S.S. Mandani

9.1

Peppers, cherries, black pepper, star anise.

Tart cherry, light peppercorn, nice front palate tannins. A bit of earth. — 2 months ago

Steve T

9.1

A fabulous Tuesday night wine, particularly at this price point. This mixture of chard and Riesling works so well… and as others have said, the label alone should make you love this wine! Cheers! — 6 months ago

M Maloof

9.7

Delicious, very smooth (I had the 2024 ) rather than crispy — 7 months ago

Samuel Sabori

9.1

Strong acidity, firm, like an underripe peach and/or mango, depending on the sip. — 8 months ago

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.0

1996 vintage. Decent fill. Open with a Durand and, even so, the cork was an absolute mess. Had to dig out the funnel and screen. Light-medium body. Excellent dark color. Started a bit flat but picked up a little steam after 15 minutes. This example was a little long in the tooth. 2.12.26. — 3 months ago

Flinders Doyle

9.5

One of my favorite wines and has stayed good over a number of years — 6 months ago

Richard Adams

9.4

Very good, not 100 pointer like some scores on release. Love the Napa ‘12s now and cant beat @bell&anchor. — 8 months ago

with Ksenia

Doug Powers

9.2

Medium-dark red-purple color, beautiful redfruit aromas and flavors, with medium-toast oak showing as a seasoning the background, pretty sound structure and backbone, solid acidity, long, lingering finish, excellent California mountain Merlot (w/25% Cabernet Sauvignon). The sheer quality and complexity of this bottle is a wonderful tribute to the vision of Barbara and Jim Richards, who I am certain would be very proud, with Paloma now being ably run by their son Sheldon and his family. — 5 months ago

with Jim

Yury Glazkov

9.7

Very enjoyable! With complexity but still easy to approach, has petroleum notes alternating with flowery and fruity. More on the ripe and even a tiny sweet side. — 6 months ago

Tyler Felous

9.4

So clean and crisp. Some petrol notes. Boxler hasn’t missed yet. — 8 months ago