Neil Valenzuela

9.3

Deep purple color. Aromas of blackberry jam, fresh violets and white pepper. Black fruit on the palate, vanilla and baking spices.

The standard for Zin in Sonoma County.

— 6 months ago

Elli Reidinger

9.5

Very drinkable 😂 — 5 years ago

Ted

9.2

Ripe strawberries almost like jam on the nose. Delicious. — 6 years ago

with Jeni

Mark Farrell

9.5

Color of dark ruby-purple, with a nose of blackberry jam, vanilla, and sawdust. Full-bodied with amazing balance. Nice smooth finish. Tannins are there, and grippy. This is a really nice wine. With the tannin structure and fruit in place, I could see this aging for years to come. — 7 years ago

Devin Bostick

9.2

Super wet and fruit forward, jammy, boysenberry, smells of hibiscus and cinnamon ginger cookies (slightly), slight sweet tobacco, lots of body and subtle jam, not too structured, fair intricate with the jam highlight, nice sort of see through color — 8 years ago

Neil Valenzuela

9.0

Dark, “inky” color, aromas of blackberry, boysenberry, oak and vanilla. Flavors of smoke, blackberry jam and cedar. Solid Cab. — 9 years ago

Kimberly Anderson

9.1

Dark fruit nose with some graphite. Red@fruit jam mid-palate. Juicy. Refined finish. Quite delicate for a rioja! — 9 years ago

with Chad

Damian

9.3

Dark fruit, blackcurrant, mint, red fruit jam — 7 months ago

Roberta Kallina

9.1

Very buttery hence the name. 🤣 i like it! — 5 years ago

Nadja Mawdsley

9.2

Sweet but very easy to drink. Will definitely buy again — 5 years ago

Canon Thomas

9.2

Plum, blueberry, blackberry jam, blood orange, cassis, graphite, dried flowers, clove, white pepper. — 6 years ago

Shun Kikuchi

9.4

Still lively. Intense botrytis, honey, orange jam, aged bouquet. Rich and still sweet and structured acidity sustains and slightly suppressed sweetness. Time passes but still quite energetic. — 8 years ago

Sean Thomas

8.9

Stored a few bottles, but had to pop one of the current release. Deep ruby in color. Dark fruits and spice on the nose. Not as tannin heavy as I expected. BlackBerry, clove, baking spices on the palate. Super black jam on the finish. Recently drank the 12 vintage, needs a couple years to mature for complexity. — 8 years ago

Greg Ballington

Co-Founder of Millennial Drinkers Wine Blog

9.2

Last wine for our wine pairing at Chef's Table this evening, paired with a prime beef tenderloin with morel mushrooms and a smoked garlic-potato puree.

Deep purplish ruby red. Layered nose with boysenberry jam, tons of spices, cinnamon and violets. Medium plus tannins (6.5/10) and medium plus bodied. Lacks a little oomph in the mid palate. Notes of blackberries, blackberries, vanilla and caramel. Long finish. Drink till 2026. — 9 years ago

with Sean and India

Shay A

9.2

Last time I had a Tensley Colson Syrah was about two years ago and it was the 2016. As a youngster, it was a purple fruit, bombastic, hedonistic monster. Tasting this 2012 with some age to it, I’m somewhat shocked it could channel the profile I experienced…as in, when it shed the baby fat, there is a distinct and rich mid palate here without going flabby.

Some bricking is taking place here as the wine pours a dark red with some fading around the rim. Aromatics of grilled dark plum, black currant, black tea and herbs with sweet cherry jerky. The palate is dense and rich with very little acidity, and an integrated finish with not much tannin. Balsamic drizzled black cherries dominate the palate here along with chewing tobacco leaves and muddled red and black fruits. Followed over two days and it stayed consistent. This isn’t getting any better, so drink up. — 5 years ago

Thomas

9.3

Best slightly chilled. Deep ruby color. Very fruity nose, almost like jam. Very intense flavor, fruit initially on the palate, fully body, very smooth finish hint of vanilla and spice. High alcohol (abv 15.5%). Trader Joe's $25-27. Would love to have most nights, cold or warm season. — 6 years ago

Ryan Anderson

9.3

A bit bigger with more ripe strawberry jam taste than other gamay. But as it opens up, floral and mineral notes come in to balance. Nose is wonderful and earthy. I really enjoyed this. — 7 years ago

Augie Lawson

9.3

Earthy blackberry & strawberry jam. Delicious. — 8 years ago

Devin Bostick

9.3

Very nice wet subtle, less jam than other ridge zin blends, rich red color, the layering is really great, rustic, super balanced, just jam with all types of berries mostly raspberry and strawberry — 9 years ago

Emre

9.2

Gorgeous aromas of black currant, blackberry jam, spice and baked/stewed dark fruit. Full bodied, luscious and a medium+ finish. The 15.5% alcohol is barely noticeable. — 9 years ago