Andrew Formi

9.2

An old friend visited me ! — 2 years ago

Neil Valenzuela

9.3

Pale ruby color. Aromas of cherry, raspberry, leather and cola. What a fantastic Burgundian Pinot. Fantastic flavors, earthy finish. — 3 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. — 4 years ago

Lars Wriedt

9.5

Very good. Smooth and full taste.
Good for spicy or meaty food
Vinoble Dec 2018 — 5 years ago

Jake Rubash

9.3

The Valdiguie was kind of meh, got better with air but the Carignan... this is a wild f’in wine. I honestly don’t know what’s happening in my mouth but it’s some combination of red fruit and salted meat. Kind of stopped me in my tracks as I said “wtf is this” — 5 years ago

Farial Moradnouri

9.0

Refreshing flavors and aroma of strawberries and pineapple 🍓🍍 — 6 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. — 8 years ago

Logan Peter Kenneth

9.3

Impressive. Enjoyed with a homemade tomato basil prosciutto pizza. — 8 years ago

with Meghan

Aaron Means

9.1

Fresh and well balanced. The best of the lineup IMHO. — 9 years ago

Julie (WineSnobVA)

9.2

Smooth yumminess in a glass. — 10 years ago

Eric

9.0

Funky Cab Franc different compared to the traditional Loire Valley. Funky and different in all the best ways though. Refreshing and takes a slight chill well. — 3 years ago

Sarah Noh

9.3

Natural Zinfandel recommended when I asked for something not as tart. Slightly mushroomy / peppery finish, very enjoyable. Purchased from Gemini Bottle Co — 4 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. — 5 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. — 5 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. — 6 years ago

Lakshman Charanjiva

9.2

What a find! — 7 years ago

Mike K

9.3

Nice full body, dry but not overly so. One of the best cabernet sauvignon wines I've had. Paired excellent with gourmet burgers. — 8 years ago

Holly Hosmer

9.4

This 1997 Cline ZIN was unbelievable!! The age has perfected it! — 9 years ago

Christine Sovil Simms

9.6

2013 Vintage. Smooth and drinkable, fruity. — 9 years ago

Michael Mendes

9.3

Really pleasant. Dry. Beautiful nose. 11.9%. Lemon peel and pears. I'm impressed. — 11 years ago

J Chechik

9.1

Prob didn’t need to have this btl at the end of the night, but it had a great, sweet richness. Lots of vanilla bean, soft chocolate finesse. What a treat - especially after having a 2017 Imposter early in the nite! Thx Jeff Cohn. — 3 years ago

MDB

9.1

Good minerality — 4 years ago

Rhonely Boy

9.2

Clear deep red-violet Boysenberry on sight

Clean sandy berry aroma

Dry, med+ acidity, fine tannin, lighter side of medium body, red fruit and dark berry in the finish. Delicious now, could age. Needs a nice decant, great to watch evolve in glass too (air wakes up the tannins and elevates the red fruit notes)

Hooray and Keep up the good work 140+ yr old vines!
— 4 years ago

Tom Young

9.2

Lots of sweet berry. Realty good — 5 years ago

Jay Root

9.1

Peppery, acid, lighter on the fruit. This would pair really well with chili or a similar dish — 6 years ago

Jusden Aumand

9.3

Herbal, savory, Sage, scorched earth and orange peel rind. Delicate and very pretty. — 7 years ago

Mike Mayer

9.1

Lots of plum and boysenberry on the nose. The same tastes come thru on the palate with some subtle baking spices. A long elegant finish. — 8 years ago

with Lisa

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. — 9 years ago

Jon Fine

9.3

major discovery -- tiny Marin- based producer, total elegance, super drinkable , low alcohol. deploying wife to buy more at winery after I leave SF. — 9 years ago

Nathan Kandler

Winemaker Thomas Fogarty Winery

10

First look, 2 months post bottling- suave vintage in co co — 11 years ago