Doug Powers

9.2

Love the raspberry fruit front and center in this lovely old vine (mostly Sonoma) Zinfandel, great acidity and balance, longish finish, really love this one!! — 6 days ago

with Jim

Leo Gentile

9.1

Brilliant garnet red. Fruity nose of red currant and raspberry. Supple tannins and luscious red fruit leather and earth. Sorry I have but the one bottle. Drink now. — 2 years ago

Jeremy.Buss

8.9

Hadn’t had Zin in a while and was pleasantly surprised with this one. Wonderful bouquet of dark berries at the first sip, with blueberry, blackberry and raspberry coming through. Touch of spice and the whole combo went very well with our BBQ ribs. — 4 years ago

Don Taylor

9.0

Very rich and bold. A good one — 8 months ago

David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.5

Bruce Phillips and his wife were pouring their 2021. Talked w/ him at length. Very nice couple.

The 2021 showed well young with room for improving with 10-25 years in bottle and beyond. It showed some evolution, wasn’t all primary. Elegant, very well balanced with excellent structure and finish. Drink 2033-45 properly stored.

The general Napa consensus on 2022 vintage will be a story of did you pick before or after the 6 days of extreme heat during the harvest window. One producer told me his would add 5% of 2023 to some of his 2022’s, which is allowed. He mentioned that he was going to add 15%. But, I think he just misspoke? Get ready for an amazing 2023 vintage from Napa. It was a cooler, not hot-hot, which was a near perfect growing season for long slow even ripening. Some say a vintage of a lifetime and others would only say exceptional.

The Saturday-Sunday Pavilion tasting at Pebble Beach Food & Wine is an excellent four hours to taste a lot wine, taste curated dishes from chefs from all over the country and meet the people behind the bottle. These short ribs were one of the top two or three things I tasted at the Pavilion Saturday. — 8 months ago

Jacob smith

9.0

Read about this wine in decanter. It was 2014 version. Alot of fruit. Couldnt really pick one but a little cherry was my guess. Very acditic. Pepper and clove. — 4 years ago

Neal Ferry

8.9

I had one glass because I was Blouted on PetMat — 8 months ago

with TwiLea

Sarah Godfrey

10

Yes! I like this one, smooth, not acidic. Buy again! $19 at the liquor store. — 9 months ago

Frank Kuo

9.4

Color of ruby plus purple. Nose of crayon, aldehyde, some strawberry, oak, some tobacco leaves, a bit spice in the nasal cavity. Nose is plenty. Taste is silky, slight sweet, ripe grapes, a bit zest, vanilla, a bit peppery, oak, almost no tannins, tasty and soft. Aftertaste shows some more oak and warmth. A good one. — 4 years ago

Deborah M

9.4

This is fantastic. Another winner that I brought to my parents. Big Napa Cab. Well balanced. Excellent. All the good stuff with this one. — 5 years ago