David Shaw

9.0

758 cases made. Neutral nose, cherry, canned peach and mint-menthol flavors. Dryish, lively acid, tastes of the variety. Fruit forward with length for sure. A winner, well made but I’d relish it more if it were bone dry. — 2 days ago

JKT

9.2

Dinner with the three brothers at #25 and it is still full of that yumminess — 8 months ago

Abby Squires

9.0

Drinkable. Fresh but not acidic — 9 months ago

David Shaw

8.9

Revisiting the vintage. A cheapie but great value — 2 years ago

Jay Kline

9.1

Popped and poured; enjoyed over two days and consistent throughout. The Founders Reserve VII is a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon 52%, Syrah 35%, Merlot 8%, and Cabernet Franc 5% from a half dozen vineyard sources: StoneTree, Firethorn, DuBrul, Kiona, Weinbau, and Rasa’s estate vineyard in The Rocks District. The quality of the sources is obvious. The wine pours a deep ruby color with a near opaque core. Medium+ viscosity with moderate staining of the tears. No signs of sediment. On the nose, the wine is developing with black currants, brambles, blueberries, lavender, stoney minerals, some vanilla and baking spices. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium+ tannins and medium+ acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is long and the tannins are grippy. Another solid edition of the Founder’s series. Definitely on the young side but drinking well now and I expect it will do so through 2030 with relative ease.
— 3 years ago

Ricardo Perez

9.0

70% Cinsault 30% Grenache — 5 years ago

MaJ CappS

9.0

Minty hazelnuts - and interesting nose for sure.

Hefty wine, big bodied dark fruits, some mint, tobacco, and stone. A subtle sweetness in the body, with low acidity and grill plank tannins.
— 5 years ago

Lee Hoff

9.0

Ripe red fruits, buttery and easy to drink. Lake sunapee wines — 22 days ago

"Odedi"

9.0

Kiona Vineyards 50th Anniversary Cabernet Sauvignon 2021, Red Mountain, Washington State

Ruby in color with a wide reddish rim.

Fruity nose of red fruits with light wood, tobacco and spices.

Medium plus in body with medium plus acidity.

Dry on the palate with raspberries, cherries, spices, light oak, chocolates and black pepper.

Tangy finish with fine grained tannins and tangy raspberries.

This is a tasty Cabernet Sauvignon from Red Mountain in Washington State. Elegant and nicely balanced.

Still young, and needs a few years in the bottle to mature properly.

A good food wine. Complex and easy drinking.

100% Cabernet Sauvignon grapes from all five of the estate vineyards.

14.5% alcohol by volume.

90 points.

$45. — 6 months ago

Maxwell D. Hamre

8.9

Incredible - crisp - full of flavor - Christmas party - cheers — 2 years ago

Norma Normington

9.4

This was fabulous! — 2 years ago

MaJ CappS

9.2

The smell of a fresh ripe pear.

Medium to heavy weight, candied ginger, apricot, star fruit. Deliciously bright acidity with a touch of effervescence. Aged to perfection- I could see this getting Interesting in 10 years. Yet so freaking good right now.
Golden drops of absolute pleasure.
— 4 years ago

Joe Gillies

9.1

A big 50% petite sirah and 50% syrah blend. Big dark fruit, licorice, prune, and vanilla notes. Wish they had more than 2 bottles when I bought these! — 5 years ago

Brenda Pitz

9.2

Harvard Graduation Wine! — 2 months ago

Brad Baumgarten

9.2

Delicious. 2009 Drank on Super Bowl Sunday 2026. Still plenty of dark red fruit. Still juicy. — 6 months ago

Austin Baird

9.0

Lush, medium bodied, delicate fruit with heavy floral notes — 8 months ago

Cassidy Dolan

10

This wine is sweet like honey and light like a feather. This is a sipping wine for dessert, with a lovely pear taste that tickles the tongue with sugar. — 2 years ago

Tyler Martinelli

9.7

So cool!!! — 3 years ago

K Brooks

9.0

Wonderful cabernet sauvignon with Pat’s Beef Stroganoff ($20) Still wonderful with Pat’s lasagna September 2022 — 4 years ago

Jeff

9.6

Drink now! This is just lovely but maybe not as good next year. It's full of plum, cassis, with seemingly ever lasting full-on ripe Bing cherries. Maybe a hit of blackberries. It's complicated. — 5 years ago