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92 Points Wine Spectator - This bright and zesty Champagne is lightly juicy and appealing, offering flavors of Honeycrisp apple, ripe white cherry, biscuit and pickled ginger. Balanced and lacy in texture, with a lingering, spiced finish.

Brooks, Bradley, and Nate had the pleasure of spending a day at this stunning winery, where we ate a steak lunch with andouillettes and more Drappier Champagne than any human should ever consume prior to 2 pm. Amazing. 92 Points Wine Spectator - A graceful rosé that's lacy and airy in texture, with finely knit acidity enlivening the flavors of ripe cherry and strawberry fruit and lemon chiffon, accented by hints of smoke and spice.

93 Points Wilfred Wong of Wine.com - A dazzling pink wine, the Lucien Albrecht Crémant d'Alsace Brut Rosé offers bright red fruits, a nice tangy, and life on the palate.

The Champagne Extra Brut Blanc de Noirs “Les Mottelettes” by Pierre Paillard is 100% Chardonnay from the same-name parcel (lieu-dit) in Bouzy, classified as 100% Grand Cru. Limited production of only 4000 bottles per year.

Winemaker Notes - Winemaker Notes Pale peach colour with hints of bright apricot. A classical Côtes de Provence rosé, offering aromas of yellow peach, pear, freesias and strawberries. Layered and neat. Generous in the mouth, with a good citrus fruit dimension, yet round and harmonious. Moreish notes of cherry and raspberry make this a real crowdpleaser.

This wine is hand-crafted from select Chardonnay vineyards throughout the Russian River Valley growing region. It's balanced and bright with concentrated flavors of creamy lemon custard, poached pear, almond and spice.

90 Points Wine Enthusiast - This marks the last vintage prior to the sale of the winery and the change of winemakers. Stainless steel fermented and aged and immaculately fresh in style, it offers precise citrus flesh, juice and rind flavors. Lemon, lime, grapefruit and orange notes combine in a zesty package built for those who love high-acid flavors.

This is the wine Véronique Drouhin served Brooks, Bradley, and Nate when they visited Domaine Drouhin a few years back. Beautiful wine with just a touch of oak, great for oysters on the half shell!

Aromas of sauteed lemons, crushed oyster shells, lime zest, grass. Energetic, refined; pure citrus flavors. The vines for this wine sit at the top of the slope between premier cru vineyards ‘Montmains’ and ‘Vaillons.’ This is the heart of Chablis! So much “basic” Chablis is grown from miles away from the appellation’s top vineyards, but this wine hails from the same soils as premier crus; it considers grand cru vineyards as its neighbors.

Visiting the family’s ancient estate in Jamblès, a hamlet of some 50 residents, is a bit like going back in time. The family’s winemaking roots run deep here, as there’s been a Sarrazin growing grapes and making wine in this peaceful valley as far back as the seventeenth century. Aromas of red apples, fresh lemon zest, wildflowers. Fresh and light, flavorful; lemons and limes and sea salt.

92 Points Wilfred Wong of Wine.com - Jordan Vineyard & Winery has consistently produced one of California's finest Chardonnays, and the 2018 vintage comes through once again. This wine shows elegant aromas and flavors that stay intricate and refined from start to finish. Enjoy its refined aromas and flavors of ripe apple, oak accents, and zesty citrus peel with a selection of the freshest sashimi you can find.

A personal favorite of ours, just a gorgeous wine year after year. 94 Points Vinous - The 2016 Chardonnay Golden Slope shows the more potent, rich side of the Sta. Rita Hills. Candied orange peel, mint, hazelnut, vanilla and tropical overtones give the wine breadth. The Golden Slope is the most overt and voluptuous of the Liquid Farm Chardonnays.

The standard-bearing ripe, buttery, oaky California Chardonnay! 90 Points James Suckling - This may be a little obvious, but it shows pretty, ripe cooked-apple, vanilla and praline character. Full-bodied, creamy and delicious. Drink now.

The “Vouvray De Gautier” is winemaker Benoit Gautier’s signature wine of the vintage. It is made from a selection of ripe Chenin Blanc grapes from many of his domaine’s vineyard parcels with flint-clay (argilo-siliceux) soil. The wine matures on its fine lees in temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks over four months. There is no malolactic fermentation. In the Spring, Gautier chooses young wines with the sugar-acid balance that he seeks for Vouvray de Gautier. The fruity acidity of the Chenin Blanc is balanced with apricot and pear fruit with and honey notes and just enough residual sugar – the amount varies from year to year in proportion to acidity level – to attain a slightly off-dry finish.

Very perfumed on the nose with intense pear notes which carry onto the palate. Also some butter and rum raisin notes with lots of juicy acidity. Very long on the palate for the varietal with a contrast of sweet honey and salty minerality. It finishes with racy zippiness. A very versatile wine that is great with appetizers and lighter dishes but also nice as an aperitif.

91 Points Robert Parker - A blend of 50% Pinot Gris, 40% Pinot Blanc and 10% Aligote, the 2017 Hildegard has a fresh nose of quince, white blossoms, hay bale and soft nutty scents plus sliced green pear and baker's yeast. Medium-bodied, it has a good core of fruits and is broad and textured, finishing long.

Dorino Livon acquired his first vineyards on the Collio hills in 1964, and slowly, plot by plot he expanded his property establishing the Azienda Agricola Livon estate. The winery is now under the direction of the third generation of the family. Beautiful wine with bracing minerality, notes of lime, pear, and white flowers, and a touch of minerality.

At the foot of the majestic Schlossberg hill in Alsace stands one of the finest estates in all of France. Weinbach produces richly concentrated, fragrant dry Rieslings, for which the Grand Cru Schlossberg vineyard is particularly well-situated. This wine is delightful on the nose with aromas of white blossoms and notes of lime. Shows a fine, delicate entry and nice concentration mid-palate. Offers a wonderful combination of crisp Granny Smith apples and a fine minerality. Juicy with a long, lingering finish.

Fresh, vivid aromas of white flowers, ripe melon, and citrus fruit introduce rich, zesty flavors of pink grapefruit, melon and guava, leading to a long, crisp finish buoyed by bright acidity and refreshing citrus and mineral tones. Irresistible upon release.

92 Points James Suckling - Lots of beautiful aromas and flavors of sliced pears, green apples and fresh herbs. Medium to full body. Creamy texture and a flavorful finish. Drink now.

Delaporte's Sauvignon Blanc grapes have a Southeasterly exposure and are planted on steep slopes that maximize sunlight and airflow. But just as importantly the vines are planted in limestone rich soils that create some of the world's finest Sauvignon Blancs. The brightest, freshest, and purest Sauvignon Blanc available.

The greatest Sauvignon Blanc made in America, rich and oaked and reminiscent of a White Bordeaux. Just stunning. 95 Points The Tasting Panel - I don’t think there’s another Sauvignon Blanc out there with the complex array of aromatics and unique flavors offered up by this stellar super Sauv. Sixty percent of the fruit was sourced from the Merry Edwards estate; comprising 42% Sauvignon Musqué, the blend was barrel-fermented in French oak and spent six months on the lees. Scents of salted butterscotch, peach blossom, just-mowed grass, and pineapple fill the nose before developed flavors of jasmine-soaked pear and honeyed tangerine mesmerize on the palate. The acidity pulls it all together.

Tasting notes - Clear light, grassy yellow with green hues. Intense aromas of citrus and mineral notes. Dry light bodied. Long finish. Pairing - Enjoy it with fresh seafood, mussels, marinated and grilled fish.

The Jean-Maurice Raffault estate is located in Chinon, in the central Loire Valley, near Tours, and is the northernmost French red wine appellation. The family has been vignerons in Chinon since 1693 and the estate now comprises 40 hectares spread over 6 communes. The fruit for Raffault’s Chinon rouge comes from several parcels on sandy, alluvial soil near the Vienne River. This origin gives a supple, fruity Chinon that is perfect for early drinking and versatile with food. The wine’s bright cherry and raspberry flavors are best appreciated at cellar temperature, so put your bottle in the frig for 5-10 minutes if your house temp runs on the warmer side...look for notes of vanilla and herbs with a fresh finish.

Alison Smith Story is a native Dallasite, and a great supporter of Rapscallion! The wine exudes traditional spicy aromatic characteristics of Cabernet Franc that is full of complex fruit flavors with soft tannins and freshness which begin with the aroma and then linger on the finish. The 2016 Cabernet Franc demonstrates a bit more intensity than the 2015 the winemaker really enjoys (geek out about!).

92 Points Jeb Dunnuck - The base Cabernet from this terrific estate is the 2017 Cabernet Sauvignon, which checks in as 83% Cabernet Sauvignon, 9% Merlot, and the balance Petit Verdot and Cabernet Franc. It has beautiful notes of crème de cassis, graphite, tobacco, and ground herbs as well as a dense, rich, concentrated style on the palate. This terrific Cabernet is going to benefit from 3-4 years of bottle age and cruise for upwards of 15 years (or more) in cool cellars.

93 Points Wilfred Wong of Wine.com - COMMENTARY: The just-released 2019 Caymus Napa Valley Cabernet could be the 49th vintage of this iconic brand I have tasted (I'll have to check my notes, I may have missed one or two)—my favorites have been the 1972 and 1973 vintages. Over the last two decades, the wines have amused me as they have taken intriguing turns in the road. The 2019 vintage, the winery's best in recent times, is exciting and profound. TASTING NOTES: This wine shows up with the lasting power of black fruit and licorice. Its layers of persistent and formidable fruit could turn a semi-vegetarian into a carnivore.

93 Points Tasting Panel - Blended from 44% Cabernet Sauvignon; 36% Merlot; and smaller amounts of Petit Verdot, Malbec, and Cab Franc, this red is angular and quite focused. Concentrated tarry notes arrive early with a swath of blackberry preserves and brown-sugared apple skins; as the wine opens up, it remains sensationally plush while bringing in flavors of clove and sage.

94 Points Wine Advocate - The 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve has a deep ruby-purple color and luscious creme de cassis, violet perfume, cast-iron pan and notes of dark, exotic spices. The medium-bodied palate is fresh, silken and lifted, its lively flavors and sweet new oak spices dancing on the extended finish. This was made with 100% free-run juice. It is blended with 15% Petit Verdot and was aged 18 months in 50% new French oak.

91 Points Jeb Dunnuck - Checking in as 60% Cabernet Sauvignon and 40% Merlot brought up mostly in used barrels, the 2018 Domaine De Chevalier L'Esprit De Chevalier has a rich, dense, medium to full-bodied style with slightly reserved darker currant and cherry fruits, notes of cedary herbs and earth, firm tannin's, and a good finish. While most second wines are up-front and geared for early drinking, this is going to benefit from 2-3 years of bottle age. It should keep for over a decade. Rating : 91+

93 Points Wilfred Wong of Wine.com - COMMENTARY: The Jordan Vineyard & Winery Cabernet continues to be one of Sonoma County's top performers since its debut 1976 vintage. I drank many bottles of through the years with fond recall. The 2016 vintage exemplifies beauty, elegance, and balance. TASTING NOTES: This wine offers excellent aromas and flavors of red fruits and savory spices. Its decidedly red currant highlights would pair nicely with a panko-crusted, rosemary-infused, roast rack of lamb.

96 Points Jeb Dunnuck - The 2017 Cabernet Sauvignon Howell Mountain offers a slightly darker, earthier profile that carries beautiful black and blue fruits, charcoal, bouquet garni, and some obvious minerality as well as a whiff of espresso. It's rich, full-bodied, concentrated, and beautifully done. Drink it over the coming two decades. Based on 83% Cabernet Sauvignon, 4% each of Merlot and Malbec, and the rest a mix of varieties, it spent 21 months in 80% new French oak.

97 Points Wine Enthusiast - Notes of iron and crushed rock lead to a lengthy balance of juicy red fruit and clove. With small amounts of Merlot, Saint-Macaire and Cabernet Franc, it shows a deft hand at blending, with lasting notes of black pepper and nuanced oak.

This wine greets the nose with fragrant aromas of dried Mission figs and hints of thyme. The flavors that follow include berry compote, red cherry, vanilla, light brown sugar and hints of cocoa. 75% Cabernet Sauvignon, 17% Merlot, 6% Petite Verdot and 2% Malbec. A bright, juicy wine with many layers and soft supple tannins that lead to an elegant finish.

91 Points Wilfred Wong of Wine.com - COMMENTARY: The 2018 Rombauer Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon is beautifully designed Napa Valley red. TASTING NOTES: This wine offers excellent aromas and flavors of black fruit, licorice, and oak. Enjoy the wine's stately style with a garlic and rosemary-accented, oven-roasted standing rib roast.

Planted in 1886, this Cinsault vineyard is the oldest of its kind in the country—perhaps even beyond. The vines are gnarly, head-trained and planted on their own roots. It is not everyday one gets to drink wine from vines planted 120+ years ago. The 2014 exhibits Bechthold’s unusual juxtaposition of being light on its feet in terms of alcohol, extraction and tannin, but somehow on the palate, it remains condensed and concentrated. It reminds us of the leaner 2012 vintage, with its nervy floral violet overtones and freshness, but a shade riper and with the generosity of fruit more characteristic of the 2013. After a little less than a year in neutral French barrels and a single old puncheon, we racked once, and bottled unfiltered in late August of 2015.

In the sultry south of France, altitude matters. Wines from Domaine la Bouïssiere hail from some of the highest vineyards in Gigondas, and thus are markedly more balanced, elegant and age-worthy than wines from the lowlands. In the 1960s, Antonin Faravel began to carve his vineyards out of the crumbling stone cliffs of the Dentelles de Montmirail (pictured on the family’s wine labels). He knew that the cooler temperatures and rocky soils would produce perfectly ripe grapes, with better acidic balance and lower alcohol, too. While other winemakers quickly followed Antonin’s lead, Domaine la Bouïssiere without question is the original, high-altitude Gigondas. Aromas of black fruits, pink and white peppers; flavors of blackberries and blue plums. Unctuous texture with silky tannins. PAIRING SUGGESTIONS: Grilled steak, spicy pork sausages, North African-inspired cuisine, such as lamb tagine.

91 Points Jeb Dunnuck - The base cuvée from this terrific producer, the 2018 Châteauneuf Du Pape has a relatively modern style in its black raspberry and cassis-driven fruits as well as subtle hints of background oak, vanilla, scorched earth, and white flowers. Beautiful on the palate as well, with medium to full-bodied richness and a seamless, elegant texture, it’s very much in the style of this charming, front end-loaded vintage, and while it’s already hard to resist, I suspect it’s going to drink nicely for 10-12 years. This cuvee is 70% Grenache, 20% Syrah, and 10% Mourvèdre, aged 14 months in barrels, 50% being new.

The grapes used to make this wine are grown in the stony, limestone and clay terroirs typical of the southern Rhône Valley. It is a blend of three emblematic varietals: Grenache noir, Syrah, and Mourvèdre. The destemmed grapes are vinified in concrete vats and then aged in concrete and stainless-steel vats for a year. The wine is a beautiful ruby-red colour with an intense nose of red berries and spices. It is supple and generous on the palate with a very fine and elegant tannic structure.

When you drink Limnio, you are drinking history. It is a grape first mentioned by numerous Ancient Greek writers such as Homer, Hesiod and Polydefkis, making it a unique artifact of ancient viticulture. Deep purple color. Earthy aromas of baked blackberry, fresh parsley, spice cabinet, fertile earth, and orange zest with a lightly tannic, vibrant, dry medium-to-full body and a tingling, medium-length black pepper and cured meats finish with moderate oak flavor. A spicy Greek red with table-friendly tannins and a great herbaceous pop; distinctive and fun.

92 Points Robert Parker - The 2016 Merlot is made from 65% estate-grown fruit, with 50% coming from the Suscol Springs vineyard and 15% from the Cakebread Winery Ranch vineyard. It was aged 17 months in 44% new French oak. Medium to deep garnet-purple colored, it has a softly spoken nose of warm plums, blackberry pie and Black Forest cake with suggestions of menthol, tobacco and cloves. Medium to full-bodied, the palate is gently swathed in soft, plush tannins and has loads of juicy black fruits, lifted with a lively line of freshness and finishing with a minty kick.

In 2017, Bradley and Brooks spent a week in Bordeaux. The afternoon at Château Coutet was the highlight of the trip, and we fell in love with the family's story and history and, of course, the wines. Wow! 92 Points Wine Enthusiast - In the same family for four centuries, this estate is now run organically. A combination of mainly Merlot and Cabernet Franc gives structure and perfumed black fruits that have combined into a dense while balanced wine. Acidity and freshness are developing within the structure.

Winemaker Notes - This wine is dark garnet in color and offers alluring aromas of star anise, clove, and sweet tobacco. Notes of cherry, cranberry, and cola are echoed on the palate where underlying acidity and structured tannins promise a long life in the cellar. This wine can be enjoyed with a varitey of foods such as roasted lamb, pot roast, blue cheese, and wild mushroom risotto. Blend: 76% Merlot, 19% Cabernet Sauvignon, 5% Petit Verdot

91 Points Jeb Dunnuck - Starting with the 2016 Merlot Walla Walla Valley (there's 11% Cabernet Sauvignon and 4% Cabernet Franc), it offers a deep ruby/purple color as well as a sweet nose of blueberries, plums, spicy wood, and leafy herbs. It's juicy, medium-bodied, balanced, and a smoking value.

Many wine lovers are still a bit hesitant to try a Texas wine, but this Mourvèdre isn't "good for a Texas wine", it's really good wine that happens to be from Texas! The palate has notes of cinnamon and spice with zesty red fruits. Moderate tannins and enough acidity to balance the richness make a wine that just screams for a steak off of Rapscallion's custom wood grill!

When you age a wine for over 4 years in barrel, you make sure the fruit is the finest every year. This deep red has aromas and flavors of plums, cherry and dried roses with a wonderful balance between the richness of fruit and complexity of age. Serve with a pork or lamb roast.

97 Points James Suckling - Plenty of burnt oranges and lemons, wild strawberries, cedar and spices. The palate is muscular and powerful, veiled in a sheen of grainy and chewy tannins that surround layers of vibrant red fruit.

This is a spectacular price-to-quality ratio wine. Brooks thinks he tastes and smells red twizzler stick, which is accompanied by bright acidity and elegant tannins. Just a gorgeous wine. Winemaker's Notes - Intense and lively garnet red color with subtle orange reflections, intense, persistent and elegant aroma, with fruity hints of raspberry, cherry and strawberry, plum jam. Followed by the ethereal sensation and other more evolved ones such as tobacco and hay, cinnamon, pepper and vanilla; also present balsamic hints such as mentholated. In the mouth it is full, dry, ample and full-bodied, with a well-integrated tannin texture, warm and persistent. Serve with grilled red meat; pork sausages; mushroom dishes.

A stylish and elegant Pinot Noir rather than full-bodied and muscular. A straightforward, ripe red with cherry and sweet-strawberry character and hints of citrus. It's medium-to-full-bodied with chewy tannins and a fresh finish.

In the $60 range, there is not a better West Coast Pinot Noir available in the Texas market than this small-production cult classic. Winemaker's Notes - A brilliant ruby color. Lifted and inviting aromas of cherry, dried roses, cardamom and tea leaf, with dark cherry, a deep, base note that continues to transfer to the palate. This blend of all our Sonoma Coast sites has come together beautifully as a mid-weight, textural wine with tons of energy and delectable length—fresh and drinkable. This turns gorgeously floral and spicy over time in the glass.

Great value! This well crafted Pinot from Au Bon Climat and recently-deceased legend Jim Clendenen is miles above others in the same price category. This is a blend of Pinot Noir from six premiere coastal vineyards in Santa Barbara County: Bien Nacido, Rancho Vinedo, Le Bon Climat, Los Alamos Vineyard, Kick-On Vineyard, and Pence Ranch. Jim also includes a dash of Mondeuse grown at Bien Nacido Vineyard in the blend. The fruit was fermented in open top tanks for about two weeks before being transferred to neutral French oak barrels to age for about 10 months.

93 Points Wine Spectator - Medium ruby, the 2019 Pinot Noir Cumberland Reserve opens with scents of warm blackberries and cranberries, blood orange peel, scorched earth, tar, tea leaves and bright red berries with a spicy undercurrent. It’s light to medium-bodied with a great interplay of bright fruits and amaro-like accents, a grainy frame and great freshness with a long, citrusy finish. Josh Bergstrom grabbed 2019 by the horns and made some lovely wines that illuminate the unique character of this vintage.

92 Points James Suckling - The appealing red-cherry and lemon-peel aromas and only a whisker of toasty oak on the nose, pull you into this very attractive pinot noir. Many will find the crisp tannins and liveliness surprising for a Napa Valley red. Long, bright finish. Drink or hold.

Site: on the hill overlooking the city of Beaune. This appellation should not be confused with Côte de Beaune-Villages (a blend of various villages from the Côte de Beaune). History & tradition: this is a particular wine since it comes from the vines of the Joseph Drouhin estate (1 hectares - 2.5 acres) as well as from the younger vines of Clos des Mouches and other Premier Crus of Beaune that have been declassified (a Beaune wine can be declassified into Côte de Beaune). 92 Points Wilfred Wong of Wine.com - COMMENTARY: The 2017 Joseph Drouhin Côte de Beaune delivers excellent richness and style. TASTING NOTES: This wine is tight-knit and beautifully-built. Pair its aromas and flavors of bright red fruit, and attractive dried leather with duck confit, lentils, and wild rice.

Flowers is one of the great wineries of the Sonoma Coast, and year after year it produces stunningly excellent wines. 92 Points Jeb Dunnuck - The 2019 Pinot Noir Sonoma Coast is deeper ruby-hued and has pure, classic, textbook notes of ripe cherries, raspberries, spring flowers, and underbrush. The balance is spot on, it has ripe, present tannins, good freshness, and a great finish.

The Carillon family has been in the wine business in Puligny-Montrachet going back to the 16th century. For those who may not be familiar with this estate, Francois Carillon is the son of Louis Carillon who was one of the greatest winemakers of all time in Puligny. His eponymous domaine was rivalled only by those of Leflaive and Sauzet at the time. Today this estate has, perhaps, surpassed the quality of the father’s and has firmly cemented itself in the top echelon of producers in the region. Light red fruits, earthy and mushroomy character, this exemplifies what an easy-drinking Red Burgundy should be, and the price is right.

94 Points Wine Enthusiast - Jammy plum, strawberry and dark cherry ooze from the core of this beautifully coastal wine, seasoned in dried herb, clove and black tea. Expressive and varietal, with a thick tannin structure, it has room to open further and unwind, its oak well integrated and its tannins structured.

92 Points Wine & Spirits - James Hall blends this wine from 18 vineyards, mostly in the Sonoma Coast and Russian River Valley. He lets the fermentation start slowly, with ambient yeasts, then finishes it with cultured yeasts, aging the wine in French oak barrels (45 percent new) and bottling it unfiltered. The wine is beefy and youthfully tannic, even as the color is transparent in the glass. Behind the tannins, there’s a tight, cool and saline pinot with plush black-cherry flavors.

91 Points Wine Enthusiast - Earth, clove, nutmeg and forest floor dominate the medium-bodied palate of this smooth, spicy wine, a blend from several neighborhoods within the appellation. Rhubarb and strawberry develop through a creamy center.

Aromas of red summer berry fruit, red currant, baking spices. Tangy, refined, with suave tannins; flavors of pomegranate jam, red cherries, spice box. The team at Remoissenet selects top Pinot Noir fruit from their many estate-owned and biodynamically cultivated vineyards from both the Côte de Beaune and Côte de Nuits for this delicious red.

92 Points James Suckling - Fresh red and dark cherries are framed in aromas of fine-ground baking spice here. The palate has a very smooth, refined feel with long, silky tannins, swirling around a core of fresh, red-cherry and berry flavor. Their finest release under this estate label.

Brooks and Bradley hosted a Zoom Wine Tasting with the daughter of Elisabetta Angelini, the owner. Blown away by the price-to-quality ratio of this bottling, it was immediately put on the Rapscallion wine list! 91 Points James Suckling - Dried-cherry, smoke and walnut aromas follow through to a medium body with light tannins and a succulent finish. Linear and bright. Perfect with duck and pork!

WInemaker's notes - CHIANTI Biskero D.O.C.G. 2018 An easy drinking, everyday wine composed of Sangiovese (85%), Canaiolo, Mammolo and Merlot. Part of this wine is matured in 300 – liter American oak “tonneaux”. The 2018 vintage showed out to be quiet “classical”, having been relatively fresh and rainy both in spring than summer; its wines turned out to be pretty balanced and elegant.

Without question, the Jonata Todos is Brooks' favorite "kitchen sink" big red blend from the West Coast. So complex, so rich, but still somehow still so balanced. Amazing. 94 Points Decanter - In the words of Jonata Winemaker Matt Dees, the rough recipe for the “Todos” blend is “~50% Syrah, ~30% Cabernet Sauvignon, and ~20% chaos.” A blend of both red and white varietals from the Rhône, Bordeaux and Italy, this avant-garde blend manages to successfully express the expansiveness of the property from which it comes. The nose is massive and dark, containing aromas of bramble, mesquite and burning embers. The palate is laden with roasted black and blue fruits, glued together by tree sap and black pepper. A truly unique powerhouse of a wine.

93 Points Jeb Dunnuck - The 2018 Gnarly Dudes is also terrific, offering a ripe, medium to full-bodied style that has notable freshness and purity in its blue fruits, spice, eucalyptus, and minty aromas and flavors. Beautifully balanced and downright silky on the palate, count me impressed. Drink it any time over the coming 7-8 years

Yannick Rousseau is the King of California Tannat. Yannick cut his teeth making Tannat in the southwest of France, and moved to California with the dream of making Tannat. Mission accomplished! Dark, burly, and made for steak, this is a bold, dark wine!

92 Points James Suckling - Very pretty plum, cherry and hints of cedar. Medium body, with soft tannins and a delicious finish. Shows the real Rioja character. Delicious always. Drink now.

This Zinfandel is aged 16 months in French, Irish, and American Oak (15% new). Winemaker Matt Crafton shared the following regarding this vintage: "The 2015 vintage will remembered as a warm growing season overall, with an early start to harvest and quite low yields. The effects of the drought induced vine stress early in the spring and high temperatures persisted throughout the summer. These conditions forged incredible density and ripeness of flavor in the fruit and really let the old vine character show. Typically, these vintages need some time in glass for the flavors and texture of the wine to integrate."

93 Points Robert Parker - Medium to deep ruby, the 2019 Zinfandel Old Vines Paso Robles offers gregarious peaches, apricots, dried flowers and orange peel with loads of underlying spices. Medium-bodied, the palate is elegantly styled, silky and juicy but packed full of spiced fruit flavors, and it finishes long and uplifted. Rating: 93+

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