Ericsson

8.9

Loads of cherry. Too much maybe. Velvety. Too much maybe. Lacking acidity, balanced and earthiness. Good wine jut not very good to exceptional. — 14 days ago

Brandon Boesch

9.5

Tasting so good and amazing with food. It had just a lovely mouthfeel. No formal notes but it was the wine of the night. — a month ago

Douglas Braun

8.9

2020 Vintage out of a 375ml screw cap -nice cherry fruit , some floral , don’t get any oak here a bit phenolic but a descent wine — 2 days ago

Jay Kline

9.3

Popped and poured, no formal notes. The 2018, Rafanelli is throwing a lot of sediment already in its relative youth. It’s also restrained in the typical Rafanelli, but atypical Zinfandel way. Great balance, and quite delicious however the fruit shows on the slightly under ripened end of the spectrum. That being said, I expect age to be very kind to this vintage. Drink now with a short decant and over the next 15+ years. A lovely pairing with grilled steaks. — 2 days ago

Vince Monaco

9.1

Delicious medium body with aromas of red cherries, raspberries, and blueberries. — a day ago

David Kline

9.1

Dried raspberry, carnation, rose petal, and ripest plum, with palm leaf and cocoanut nose. Cherry and raspberry conspire on the palate to reign in the fruitiness with tart expressions. Very low tannic profile outside the fruit, with a violet side shuffle and pleasant touch of blackberry.


#kostabrowne #pinotnoir #russianrivervalley #sonomacounty #sonoma #2020 — a month ago

with Courtney

Randy Fuller

9.3

The straw colored wine offers a bountiful nose, full of floral notes, citrus, stone fruit and a decent helping of oak spice. The mouthfeel is full and creamy, yet with an acidity that is just short of racy. The fruity palate is draped with enough oak so that you know it’s there, but not so much that it is a bother. La Crema has a nice sipping Chardonnay here. — 21 days ago

Neil Valenzuela

9.2

Deep ruby color. Aromas of bright cherry, cranberry, vanilla and cedar. Elegant, sexy wine - bright cherry flavors, tobacco and black tea finish. — a month ago

Sipping Fine Wine

9.4

Industrialist James D. Zellerbach acquired the 200 acre Hanzell estate on the Mayacamas slopes in 1948, in 1952 he planted 2 acres of Pinot Noir and 4 acres of Chardonnay on the site. Aromas of red fruits and floral scents with notes of cola and tea. On the palate flavors of cherry, dried raspberry, brewed tea and cola with floral and spicy notes. Smooth tannins, long finish, great balance, ending with earthy mineral tones. Something Special from the oldest Pinot Noir vines in Western Hemisphere. — 5 days ago

Brian Hearty

8.9

2011. I really like how this aged. It’s not a jammy, acidic, alcoholic Zinfandel. Lighter body, spice aromas, red plum fruits, mellowed tannins and acidity. — 12 days ago