Stephen Redenbaugh

9.2

Young, fruit-first, medium weight, friendly zin. Lively, smiley-face wine with raspberry, blackberry, black cherry, boysenberry melange with a touch of smoky oaky savory lusciousness…the rustic grin of good Sonoma zin is hard to ignore…long vivid dinner companion with Sunday Best Braised Harvest Stew on a cool Fall Sunday… — 5 years ago

Sue Mohle

9.1

Rich and smiley with plum , cherry pie — 9 years ago

B

9.0

Green pepper végétal tomato smiley. Bio. No additives — 9 years ago

Dennis Kellison

8.9

Spice, smiley,cassis, excellent wine — 9 years ago

with Karen

Mike Mayer

9.3

Okay, 2011 was supposedly a bad vintage. Don't tell the folks at Hall. This is really nice Napa Cabernet. Not a giant fruit bomb but excellently integrated tannins and acid. Very nice tastes of black fruit, raspberries and spices. The finish brings on very nice hints of coffee and smiley oak. A very nice wine that probably has another 8-10 years to mature. — 9 years ago

with Lisa

Mike R

9.3

Ok I have been a little under the weather so just posting from this weekend and this was good to great but just not as good as the 10 and 12 and 13 is better but still loved it and gave me a smiley — 10 years ago

Boris

8.9

Acetone on nose at first, smooth taste, long aftertaste — 5 years ago

Kristin the Wine Girl

8.9

Pineapple juice through and through. Malolactic converted sunshine and vanilla glitz in a bottle. Tropical hearts and smiley faces. Like licking an adult pina creamsicle while on pool floaties. Slurp! — 8 years ago

Jeroen de Jong

9.5

Smiley peat but smooth, caramel iced sugar, spice, honey — 9 years ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.4

Leathery, smoke, soil, floral, aromas. Juicy and complex, ripe and generous, complex and so sweet with lovely smiley leathery notes. Firm acids lifts the slight leanness of 1994. Terrific treat. — 9 years ago

Jonathan Ebel

9.1

Smiley, bitey, smooth. Very nice. — 9 years ago

Geoff King

9.2

Another very nice Napa cab from St Helena. Smooth. Black cherry, a little smiley, maybe a little plum. — 9 years ago

Erik Tennyson

9.0

Ripe raspberry and black cherry with nice acidity and an ashy smiley finish. Great value. — 10 years ago

Sam Lee

8.9

Luv the vibe
Luv the tone rich and balance as it said
Seconds alongside with my Cabernet merlot, this one is typical California Wine, fruity sweet with all fruit dominates
🍒🍇🥭
So much fruit berry here
With touch of green mango 🥭🥭🥭
blackberry plum blackcurrant black cherry raspberry so much cherry plum lots of plum here like a giant plum ground
🎡
Feels of sun vibe beach sands shore
🗺
Like a yacht boat with smiley captain
👨🏻‍🦰 — 6 years ago

Lorena Jordao

9.0

Smiley, briny, interesting — 9 years ago

with Crista

Tim McCoy

9.0

Deep cherry with a smiley flavor at the end. — 9 years ago

Daniel Sherbert

8.9

Smiley and dark fruit. Good second wine — 9 years ago

Ted Biser

9.2

Tried to order The Prisoner, out, server suggested this. Great choice. No harsh tannins. Smooth with deep fruit and a bit smiley. — 9 years ago

MICHAEL COOPER DipWSET

Owner TomeVinos wine shops, WSET Level 3, Blogger www.spanishwinesandmore.com, blog.tomevinos.com

9.4

Clear and bright pale lemon. Clean pronounced aromas of ripe apricot, sage, fennel and gingerbread. On the palate it's dry albeit with a lush glyceric texture with medium plus intensity flavors of of apricot pie with a smiley charred crust and a touch of nutmeg and spice. Medium plus alcohol, medium plus acidity, well integrated oak, balanced with a medium plus finish. Complex, unique and well balanced. Only 22 barrels. #staritahills #chardonnayfromthebestplaceonearth #chardonnay #centralcoastwine #californianwine #sbcountywines — 9 years ago

with -

Christine Beaulac

8.9

Smooth red. Smiley notes. — 10 years ago