Stephen Solaka
Spicy, iron, and minerals. Young.
Spicy, iron, and minerals. Young.
9.2Max Reichwage
Reductive initially but opens up to a nice meaty dense Syrah
Reductive initially but opens up to a nice meaty dense Syrah
9.2Yianni Stone
Fleshy red fruits
Fleshy red fruits
9.4Sam Coturri
Winery Sixteen 600, Enterprise Vineyards and the Moon Mountain District
Bing cherry, rare meat and black pepper. In that order. Delicious. Drinkable. Wine.
Bing cherry, rare meat and black pepper. In that order. Delicious. Drinkable. Wine.
9.4Paul Einbund
Wine Director/Sommelier Frances
Cute little guy...kidding...!!
Cute little guy...kidding...!!
9.1Andrew S
Meaty, with a nice nose of black pepper and plum and dark berries
Meaty, with a nice nose of black pepper and plum and dark berries
9.3Nicole Hakli
Sommelier The NoMad Restaurant
What a perfectly balanced vintage. Can drink now or later. I remember the '10 Hermitage being in the same place.
What a perfectly balanced vintage. Can drink now or later. I remember the '10 Hermitage being in the same place.
10Adam Jesberger
A perfect n.rhone example. Insane pepper and black fruit with smoke integrated.
A perfect n.rhone example. Insane pepper and black fruit with smoke integrated.
9.5Sam Coturri
Winery Sixteen 600, Enterprise Vineyards and the Moon Mountain District
Wow. Super balanced. Ripe fruit, black olives, dark, smoky and frankly, delicious.
Wow. Super balanced. Ripe fruit, black olives, dark, smoky and frankly, delicious.
9.6Jason Heller
Master Sommelier
A little shock around the table with the unveiling. Storage was questioned but with a lot of similarities to the 2009 everyone was left nonplussed. Crazy high acidity to the point of unbalance.
A little shock around the table with the unveiling. Storage was questioned but with a lot of similarities to the 2009 everyone was left nonplussed. Crazy high acidity to the point of unbalance.
7.3WARNING: DRINKING DISTILLED SPIRITS, BEER, COOLERS, WINE AND OTHER ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES MAY INCREASE CANCER RISK, AND, DURING PREGNANCY, CAN CAUSE BIRTH DEFECTS.