Scott E. Becker

9.3

[Tasted on January 25, 2025 at Home with Tom, Kathy, Mark and Lucille]

84% Cabernet Sauvignon; 5.5% Merlot; 5.5% Cabernet Franc; 4% Petit Verdot and 1% Malbec. Blackberry and black currant fruit, with chocolate, espresso, earth and a mineral note. Nicely balanced. — 6 days ago

Aaron Marsh

9.1

Had at home with pork tenderloin. Nice balance, slightly on tannic side. Subtle tobacco — 3 years ago

Sagee Aran

9.4

Had the 2011 and the 2013 tasted together at the visitor center - deciding which to buy...The 2011 is ready for drinking, smooth tannins. Full notes when we will open at home. 2011 was my winner... — 3 years ago

Dennis Durkee

9.4

May 20, 2020 at home — 5 years ago

Ivan Wolpert

9.0

Inky in color, jammy, big, plums, light no tannins. Not balanced but big. Steak tasting night at home — 5 months ago

Willie Carter

9.0

Clear, mild ruby with thin edges. The nose is a bit subtle at first with smoke. Over time aromas of plums, blackberries, and blueberries become more pronounced. Wildflowers and soil with raspberries and wet stone. Just the faintest little flair of funk, which goes a long way.

Delightfully layered and complex, this is almost uniquely Californian. Stays true to its roots and doesn’t pretend to be anything else than a superb Pinot. No Burgundian facsimile here. Intense and full of depth. More smoke and dark fruits on the uber pleasing palate with a long finish. — 2 years ago

Will Rogers

9.7

Steak dinner at home for our 7 year anniversary. Phenomenal wine. — 5 years ago

Scott E. Becker

9.1

[Tasted on December 24, 2022 at Home with Rachel and Jay]

Purchased library vintage when we visited the winery in 2017. Raspberry and cherry fruit, with espresso, spice and an effervescent note. — 2 years ago

Bob McDonald

9.6

Aromatic notes of rose and violet. Great depth of delicious flavour on the medium bodied palate. Red fruits - savoury and rich. See previous note for the 2014 - always excellent but 8 years of cellaring has enhanced this wine. To have won the Jimmy Watson Trophy for the Best One Year Old Dry Red at Royal Melbourne and still starring now at 8 years of age shows this is a wine for all seasons and all years. Should be a regular purchase. A Winner. — 2 years ago

Scott E. Becker

8.9

[Tasted on March 13, 2021 at Home]

Candied cherry, red raspberry and pomegranate fruit, with notes of Earl Gray tea, spice and forest floor. Fruit forward wine with a saline note on the tannic finish. — 4 years ago