Ericsson

9.5

This is big, broad and bold. Hundred percent cab aged in seventy-five percent new French Oak. Limited production to just over two hundred cases.

Visibly the wine is a deep ruby color with a tight rim.

The nose is intense with dark fruit, cassis, coffee, dark chocolate, but also earthy humid forest aromas.

The mouthfeel is luxurious and enveloping with the perfectly ripe dark fruit, just a touch of dried spices, vanilla, oak, and a long savory earthy finish. The wine is dry, full bodied, ultra smooth with round but persistent tannings with medium plus alcohol and medium acidity.

It’s extremely surprising to me how approachable the wine is at release. Although, I may know the reason: the cave wine making and cellaring facilities at Porter; I can certainly feel the humidity of the caves in the wine. Praying I can keep my hands off my other couple of bottles for the next 5-10 years, just to see how much better the wine will be then. — a day ago

Perry Atha

9.2

WOW - what a fantastic Zin- so smooth- will definitely seek out the meed ranch again soon — 22 days ago

with Rob

Jean Kim

9.2

Crushed peak season strawberries, rhubarb, sour cherries, pink peppercorn, violets, hibiscus, chalk. Incredibly drinkable, crushable, smashable. This wine makes me feel cool. I want to get drunk off of this wine - will always buy a bottle whenever I see one. — 6 days ago

with Mark

Vanessa

9.1

Ripe, rich, round, and concentrated with juicy black fruit, next to cinnamon, nutmeg, cedar, vanilla, dill, and leather notes; also high alcohol and velvety tannins.

Bold and structured #napavalleycabernet from #darioush — 16 days ago

with Deked1

Amit Srivastava

9.2

Not much decanting … big bold and with a good balance. — 15 days ago

Daniel Mark

10

Extremely smooth and velvety. Would highly recommend. Full bodied but still felt light on the palate. — a month ago

Vino Joe

9.1

May have passed it’s peak. Less the show pony it usually is. Still very good but definitely different than normal. Less fruit forward. More edgy. — 12 days ago

Jason and Jennie

9.1

Just a small blend of dry creek zin, kick ranch syrah, farella merlot, malbec, cab, and of course Pinot. Easy drinking wine for summer sipping. Baking spices come out in full force on opening but mellow out with some air — 17 days ago

Adriana Fabbro

9.1

100 days of skin contact sounds almost biblical, but it hits the Goldilock’s “just right” spot just right when it comes to orange wine—in this case Sauvignon Blanc.
Mango, mandarin orange, grapefruit pith, saffron and tumeric with a real salinity - and touch of volcanic earth (pine mountain soils) - on the nose and finish.
When I visited the winery (based in east Oakland), Brett mentioned that a couple of months into the maceration “experiment” the ferment started smelling really funky, but then once day 90 arrived the really funky stuff faded and the wine got pretty. I’d agree; this is a really pretty, very distinctive and texturally exciting wine. — 22 days ago

Aravind A

9.6

At peak, for my palate. Nothing to add to my last note (see Cellartracker). Stunning. — 2 days ago