Tom Garland

9.7

1 hour decant(some sediment). A marvelous inky magenta color with some bricking. On the nose: Seductive notes of dark fruit, clove chocolate, loamy soil, spearmint, clove, touch of leather. Taste: Wow! Silky, elegant, integrated, intense teeth staining wine with blackberry, dark cherry, currants, mineral, spice, graphite, milk chocolate, and a dusty charred earthy long finish. YUM! In its prime drinking window..pop one if you got em. — 18 hours ago

with Brenda

Tom Garland

9.0

1 hour decant (decent sediment). A splendid inky purplish garnet color. On the nose: notes of black and blue fruit, forest floor, truffles, mint, pencil shavings, black olives. Taste: blackberry/plum, cocoa, cedar, minerals, and a spiced oaky/graphite medium plus slightly astringent finish with some still there kicken tannins. — a month ago

with Brenda

KA

9.5

Eleven Madison Park NYC — a month ago

Allison Frazier

9.4

Gift from Radek - delicious!! — a month ago

Sipping Fine Wine

9.2

Dry-Farmed, a bit of Cabernet Franc in mix, aged 20 months in mostly neutral French oak barrels. Dark Ruby red color with aromas of ripe berry fruits, herbs and floral spice. On the palate flavors of ripe black cherry, raspberry and cassis with espresso, cinnamon and earthy spice notes. Nice balance, lively acidity, fine tannins, long ending with fruit, cacao and tobacco spice! Nice! — 2 months ago

Daniel Akers

9.3

Like a fine burgundy, delicious — 6 months ago

Conrad Green

9.2

Intense and rich. Good fruit. A little indistinct. — a day ago

with Paul and Ara

John Willison

9.2

Tart raspberry, crushed red fruit, dry tannins. — 15 days ago

Mark S.

9.1

Deep cherry red ~ black. Oak vanilla black cherry plum. Fruitiness M++ Sweetness M+ Acidity M Tannin M Smooth Bitterness M Body M++ Finish M % Powerful Concentrated jammy Juicy good balanced Ridge Vineyards Pagani Ranch Sonoma Valley Zinfandel @2800, Eva - BBQ, 260914-260915 — a month ago

John Harding

9.6

Cherry and berry nose. Fruit forward with a distinctive spice. Tannins and acidity have mellowed. Easily my favorite. Easy to drink. Drank this 2009 in 2026. Probably my favorite vintage. I save it for special occasions, but it’s time to drink it. Bottom of the cork was getting crumbly. — 2 months ago

with Jenny

Christian Fischer

9.4

Smooth and well-balanced. Nice ending of the evening — 2 months ago

Jenn

9.2

Very nice and truly enjoyed. — 6 months ago

romo

9.2

A bit of the old house style, not as focused as the recent 2013. Still a reference in balance for CA. — 6 months ago

Joe Flo

9.6

Much better than expected drinking great — 14 days ago

KA

9.2

Bull & Bear Orlando — 12 days ago

John Malcolm

9.7

A spectacular, powerful wine. Fabulous bouquet. Dark cherries, black raspberries, and dark chocolate. Silky smooth with a satisfyingly long finish. Still has lots of cellaring potential, but pretty fabulous now. — 14 days ago

KA

9.3

Eleven Madison Park NYC — a month ago

Henry Fuseler

9.0

8/2026. Very nice cad. Has the flavor boldness and finish. Good fruit. — 2 months ago

Kapyrick Wine

9.1

v17. Very good! Dusty pepper and tobacco nose. Fresh, rich black currant and soft plum fruit. Smooth, long, dry slightly chewy mocha and leather finish. Nicely made. — 3 months ago

Gregg Siegal

9.2

A gift from a friend, this is lovely, with a bit of tobacco on the nose and lively cherry and strawberry flavors on the palate. The finish goes on and on. — 6 months ago