Allyson O'Keefe

8.7

Raspberries, currant, plum, pomegranate, & cocoa on the nose & palate. Lightly dry, smoky, milk chocolate finish. Medium acidity. Medium tannin. Lush. — a month ago

Allyson O'Keefe

9.0

Juice bomb! Low tannins for a Cabernet, but such a lovely bouquet of fruit. Ripe notes of plum, pomegranate, raspberry, red currant, red cherry, & subtle strawberry. Nice mix of juicy fruit & stewed fruit. Subtle tar & dry tobacco. Lightly dry finish. Medium-plus acidity. I’m torn between wanting more oak and loving that the lack of oak allows the fruit to really shine. — a month ago

Allyson O'Keefe

8.5

Subdued aroma of plum and blueberry. Thinner bodied with fruit bursting in the middle, continuing through a roasty blueberry pie finish. Lightly tannic. Medium acidity. Not as lush as I’d like, but a fair amount of blue & purple fruits. Boysenberry, barberry, cranberry, & plum. Subtle smoke & vanilla bean. Decent food wine. — 3 months ago

Allyson O'Keefe

9.5

This wine is exceptional. Aroma of chocolate, plum, roses, and subtle cigarette smoke. Smooth & velvety on the palate. Lush, ripe notes of chocolate-dipped cherry and plum, cherry pie, raspberry yogurt, & dates. Low acidity. Medium-minus tannin; less tannic and structured for a Cab. Lingering dry, fruit-juice finish. — a month ago

Allyson O'Keefe

8.5

Subtle aroma and flavors of smoked black cherry, raspberry, dark cocoa, & wet wood. Smooth and soft. Medium tannin. Short finish. Medium-plus acidity. — 2 months ago

Allyson O'Keefe

9.0

Smashed raspberries & cocoa powder on the nose. Lush, full, grippy, & tannic. Fair amount of fruit & juice throughout, with raspberry & currant skins on the finish. Subtle milk chocolate & undertones of smoke. I’d imagine as this opens it’d get bigger and smokier. Beautiful Cab. — 3 months ago

Allyson O'Keefe

8.0

WINC bottle subscription — Lush raspberry, blackberry, & boysenberry on the nose. On the palate all the WINC wines have that same spiked fruit juice flavor. Red and purple fruits throughout, but syrupy & lacking complexity. Medium-minus acidity. Lingering soft tannins on the finish. — 3 months ago

Allyson O'Keefe

9.0

Plum, stewed raspberry, black cherry pie, and subtle old smoke on the nose. Fruit forward & acidic (medium-plus). Notes of black cherry, currant, raspberry, plum, and subtle dark cocoa. Lush, yet thin. Low tannic structure in the middle with an oddly short, grippy finish. — a month ago

Allyson O'Keefe

Subtle aroma of berry pie & dark cherry. Relatively flat/not as teeth-ripping compared to something like Michael David’s Petite Petit, but still enjoyable. Notes of pomegranate, dark cherry, dark cocoa, & a tannic currant finish. Medium-plus acidity. — 2 months ago

Allyson O'Keefe

9.0

I might be biased, but David Phinney/Orin Swift can do no wrong. ...Ok, I’m definitely biased, but still... Subdued aroma of roasted raspberry, blackberry, and dried tobacco. Lush & velvety on the palate. The alcohol hides well. Medium-plus acidity. Nice tannic structure that plays throughout the middle and grips at the end. Notes of luxardo cherry, plum, dark cocoa, raspberry, currant, & barberry. Cigar box underneath the fruit. Sharp, woody finish. Not as in-your-face as Prisoner, but a lovely sipper. — 3 months ago