
SAXUM - Broken Stones Vineyard - 2021
- - 95 points-
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August 2023This Syrah-dominant blend gives a dark and stormy nose with blackberries, black pepper and black...
Detailed press reviewThis Syrah-dominant blend gives a dark and stormy nose with blackberries, black pepper and black...
Detailed press reviewSaxum has been working with the G2 vineyard since 2014, and this Grenache-dominant 2021 embodies...
Detailed press reviewI have not tasted this Riserva since the 2007 vintage, so it's a great delight to sample the Azelia...
Detailed press reviewMore black and blue fruits as well as leather, iron, and smoked herb notes emerge from the 2020...
Detailed press reviewI tasted the 2020 Nuestra Senora Del Tercer Gemelo on July 6, not long after it was bottled on...
Detailed press review100 points - The late bottled 2019 Grenache Eleven Confessions Vineyard is another undeniably great...
Detailed press reviewScheduled to be bottled in August, the 2021 Syrah Distenta III looks to be another insanely good...
Detailed press reviewI tasted the 2021 Syrah Distenta III as a precise blend from barrel on July 6—it's due to be...
Detailed press reviewBecause my visit was scheduled for July 6, just two weeks after bottling on June 22, I tasted the...
Detailed press review99 points - A borderline perfect wine is the 2019 Syrah Eleven Confessions Vineyard, and if there...
Detailed press reviewA complex, outstanding Chianti Rufina with savory grapefruit peel, tar, white pepper, dry earth,...
Detailed press reviewRipe but also fresh aromas of olives, cassis, currant leaves, black beans and subtle spices. The...
Detailed press reviewThe 2020 Cabernet Sauvignon Poggio al Lupo is bright, vibrant and packed with fruit, all of which...
Detailed press reviewThe 2021 Shiraz is ever the silky, svelte wine, never more than in this elegant, restrained...
Detailed press reviewThe Semillon is rich in aromas and across the palate, sourced from five different vineyards across...
Detailed press reviewAromas of black cherries, bark, and cedar follow through to a medium body, with firm and chewy...
Detailed press reviewThe fruit for this 2020 Balhannah Vineyard Shiraz is, as the name suggests, from the Balhannah...
Detailed press reviewThere is an usual stony austerity in the 2021 Adrianna Vineyard River, cropped from a cold year...
Detailed press reviewThe 2021 Mourvedre starts out tight and closed yet has a pretty, nuanced style in its blueberry and...
Detailed press reviewComing from a site in the Edna Valley that readers should have on their radar, the 2021 Syrah Slide...
Detailed press reviewQuite a shy nose, but on the palate this is so dense without the slightest hint of heaviness. All...
Detailed press reviewDeep nose of sour cherries with so many delicate spicy and earthy nuances. Ripe and expansive, but...
Detailed press reviewA bit embryonic, but already deep with fine red berry aromas. In spite of the ample structure this...
Detailed press reviewEnticing nose of black raspberries and sour cherries. Wonderful freshness and vitality. Silky...
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