Really light touch, spicy and fresh with good acidity. Totally avoids the cloying sweetness and excess weight of most CA Zinfandel. — 3 years ago
2002 vintage - has stood up very well to the test of time. — 3 years ago
Big aroma. Jammy jammy upfront. Raspberries and dark blackberries. Then a strawberry finish. Mild lingering dryness — 4 years ago
What a fun beverage. Relaxed acidity that lingers wonderfully. Fresh, but it truly does have that old vines feel. — 5 months ago
Opened and brought to a Charity dinner. So many wines open, so this was hardly touched. Brought home and enjoyed over nine (yes 9) days. Made as a Rosé, this wine has some weight to it. Wonderful first effort from the Hermann York team, who are making excellent wines from SoCal old vine vineyards in Antelope Valley, Rancho Cucamonga and others. This one is from a 120 year old own-rooted vineyard on the Pechanga Reservation near Temecula, planted 60 years prior to the current commercial vineyards in the area. Mission, Grenache and probably some hybrids, as the vineyard had been abandoned for about 60 years. This had plenty of CO2 to keep it alive, with a nice Champagne pop even on day 8. A good group of guys making fun and interesting wines! — a year ago
Spicy for a zin, but nice!! — 4 years ago
High tone fruit. Cassis maschino cherry — 9 months ago
Natural style, wild. Kirsch Cassis fruit reminds me of Mission. Moderate acidity — 9 months ago
What can I say I love anything Angela makes, and the new Tribute to Grace tasting room in Los Alamos is a gem. My Dad declared this was his favorite wine ever and my mom is from nearby Cucamonga, so let’s just say everyone was happy. For that reason, wine of our trip out west after not seeing the folks for 18 months. As always, just incredibly elegant Grenache, light on its feet, but not without its nuanced power — 3 years ago
Jon Ebsworth
Savoury delight. Hugely impressed with this old vine Zin. And what a story behind the wine too. To drink it with Raj Parr was pretty special too! — 5 months ago