Chris Zitzman

9.3

A blend of Zinfandel, Grenache, Mataro (among others) combine to bring a deep, lush, and leggy ruby hue to what’s already a stunner as it’s just begun to breathe. It’s a full-bodied, rich wine without a doubt. The nose is pronounced and reveals oodles of macerated raspberries. The quick decant has really helped to soften the acidity and without a doubt has helped to reveal both the texture and depth. This is a big, bold wine that has received massive scores from top critics, but I feel I may be missing something here in the translation. While the depth of the wine is clear, it really required the steak we had with it in order to lighten the sheer intensity of the wine. It needed to be paired to unveil its complexity, at least to me. Could be the wine’s youth as the Old Hill Ranch will undoubtedly become more and more accessible with some bottle aging. The famed critic Antonio Galloni gave this wine a 98 point score, so who am I to argue with it. Could be this one just flew over my head. I’ll be happy to revisit this puppy in a decade though ;). — 3 days ago

with Beth

Russ Squire

8.9

Fun funky sparkling wine — 4 months ago

with Alice

Jeremiah Diaz

9.3

Pale ruby in color; stewed strawberries, hibiscus, and raspberries on the nose; medium plus acidity; medium tannins; tastes like raspberry sauce, red currants, eucalyptus, and crushed gravel with a long finish. Nellie and I like it. — 5 months ago

with Nellie

Tyler Felous

9.4

Half bottle shared on day 2 by a friend. What a friend :-). Just delicious. 10 yrs old and totally on point. Fruit is so present and delicious — 9 days ago

Neil Valenzuela

9.3

Deep garnet color. Aromas of blackberry, plum, leather and barnyard funk. Bright red cherry on the palate, plum, blackberry and cedar. Astonishing 24 year old wine. — 2 months ago

Scot Walker

9.1

Candied fruit in the nose with blackberry jam, plums and candied fruit in the palate. — 5 months ago

Andreas Gailus

9.0

Fantastic wine for the price ( under $15). Dry, aromas of lime and peach. Very refreshing. Surprisingly complex for a wine at this price. — 6 months ago

Doug Powers

9.1

I’ve waxed (eloquent? Well, at least waxed!! 🤔) about the virtues and quality of this excellent 2020 Zinfandel multiple times, but this wine is still punching well above its weight (the so-called “leftovers” that didn’t make the single vineyard cut), long finish, lovely!! Going to the Bedrock pickup party in Sonoma tomorrow to get some of the 2024s I’ve already purchased, so this is a great warmup!! — a month ago

with Jim

Tom Casagrande

9.2

To me, this smells and tastes like a late-70s, old school Napa Cab. Very dark color. Nose charges out of the gates with cassis, olives, dark green pungent herbs, gravel, and a little iodine. Approachable (and enjoyable) already on the palate. Sure, it’s a bit tannic but they’re soft, with mouth-coating savory flavors. None of that damn chocolateyness I don’t like (which seems near-ubiquitous now in Napa Cabs), and zero jamminess. What a value (I got it for $39) for a very tasty and true-to-type Napa Cab. — 2 months ago

Antonio Gianola

9.1

Lovely domestic interpretation of Tempier Rose and at half the Tempier price how can one complain? — 6 months ago