Daniel Ciolek

8.9

Very good but didn’t blow me away like earlier vintages. Flavor profile and drinkability as a pop and pour wine are all there and worth the price - I’ve just grown to expect more from Synergy 65. — 8 months ago

Roberta Celeste Phillips

10

Love this, oaky, kept it room temp — 4 years ago

Sipping Fine Wine

9.2

Founded 1972, Tom & Sally Jordan, from CO, went to CA’s wine country & produced inaugural vintage in 1976. A Fav of mine with a steak, and the ‘17 hits the mark! Blend of mostly Cab Sauv with Merlot, Petit Verdot & Malbec. Deep Ruby with aromas of red fruit, floral & spice. On the palate flavors of cherry, blackberry and fig with oak, sweet spice, leather & cacao notes. Rich tannins, well balanced and integrated with fruit & oak. Very Nice! — 4 years ago

Daniel Ciolek

9.2

Another delightful year of their Meritage style blend. This year it’s made of Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Petite Verdot, and Cabernet Sauvignon. Lovely nose with complex fruit and spice flavors, mouth watering acidity, and smoothness throughout with just enough tannins for a pop and a pleasant lingering finish. — 5 years ago

Amy Harrell

9.9

$50 from visit to the winery . Lots of juicy red fruit, tannins and oak. Very well balanced, a nice high end wine — 6 years ago

Boris Mathiszik

8.9

Very nice GSM blend. — 7 years ago

Nick DeLena

9.0

Very good. Fruit forward and a little sweet. Not quite jammy but getting there. — 7 years ago

Brandon Boesch

9.0

Pretty good. Good fruit and balance with some acidity and not much tannin. — a year ago

Daniel Ciolek

9.1

Monte De Oro seems to be finally dialing in their Cabernet. The bottle says 80% Cabernet, 10% Petit Verdot and 10% Malbec. Barrel aged 40 months. On opening it was so very drinkable with layers of complex flavors. The tannins were surprisingly smooth and slightly on the sweeter side with spice, raspberry and strawberry with maybe some dark cherry and chocolate - and it was medium to full bodied without being dense. The finish was smooth. Three days later it transformed into a mellow earthy - almost mossy texture of an old world Italian Sangiovese or Nebbiolo.- based wine. Fun bottle. — 2 years ago

Brendan Devine

8.9

It’s skunky and lemon drop funky. — 5 years ago

Daniel Ciolek

9.0

Mature full bodied with subtle dark fruit and more pronounced leather and tobacco palate with spice - primarily black pepper - growing during the lingering finish. — 6 years ago

J Freeman

9.0

Quite almond forward and sweet. Good for dessert or mimosas. — 7 years ago

Boris Mathiszik

9.1

Medium bodied and perfect to pair with tapas in the local wine country. — 7 years ago

K. Ross

9.0

13.5% abv. So tasty as usual. Great with pizza. — a year ago

Donald Williams

9.3

Close your eyes, and you’d never guess this was 12 years old. Lovely. — a year ago

with Bonnie

Laura Rodriguez

10

Porch sweet chilled red wine. Kind of like a sangria — 4 years ago

Jeff Ball

9.2

Hints of pomegranate, crisp and delicious. — 5 years ago

Trevor Brown

9.3

Deep, wooden cherry notes flourish both before and after the first taste. The flavor is sophisticated, yet simple. Nothing of note to end, but nothing negative to say about the beginning and middle. A very solid experience. — 6 years ago

La Luna

9.0

Versatile- Spanish/Italian — 7 years ago

Teresa Garcia-Reyes

9.4

Amazing - lots of fruit, smooth — 7 years ago

with Jeff