10/30/2022 - 9 and 3/4 Likes this wine:

great sexxy bottle
straw yellow color in the glass
perfumes of sweet alcohol and marmalade
heavy bodied and complex
following the same flavor profile and blend of SQN
a little air helped it open up

10/10/2020 - 9 and 3/4 Likes this wine:

-medium to deep body out the bottle and the whiff of sexxy funk hits the nose
-let it tease you for awhile in the glass while it's getting ready
-a party on your lips, tongue and palate
-no stopping this voluptuous youthful pleasure
-the funk is gone and all that's left is layers of mineralized fruit zinging and dancing like no one is watching
-good to go now
cheers

1/12/2020 - 9 and 3/4 Likes this wine:

cool yellow bottle cap, no cork :)
nice chardonnay like color
beautiful small bubbles like stars in the night sky
nose of grapefruit
flavor like a sparkling sauvignon blanc

9/4/2019 - 9 and 3/4 Likes this wine:

wow, never heard of this before
enjoyed it on a red-eye from Seattle to London on Virgin Atlantic

kind of a Mollydooker flavor profile and it is a mish mash of grapes across different vintages

good deep dark color, nice and fresh fruit on the nose and mostly full bodied with a wonderful mouth watering fruit flavor without any pretense of putting this in the cellar

great value! thank you I'll have another

8/24/2019 - 9 and 3/4 Likes this wine:

wow, got this as a gift

definitely mystifying as a QPR!

this is tasty!

6/23/2019 - 9 and 3/4 Likes this wine:

wow! this is great stuff, sexxy, beautiful, vibrant, and young
deep and dark
fresh red dark fruit in the medicine cabinet
a party in the mouth after hours of air
can't stop loving
yum

5/8/2019 - 9 and 3/4 Likes this wine:

-double decant over 6 hours for a friend's BD along with a 55 Slope HR
-this wine is just dark with a brooding scent of earth, forest and dark powerful fruit
-very coy and seamless this statuesque wine just goes down like a Victoria Secrets model fits in a slinky gown
-beautiful on the nose candy and oak, more more more

3/31/2019 - 9 and 3/4 Likes this wine:

a bit of a wait for the boxes in the cellar

now on to the show, with a dark set of colors

no time to waste, you breathe a whiff of iodine, clove, red fruit, like a beautiful sassy sour from Jelly Belly, let's get naked

what a palate pleaser with vivacity, can't stop pouring more more more

so happy the wine survived all that Mother Nature brought recently

thank you Binns family

3/19/2019 - 9 and 3/4 wrote:

had to go for it, loved the label and look of the bottle, in!
they are only young once
dark dark on the pour...dark
wow, give it a minute...medicine cabinet with candy on the nose
seaweed, iodine, cherry, red fruit on the taste
this is good shit!
more more more
cheers

2/24/2019 - 9 and 3/4 Likes this wine:

I like this wine, smiles all around. Yet should hold for another year or two.

No ITB conspiracy here to bring a wine style up or down.

Caymus may have a huge production and somewhat of a formula...but it works among friends who love a "cocktail wine"

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

Give me the Caymus please.

Fun!

Stay positive folks

2/15/2019 - 9 and 3/4 wrote:

perfect wine for pre-game college basketball, pnp
crowd pleaser
great color, fruity and candy on the nose
great in a paper cup with wafts of flavor on the pate and down the throat
no need to pair with escargot, brie, or tenederloin
smiles all around
cheers

2/19/2019 - 9 and 3/4 Likes this wine:

good color of deep purple
fresh flavor of fruit wafting from the glass
candy essence of red fruit
give my more
long finish, and can't stop the flavor
cheers

2/17/2019 - 9 and 3/4 wrote:

go for the old reliable Patrina, the gypsy of the Arroyo Grande vineyards

big dark color, brooding and fresh fruit on the nose

just nothing like that Alban flavor you sense coming

always delivers and yet again

a statuesque Syrah that could crash any wine party

when enjoying wine, your linear thinking should be dampened by the enjoyment you receive form the experience, be free

thanks

2/14/2019 - 9 and 3/4 wrote:

the whole is greater than the sum of it's parts
great color after decanting a double magnum into 2 decanters
whiff of smoky fruit with the enticement of more flavor
this wine is living the dream
a mature sexy wine, fun for everyone at the party
romantic and flavorful
life is not perfect but who cares with so much good wine from Mondavi

2/13/2019 - 9 and 3/4 wrote:

enjoyed this with friends pre-college ladies basketball game

hard to say there is anything better out there, but we are non-AFWE :)

deep brooding color, great nose and tastes great, minerality, medicine cabinet, dark berries, unique!

10/8/2018 - 9 and 3/4 wrote:

so we enjoy looking at this unique bottle that no one has seen before, must be something special about shape.... thank you everyone SQN

the ladies are chit chatting and loving the wine over snacks before dinner

very fragrant nose, yellow straw color like all the baked out grass around the west coast

lots of flavor, fruit reminiscent of a citrus marmalade, along some gnarly gravel and beautiful tongue coating nectar that I swallow with pleasure

if she's happy I'm happy

cheers

1/23/2018 - 9 and 3/4 Likes this wine:

Great deep dark brooding color

Soy, Asian spice, iodine, dark cherry in the aroma and flavor

such a great flavor, on the tongue, lips and palate

love Alban

1/14/2018 - 9 and 3/4 wrote:

awesome deep dark purple in the glass...love a large glass with great wine...get the nose and the full view

the nose is kind of a smoky butterscotch...almost brooding but sexxxy none the less

flavor is the bomb, all in with blackberry, a little medicine box, asian spice, great primary velvety and dark marionberry

10/22/2017 - 9 and 3/4 wrote:

whoa!

this is bombastic, yet cunning

light but strong, fruity yet structured

this is great stuff

10/9/2017 - 9 and 3/4 wrote:

WTF, this stuff is great!

12/12/2016 - 9 and 3/4 Likes this wine:

how about a one of my favorite sexy ones tonight, why not?
well she was ready, sumptuous and giving
beautiful color, and depth, the real deal
a bit cold coming out the cellar? yes, but I'm still ffing hot, I'll warm up soon
great nose of mineral, elemental and fruits, carnal
flavor flavor, slurp slurp...so good
how can a Syrah be any better
look no further than Alban

5/1/2016 - 9 and 3/4 wrote:

love this stuff!
thank you Charles for a great wine again at a fraction of the cost of all the other wines you make...

deep dark purple with all the nose you want...big on the palate and smooth and fragrant in all dimensions...put on your favorite chill music with your friends and you are where you want to be

1/24/2016 - 9 and 3/4 wrote:

Thai Chicken Pizza for NFL Championship Sunday

smooth deep dark purple

cherry, plum, meat

solid one note of fun Cabernet on the palate

love to buy this on the list

1/19/2016 - 9 and 3/4 wrote:

wow, very good, fragrant, dark deep color...long developing finish on the palate, beautiful hint of medicine cabinet along with meat and fruit...:)

1/10/2016 - 9 and 3/4 wrote:

great stuff, fresh out of the cellar!!!
dark dark dark red purple
intoxicating nose...take your clothes off now
deep, brooding bright and alive on the palate
can't stop

12/27/2015 - 9 and 3/4 wrote:

I love Syrah yet the alcohol at this point wouldn't let me enjoy...could just be me, LOL

12/27/2015 - 9 and 3/4 wrote:

not my favorite Pinot of all time but very very good
wonderful color with a whiff of alcohol that is wisked away leading to a balanced and tantalizing PN

12/27/2015 - 9 and 3/4 wrote:

tasty, dark purple, beautiful cabernet aroma, laser like in it's fruit strength and character...well-balanced...awesome

12/26/2015 - 9 and 3/4 wrote:

wow Happy Holidays with this beautiful wine...smooth, glycerin...yellow, lush color...mineral yet buttery...thank you

12/26/2015 - 9 and 3/4 wrote:

love this stuff..cabernet that has that Oz vibe...dark deep purple..screw cap baby!

11/1/2015 - 9 and 3/4 wrote:

love the nose....it is just awesome to breath the aroma of vanilla fruit and jam!
deep dark color
fantastic flavor and length on the palate
thank you sir, I think I'll have another

10/31/2015 - 9 and 3/4 wrote:

wonderful effort for a first bottling!
smooth supple yet vibrant
deep dark purple
fragrant nose of succulent berries
beautiful reddish fruit lengthy party on the palate
love it

10/30/2015 - 9 and 3/4 wrote:

Good stuff...great dark color with a whimsical deep brooding nose...not tannic but bright and compelling yet will stand the test of time yet may not be better later...who needs a cellar just buy this every year

10/29/2015 - 9 and 3/4 wrote:

good structure, deep purple dark, great fruit showing on the palate with a strong backbone

a well made wine brought up from my cellar :)

6/3/2013 - 9 and 3/4 wrote:

great nose and great taste, my wife loved it, "like a meal" she said...lots of flavors, blueberry, bacon, coffee, grape jam

5/16/2013 - 9 and 3/4 wrote:

Deep cranberry color with a fesh mineral/fruit nose.
Great fruit flavor with depth to age

4/15/2013 - 9 and 3/4 Likes this wine:

drained this watching an Aussie win the Masters
opened up in the glass afer 30 mins of air
opulent cherry red color
bright fragrant nose of candied raspberry and medicine cabinet
loved it for a Cindy wine!

4/1/2013 - 9 and 3/4 wrote:

great deep purple color, wonderful nose of fruit with potency of an effective dose of medicine, true to the south coast of California for it's vibrancy, fffffnnn great value, great 07, 2012 maybe similar

3/15/2013 - 9 and 3/4 Likes this wine:

nice color, deep garnet, at King Estate with a delicious meal, a delicious deep wine latered with smooth tannin and fruit...more years to come...great value!

3/2/2013 - 9 and 3/4 wrote:

awesome!
removed from cellar where it has been since release
great deep yellow color, fragrance of fruit and mineral
caramel, vanilla, butter, pear...heavenly

1/11/2013 - 9 and 3/4 wrote:

Loving this, sweet tannin, great color, easy, smooth, fragrant

10/7/2012 - 9 and 3/4 wrote:

pop and pour, loved teh blend of cab and syrah, great color, fresh fruit and intrigue on the nose, some and deep on the palate

8/26/2012 - 9 and 3/4 wrote:

Liked it! Great Washington funky Syrah nose...fruit, terroir,...Greta depth and length on palate, no tartness...smooth deep and great color....

8/20/2012 - 9 and 3/4 wrote:

Like the nose...great color...great fresh fruit on palate, well balanced, well made

6/4/2012 - 9 and 3/4 wrote:

Love the Dead Arm!!!! Pulled the cork and poured. Great color, fresh nose, fruit, and dark earth on the palate, vibrant and sweet!

5/13/2012 - 9 and 3/4 wrote:

nice wine

5/13/2012 - 9 and 3/4 wrote:

great deep purple in the glass, wonderful fruit on the nose and palate

4/30/2012 - 9 and 3/4 wrote:

Like it...great color, deep purple...fruit bomb nose, dark fruit bomb...very fruit filled pie on the palate...nice

3/31/2012 - 9 and 3/4 wrote:

dark maroon iwth a herbaceous/sweet nose..like the flavors of berries and mineral..well made and very good now...may improve with some time in the cellar, but may not be built to last, like it!

3/31/2012 - 9 and 3/4 wrote:

ruby red, a little hot on the nose, could use some more time in the cellar...smooth, well-balanced, a nice blend, but maybe the grapes are too young to have depth