Paul Koplitz

9.0

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

Steve Anderson

9.1

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

David Walser

9.1

At Montgomery Field 94th Aero Squadron. Had the short ribs. Nice wine but no airport action tonight. — 8 years ago

Paige Osborn

8.9

Drank at postino — 9 years ago

Mason Balistreri

Sommelier, International Wine Guild; Balistreri Vineyard; Sales, Joy Wine and Spirits

9.6

There’s a lot of wine being made in California and abroad that is, in theory, similar to this wine… Extremely old vines of obscure varietals, natural production and so on. However, in this case, winemakers Pax Mahle and Loren Grossman have delivered something that shines brighter than the rest - including their other labels. 

Titular “Pax” wines have a similar sense of spice, animal and force, but often lack the subtly found here. His other label “Wind Gap” capitalizing on the trend of hardly ripened fruit to give the wine telling minerality and that mouth-puckering tart freshness at the expense of body.  All of which is also evident in this wine, but much more balanced and slowly revealed. 

This wine is sexy and nimble, but has depth and a sense of place. Reminiscent of  Northern Rhone but less narrowly focused. It’s all you can ask for from California. They only made about 100 cases, and it retails for under 40 dollars. We have 9 bottles left at Joy Wine & Spirits, come in and get it. — 10 years ago

Richard Lewis

9.5

Chewy tannins, nice acid on the finish - not at all subtle. Pair boldly. — 11 years ago

with Lynne

Ernie Cochran

9.1

At first sniff it's smells sweet only not to be on the tongue. It's soft and very smooth. I like this one a lot! Recommend to any wine drinker. — 11 years ago

Gilles de Chambure

Master Sommelier & Educator

9.7

cool influence of the atlantic on this unique blend from uruguay showing its spanish immigrant roots and basqye heritage tasted at la huella restsurant in jise ignacio — 12 years ago

James Wald

9.0

Delicious! Overly sweet for a red, and not dry at all. Can't beat 1.5 liters for $6. — 13 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

9.2

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

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

Axel Finger

9.2

Needs still some time to open. At the second day a real elegant beauty, — 9 years ago

Elizabeth Douma

9.1

Goes down easy. Not dry at all. Good with cheese and crackers. — 10 years ago

with Scott and Skyler

Collin Moody

9.4

Pretty great. Nice afternoon pick me up at Roberta's. — 10 years ago

with Nelson

Andrew Benn

9.2

2011
austere but quite interesting
reflects its french heritage
enjoyed with mushroom tart at Big Water Grille with Dana & Paul — 11 years ago

Donald Patz

Owner/Winemaker Patz & Hall

8.9

Enormous old vines at this vineyard. Love it. Deep & juicy with plenty of structure. — 11 years ago

Steve Hahn

9.6

Remarkable. Zin at its best. Lots of chocolAte and vanilla with coffee at the finish. Top Lodi zin of the day. — 12 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

John Wehner

8.9

Strong yet smoth. Purchased at ABC liquor — 8 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

Ryan Mayes

9.2

Candied red fruit on the nose. Deep dark fruit on the palette. Long, satisfying finish. Favorite wine at the Spire tasting in Calistoga. — 10 years ago

Angela Skrivan

10

I'm not usually a Merlot fan, but this was a great choice at Heritage downtown. — 10 years ago

Jorge Escobar

9.5

Great wine we had at Pepita's house — 11 years ago

William Leslie

9.6

Rich jammy fruit flavors. Sweet cherry stands out the most with American oak characteristics. There is a very solid pepper spice on the finish that lingers. This is a medium body wine at an exceptional price. This winery has always been full flavor at a very approachable price. — 11 years ago

Rhonda Shure

9.7

Spring Hill Covered Bridge
Sweet red — 11 years ago

Emily Ohnstad

9.8

$40 at Brixx. Purchased half price on Sundays. Delicious! — 12 years ago