Morgan Spellman

9.5

Mmmmm tastes good wine @KP — 7 months ago

Adam Kincaid

8.9

Really lovely bottle for the bucks, and could stand it’s own among a more expensive bubbly. (Also love the magnum here.) Smells of sourdough yeast and baked apple. Plenty of lemon and brioche. Has a creamy feel too. Lots of beautiful bubbles. Ends with a nice dry finish. — 4 years ago

with Jillian

Meg Herring

9.1

First thing: much earthier than I anticipated. Don’t get me wrong, there’s plenty of ripe fruit: lemon 🍋, pineapple 🍍, and apricot 🍑. But before the fruit, there’s smoky minerality 💨 and dried thyme 🌱 followed by hazelnut. 🌰


(Sample) — 5 years ago

A. R.

8.9

A very “correct” Rioja. Has enough age you can sense it, but not enough to knock out the tannins. Trends towards the bitter cherry/tobacco/lean acid profile. Food wine. Excellent QPR @ 20 bucks. — 6 years ago

Blake Hampton

9.2

Fantastic Zin, alspicey goodness with some heat — 7 years ago

Jason and Jennie

9.4

I drink a lot of Zin because you can get complex world class vineyard designates for 50 bucks. But hey, this cab continually proves you can get a great cab for the same price. I appreciate that it’s not a soft fruit bomb without structure. This has a lot of spice from the oak. While this is good, I still think the 2016 is the best silencieux i’ve had. 93-94 — 8 years ago

Jim Dueltgen

9.2

Delicious Russian River Pinot Noir! — a year ago

Marc Melser

9.1

We had the 2015 Vintage on 9/25-26/23. A real good Bordeaux blend. No need to spend the big bucks on Dominus when quality wine like this comes in at a more reasonable price. — 3 years ago

Fish Tony Fisher

9.0

Bought this as an afterthought and quite pleased that I did. It's complex and rich, with blackcurrant/plum fruit, cedary oak and soft tannins all on the same page. Great value. — 5 years ago

John W

9.2

Dark ruby coloration. On the nose, sweet blueberry and vanilla, currant and toasted oak. Hints of Creme brûlée. On the palate, medium- full bodied with a nice richness and body to it. Blueberry, dark berry and vanilla with forest floor, oak and must. Long finish of the same. Very nice blend. — 6 years ago

M. Christopher Roebuck

9.0

This is one of my go to pizza wines. Incredible value. Like 16 bucks around here.

90 points — 7 years ago

Blake Hampton

9.0

Peppery, very dry, and very drinkable. Great with pizza. — 7 years ago

Barry Bleske

10

One of my favorite Zin and vineyard — 8 years ago

Cory Justice

9.0

Good after it breathes. $1.59 on sale at Ralph’s. Smooth light taste — 8 years ago

Jan de Weerd

9.5

Kanonkop knows Pinotage and they are experts at creating a Pinotage that can age for 20-30 years. You wouldn’t necessarily expect that for a grape that is a a crossing between a Pinot Noir and a Hermitage (an old name for Cinsault). This one was 13 years old and we still had to tame it down when it came out of the bottle. After about an hour of decanting the oak flavors of rich cigar and leather had well integrated with the earthy dark red, almost jammy, fruit. A full bodied, complex wine with lingering finish was created that disappeared way too fast. Follow us on www.spokenwines.com with an upcoming story about a winery that uses the Pinotage grape to make very unique rose that is out of this world. — 2 years ago

with John and Tammy

Meg Herring

9.1

Very textural and floral SB — 5 years ago

Charles Mires

9.3

Excellent+ — 5 years ago

Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.2

The nose reveals; sweet & sour dark cherries, deeply, ripe & juicy strawberries, rhubarb & cranberry crossing, plum liqueur, blackberries, blueberries, candied raspberries, dark chocolate, limestone minerals, sandstone, anise to black licorice, dry, crushed rocks with blue, red, dark, fresh & withering florals with fields of violets.

The body is still firm, thick, grainy and full. The structure, tension are still tight. The length and balance are working their way into adolescence. Sweet & sour dark cherries, deeply, ripe & juicy strawberries, black raspberries, juicy, black plum, rhubarb & cranberry crossing, plum liqueur, blackberries, blueberries, candied raspberries, caramel, clove, touch of nutmeg, vanilla, dark chocolate, semi-sweet tarriness, understated herbaceousiness, limestone minerals, powdery sandstone leather, dry tobacco, saddle-wood to cedar plank, dark spice, sandstone, anise to black licorice, dry, crushed rocks with blue, red, dark, fresh & withering florals with fields of violets.

It’s still a youthful wine with another 10-15 years ahead.

Photos of; the hilltop town of Barbaresco with the Produttori tasting room underneath and right of the tower, the Produttori tasting room and the co-op of Produttori. Third largest in Europe. — 7 years ago

Mario

8.9

Smooth with hints of caramel, coffee and oak — 8 years ago

Sipping Fine Wine

9.1

Sette Ponti or "seven bridges," refers to the 7 bridges crossing the Arno River on the road from Arezzo to Florence. Blend of 50% Merlot, 40% Cab Sauv & 10% Petit Verdot, aged 18 months in new French oak. Went to a tasting, had ‘14 & ‘15 side by side. Very dark enticing red with concentrated aromas of dark fruits & earthy notes. Flavors of cherry & plum with tobacco and spice. Firm but approachable tannins, medium length ending with a bit of spice as the finish builds. Best to drink ‘14 now. Tasting Sample. — 8 years ago