Tracy Byrnes

9.6

Perfection. So glad I laid this one down. — 3 months ago

Sam Friedland

9.2

Very pleasant, soft tannins — 3 months ago

Dan Ambrose

9.3

Pair with the Mongolian Pork Chop — 4 months ago

Shay A

9.3

(Two previous 1983 vintage wine reviews never made it on here, so copying from CT).

My experiences with 1983s has been fairly positive, and this PL certainly is among the better I’ve had from the vintage. Holding color nicely with deep ruby and slight bricking around the rim. Started off a bit dense and muddled, but hit stride about 30mins later with a mix of red and black berry fruit, cassis, a streak of herbal green down the middle (something I always get with PL). Excellent example of the fruit showing lots of flavor without being overly ripe. Leather, sweet pipe tobacco, graphite, and still some vibrancy at the finish with tannin structure. Clean and elegant at this stage. Showed well over the course of two hours. Drink up and enjoy. — 5 months ago

Donald Williams

9.3

First rate 100% Zinfandel. — 6 months ago

with Bonnie

J Choi

9.6

Friendsgiving. Magnum. Old Napa! 27 years. Loved it — 7 months ago

Pooneet K

9.0

Quite ready to go. No decant, opened 3 hours before. Nice seamless fruit, tannins very integrated. Could use a bit more acid, but still appreciate it esp at a nice restrained 13.4%. — 9 months ago

Neal Ferry

9.0

I think it’s a great day drinker — 4 years ago

with TwiLea

Prescott Paulin

8.9

$21.83/btl — 6 years ago

Colleen Wherthey Dunn

9.2

2014 vintage. Surprisingly well balanced for such an inexpensive wine. Fairly tannic with luscious dark berry/cherry notes and quite a bit of spice. Long and lovely finish. Good value red blend. — 7 years ago

Sharon Su

9.2

Delicious! — 3 months ago

carl thornblade

8.9

Nice but subdued overall. Expected more for the price. — 3 months ago

Paul K

9.1

Between 91-92. Big, dense, peppery, and fun for a not a usually Zin guy. Has boysenberry, blueberry, soy, and funk. Pretty good balance if you don’t consider the fruit. 😉 — 5 months ago

Kayla Watson

9.0

Really good and smooth. Very drinkable with or without food — 5 months ago

Bob McDonald

9.0

No detailed notes. Just a good drink now budget Cabernet from California which drinks to its price point. Blackberry and dark chocolate. A Coppola movie has more complexity 😎 — 5 months ago

Rich Bluth

9.2

drinking perfectly now. enjoy! — 6 months ago

K ITO

9.2

rich, bitter & sweet well balanced — 7 months ago

Samantha I.

9.0

9/15/2024: Light and sparkling — 10 months ago

Przemek Gonet

9.0

Nice dark red colour. Blackcurrant on nose.
Ripe berries little bit too much acidity then pepper taste in the middle and silky creamy finish — 5 years ago

Ed Lehrman

9.1

A little heavier than I remember but fully mature and fun to drink with friends. — 6 years ago

Ron Siegel

9.3

This had red & black fruits, earth, cedar, leather, sweet, savory spice with tobacco — 3 months ago

Adam Kincaid

9.2

Probably still a little young, but otherwise a really great bottle. Dark transparent ruby, with a woody-er edge to it. Some cherry pie, herbs, baking spices and tar aromas. Strong structure, making it feel young. Pretty large body for an Oregon Pinot! Going to age well for awhile. — 4 months ago

with Jillian

Ron Siegel

9.2

This has stared to show some secondary notes. Black fruits, with nice spice, floral & tobacco. Off their list — 4 months ago

Joonas Puisto

9.2

Pehmee, vahva maku, ei tanniininen — 5 months ago

Chris Opdyke

9.2

$10 in the closeout bin? Yes — 5 months ago

Jason

9.0

Good. Buy again — 6 months ago

John Howard

Harvest production at Hirsch and Cobb Wineries

9.4

Beautiful. — 7 months ago

Peter Heyboer

9.2

Oh yeah this is the stuff. Minerally, herby, leather/tobacco blackberry jam nose. Assertive but not aggressive dark fruits and barrel tannin on the palate. You can't stop sipping it. Would absolutely drink again. — 9 months ago

with Matthew, Ethan and 2 others

Maggie Harrison

9.4

yes, this is a photo of a computer image. tasted as part of a Mourvèdre wine group tasting via zoom, wines portioned into woozies. 2018v. super aromatic, raspberry/cranberry juice, fresh leather, violet. palate texture is silky, light but complex and flavorful, acid medium +, long tannins- just a bit of grip. fantastic — 4 years ago

GabWine

9.6

When we open from 1987, we expect everything. One thinks of its conservation in cellar, the risk that it is passed or incredible, with the tannins having evolved in this vial ... The cork pulled-out, in perfect state and one knows in advance that one hit the jackpot and that it will be phenomenal. A coppery robe, a complex nose with aromas of black and floral fruits. In the mouth, an explosion of flavors that take the length and makes us go back in time. A very large estate for an incredible wine, to fall 😍🍷 — 7 years ago