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Musings, mentions and marks. Here you’ll find seasonal updates and nice things people say about our wines.
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the next phase
— Kevin
This has been the latest harvest we have experienced, and although my intentions were (and always are) to put pen to paper for the fall newsletter much earlier than this,… continue
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2015 Vintage Reviews
2015 - Jebdunnuck.com
These wines from Kevin Jussila continue to deliver the goods and I always love the sheer charm and approachability in…continue
2015 Aatto - 92 pts from Jebdunnuck.com
Another complex, layered wine that delivers the goods, the 2015 Aatto is an interesting blend of 45% Counoise, 36% Mourvèdre,…continue
2015 Aatto - 92 pts from PDWR
Offers a very pretty nose of pepper-laced red fruits, herb and pie-spice. The palate entry is ripe and dense flavors…continue
2015 Aatto - 92 pts from Vinous
Deep, bright-hued red. Ripe red berries and pungent flowers on the highly fragrant, spice-tinged nose. Offers Juicy redcurrant and bitter…continue
2015 Aatto - 93 pts from Wine & Spirits
Kevin Jussila was a home winemaker when he purchased an 80-acre Paso Robles walnut orchard in 2003. He has since…continue
2015 Aatto - 93 pts from Wine & Spirits
Kevin Jussila was a home winemaker when he purchased an 80-acre Paso Robles walnut orchard in 2003. He has since…continue
2015 Aatto - 93 pts from Wine Enthusiast
Here's a wine that puts Counoise in the driver's seat to great effect. Bolstered by 36% Mourvèdre and 19% Grenache,…continue
2015 noir - 92 pts from Jebdunnuck.com
The 2015 Noir (89% Syrah and 11% Counoise) has a lifted, perfumed style in its mulled dark fruits, plums, violets,…continue
2015 noir - 92 pts from Vinous
Bright violet color. Powerful blackberry, incense and exotic spice aromas, along with violet, olive and smoky mineral accents. Broad and…continue
2015 noir - 92 pts from Wine & Spirits
Once the oak presence begins to recede with air, a scent of roses comes up under this wine’s black cherry…continue
2015 noir - 92 pts from Wine Advocate
A blend of 89% Syrah and 11% Counoise, the 2015 noir reveals a lavish bouquet of cassis, raspberries, violets and…continue
2015 noir - 93 pts from PDWR
The nose is a pretty currant, blackberry with hints of herb and stems. The palate entry is an angular, flavorful…continue
2015 pas de deux - 92 pts from PDWR
The nose is a floral-scented, herbal plum and red berry. The palate is a well-balanced entry of supple raspberry and…continue
2015 pas de deux - 93 pts from Jebdunnuck.com
I was blown away by the 2015 Pas de Deux (66% Grenache and 34% Syrah) , which offers a Rayas-like…continue
2015 pas de deux - 93 pts from Vinous
Brilliant ruby-red. A highly perfumed bouquet evokes ripe black raspberry, incense and candied flowers. A smoky mineral element adds energetic…continue
2015 pas de deux - 93 pts from Wine Advocate
A fragrant blend of 66% Grenache and 34% Syrah, the 2015 pas de deux offers up pretty notes of kirsch,…continue
2015 sisu - 91 pts from Jebdunnuck.com
The 2015 Sisu checks in as 55% Syrah, 25% Grenache, and 20% Mourvèdre that was mostly aged in 500-liter puncheons.…continue
2015 sisu - 92 pts from Wine Advocate
A blend of 55% Syrah, 25% Grenache and 20% Mourvèdre, the 2015 sisu offers up a sweet bouquet of ripe…continue
2015 sisu - 93 pts from PDWR
The nose is deep blackberry and piquant red berries. The palate is beautifully proportioned on entry with bright berry and…continue
2015 sisu - 93 pts from Vinous
Opaque ruby. Powerful, mineral-accented black raspberry and boysenberry aromas are complemented by suggestions of incense, licorice pastille and pungent flowers.…continue
2015 sisu - 93 pts from Wine Enthusiast
This blend of 55% syrah, 25% Grenache, and 20% Mourvedre starts with a rather ripe nose of kirsch, caramelized oak…continue