12/2/2018 - ace_of_trumps wrote:

You HAVE to let this guy open up. I purchased two bottles and thought the first one may have been faulty. When I opened the second one with a friend it also didn't taste quite right. We were disappointed but continued to drink it. After a couple of hours when we were on our final glass the wine completely opened up and was very nice. I wish I'd have read these reviews before :(

7/6/2016 - ace_of_trumps wrote:

Amazing. One of the few wines I would put up with the best of Paso. One point is that the 2012 was, in my opinion, better than the rest I had tried. Terry Hoage is thumbs up!!

3/7/2016 - ace_of_trumps wrote:

Wasn't a big fan of the nose on this. I drank it over 2 evenings and noticed it did improve in terms of nose and taste the second day. More fruit came out.

3/6/2016 - ace_of_trumps wrote:

Very fruit forward. This wine tasted and smelt great out of a big bowl.

Will be going back next time I am in Paso.

2/10/2016 - ace_of_trumps Likes this wine:

I bought this to drink along with a Paso Viognier I liked as I'm new to wine and wanted to compare an old world example with a new world.

The nose was beautiful and the fruit did come through on taste. I still didn't think it was as crisp or fresh as the California one but it was good.

I would buy again.

2/10/2016 - ace_of_trumps Likes this wine:

Nice solid wine. Plenty of fruit, drank this with steak.

Would buy again.

2/10/2016 - ace_of_trumps Likes this wine:

Lovely wine. Great crisp, clean, fresh and light. Lots of peach as the wine opens up.

Will buy again.

1/26/2016 - ace_of_trumps Likes this wine:

Amazing wine. It was the staff in the L'aventure (Stephan Asseo) tasting room, which is just a stones throw away, that recommended we stop here.

For me this had slightly more fruit to it than some of the other Rhone varietals I've tried in this Paso Robles area which I liked very much. Very silky smooth finish.

I will be purchasing more on my next trip and maybe a couple of other vintages if available.