DAOU, Eye of the Falcon Reserve, Paso Robles

DAOU · California › Paso Robles › United States of America

Red · Red Bordeaux Blend Pinot Noir
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LWIN 1992531
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90 /100
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Taster #0633 · Jan 22, 2026
93/100
Flavorful Bordeaux blend from Daou. The Cabernet is dominant, but the Petite Verdot adds a nice kick.
2016 vintage
Taster #0633 · Aug 16, 2025
92/100
Delicious cab / petit verdo blend.
2016 vintage
Taster #8538 · Apr 16, 2022
93/100
Had at dinner with parents and Yvonne/Ralph (Italian restaurant )
2016 vintage
Taster #6566 · Dec 10, 2021
Inky black. Bold, dark fruit, ripe blackberry and plum. Some chocolate, mostly primary. Medium tannins. 14.7% ABV. A well made Paso style cab, just not overly complex at this point.
2016 vintage
Taster #1588 · Oct 7, 2021
90/100
Big, full-bodied style. Unfortunately not what I was looking for with my salmon. Probably better with chicken or pork in a medium-full flavored sauce. complex, long finish, drinking well now.
2016 vintage
Taster #2336 · Mar 25, 2021
88/100
I had a bottle of this in January and gave it an 85, that bottle was disappointing. This go around there is improvement on both the nose and palate. More red fruits and some secondary notes of leather and chocolate. The fruits appeared more fresh and lively but not the normal Daou flavor profile. IMO its not a complex wine and perhaps my expectations were to high. A decent pizza wine but at this price point I did expect a …
2016 vintage
Taster #2336 · Jan 9, 2021
85/100
Surprisingly not real good. Tasted as if it was 20 years old and no, it was not corked. Heavy prune and raisin along with black fruits. Mouthfeel was neutral, full bodied and minimal finish.
2016 vintage
Taster #4031 · Nov 13, 2019
83/100
Hummmm.....tasted at the winery and hummmm. Tasted many different reds and oddly, they all have the same medicinal residual taste. Same yeast used in all of their wines? This was confirmed by another taster. Was like a light bulb that went off as to what the odd taste was with all of the Daou wines.
2016 vintage
Taster #1137 · Aug 4, 2019
92/100
bold but tamed paso cab..beautiful dark fruit and nice firm tannins..as it remained open the tannins became more pronouncedwhich resulted in a gripping toggle slapping finish..paired very well with a grilled NY strip beef steak!
2016 vintage
Taster #0633 · Feb 18, 2019
92/100
BlackBerry, fresh squeezed grapes, a little all spice all make this delicious!
2016 vintage
Taster #3699 · Jan 1, 2019
91/100
Similar to prior note; nice creamy mouthfeel. If it didn’t have that aspect the QPR would be bad. Decanted 30 minutes and was ready to go, but could use some more age to smooth about; tannins a bit chalky on the back end.
2016 vintage
Taster #3699 · Jul 27, 2018
92/100
Decanted 30 minutes. Nice creamy mouthfeel. Minerally smoky fruit punch and milk chocolate palate. Needs some time yet to be at its best, but great now.
2016 vintage