Jeremy Shanker

Sommelier at RN74

9.3

Best Assyrtiko outside Santorini. So good! — 2 days ago

David Peifer

9.5

Very jammy and fruit forward. Delicious! — 5 months ago

Vin d’Ottawa

9.1

Sourish guava passion fruit and mineral in its length. A delight at a more than fair price. — 7 months ago

with Lester

Rich Bluth

9.2

at a peak, beautiful mixture of fruit/tannin. drink now. sorry this was my last bottle! — 3 years ago

Claire White

9.5

Lovely peachy, lush, and juicy tasting white. With some floral on the nose. — a month ago

Matt Forester

9.1

Drinking well. Nice blackberry flavors. — 6 months ago

David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.6

The follow up to the 03 Leonetti. @Paul T- Huntington Beach & I have been telling readers about older Jones Family Vineyards for some time. If you haven’t had or not tried this producer it will be the last time I try to entice to you to try this producer. Talking about it more will only drive up the prices on the secondary market.

This 09 is damn beautiful after nearly a four hour decant but it is still fairly youthful.

It is ruby, lush, gorgeous, ripe fruits of; blackberries, black raspberries, black plum with skin, dark cherries, plum, hues of purple, blue fruits & raspberries, poached strawberries, black licorice, mixed, dark berry cola, steeped black tea, dry crushed rocks, limestone minerals, dry top soil, dry herbs, hints of eucalyptus, dry clay, dry tobacco, new leather, spice, nutmeg, clove, cinnamon & vanillin, withering red & dark florals framed in violets & lavender, beautiful round acidity, beautiful; balance, tension, structured, smartly polished finished that lasts minutes.

Still needs another 5-8 years to show its best self.

The Jones Family vineyard is located off Bale Lane in Calistoga and was planted to all five Bordeaux varieties by David Abreu in the early 1990s. Heidi Barrett made the wines until 2008, and Thomas Rivers Brown now makes the wines. — 10 months ago

John Malcolm

9.4

Rich, complex, and elegant. I love Dakota Shy wines and this one does not disappoint. dark cherries, blackberry jam, tobacco, and cedar. Full mouth feel. Delicious. — 5 months ago

Neil Valenzuela

9.0

Inky, deep purple color. Aromas of berry pie, mocha, cigar box and a little barnyard funk. Flavors of vanilla, clove and dried violets. Some petit Syrah and petit Verdot are noticeable amongst other varietals. — 6 months ago

John Howard

Harvest production at Hirsch and Cobb Wineries

8.9

Simple and delicious. Somewhat grippy palate. — 3 years ago