Leo Gentile

9.3

Inky opaque purple. Jammy dark fruit nose. Subdued alcohol. Delicious boysenberry and black raspberry. Supple tannins. Seeking a bit of spiciness but not present at first few gulps. Love this wine. Wish I had more than a couple. Low acidity suggests drink now or soon before fruit is gone. — 22 days ago

ESF

8.9

Revisiting this after 4yrs and it is coming along nicely: the color is unreal - just inky as heck w/intense concentration & stuffing. Similar profile w/improved structure. Russ Turco brings in grapes from Napa & makes wine in Door County, WI. Solid array of wines — 4 years ago

Arjun Ravishankar

9.3

Ravi’s collection. Amazing. — 5 years ago

Jake Hajer

9.0

This is the brut version of the same wine. Floral, lychee. Interesting and fun. Good wine to share. — a year ago

ESF

9.4

Stunner, still miles to go: reminded me of rockin 90s Zin - incredible purity, all kinds of perfectly ripe red fruit, spice & everything nice. Seamless, balanced, harmonious - flat out impressive from a producer in WI that trucks in grapes. Single vyd (Ballentine) sourced in Napa — 2 years ago

Jake Hajer

9.0

This will be great in 10 years. Now the oak is huge and upfront and is hot with alc (15.5%). Deep dense dark cab franc. A very Napa effort. — 5 years ago

Neil Valenzuela

8.9

2021 Ballentine Napa Cab- deep ruby color. Aromas of black fruits, blueberry, black currant and olive. Flavorful, dark fruits, cocoa and oak finish. — a year ago

ESF

9.1

Previous notes are ‘13: this ‘14 was excellent as well though noted heat, and a more traditional CA Zin flavor profile. Built for long haul w/impressive concentration & extraction- Won’t touch for at least 5 yrs or so + LONG decant — 3 years ago

Mike Totah

9.3

Google wine club. Love the spices and flavors. — 5 years ago

Kevin Hauschel

9.2

Great balanced wine, lightly aged in oak, fruit forward with slight buttery notes. Pear on the nose and nice smooth crisp finish!! Great wine!! — 5 years ago