Jay Kline

9.1

Popped and poured; enjoyed over the course of two days. Consistent throughout. The 2023 “Contra Costa County” pours, a deep ruby/purple color with a near opaque core; medium viscosity with significant staining of the tears. On the nose, the wine is developing with notes of tart and ripe mixed bramble fruit: blackberries, Marionberries, raspberries, black pepper, orange zest, menthol, and gravelly earth. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium+ tannin and medium+ acid. Confirming the notes from the nose where the orange citrus notes show a bit more prominently. The finish is medium+, bright and refreshing. 9 barrels produced. Drink now through 2038.  — 9 months ago

Nagib Nasr

8.9

First bottle was aged, second was good. It may have been the cork. — 5 years ago

Arleen Hooks

9.0

Crisp green apples with a touch of white pepper. Smooth refreshing summer drink. — 6 years ago

Ryan Vachon

9.0

Rich, sweet, over ripe cherries, jam, light amaretto, low in tannins, berry forward — 7 years ago

Kenny Louks

9.5

Excellent!!! — 9 years ago

Erin Potter

9.3

Bold. Nice bold and so smooth. — 10 years ago

Michael Shonblom

9.3

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

Gilbert Van Hassel

9.5

Very hot and dry weather. A lot is structure. Plum, tar, confit cherries. Very balanced almost a desert in a glace — 10 months ago

Neal Ferry

8.9

Lots of Fruit — 4 years ago

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Peter Wilczynski

9.0

Deep Italian red, very sweet and perfect with some red sauce pasta — 5 years ago

Rob Pendell

9.0

Wonderful soft palate with notes of plum and blackberry. Some cherry on the front end with a hint of asphalt. Full mouthful of peach and grapefruit with undertones of almond, tobacco, pine, licorice, cardamom, red velvet, turmeric, oatmeal, cayenne, newspaper, Oreos, bicycle chain, chitlins, camembert, burnt umber, huckleberry, Ripple, plain yogurt, lemongrass, kohlrabe, anise, eggplant, kohlrabi, everything bagel, paczki, aspartame, caramel, coconut, latte, beef carpaccio, pine nuts, Wonder Bread, calamari, watermelon radish Jolly Rancher, aglet, sawdust, gnocchi and red grape. Finish is definitely Bruno Kirby. Pretty complex. — 7 years ago

Scott Taddeo

9.1

From even north of Lessona. Cherry, raspberry, blackberry and fresh plum. White pepper, red liquorice, Dried fennel, almond paste and orange rind. Fine, gentle emery board like tannins with perky acidity. Really approachable now. 65% neb, 20% croatina and 15% vespolina. — 9 years ago

Lloyd Everard

9.2

Lucious, leather, smoke behind bold fruit with an earthy finish — 11 years ago

John W

9.6

Very good, consistent amarone. Review from 30 weeks ago is accurate. — 4 years ago

Rex Campbell

9.2

Things that stood out: raisinated stone fruit and leather. 2017 vintage, very much enjoyed with a spaghetti bolognese. — 4 years ago

Nick Piccone

9.0

Really good value northern red - solid kick off to the trip — 5 years ago

Karl Ziegler

9.5

Very Chablis like... more please! — 6 years ago

Ned Clark

9.6

Really excellent zin. — 8 years ago

Pooneet K

9.0

Great amarone, and actually not overpowering or overpowered. Had with steak at Chicago cut. — 10 years ago

Selim Tlili

9.4

Smooth with notes of raisins. Wonderful bottle! — 11 years ago