Ben Madonna

9.3

Great fruit forward wine with great finish. Went great with the venison. — 6 years ago

Liz Gresham

9.3

Lot of body. Great with pork roast — 6 years ago

Liz Gresham

9.0

Drinking well. Decanted for a few hours ahead and had it with turkey. — 6 years ago

Kevin Sidders

President VinConnect

8.9

One of my last bottles of B&H firewater. This is better integrated than the last, but still not where my palate is today. Super dark and rich, with black fruit and just a touch of heat. Drink up. — 7 years ago

Mark Flesher

9.1

88 merlot, 12 cab, and 100% delicious. Merlot expressing nicely with a couple of years of age. I've never had much luck aging Behrens wines for all that long, but a wine like this changes my mind! Earthy tones in the middle went well with the accoutrement. — 7 years ago

Craig Stanfield

9.4

Delicious now and just opening up. — 8 years ago

Dan R

9.2

Earth, soy, herbs - dense, plush, and at its peak — 8 years ago

Jim Trobaugh

9.1

Very good considering it was a 98' — 9 years ago

with laura

Robin Gerber

Partner Spotlight Brands

9.6

Whoever doesn’t think the 2011 vintage was good, well, you’re just plain WRONG. This wine is a glaring example of all that was right in that vintage. Velvety with rich fruit and nice acidity. — 6 years ago

Robert Evans Jr

9.2

Decanted over 4 hours served at desert on Thanksgiving — 6 years ago

Craig Stanfield

9.5

A delicious blend. Thought it would be the kind of big red that would cap off another workday. — 7 years ago

Michael Townley

9.3

Dark inky purple color, nice tannins with a soft finish — 7 years ago

Craig Stanfield

9.5

This is 79% Cabernet and 21% petit Verdot. Right after opening initial taste is pretty exciting, albeit the flavors are a little muted. After about 45 minutes it starts to soar from the glass. Black and blue fruits, purple flowers, pepper, licorice, and melted chocolate. Thrilling. — 7 years ago

Michael Townley

9.0

A non vintage blend that drinks remarkably well with a marinated steak. Hints of cocoa. — 8 years ago

Curtis Osborn

9.5

Curtis had this 8 years ago

David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.2

My last bottle of 03 Alder Springs. I still have one bottle of the 02 Fortuna (better). Bottles from the earlier days of Behrens & Hitchcock. They’ve gone from B&H to Erna Schein to Behrens Family Winery. Back in the day when we first acquired these wines, we had to open them the night before, decent and put them back in the bottle overnight and re-decant the next evening in order to drink them as they were monsters with huge alcohol. 13 bottle years later, it’s more complex, rounder but still a big wine. While the alcohol has tamed some, it’s still hot...just not unbearably hot. This wine still has a ton of life in it. The nose still shows alcohol and is starting to take on a dark fruit liqueur/Port style. Blackberries, dark cherries, raisins, prunes, dates & blue fruits. Anise, black cherry licorice, a little eucalyptus/mint, dark chocolate, black tea, layers of baking spices, dark, sweet, rich, turned earth and fresh, dry crushed rocks and decayed dark florals. The body is full, round, lavish and lush. The palate also shows a dark fruit liqueur/Port character. Ripe, blackberries, dark cherries, black raspberries, stewed plums, raisins, prunes, dates, blue fruits, anise, black cherry licorice, a little eucalyptus/mint, dry sage, medium, dark intensity spice that heats up as it rises off the palate, dark chocolate, black tea, layers of baking spices, chocolate pudding, well used leather, cedar, dark, sweet, rich, turned earth and fresh, dry crushed rocks, decayed dark florals and fading violets. The acidity is nicely rounded, the length, tension, structure may outlive some people 55+. The finish is; big, round, well balanced but just a little hot. After a couple hours in the decanter, it really rounded out and the alcohol decreased quite a bit. Photos top to bottom and left to right; the latest incarnation of the winery, workers in the Alder Springs Vineyard, Owner/Winemaker Les Behrens and their tasting room; which is actually a restored 1947 Westcraft trailer. A quote on Les’s philosophy on winemaking, “We let the vineyards steal the show and the wine speak for itself.” They are also well know for some of the coolest wine labels. One of my favorites was, “The Heavyweight.” — 6 years ago

D Segil

9.0

Lovely! Bright and smooth. — 7 years ago

Al Shikoh

9.2

Deep ruby color. Nice floral tones on the nose with violets and lavender as well as black currants and tobacco. Juicy and very soft on the palate at this point with restrained tannins and acidity. Blend of 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Cabernet Franc, and 20% Petit Verdot. — 7 years ago

with Lisa and Kelly

Khalil Mujadedi

9.4

So damn good — 8 years ago

Pete Contaldi

9.2

'Cemetery' is Les Behrens wine sourced from Abreu-Cappella Vineyard in St. Helena. The most aromatic and elegant wine I've ever had from Behrens (B&H, Erna Schein, Behrens Family) but not lacking in structure and concentration. Beautiful wine. — 8 years ago