October 25, 2023 - Brilliant purple. Exciting aromas of violet, thyme, and spice. Powerful attack but really only medium bodied. Fresh, tangy blueberry and blackberry complicated by soil, licorice, and citrus with a long, harmonious, chocolatey finish. Great acidity for such a warm climate. Fantastic wine that is already displaying tremendous complexity while retaining its verve. This should easily age for another decade.
January 24, 2022 - Blackberries, black cherry, leather and pepper. Smooth and balanced. Full body. Fine grain tannins and a long finish. In it's zone. Delightful wine.
November 22, 2020 - Successful pairing with Kalbi-style grilled beef short ribs. After decanting for about 3 hours on day 1 the Syrah notes were the star, leaping out of the glass and featuring prominently on the palate with green pepper notes. Day 2 was much more integrated with blue fruits coming out. Plenty of life left and would recommend a long decant.
October 16, 2020 - What a beauty! Shows why the GSM (in this case SMG) recipe is so successful. Big and full but smooth and integrated. Nice job from Booker on a classic formula.
4/30/21 Another bottle, this time 93. A big CA version of Chateauneuf, fun to drink. A mouthful!
June 28, 2020 - Drinking well although a bit too full, sweet and jammy for my taste. My wife loved it so just a function of style preference. We both enjoyed it though and the score is a compromise between the two of us. Worked well with grilled ribeye.
October 12, 2019 - Fabulous
September 19, 2019 - Popped and poured at BYO. Great food wine.
May 10, 2019 - Extremely well made blend. Totally seamless, with everything from nose to mouthfeel engendering a unique characteristic greater than the sum of it's parts. This is why we don't always drink single-varietal wines!
March 3, 2019 - Well.. that was good. Glad I took the advice of others and popped this gem.
January 7, 2019 - Amazing GSM from Booker. Layers upon layers. Nicely aged and smooth.