2021 vintage. Well-made. Slightly plushy but verry pricey for just Willamette Valley juice. Would spend the extra ca$hi$h for single vineyard offerings from this producer this vintage. 5.1.24. — 7 days ago
2021 vintage. Solid but not nearly as good a value as the 2021 red blend from this same producer. 5.1.24. — 7 days ago
2015 vintage. Hoo boy, is this delivering! Bigger tannins and more concentration throughout. Still a baby tho. Park it at a subterranean level in the cellar for a 15-20 spot. If you just gotta drink it in the next half-decade, you're best off decanting at lunchtime for dinnertime presentation. 5.1.24. — 7 days ago
2019 vintage. Less body (light-medium vs medium/medium heavy) than the 2018 effort. Absolutely phenomenal nose. Wowza. Starts off decently demonstrative, then dovetails into Subtletown. Catching this on the relatively youthful side so anticipating variability/changes but drinking beautifully now for the price. You could easily throw this into a Bordeaux tasting and get away with it. Full disclosure...massive Mount Eden honk but a Domaine Eden (2nd label) sceptic. Laying on the horn here as I did with the 2018. Beep beep n beep beep, beep beep n beep beep, yeah. 5.5.24. — 2 days ago
2019 vintage. Not as good as the fantastic 2017 vintage but this is not to be dismissed. Still plenty worthy with the fruit balance and the structure. 2017 had an extra, little tannic oomph. Maybe this grabs onto that, maybe it doesn't. Regardless, delicious on the usual Zena Crown Vineyard terms. Leaner and somewhat meaner. 5.1.24. — 7 days ago
2021 vintage. Killer resto deal. 44% Merlot 27% Malbec 10% Cabernet Sauvignon 10% Petit Verdot 9% Cabernet Franc. Medium body and super-refined. Pretty but still packing punch. Touted as Alexander Valley juice but labeled as Sonoma County. Regardless, this is banging. Sumptuous. — 7 days ago
2016 vintage. Last tasted 2.10.23 (9.6). Tasted after being open for 10 hours. Good god...Medium body and concentration into the next life. Under the rocks and stones...5.3.24. — 4 days ago
2009 vintage. Golden color. Heavy body (still!!). Unctuous with a corresponding amount of acidity to keep the proceedings in check for the next decade. This ain’t going nowhere. About as far from my “jam” as is possible but still other-worldly. 5.1.24. — 6 days ago
2020 vintage. Some spice but less than expected. Wonderful, viscous, medium body that coddles a continuing, mineral finish. Spring has sprung. 5.1.24. — 7 days ago
Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego
2017 vintage. Last tasted 11.16.23 (9.5). Pepper, anise/black licorice, Chambord in the nose. Add in tobacco, sea salt and the tiniest hint of ginger (along with the aforementioned nose impressions) once tasted. Medium-heavy body. Smooth and harmonious. Yes, still plenty of tannins on the journey and categorizing this as a “food wine.” For those that cultivate/love tannins, this is currently a warm bath. 5.5.24. — 2 days ago