Ed Chin

9.3

Big polished and showing a hint of heat. Happily the oak isn’t too pronounced. For me this baby needs time. — 9 days ago

Monica Ramirez

9.5

Talk about getting better with age. Enjoyed the ‘09 vintage on Valentine’s Day 2026. 17 years and worth the wait. Deep, dark, luscious with each and every sip. — 4 months ago

Gage Orion

9.2

Cherry, vanilla, black berry.. on sweeter end of a cab. I know there are finer wines out there, but cake bread has consistently been some of my favorite wine for years now. I always look forward to a package when it arrives! — 5 months ago

"Odedi"

9.3

This is a delicious Petit Verdot from Napa Valley.

Tasty right out of the bottle and better after 2 hours in the decanter.

Showing black fruits with cedar, vanilla, leather, chocolates, tobacco leaf, spices, tar, peppercorn, dark coffee, earth and licorice.

Full bodied with medium acidity.

Dry and fruity on the palate.

Loved the nose here.

14.7% alcohol by volume.

93 points. — 5 years ago

Dylan Thomas

9.1

Dark fruit, slightly sweet and spicy, chuggable, perfect with churrasco kielbasa in rice Brazilian style — 6 years ago

Paul Mason

9.0

Great Northern California Grenache drink in the next 1-2 years — 6 years ago

Gregory Fulchiero

9.3

Huge wine but classic example of old vine zin. — 7 years ago

Bob Boyle

9.2

Drinking wonderfully! — 4 days ago

Dennis Hogenkamp

9.4

15.3% ABV Planted in 1885 by William MacPherson Hill. Red wine ancient field blend, Zin w/ secondary varietal being grenache along with another twenty or so varieties. Good wine. — 4 months ago

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.2

2022 vintage. Filled in nearly every box on the checklist. Nice balance and acidity now with a correspondingly appropriate finish. Quintessential California chardonnay. 1.23.26. — 5 months ago

Stuart Pollack

9.4

Nice California Chardonnay with layers of oak and vanilla. Cream and fruit. Great value under $25. — 8 months ago

Nathan Renfro

9.4

Unusual to be drinking a wine this young. Decanted 45min to begin. Nose somewhat muted, though dark fruit and oak are there. Inky purple. Great ripe black and blue fruit. Could still use more time in the air to blend together, but the minerality and earthiness is definitely there to match the fruit. Nice med-long finish. Decanting 2+ hours recommended. — 5 years ago

Justin

9.3

Loved it. Get more — 6 years ago

Kate Comée

9.3

Love this! — 7 years ago

Brian Hearty

9.2

2022. This is now designated as Bricarelli Ranch. I’ve enjoyed all of the vintage and multi-vintage bottles of this wine over the last several years and have been really impressed with how well the delicious fruit flavors have held up. — 3 months ago

Doug Powers

9.0

Still showing primary redfruits, very Zin-like, spice and some structure, very fine balance, longish finish, kudos to Bob for both of his Zins he shared tonight!! — 5 months ago

with Jim

Chris Zitzman

9.3

A blend of Zinfandel, Grenache, Mataro (among others) combine to bring a deep, lush, and leggy ruby hue to what’s already a stunner as it’s just begun to breathe. It’s a full-bodied, rich wine without a doubt. The nose is pronounced and reveals oodles of macerated raspberries. The quick decant has really helped to soften the acidity and without a doubt has helped to reveal both the texture and depth. This is a big, bold wine that has received massive scores from top critics, but I feel I may be missing something here in the translation. While the depth of the wine is clear, it really required the steak we had with it in order to lighten the sheer intensity of the wine. It needed to be paired to unveil its complexity, at least to me. Could be the wine’s youth as the Old Hill Ranch will undoubtedly become more and more accessible with some bottle aging. The famed critic Antonio Galloni gave this wine a 98 point score, so who am I to argue with it. Could be this one just flew over my head. I’ll be happy to revisit this puppy in a decade though ;). — 8 months ago

with Beth

Joseph Barsky

9.3

2005 Vintage.14.8% Alcohol. Need to open with an Ah So type opener, not a corkscrew as the corks have become brittle over time. Thank goodness for the thick bright blue wax seal as it likely saved this bottle from being corked. — 5 years ago

Cathy Corison

Owner/Winemaker Corison Winery

9.2

40 years old! Still alive and kicking. Plums and cassis hanging on. Floral perfume. Kiss of Brett. — 6 years ago

with Chuck-Hou, Rose and 2 others

Neal Ferry

8.9

Great for a fish place — 7 years ago

with TwiLea