Chet Wood

9.0

super cab — 2 months ago

Ash Anderson

9.2

This is, excuse me, a damn fine bottle of wine.

Worn leather, cigar smoke, and vanilla on the nose. Intense palate of overripe blackberry and cassis. Powerful but well integrated oak. Very long, complex finish.

Drank while watching a fan edit of Fire Walk With Me. Needs a solid decant. — a year ago

RM

8.9

Blackberry, crushed blueberry, bark, and hints of green pepper. Beautiful bouquet with a solid structure and medium(+) finish. — 4 years ago

Michael B

9.4

Phenomenal. Every other year I open one of these bottles from 2016 and the evolution keeps impressing me. On the nose, has a character of rainy ancient west coast forest. On the palate, Blackberry, blueberry, with hints of dark cherry. Blended perfectly with a rich, aged, leather. Hints of cedar wood, slightly smoked. Perfectly balanced. Only going to keep getting better over the next few years. — 4 years ago

James Pendergrass

9.2

Tight as a drum but everything I want is here. Just have to be a bit more patient. — 6 years ago

Randy Fuller

9.5

This is a beautiful Carménère, all earthy and full of savory minerality. The blackberry and black plum aromas creep through the smell of that dirt with tar, forest floor and tobacco all over them. A hint of vanilla sweetens the sniff a bit. On the palate, the dark fruit is draped in sweet oak spice, and you’ll find a bucketful of tannins until the glass has been sitting for awhile. This is a steak wine, intended for a big, juicy piece of beef. — 6 years ago

M. Christopher Roebuck

9.3

Decadent. 🫐 Blueberry. Creamy. This is spectacular. It would be near top of my scale if it had a little more body--its medium plus. But the nose and palate are quite nice with this ribeye.

93+ points — 6 months ago

Brian Hearty

9.1

2022. Vineyard: Fenaughty & Lightner
Varietal: Counoise, Cinsault, Mourvédre, Grenache, Terret Noir. Light body, but lots of flavor. No funk, minimal tannins and enough acidity to pair great with sausage pasta and bagna cauda garlic bread. — 2 years ago

Tenmu Arakawa

9.0

Rich tropical fruit intertwines with grapefruit, lemon and candied lime peel. — 4 years ago

Carter White

9.5

Great structure, nice body, chewy, with verve. Earthy and savory, baked clay, underbrush, smoke and menthol. Just a tad austere. More generous fruit would have elevated this.

It hit another level on day 2, with the flavors crystallizing and more dried fruit, coffee, and milk chocolate coming on. Complex, food friendly and delish! — 5 years ago

Dan Whitaker

9.0

Great wine for the money. Fruit forward. Soft for a cabernet. Not much oak. Very fruit forward for a cabernet. — 6 years ago

Randy Fuller

9.1

This Chilean Pinot Noir offers a nose that is heavy with cola, black tea and coffee grounds. The savory aromas actually outweigh the fruit. It is a medium-weight wine, not very deeply tinted, and it rides light on the palate. The acidity is brisk and the tannins firm. This is not a Burgundian take on the grape, for certain. It is more playful than elegant, more rustic than beautiful.
— 6 years ago

Adam Nesto

9.0

Little bear!! Phenomenal value. — 6 years ago

with Ben and Douglas

Heather Rostker

9.6

Excellent — 7 months ago

with Emmett and Brian

DAL 9000

9.3

Deep purple color. Soft berries/ cherries up front going to a dry middle. Finishes with a cocoa finish. — 3 years ago

Doug Cranmer

9.1

Consumed young. Ripe strawberries and flint on the nose. Plums, fresh cut hay, raspberry and a hint of charcoal on the front. Light butterscotch and rhubarb on the front on the finish. Not a jammy wine. — 4 years ago

with Mary

Heather Morren

9.4

Good taste. Didn’t make me stuffy even though I drank the whole bottle. — 5 years ago

Kevin Wehler

9.1

Very nice wine, Everyone liked this one. Maybe 1 notch too spicy for my cab tongue, I preferred the long shadow kidder — 5 years ago

Frank Fahs

9.2

Only a few sips left. Pairs well with air and probably fatty foods but I only bought one bottle so just enjoying. so glad I don’t have to share. — 6 years ago

Randy Fuller

9.3

This wine is dark and savory. The black fruit comes along with cedar, vanilla and a chalky earth tone. Nothing like Napa Cabernet Sauvignon, but more in line with Paso Robles. Lots of South American minerals having a bit of roughhouse here. — 6 years ago