Nice fruit. Appley. Leaner then prior vintages. Ok.

Nice mouthfeel. A little richness. Well done. 88+

Barrel fermented. Decent fruit. Ok, Pricey. 87-88

Nice full mouthfeel. Medium bodied. Lots of tasty apples. Very good.

Decent fruit. Apples, with some hints of grapefruit. Solid for the price. 86-87

Grassy. Pissy. 82-84

Pretty consistent. Lots of grpaefruit. Nice acidity. Solid. 86-87

Oaky and boring. Pass. 81-83

5/19/09: Asparagus, grassy nose. Clean. Still going strong. Good value. 87+

4/8/09: Very solid effort for the price. Nice bite. Grassy and good. 87

Yawn. 84-86

Grassy, pissy, eh? 83-85

No. Not good.

Grapefruit! I like how this has a little more body then most NZ SB's. It's always tasty stuff.

Richer. Great fruit. Delicious. A little sweetness? 89+

Grassy stuff. Eh? 86-87

Kind of weak. Not digging it.

Tasty stuff. Nice fruit. A little body. Good.

This is nice. Medium bodied with nice fruit. But I'm unsure why everyone love it at this price so much.

Nice body. Some saline qualities. Good.

Rich fume blanc style. Delicious though. Apricots. Very yummy. 89-90

Hello, RS. Not good.

Decent.

Over the top. Not enjoyable. 81-84

A little creaminess. Nice mouthfeel. Good.

2/9/10: In a more controlled setting, and as compared to the Monterey bottling, this didn't fair very well. Really oaky and fat, and it's difficult for me to figure out what to drink this with. 82-83

4/8/09: Not that bad, made in a more restrained style. 86-88

I've never liked this bottle. 84-86

Tasty stuff. Rich and pure. 89-90

Decent acidity. Good. 87+

Nice fruit. Solidly made. 87-88

Sweet on nose. High acidity. Lean. Ok. 84-85

Not bad. Notes of asparagus. Not really that good, either. 82-83

More body then the cheaper bottle. Touch of sweetness. Ok, but not a buy. 84-85

Why are they pouring a 2006 Torrontes? Why am I even trying it? Surprise, it's not good.

Nice. Lean, great acidity. Interesting. 85-87

Doesn't seem as nice as vintages past. Touch of sweetness. Still a good value. 87+

I still don't like this flabby wine. 81-83

Over the top with sweetness.

This was pleasant, and pretty, with good fruit. 86-87

Light salmon color. Pretty easy drinking. Very quaffable. 87+

Was hoping for more. Off dry, not really balanced. 82-83

Off dry. Not good. Pass.

Nice earthiness, with good fruit. Very nice for the price.

Decent fruit. A little veggie component, but this works at the price. 85-87

Acidity is way too high. Pass. 82-85

Henrich, stop buying the stuff. I didn't think it was too bad. I wouldn't buy it, but it's not horrible. 84-87

No.

Not bad, but not good for the price.

Ok, with decent fruit.

Not up to the standard that former bottles have been at. The acidity is a little high. 86-88

Elegant, well done PN. It a little tannic, I'd like to give this a little more time. More in the mold of the higher end wines then the regular bottling. Good though. 88+

Rich and silky. Great, clean nose. Very good, but the price. Oh my! 88-89

Better then the horrible '05. Touch of heat. High acid. Good.

Rich gycerol mouthfeel, but it is smooth. A little oversized to really work that well as a PN. 87-88

Still a good deal. Pencil lead, earth, well balanced. A solid wine at a great price. 86-87

They must be having some problems getting rid of this over here, as I tasted this a year and a half ago with the same vintage. Bright fruits. Rich and juicy. Well done for the price.

God no.

Funky nose. Nicely balanced. Very good, with great acidity. This has always been a nice wine in that restrained style, but the price increase makes it a little hard to get excited about this anymore. 88-89

Nice fruit. Rich. Good. 88-89

Really ripe. I mean, ripe, baby. A little over the top, as in this could be anything because it's so ripe and extracted and oaked to no longer have an identity. Of, course, that doesn't mean it's not tasty.

Bleh. 83-85

Very ripe plummy nose. Pleasant body. Pretty good.

This isn't that good. I don't care what anyone else says. 83-85

Big fruit. Not bad. 86-88

Well I don't think this was worth the price of entry, I did think it was a well done bottle of wine. Great fruit, well balanced, with some structure. 89-90

Rich, funky, delicious syrah from Chile.

Pretty good. Nice richness, with a little spice. 87-88

Disapointed in this. Lighter bodied. High acid. It's good, but doesn't go that extra level that I'm used to from Chapoutier.

Ripe and boring. 83-85

Nice and rich, but with balance. Good. 88-89

Decent fruit. Ok.

Solid for the price. 84-85

Ripe, Ok. 84-86

I'm not sure why I'm supposed to like this at this price. It's ok, but tastes like a meddling chianti. 84-86

Ok, and that's about all there is to say about this. 85-87

Nice fruit. Ripe. Good. 87-88

Yawn.

Medium bodied. Decent. 86-87

Medium bodied. Good fruit and structure. This is nice.

Real rich on the nose. Big bruising wine. This is good. 90ish.

Medium bodied. Ok fruit. Ok for the price. 85-86

Ripe. I mean over ripe.

Very Chilean. Big and rich. Great fruit. 87-89

Ripe, rich style. Ok

Nice acidity. Some mocha notes. Very good. 88+

Rich, ripe, good. 88-89

Rich, hedonistic cab. Sweet fruit. Tasty. 91+

Ripe, berried zin. Good.

Young, with nice berried fruit. Good.