David Koenen

9.5

A full-bodied, warm wine. Spicy, with tremendous concentration—a wine you can really sink your teeth into. Notes of sun-warmed tiles, blond tobacco, cherries, and blueberry pie. Despite the tannins—which are still clearly present—it remains round and soft. It’s a truly substantial, mouth-filling wine. It’s impressive even at this young stage; I’d say it’s just at the beginning of its drinking window. A 95+ score. — 9 days ago

Tom Garland

9.5

1.5 hour decant(little sediment). A gorgeous dark magenta color. On the nose: dark fruit, that Cayuse funk(luv it), smoked meat, burnt caramel, bell pepper, orange rind. Taste: bold, polished, savory wine with blackberry, grilled cherry, bacon fat, minerals, gamey, and a long lingering peppery finish. YUM! Delicious. — a month ago

with Brenda

Pierre Gourinchas

9.4

With cotes de porc meunières. Excellent pairing. Wine is still fruit forward. Feels like confiture de cassis with the pork chops. Delicious. — a month ago

Ray Vanderhoff

9.3

Mostly Cabernet Sauvignon (83%) with some Merlot (11%), Cabernet Franc (5%) and Petite Verdot (1%) blended in. Dark ruby color. Aromas of black fruit, intense graphite and dried herbs and red/purple flowers. Flavors of black and red berries/currants/plums, dark cocoa, black licorice and woody herbs. Slight touch of vanilla on the long and expressive finish. Bright acidity and smooth tannins. Elegant, nicely structured and quite savory. Medium-plus body and well balanced. Well crafted and wonderful complexity. Best with a decant. Big hit at a business dinner. Enjoyed at Frescos in Lincoln, RI. — 2 months ago

Josh Carvo

9.3

Fruit but not to sweet Danna — 3 months ago

Eric Urbani

9.4

LF always impresses — 4 months ago

Paul K

9.2

Fantastic tasting with equally great food!! — 4 days ago

Paul J

9.7

1hr+ decant. Super complex and refined nose. Wine has pencil shavings, chocolate, tar, dark cherries, cedar, and spice. Great depth and long finish. This was amazing!! — a month ago

with Brooke

Caroline Blanco

10

Smooth light with a slight peppery finish — 22 days ago

Andrew Mikhael

9.4

Smooth with some pleasing bite. Great with steak — 2 months ago

Gujumack

9.0

Very good vintage but seems a bit off. More fruit forward than expected. May need time in cellar. @home as part of a new world bordeaux blend wine blind tasting. — 2 months ago

Stephen Osgood

9.0

delicious biodynamic Sta Rita pinot. tons of salinity and characteristic terroir. — 3 months ago

KA

9.3

Gibson’s Italia Chicago — 4 months ago

Pete

9.0

Indeed fruit forward. Dark fruit, not overly dry. Good balance, would buy again! — a month ago

David Carter

8.9

Not bad, more acid and fruit , less tannin and lighter than Napa to me. Still ok though, had worse. Prefer a Routestock or Cathedral Creek or Joel Gott. — 17 days ago

Joel Lara

9.1

Medium bodied with medium/high acidity. Peach and citrus notes dominating with subtle hints of ginger, vanilla, and a flinty minerality. Crisp and fresh with nice finish. Tasty, but would have enjoyed more complexity, as this was really all about the citrus/fruit flavors. — 23 days ago

Lyle

9.5

Light with a great flavor and nice tart finish — a month ago

Ray Vanderhoff

9.3

Dark garnet color with a ruby core. Aromas of dark berry fruit, forest floor, lavender and smokey vanilla. Flavors of black cherry, blueberry and blackberry fruit with additional flavors of black licorice, baking spices, savory herbs and roasted nuts. That smokey/oaky vanilla flavor extends to the long and silky finish. More weight, heft, power and concentration than your typical Pinot Noir. The bright acidity balances this wine beautifully. Outstanding! Thanks to Kase and Petey for bringing this wine on our 2026 Cape May, NJ vacation. — 2 months ago

Brandon Boesch

9.2

This was nice, very drinkable, crowd pleaser. Berry fruit, minerals, hint of forest, but overall fruit forward. — 4 months ago

with Randy

Joe DAscoli

9.4

Red fruits galore

Very open after short decant.

Quite soft tannins — 4 months ago