A wine that could not be in a better spot right now. Decanted at opening. Plush, soft aromas of black berries and plus just a touch of spice. On the palate this wine is juicy and soft, with velvety tannins and gorgeous acidity. Flavors of black plums and raspberries fill the glass around with wonderful spice box notes and just a kiss of oak. The finish seems to last forever with lingering spice and fruit notes. A truly wonderful wine. — 6 years ago
I love this wine. I love this wine because it exists all the way at the 'painstakingly clean and precise' end of the skin-contact spectrum. Don't get me wrong, I love the super-natty wild and wooly and of the spectrum too. But this. This is so purely and exactly what it sets out to be. And I love it. — 7 years ago
Very good nose of dark red fruit, nice balanced cab. Big , robust, and very good hint of dark raspberry. Good finish of plum with nice tannins! — 8 years ago
Opened an old one for Mother's Day. It decanted for an hour and it was amazing! — 8 years ago
A new fav zin. Big flavor — 9 years ago
Very good for the price it's in! — 10 years ago
Light ruby hue. Aromas of cherry, cream, grass, minerals, and smoke. Medium-light body, soft tannins, and plus acidity. Bright and balanced with a lasting finish. A little tight at first, but softens after opening a while with hints of vanilla on the palate. — 2 years ago
Smooth fruity, char, rounded ! — 4 years ago
Good zin! Yummy! — 6 years ago
Way extracted dryed fruit wine with in your face tannins. Good but more so as an experience. Mostly intregated after 14 years but not sure it will get any better. — 7 years ago
classic style — 7 years ago
Round and unctuous, the toasted side of sherry without the oxidation, floral. Summer was invented for this wine. — 8 years ago
Absolutely amazing! Drinking form a magnum. Decanted 1.50 hours. Still strong and focused. The mint is starting to hit. Sleek. This wine is on rails and rolls like a train. No need to wait any longer. — 8 years ago
Beautiful 100% Grenache rosé- good acidity and balance — 9 years ago
2002 vintage in January 2021. This is in a great place. Fully mature with big red fruit and balancing earth. Fruit is fully mature and developed some additional characteristics but still very hedonistic for a wine this age. At a peak/plateau with stuffing to keep going but why wait? Do it! — 3 years ago
Great wine. Will definitely buy again — 5 years ago
A savory juicy textured herbal food pairing champ. Like cooking sous-vide with an immersion circulator, what was once a geeky oddity has found a permanent home on our table. Not a universal solution, but really the right tool for the job in certain situations. Like pan seared halibut with fennel or spring vegetable risotto. — 6 years ago
Really opened up the next day. I bet this would cellar very well. — 7 years ago
A delicious blend that warms you up on a cool night. Great to curl up w a good book to. Bought in Santa Barbara at the Grassini wine tasting room. — 7 years ago
Nice carbonation. Tastes of Granny Smith apples, cream, and pineapples. In that order. — 7 years ago
Excellent, light red, refreshing. Italian — 8 years ago
Lovely wine purchased at Costco in Lihue. Enjoying it during Hawaiian sunsets! — 8 years ago
Vert light and fruity.. Easy to drink — 10 years ago
Stacy Stadnik
Superb, but drink now. — 10 months ago