Adam Jesberger

9.9

Way way different wine than the bryant flagship wine i tasted tonight. Very different vintages as well. One obstreperous and one forgiving. However, i must say this wine nods toward the old school with its intense pyrazines and red fruit oriented character. A considerable earth tone that is consistent through the nose. A forest scent. This had chambord like deep raspberry aromas with hibiscus and dark strawberries with blackcurrant in the background. Magnificent oak integration. This wine was hard to rate behind their flagship 12 which had gained such praise but the complexity and finish of the 12 in such youth is a tad more compelling. — 10 years ago

with Jenelle

John Trinidad

Wine Blogger SFWineBlog

9.0

Super summer quaffer -- can't put the glass down. Get in my belly (highest praise possible) — 10 years ago

with Luisa

David Sargsyan

9.8

Breathtaking in its beauty, nestled in the shadows of biblical Mount Ararat, 1400 meters above sea level, and only steps away from the most ancient of sites (a 6100 year old winery), the vineyards of Zorah are set in the quintessential wine producing region of Armenia, in Yeghegnadzor. A fantastic journey which began in Tuscany, Italy, and led ultimately to the ancestral homeland of its creators. Zorah Karasi 2011 — 12 years ago

Matt Jordan

9.2

Served at Thanksgiving 2015. Tom called it a "exemplary specimen of a California Cabernet-- lots of personality." "Perfect balance between oak and tannins. Only criticism is that it's a bit too fruit forward. It's trying to do too much. It wants to be a dark and musky Cabernet, and I don't want so much plum and cherry in it." I agree with the praise. I don't find it terribly fruit forward. Strong plum notes, yes, and definitely dark and musky. Really wonderful Cabernet, in my opinion. — 10 years ago

David Kline

9.2

Big and bold imperial nose with burnt toffee and peanut brittle marginalia. Roasted sweet corn just arrived; fashionably late. Heavy malt, deep-space octopi splashes of Cuban coffee, black with half-dissolved sugar crystals. A blood-like mouthfeel, with a briary prickle, and low-burning, spiced candle calling forth the capsaicin smoke shadows. Chocolate smooth the finish. Regla de Ochà in a bottle. — 10 years ago

with Courtney

John Selle

9.2

Wow, is the best praise I can give it. Haven't really been a fan of red zinf's in the past but this one was excellent. Definitely a drinking wine, very light on the palette, fruity and slightly sweet at the finish. This one has me questioning my avoidance of Zinf's. — 12 years ago

Stephanie Losee

9.2

Italy in Sonoma--tobacco and smoke. How did I not know about this vineyard? — 10 years ago

David Kline

9.1

Plummy, chocolate-y, blackberry-bone broth, mint, cast iron in an oven, pumpernickel aromas. Caraway, graphite, black mushroom, burnt beef tips, rose stem, black, burnt cherry. black currant, pepper. Deep well of shadows that fall from big oak trees across climbing black berries. This is a decidedly rich bridge between disparate styles, and the bridge is made of iron. — 10 years ago

with Courtney

David Kline

9.3

Tight!!! Really wound up and still young in all respects! Black shadows of broiled currants, blackberry pie, licorice, pure cocoa, rosemary, tree bark, graphite and charred spice box...
Didn't have time to watch this one develop into its full fruit plate, but amazing entrance, and stunning presence. #stagsleap #napa #napavalley #stagsleapwinecellars #cask23 — 10 years ago

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Zachary Leinberger

9.9

Deserving of all the praise its gotten, the fruit is focused and bright, in balance with good acidity and low alcohol — 13 years ago