Matt Varrelman

9.2

Affordable and tasty. Cherry, plum, and spice (black pepper). Smooth with soft tannins. Nice earthiness. — 8 years ago

Ellen Clifford

9.2

Oh so balanced. So balanced as to border on boring but more than not object-able. Plus the non-boring bits: black pepper, green pepper, stewed blueberries with thyme (an obscure reference but try it and you'll see). This wine had just enough oomph and earth to lift it beyond a berry and tannin balanced beauty to a balanced beauty queen. — 9 years ago

"Odedi"

8.9

This Friday my Cabernet fix is from Washington State.

Dark ruby in color with a reddish rim.

Nice nose of blueberries, plums, cherries, vanilla, cedar, cloves, chocolates, light green bitter vegetables, earth, tobacco, beef jerky and peppercorn.

Medium to full bodied with medium acidity and nice legs.

Dry on the palate with blackberries, black currants, sweet plums, green pepper, earth, vanilla, licorice, spices, oak and peppercorn.

Long finish with firm tannins and black pepper.

This is a nice and pleasant Cabernet Sauvignon from Columbia Valley. A bit unbalanced now, but very enjoyable by itself or with food. A good sipping wine too. Resembles a good quality
California Cabernet.

Drinking nicely now and will be better in a year or two.

14.5% alcohol by volume. — 9 years ago

Joel Hammett

8.9

Black pepper, plum, and rubber on the nose. Decent acid, dark fruit and orange zest on the palate. A little sweeter than I'd have preferred. — 9 years ago

Richard Lewis

9.3

Black raspberry, leather, and cocoa. We really should try to age some of their wine, but we seem to keep enjoying them young! — 10 years ago

with Lynne

Alicia Cypress

9.3

This is so well rounded! Dried flowers on the nose, followed by a palate with cherry up front and black licorice (anise) that's been rolled around in the dirt and picked up some spice along the way on the finish. — 10 years ago

Ryan Mullins

9.6

Better than I remember — 10 years ago

Mike Bolinder

9.0

Super hops meets super stout. Very hoppy, chocolate, and hints of coffee. — 11 years ago

Davis Anderson

Sales VOS Selections

9.0

This may be one of the best examples of Cali Syrah I've had in quite some times. Floral, meaty, with delicious black olives — 11 years ago

Harris Goldberg

9.0

Red fruit on the nose. Black cherry, raspberry on the palate. Opened 12 hours ago. Balanced, but still very young. Give it more time in the cellar. — 13 years ago

Louis Martin

9.5

Delicate nose with a medium bodied and crisp and clean finish. — 9 years ago

Abraham Lerner

9.2

Bright solid ripe black...berry, raspberry, cherry, framed with peach yogurt and black pepper on the finish. Full bodied with very well integrated alcohol. A personal favorite vineyard of mine with 100+ year old@ vines Style sits between Ridge and St Francis if you are familiar with their bottlings. — 9 years ago

Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.0

From either the 3rd largest co-op in the world or in Europe. I think it's in Europe. Produttori is located in the heart of the tiny town of Barbaresco just to the right of the tower shown in the photo and up the street from Gaja. Also, one of the best Michelin stared restaurants for lunch we've ever had. As well, the best restaurant service we have experienced and it wasn't that pricey. For such large a co-op, they produce some outstanding value wines and some straight up excellent wines. This 09 is quite nice and one of their entry level value wines. A nice pair with my skillet lasagna. The wine shows more sour than sweet dark cherries, black raspberries, dry dark plums, touch of pouched strawberries, black cherry cola, dry dark florals bouquet, a light delicate herbaceous quality, dark soils with dry powdery crushed rocks with nice acidity. The balance of fruit & earth is improving as is the finish. It still needs at least 3-5 more years in bottle. Very nice wine under $30. A 9.0 on it's own with the skillet lasagna, 9.1-9.2. — 9 years ago

Daniel Martinez Cardenas

9.3

I was craving a tasty Shiraz and boy! did I get what I was hoping for and more with this wine. No wonder has won all those gold medals in Australia. This is a full bodied, good acidity Shiraz blend with soft tannins and jammy blackberry with spicy notes of black pepper, anise and earthy leather. I had it with roast beef melt sandwich. — 10 years ago

Spencer Cutter

9.1

Old school California Cab. Dark black fruit and herbal notes of eucalyptus and cedar. Balanced alcohol and body. Nice fruit but not over-ripe. Tannins dry the palate on the medium plus finish. Let this breath for 2 hours or age until 2020x — 10 years ago

Josh Krieter

9.2

Herbaceous, toasty, black fruits, blueberry, vanilla oakiness. Well balanced, love this wine — 10 years ago

Korey Hill

9.2

Deep black/blue fruit. Some oak. Oregano on the back end. Very enjoyable. — 11 years ago

with Kathy

Brandon Boesch

10

Best black lager I've ever had, consistent for years. — 11 years ago

Sean Crosbie

9.5

Rediscovered in the pantry.... Left behind by my father, who always enjoys a good bourbon. — 11 years ago

.

9.6

Both juicy and zesty. Nice acidity to balance the red and black fruit. Super value for $22, and great w/BBQ chicken. — 13 years ago

Brian S

8.9

BlackBerry, black cherry, dark raspberry, black pepper, leather, cedar, — 9 years ago

Richard Lewis

9.5

This is pretty incredible, even young - finding it difficult to unpack the complexities of the palate, actually. Black olive, and a suggestion of black fruit, mostly black currant, but not in a terribly jammy way. — 9 years ago

with Lynne

Martin Redmond

9.2

Opaque slightly cloudy violet color with expansive floral, mixed black fruit, olives, and bacon fat aromas. On the palate it's medium/full bodied, with a harmonious structure, supple texture, sweet dusty tannins and abundant blackberry, plum, black raspberry, cacao, and subtle spice flavors and an appealing kiss of minerality. Long finish. 14% alcohol — 9 years ago

Shay A

9.3

This is one of the better cab francs I've had (though I need to try Detert on @Carl Fischer's recommendation). La Jota is becoming a favorite of mine...shouldn't be surprised as I'm a die-hard Howell Mountain fan. No traces of green pepper at all with this...got a nose of very slight toasted oak and blackberries. Long legs and a gorgeous purple ring/black core. Plum and cinnamon on the tongue. I'll take some more please. 👌 — 9 years ago

Richard Lewis

9.4

Inky as a frightened cuttlefish, intense black fruit without being voluptuous about it. — 10 years ago

with Lynne

Bill Morgan

9.1

Full bodied, black fruit and dried herbs silky smooth tannins — 10 years ago

with Steve

Byron C Mayes

8.9

Dark near-black purple that clings to the glass. Blackberry, black blueberry, caramel on the nose and full palate. Medium acidity. Medium tannins (appropriate for its age). Lengthy dark finish. Fine New World representation of the variety. — 10 years ago

James Senior

9.6

Yummy. Black current notes. — 11 years ago

Chip Cook

9.4

The King Kong of Syrah. Hugh black fruit. Big acidity and tannic+ that will develop complexity with age. Adventurous now, but will hit its prime 2017-2019.  — 11 years ago

with Paddy, Daniel and 1 other

Antoine Pin

Wine Buyer Kroger/QFC

9.1

Thick, dark yet super easy to drink. Reminds me of Dixie Brewing's Blackened Voodoo. $4 / 89pts — 13 years ago