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9.1

Good minerality — 6 years ago

Lars Wriedt

9.5

Very good. Smooth and full taste.
Good for spicy or meaty food
Vinoble Dec 2018 — 7 years ago

Ely Cohn

9.4

Michael Cruse’s wines deserve more recognition than they receive. His single vineyard bottlings are spectacular. His style is lean, fruity, and a dedicated employment of whole cluster press.

This Evangelho Carignan has a deep purple color in a medium, full body. There is bright blackberry, oak, and sandalwood. Intensely concentrated, on the serious structured side of the spectrum for the Cruse portfolio. — 7 years ago

Nicole Sandsmark

9.1

The nose on this is scrumptious, and it tastes as good as it smells. It was our favorite tasting at the Cline family cellars. — 8 years ago

Ned Clark

9.6

Really excellent zin. — 9 years ago

Juan Cerda

9.2

Concentrated and elegant. — 10 years ago

Logan Peter Kenneth

9.3

Impressive. Enjoyed with a homemade tomato basil prosciutto pizza. — 11 years ago

with Meghan

Holly Hosmer

9.4

This 1997 Cline ZIN was unbelievable!! The age has perfected it! — 11 years ago

John Padilla

9.0

Very fruit forward. Earthiness to balance that out. Very nice first couple sips. — 12 years ago

Michael Mendes

9.3

Really pleasant. Dry. Beautiful nose. 11.9%. Lemon peel and pears. I'm impressed. — 13 years ago

Rhonely Boy

9.3

Fantastic, delicious, slight raisin/fig in the finish (beautiful & delicious), tannin needs 3 years; sprite woody, will mellow nicely. — 7 years ago

Tom Young

9.2

Lots of sweet berry. Realty good — 7 years ago

Ryan McClellan

9.1

Love this. Great balance. Tart/ripe cherry side of things. Oak comes through very strong but it’s so balanced that it works. Could decant for an hour or so. Glad I have another bottle — 8 years ago

michael pandolfo

9.0

Californian Mourvèdre. Merry red cherry with white bread in the finish — 8 years ago

Zack Hall

8.9

Light bright Cali zin — 9 years ago

Lakshman Charanjiva

9.2

What a find! — 9 years ago

John Lenart

9.3

Funky carignane from 125 year old vines. Dark berries, cassis, super spicy with silky well integrated tannins. Super long finish. — 11 years ago

with Leslie

Christine Sovil Simms

9.6

2013 Vintage. Smooth and drinkable, fruity. — 12 years ago

Dan Conners

9.3

$17 very bold, slightly earthy but smooths strong fruit but not aweet — 12 years ago

Michael Shonblom

9.3

Sweet, fruity, mild spices that sustain. Holds its own — 13 years ago

Tom Casagrande

9.0

128-yr. old vines. Super-rich, but I wish they had picked a bit earlier. This winery sources great Zin fruit from unique historical sources but they’re always over 15%. I cant help but think the wines would be more interesting and flexible if they picked earlier. In any event, this is quite good and shows very ripe Zin character, but the acids are low and the effect of some bottle age is a flatter mouthfeel. Still very good. — 7 years ago

Patrick Derdeyn

9.2

Another last of its kind wine as the San Mateo moved to Alesia label after this vintage. This young blend is really singing right now with bright red fruit and cedar spice and well balanced acidity. A candidate for short term aging, but the freshness of the fruit really shines now. — 7 years ago

Jay Root

9.1

Peppery, acid, lighter on the fruit. This would pair really well with chili or a similar dish — 8 years ago

Farial Moradnouri

9.0

Refreshing flavors and aroma of strawberries and pineapple 🍓🍍 — 8 years ago

Jusden Aumand

9.3

Herbal, savory, Sage, scorched earth and orange peel rind. Delicate and very pretty. — 9 years ago

R Bl

9.0

2012 drinking very well. Blackberry chocolate, a little stone fruit around the edges; satisfying. Fine tannins at the right level of grip. — 10 years ago

Lewis Perdue

9.2

Bad Break=good break for my taste. Awesomely big with raspberry/black cherry and hint of mint. $37 at the winery. — 11 years ago

Aaron Means

9.1

Fresh and well balanced. The best of the lineup IMHO. — 11 years ago

Julie (WineSnobVA)

9.2

Smooth yumminess in a glass. — 12 years ago

Randy Windham

8.9

Great value for the price. Fresh. Fresh. Fresh. Raspberry. Cranberry. I like it. Would buy again. 12.6% abv. — 13 years ago