David Shaw

9.1

First pour of the vintage for me. Smells like I just pulled fresh table grapes off the stem. Initial flavors of red fruit herbs and something floral, followed by unripe plum and cola. Light bodied but medium pigment extraction. After sixty minutes, flavors integrate. — 11 hours ago

David Shaw

9.0

Lavender, blackberry and a little funk in nose in initial pour. Dense ruby red. Light body, slight skin astringency finish. Needs some time to open. Fairly tart. Raspberry flavor emerges first, then cherry. 24 hours later, fresh table grape character and seed tannins predominate. This is a solid light tasting table red with plenty of tannins for aging. I do find I miss the Zinfandel portion from earlier vintages but get more bottles of these and the style will grow on you — 3 months ago

Doug Powers

8.9

Big, rich, maybe just a little too ripe (as @Tom Casagrande pointed out in a note about an earlier vintage), but still a nice, solid, old vine field blend, Contra Costa County history!! — 4 months ago

with Jim

Joslyn Vo

10

Favorite wine! Sweet and fruity
15% alcohol! — 20 days ago

Jake Hajer

9.2

Flowers and chocolate. Rose, lavender, hibiscus and milk chocolate. Aging well. — 2 months ago

Colin Parker

9.1

Medium, spicy, full body — 3 months ago

with Dana

Joe DAscoli

9.2

Delightful but wow. High alcohol. Super fruit and robust — 5 months ago

Jake Hajer

9.2

Out of Mag. Exotic wild dark fruit. -still tasted fresh. — a month ago

Tree Kilpatrick

9.4

Beautiful label with original artwork. Aged well. Color is still very dark. Smells meaty. Floral too. Hints of violets. Berry melange. Flavors are dense and very tannic. Fairly complex and very chewy. Clean and clear with the lovely flavors. Plenty of savory and licorice-y stuff. This is Petite at its best and it’s still going strong 14 years on. — 2 months ago

JKT

9.0

At Ogino’s post Thanksgiving. Excellent ripe modern style but of old Zin. — 5 months ago