach, lemon, mace, saline, and soaked concrete on the nose. Styled to cleanse and refresh your palate.
#nakedwines — 6 years ago

with Dana