John Howard

Harvest production at Hirsch and Cobb Wineries

9.1

One of the best domestic rose’s. — 2 months ago

Tom Casagrande

9.3

Such a unique take on Zinfandel. Lower alcohol and much more red-fruited than is typical, the nose has great purity of cherry and raspberry compote, crushed rock, and a dusting of baking spice. In the mouth it’s got great flavor concentration in an aerodynamically lean package. Intense red fruit and lots of crushed rock. Great acids. A perfect summer Zin. This winery never disappoints, in my experience. — 5 months ago

Ashley Shelor

9.5

Omg. Want this all day every day — 2 years ago

Renato Hoyle

9.2

Impressive. Well balanced. Try with pork — 4 months ago

Tony Gomes

9.7

Spiced cherry pie! — 2 years ago

Jeremy Autry

9.1

Excited for these wines. A 6 pack of old vine wines arrived from Birichino. This is a great start. Always looking for something different and this doesn’t disappoint. Rustic, funky, but still light. 9.1 — 2 years ago

Renato Hoyle

9.1

Good friendly. Acid! Well balanced — 4 months ago

Haakon Hovde

9.1

A lot of love in this one. — 7 months ago

Jeremy Autry

9.1

Nice wine. Excellent pairing with the Mississippi pot roast po’ boys I made. — 2 years ago

Jay Kline

9.1

The bottle was opened about three hours prior to dinner, splash decanted and then returned to the bottle. Pours a bright ruby color. On the nose, red cherry and strawberry fruits; comes across a bit alpine? Minerals and other light herbs somewhat nod the mountains...which I guess makes some sense considering the location of Besson Vineyard (the source of the fruit, just outside of the Santa Cruz AVA). This is a Grenache endowed with undeniable structure. The acid is obvious immediately however, it takes a few hours for the tannin monster to show up. This would benefit from a handful of years on the cellar. The Besson Vineyard was planted in 1910. The folks at Birichino Winery were willing to share 1.5 tons of their fruit. 3.5 barrels produced. — 3 years ago