David J Rodriguez

9.1

Still fruity and primary at seven years, slight pretty deep rose or violet to my impaired nose, cake spice and berries on palate, open since Monday night and want to hold a bit for tomorrow, still…but it’s a deep California glou-glou! — 3 years ago

Brenda

9.2

This was a great find at BevMo! Would buy again, very smooth. — 5 years ago

Karina Duchastel

9.7

OMG!!! I have never been a fan of the Blackboard which I bought at Costco. But I was at Matthews last month and tried it and I WAS TOTALLY BLOWN AWAY!!! They call it a Washington Heritage Blend because it contains Cab, Merlot, Malbec and Syrah! For that price point, it is a unique and one of a kind quality wine!! I ended up buying a case! LOVE ❤️ — 6 years ago

Steve Anderson

9.1

Acid. Really interesting, but better with food at this early stage — 7 years ago

John Wehner

8.9

Strong yet smoth. Purchased at ABC liquor — 7 years ago

Patrick Derdeyn

9.0

From a vineyard tended by the zinfamous Teldeschi family. This one is a little more Zin heavy than some of the other heritage blends, but the usual mixed black suspects are also included. It's still burly at this very young stage and needs extended hours of decanting. Black fruit, smokey, bramble, and spice but still tight with racy acidity. This will improve greatly with age, give them at least 5 more yrs. — 8 years ago

Rob Wilder

9.4

Loved this fantastic balanced cab led blend with owners Nicki and Sean at Brasserie Bordelaise — 9 years ago

Grace smith

9.0

Surprised at how good this cab was for the $13 price at my local grocery. — 4 years ago

Takeshi Kubota

10

Drinked at Geja’s Cafe (fondue) by sugestiona of sommelier (Jason Ballard “JB”) — 5 years ago

Dan Michael

9.3

I have enjoyed every wine I have tasted from Morgan Peterson at Bedrock. His wines are pure, restrained, balanced and delicious. This is from a vineyard in east bay where you never hear anyone talking about, Contra Costa County, Hwy 4, really? Yes, really! It is full of red fruit and spice, nice acidity, no apparent oak but still nicely textured. This is what red blends should be. It was fantastic with a grilled steak. Worth seeking out. — 6 years ago

Gavin Baum

9.4

So good. Lifted, gracious, and pure, with wonderfully sappy, medicinal raspberry and kirsch character. So fine and energetic and juicy. Absolutely love it but it's wound a little tight at the moment. Give it a year or two. — 7 years ago

Steve Anderson

9.2

Bedrock’n at the (Joseph) Hooker House in Sonoma. From .375, a format I haven’t seen from Bedrock. A bit young, but a beautiful afternoon and great wine. — 7 years ago

Michelle Connely

9.5

Consumed 11/2017. I have rated this wine before, but the bottle had a different description so I am adding this one as well. When I try to look back at my previous ratings, I can’t figure out how to see what year the vintage was. That could be why the description on the bottle is different.
Robust flavors of ripe berry fruit meld harmoniously with smoky oak and subtle hints of eucalyptus and the earth. An elegant Cassis note complements the long, noble finish. — 8 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. — 4 years ago

Janice in Livermore

9.1

With steak at home! Excellent! — 5 years ago

Paul Koplitz

9.0

Very nice wine at a reasonable price. Will buy more. — 6 years ago

M. Christopher Roebuck

9.2

It's so interesting to have my first CA Zin post-Puglia trip. So, I've been drinking Zin since at least the famous 1994 vintage. I've known the grape's heritage for quite a while. I drank a lot of Primitivo in Puglia this past month. And honestly, they didn't evoke memories of Zins, but now the reverse is certainly true. This reminds me of a ripe, big fruit Salento Primitivo.

Lytton Springs is 74% zin, 16% petite sirah, 8% carignane, and 2% mourvedre. It's a deep purple, medium plus bodied wine with white pepper, licorice, and a blackberry undertone. A bit hot on the alc, medium tannins, medium minus acidity.

I've had better from Ridge, but they rarely disappoint and this doesn't.

92 points — 6 years ago

Ashley Suzanne Maughan

9.4

I bought this $17 bottle at a place called cheestique and was so surprised when it was amazing! 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻 — 8 years ago

Paul Runnels

9.1

2015 is equally flavorful as earlier vintages. One of my favorite pilot noirs at a reasonable able price. — 9 years ago

Jo Anne B

9.2

As always great recommendation from our favorite server at our favorite place. Fig and coffee. — 9 years ago