C. Cole

9.2

Softened, earthy spices with a velvety mouth feel. Tannins notable, yet not overpowering. A beautiful complement to panko encrusted lamb with anchovy butter. — 2 months ago

Donald Williams

9.3

Nice easy drinking Zinfandel. — 6 months ago

with Bonnie

Joe Roth

9.3

Beautiful wine. — 3 years ago

with Jeff and Michael

Angelo Casagrande

9.0

Nose of raisins and licorice. First sip was too oaky for me, but I hate tasting any oak. With food , much nicer. Nice rounded fruit, mouthfeel. With a buzz, even better! Score keeps going up. Blend is 58% carignane, 23 Grenache, 15 Syrah, and 4 petite sirah. — 3 years ago

Nic Anderson

9.2

Very yummy. Smells of bubble gum and red licorice. Paid nicely with a homemade Hostess Cupcake cookie. A lite spice, but full body fruit with plum aftertaste. — 4 months ago

Ed Chin

9.1

I got a touch of dark cherry liqueur and touch of zippy acidity. Kind of linear in a good way but missing any nuance — 8 months ago

Jay Kline

9.2

Presented double-blind at Tasting Group. The wine is a deep ruby color with a near opaque core; medium+ viscosity with some significant staining of the tears. No signs of sediment. On the nose, the wine is developing with powerful notes of plums, dark brambles, cocoa, cedar box, and baking spices. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium+ tannins and medium+ acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The alcohol is medium++. This is big and fancy and tastes, expensive. Initial conclusions: this could be Merlot, Malbec, or Syrah from the USA, Argentina or France. However, the wine wasn’t purple enough for Malbec and I didn’t get any rotundune for me to chose Syrah. The tannins were silky smooth and the fruit was generous, plush and slightly tart which gave me a clue about the vintage. Since I felt like this wine leaned toward its fruit, my final conclusion is that this is Merlot, from the USA, from California, from Napa Valley, 2018 vintage. Boom! I think this is drinking really well right now and it hides its alcohol (15.6%!) remarkably well. Drink now and through 2028. — 9 months ago

ESF

9.2

Well made, generous Bordeaux blend — balanced and harmonious w/tons of fruit but lots of earth driven elements on nose & palate. Smooth, sturdy tannins and impressive length on finish. You can tell there is pedigree to the fruit their sourcing — 6 months ago

L Guerci

8.9

Juicy red - balance fruit, approved by both the ladies at our family dinner (@S&B) out for the holidays — 9 months ago

Dawn E.

9.4

So Delicious! Blackberries, blueberries,cherry liquor, black licorice, eucalyptus. Graphite, vanilla, earth, great long finish! I opened this early, it could benefit from a few more years! I have justification for opening this! I just found out that my son proposed, officially engaged! — 2 years ago