DAL 9000

9.2

Immediate aroma of plums. Initial bust of dark cherries. An incredible find for the price. — 10 years ago

Hao Feng

9.2

Attractive herbal, black fruits and meaty aroma upon Burgundian mineral acidity, peppery spice, and red fruit flavors. On top of that, good complexity, smooth tannin, well balanced. — 10 years ago

Pamela Samanez

9.0

Game of thrones-esque veen. Yas. — 11 years ago

with Lorena

Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.2

The nose on this wine is stunning baring the alcohol heat. Perfumed red florals and candied dark and lighter red fruits. While the wine is truly elegant, the alcohol is seriously burning the back of my throat. The bottle reads 14.1 but I think over 15 degrees. Maybe, they wanted to save on the higher alcohol tax. The wine starts so beautifully only to burn the back of my throat. The fruits are ripe, elegant and beautifully soft. Blackberries, dark cherries, black raspberries, raspberries, faint back palate of strawberries, sweet/soft leather, black licorice, violets & roses, rich delicate & sweet wet black earth, soft light baking spices, caramel, milk chocolate, figs & dates, amazingly sweet dark minerals, touch of black tar, touch of spice and a rich long elegant dark fruit liqueur finish. I would score this wine higher if it didn't punish my palate and throat with the burning alcohol finish. — 10 years ago

Joseph C Burke

9.1

Dark red, nose of cassis, BlackBerry & raspberry jam, hint of eucalyptus; black fruits, plums and cassis on palate, hint of licorice/iodine in the finish, les fruity now than in youth, drink up. — 11 years ago

Amanda Lavelle

9.1

A smooth Zinfandel with a hint of chocolate, stone fruit, and blackberry. Yum! — 12 years ago

Gary Braun

9.6

One of my all time favourite wines, we had this on our Alaska cruise. Fruity, blackberry, chocolate, toffee. We just loved it. — 10 years ago

Mike Bledsoe

9.6

One of my favorites — 11 years ago

Rob Garretson

9.0

Full-bodied and fruit-forward without the syrupy sweetness of most inexpensive California zins. Great $11 beach wine and even better at home for $8.50 at Total Wine! — 11 years ago

Julie H

10

One of my favorites. — 13 years ago