ESF

8.9

ask the wine guy for something unusual, something off the beaten path and he recommends this delicious dry 100% Palomino w/some bottle age: definitely a food wine, light greenish straw color w/fairly austere nose full of minerals, lanolin, herbaceous musk, white flowers (jasmine), ginger & some spices. on palate it is rigid & angular, zesty acidity, some citrus but mostly minerals & herbs, quinine, screams for briny foods - we had this w/deli section fare & salad. — 8 months ago

Juha Hautanen

9.0

Tosi hyvä! Sopii hyvin tulisin ruokiin — 5 years ago

Alder Yarrow

Wine Blogger Vinography

9.5

Oh María Luz you are a rockstar. I lovingly carried this bottle back from my first trip to Chile, having been bowled over by this fierce female winemaking pioneer who runs Casa Marin with her son. From the chilliest part of San Antonio Valley, a stone’s throw from the sea, Luz’s wine shimmer with acidity and vibrate with energy. At 12 years of age this Syrah is absolutely singing with gorgeous green olive salinity backed by blackberry bramble, dried herbs, white pepper and dried currants. Fantastic acidity and faint tannins make this an utterly effortless mouthful. I wish I had another bottle. Or five. — 6 years ago

Michelle Tracy

9.0

A very reasonably priced bottle. Sadly half of it went to the dish I was cooking, but it was delicious with a slow-cooked pork in wine sauce. — 6 years ago

Rob Browne

8.9

Full bodied, but without the grassy herbaceous notes of other Southern Hemisphere SB's. Fruity, and clean on the palate. Purchased at the vineyard. — 7 years ago

Shay A

9.5

Night 1 of the Fall WNH event in San Antonio. What a killer start to the extended weekend, all courtesy to Shawn and Jennifer for hosting! Tonight was Italian wines.

Another in the running for WOTN. Maple and rich! Cherry and vanilla tobacco on the nose with herbal spice and a strawberry tart finish. Young and acidic! There is a very underripe red fruit dominant profile here. Crazy how young it tastes for 23yrs old. Bravo @Shawn R ! — 8 years ago

with Mike, David and 5 others

Alexandre Pagliano

9.0

Medium dark rubi robe, nose pf asian spices, blackcurrant and black fruits. Very fresh and medium bodied, no wood tannins, well done and very seriously drinkable. Good stuff and surprised on the upside. — 10 months ago

with Jose, veronique and 1 other

K. Ross

8.9

14.8% abv. Tasty. Dark thick fruits taste. Intense but pleasant. — 4 years ago

Kai Wright

9.2

This is weird, but if you read NK Jemisen’s Broken Earth series, and you think about the all-powerful onyx obelisk—that’s what it feels like I’m drinking. Overwhelming in every way—Big, bold, ripe, boozy. But balanced and smooth and soft like velvet glove. I just fall deep into the glass and wanna stay there. The dark, juicy fruit — a blackberry/blueberry cobbler comes to mind—lingers forever. — 5 years ago

Carmen Pippenger

9.3

Fresh, with herbaceous notes and some buttery, yeasty and mushroom characteristics — 6 years ago

Richard Peers

9.2

This is an exceptional Sauvignon Blanc. It is a cool climate wine, more similar to a Sancerre than a new world SB. It knocked my socks off. — 7 years ago

Conrad Woodard

10

Deliciously flavorful! — 8 years ago

Kaelig

8.9

An explosion of juiciness — 8 years ago

with Gail

Grant

9.0

jonathan likez, semi sweet so tasty — a year ago

Robert Torretti

9.0

Nice to have this wine again after 11 years. Visited the vineyard in Chile in 2011. A bit too international in profile; I prefer their regular Syrah. A little watery at the start, but then gets more intense and flavorful in the mid-range and after taste. Enjoyed with a burger at Wollensky’s Grill. — 4 years ago

Katie Glomb

9.5

One of the best! — 5 years ago

Yi-Fen Li

8.9

Sunnyvale Murphy second bottle durif lynx @ vino vino — 6 years ago

Nic Anderson

9.0

Deep purple colors in the glass. Heavy cab with blueberry, vanilla, and tasting notes of earth. Very yummy cab and went perfectly with pot roast. — 7 years ago

Daniel Heguertty

9.1

Good Mexican wine .. one of the best wines from El Valle de Guadalupe . — 7 years ago

Tree Kilpatrick

8.9

Zingy. Cedar, herbs and cherrywood on the nose. Flavor is complex, cedar-y and classic Spaniard. Deep and rich for the age. Nice sauna and berry extravaganza. Fully expressive of a place and time. — 8 years ago