David Shaw

9.3

Revisiting the vintage after 18 months. Tasting notes similar to my previous pouring: complex mix of orange, lemon and tangerine peel flavors, almost crisp, plenty of fruit here but lactic/mineral finish gives it dimensions, layers, what have you. — 4 days ago

Rich Bluth

8.9

a bit jammy for me, better on day 2 — 5 months ago

Michelle Wong

9.2

Will be delicious for many more years. Very juicy and full of complex earthy flavors. — 10 months ago

Raul Puga

9.3

Beautiful color and well balanced. Long delicious finish — 2 years ago

Lynn Graham

9.8

Fabulous buttery oaky finish. We enjoyed a 2019 fist which was richer than the 2021 reserve — 3 years ago

romo

9.3

This is the never-released Kobayashi Boushey Vineyard MOURVÈDRE sans soufre from 2017. 50/50 whole cluster. Medium bodied fruity first half then this goes all St Joseph savory in second half. A fascinating mix of flavors. Unfortunately it only lasted about an hour before trailing off. — 4 years ago

WC Fields

9.2

Optimus. Young but in its prime. — 5 years ago

KA

9.5

Mastros Beverly Hills — a month ago

Len

9.4

Fantastic smoothly aged dry Riesling. Very light petrol aromas but flowery and a lightly fruity. Medium body, well balanced acidity, bright and perfect for a hot and romantic summer night. — 4 months ago

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.3

2022 vintage. Fave of the three new 2022 red releases-Côte A Côte, Optimus Estate Estate Reserve-and also the most affordable. 3.11.26. — 8 months ago

Raul Puga

9.3

Yummmmmm!!!! — 3 years ago

Tyler Felous

9.6

This punches above its weight class. Having had the estate cuvée and cote bottles, this feels a peer. Big deep fruits. Smooth all the way through. Loved it — 4 years ago

Paul T, Missing My Beautiful Wife 24/7

9.5

First time having this one, I’d buy it again.
Vinous 94

Winemaker Anthony Yount produced a stellar set of wines in 2018, all of which exhibit the vibrant fruit character that marks the vintage. Once again, I was impressed by the all-Carignan Sacred Burro bottling, which shows the potential of this still-obscure variety in Paso Robles, both as a blending grape and for a stand-alone varietal bottling. While more and more wineries have begun to include it in their plantings and the resulting wines, nobody yet is doing it as consistently well as Denner. — 4 years ago

David Shaw

9.3

Revisiting the vintage — 2 months ago

Karilyn Lesassier-Van Oosten

9.1

Wow! It’s so yellow. — 4 months ago

romo

9.3

Sans soufre — 6 months ago

Jason Keefer

9.5

Hitting perfect right now! Spiced, blue fruits, well integrated. Just absolutely stellar! — a year ago

with Natasha

Carter White

9.3

Fruit, earth, and spice, great structure and balanced. Lighter style, drinking so good young. — 3 years ago

romo

9.4

This is the Syrah @Delectable and it’s turning savory since release. Medium bodied, firm tannin, delicious with those filets in the background. — 4 years ago

Paul T, Missing My Beautiful Wife 24/7

9.5

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Parkers review,

Wine Advocate | Rating: 96
The 2012 Akasha (which I had incorrectly listed as James Berry Vineyard in the past) is 100% Syrah from Scott's estate Torrin Vineyard. It offers sensational purity and depth in its black raspberry and cassis fruits, graphite, dried violets and crushed rock bouquet. This gives way to a full-bodied, voluptuous and seamless Syrah that has no hard edges, building tannin and a blockbuster finish. It's a heavenly Paso Robles Syrah that needs a year or so

Vinous | Rating: 93
Glass-staining purple. Powerful, deeply pitched aromas of blackcurrant, violet, licorice and woodsmoke, with a peppery topnote and a hint of sassafras. Sweet, smoky and broad on the palate, offering intense black and blue fruit flavors and a suave floral pastille flourish; showing a lot of upfront, fruit-driven sex appeal and no rough edges. Finishes very long, with outstanding clarity and supple tannins. - Josh Raynolds — 5 years ago