Todos Ballard Canyon Red Bordeaux Blend

Impressive fruit, lots of leather, cigar box and herbs. Bitter tannins on the back end, but a very solid effort.

Light on its feet for being 78% Syrah. Floral and dark earth notes.

This is just a killer Syrah blend. It’s really good as a pop and pour, but explodes with even just 30mins of air. It’s ripe, savory, juicy and smoky all at once. Fresh squeezed blackberries, raspberry pie, cherry pipe tobacco and grilled plum dominate the nose. Not as heavy or dense as expected on the palate, showing a bit of lift with some bacon fat, graphite, and even some more delicate notes of potpourri. At around $50/bottle, this is drinking above that price point right now.

Deep, dark, mysterious.... like why is there a hint of burnt bubblegum? Strange, but if you're into that kind of thing it was interesting good.

Absolutely excellent. Deep and dark. Well integrated and super velvety tannins. Very cote rotie like with notes of bacon fat, crushed rock, and black pepper. Great mouthfeel

I am starting to lose patience with Jonata. Either I open one of their other bottlings and it seems way too early, or I open more of an entry-level wine and don’t enjoy it. I’m not sure if I am a fan of this style of blend. Mostly Syrah with a good portion of Sangiovese, along with 4 other varietals. Disjointed and confused, almost a bit sour. I like to think of wines as shapes when describing mouthfeel, and I am not lying when I say that about halfway through the mid palate this one turns downwards and creates a :-(

Very nice. Big Syrah from Santa Barbara county. Raspberry and cherry pie with some earth and spice. Very well balanced for the high alcohol and extracted fruit.

Didn’t keep notes but this was very nice, pretty classic CA Syrah, old world style tho

Smooth, great bouquet, white chocolate, obvious cherries, limited tannins and that’s ok. B=93, S=92, R=91

Perfect July 4 grilled ribeye wine. Big, ripe, and oaky but really well done and perfect for the occasion.