Sipping Fine Wine

8.9

1978 Chuck Hope left beverage job, moved to Paso Robles, became farmer, & top grape grower. Working with his father, Austin led family into winemaking in ‘95, creating his label in 2000. #7 on Top 100 list, Grapes from 5 small blocks of Paso Robles AVAs, aged in 75% new French oak, 18 mos. Dark deep Ruby, aromas of sweet ripe black fruits & dried smoky tobacco spices. Flavors of ripe blackberry, sweet cacao, espresso & vanilla oak. Big wine, fine tannins, long fruit finish, vanilla overwhelms fruit. The 15% ABV has slight burn. — 5 years ago

Keelan Higgins

8.9

Lives up to its name. Maraschino cherries on the nose. Bright, soft, mild acidity, great with a chill on it - would be perfect on a warm spring afternoon. — 6 years ago

Cedric Bernardeau

9.1

Digging this organic Tempranillo — 7 years ago

Andrea

10

Yum! Crisp and delicious and fresh ever so slightly fruity with some sweeter apple at the start and tartness at the finish. — 7 years ago

Lam S

9.2

Blackberries and venila aroma. Medium body with considerable smooth tannin and bit of acidity. — 8 years ago

Paco Suro

9.0

Medium in weight. Well balanced. Good acidity. — 8 years ago

Julianne S

9.4

Extremely drinkable light NZ sauv blanc — 9 years ago

Mauricio Carvalho

9.1

There are years where the fickleness of the weather prevent the even ripening of all the grapes on the bunches, and as the grapes cannot be harvested before the stems themselves fully ripen, on these years any extra ripe grapes will detach themselves from the stem while on the “table de tri”(sorting table). Since the traditional Burgundy vinification methods require the grapes to be fermented “entière” (in whole bunches) the loose berries are not used, despite being wonderfully ripe. — 5 years ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.9

Holy balls. Ethereal. Beyond ethereal. Like a cloud. Just insane. Hint of sweet wood, iodine, saline, Meyer lemon, hickory smoke, sweet pear, pear juice, incredible spice, cloud like. Huge mineral stank. So complex. Palate is a masterpiece. Elegant, sweet, lemon, pear, apple, so ethereal, sweet fruit and wood, sweet lemon, inner mouth aromas, so balanced, so energetic, so long. Such hierarchy of flavor. Pitter patter of a finish. — 6 years ago

Del Schwalls

9.7

Very jammy with spice as well - my favorite flavors of Zinfandel, balanced well. — 7 years ago

Sarah McKee

9.1

A little sweet at first, but finishes quite nicely. Nice price point for the quality. — 7 years ago

Allyson Vaccaro-Pelton

9.0

My first canned wine! Pretty light and refreshing — 8 years ago

Davenport Edwards

9.1

Bought at vineyard. Met farmer. Nice — 9 years ago

Frank Kuo

9.2

Color of ruby, clear. Nose of fresh cranberry, milky vanilla, licorice, spice, some strawberry ice cream, tangerine, and sweet sensation. Taste of spice and zest, some backbone tannins, sweetness, and fresh grapes. Aftertaste of some more warmth in the throat. Easy to drink. A bit sweet for me. On par. — 5 years ago

Joshua Figg

9.3

Light, fruity and sweet, great dessert wine or great for a hot day! — 5 years ago

Tim Vandy

9.4

Bought from Total Wine. Smooth and crisp. — 6 years ago

Preston

9.0

Delicious! Cheap also - wifey says it’s her favorite one we’ve had so far- fruity and smooth — 7 years ago

Johnny Jarallah

9.3

I discovered I had a forgotten bottle in my cellar. Literally shouted & jumped for joy to share it with my folks. Such delicate, lightly fruited, mineral and saline.. like drinking a cloud, indeed. — 8 years ago

with Marilyn and John

Nicholas Browning

8.9

Pretty good wine - I must have gotten a good bottle. WBA — 8 years ago

Matt Sterr

8.9

Light and airy. Bubble gum notes. — 9 years ago