WINE ADVOCATE
May 2024
“The long, cool growing season in 2021 resulted in age-worthy structures and tempered ripeness, and the three wines included in this lineup will be long lived in the cellar.” – Erin Brooks
SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE
February 2024
“This vineyards was an insider’s secret. Can these winemakers finally make it famous?” – Esther Mobley
VINOUS
January 2024
“These new releases from Halcon are seriously impressive. Pax Mahle and Baron Ziegler are doing important work here following their acquisition of the property, as readers will see in the accompanying reviews. The bottled 2021s are as strong as I thought they would be based on the barrel sample I tasted last year.” – Antonio Galloni
JEB DUNNUCK
July 2023
The three 2021 vintage Halcon Estate wines are reviewed by Audrey Frick with excellent scores including 96 points for the Au Choix Reserve to which she comments, “This has the bones to improve over the next 15 years and is well worth seeking out.”
PRESS DEMOCART
October 2021
“2 Sonoma County winemakers team up to buy Mendocino County vineyard and start Syrah wine brand” – Bill Swindell
SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE
October 2021
“Two wine superstars just bought 162 acres of what some consider California’s best Syrah vines.” – Esther Mobley