Ray Vanderhoff

8.9

Medium ruby color with a dark core. Aromas of black fruit, wood smoke, and sweet spices. Flavors of crushed blackberries, black cherries and black plums with hints of allspice, black pepper and dark chocolate. Pleasant touch of minerality on the medium-plus creamy finish. Fruit forward but pretty well balanced. — 2 months ago

Jamie Lauder

9.0

From vineyards in Farra di Soligo, Valdobbiadene and Vidor. Grown between 200 to 330 meters of elevation.
Lees contact for 3 months before secondary fermentation.
Crisp and dry. Toasty with a brilliant freshness, savoury mouthfeel and a slightly creamy mousse.
Yellow apples, unripe white peach, acacia and minerality on the finish. — 2 years ago

Andrew Liguori

8.9

Fig and plum, pinch of raisin. Silky texture, some forest and baking spice. Magnum — 3 years ago

Gor

9.2

Pronounced nose of Meyer lemon, acacia, quince, hint of white peach and vanilla. Wonderful acidity that offsets the generally fruity notes. Missing a little salinity on the palate that is very primary and leads with lemon and peach. Awesome juice. — 3 years ago

Ming L

9.3

The nose opens with ripe yellow apple, poached pear, and a touch of roasted almond, all lifted by floral notes of acacia and a subtle, crushed stone minerality. On the palate, it is medium to full and layered, with a beautifully satiny texture that glides to a long, harmonious finish.

Expansive and elegant. — 2 months ago

Lyn Farmer

9.8

At 23 years of age And 22 years on the lees, this wine has loads of toasty autolytic flavors combined with lemon drop, dried orange rind, dried raspberry, baked apple, toast, pastry, honey, hazelnut and acacia. Soft but persistent mousse and an extremely long finish. — a year ago

Mike Saviage

9.4

Last bottle of the trip, taken to Napua at the Mauna Lani. Canary gold color, bright and cheery in the glass. Notes of citrus and kiwi, tropical fruit, wet stones, tan spice, vanilla and white acacia flowers. Rich and glycerol in the mouth, matched with serious acidity. Paired perfectly with a nice Onaga fresh catch, which turned out to be the best prepared fish dish of the trip. Young but drinking well. Aloha! — 3 years ago

Conrad Green

9.3

Chalk and subtle lime. A bit under. White flowers, acacia, precise. — 7 months ago

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David Peifer

9.3

Nice dark jammy fruit with the right amount of Oak. 10 years cellared. Delicious with steak and then stew! — 2 years ago

Gor

9.5

Sharp, concentrated, taut. Reduced slightly in the beginning but unfurls slowly with notes of Meyer lemon, chalk, unripe pineapple, acacia, orange blossom and a hint of smoke. Fantastic effort, promises slightly more rounded notes as the oak integrates with time. — 2 years ago