Kimberly Anderson

9.1

Dark fruit nose with some graphite. Red@fruit jam mid-palate. Juicy. Refined finish. Quite delicate for a rioja! — 9 years ago

with Chad

Ryan Vento

9.2

This is a solid wine...the kind I would want to always have on hand for when friends come over and we are looking for a casual yet delicious selection. Nice leather, spice, black soil, and dark fruits on the nose. On the palate there is blackberry cobbler, blackberry jam, plums, and baking spices. — 9 years ago

with Krystal

Kaito Kikuchi

9.0

Pleasant floral aroma, tastes like tannic berry jam. I love the label art! — 9 years ago

Rebecca Fletcher

9.0

Cranberry, cranberry, black and red fruit forward. Baking spice, hints of chocolate and jammy. M- acid, m body and tannin. Raspberry and strawberry jam. Spice. Balanced. Long finish. — 10 years ago

BurgundyFan

9.2

So good with age, tannins get round, blackcurrant jam gets evolved tones — 10 years ago

Ron R

9.3

On the nose, jam compote, cut roses and vanilla

On the palette, the wine is dense, but well proportioned. Copious amounts of cassis, white pepper, mushrooms and capsicum glide over the tongue. Tannins are pronounced, but suave.

This is a well made and deftly balanced full-throttle blend. I'm impressed as I thought our palettes would be overwhelmed. Works well with and without food. I'd love to take another look at this 3 years from now. — 10 years ago

with Anne-marie

Erik Helms

Sommelier/Wine & Beer Buyer Whole Foods Oakland

9.1

2012 vintage, blackberry jam, abv at nearly 16 is noticeable but not in the way. The smoke and vanilla helps balance out the RS and jam fruit — 11 years ago

with Mark, Kevin and 2 others

Leo Chyi

9.7

Perfect for tonight, lots of cherry and raspberry initially, then strawberry jam and blueberry syrup. Yummmers complex — 11 years ago

Patrick Dolan

9.7

Aroma of rich berries. Smooth and slightly sweet with a sour note. Very good. — 13 years ago

Sharmian

9.0

Floral, Honeysuckle, grassy hay note, fruit forest, spicy, balanced sweet and acidic, would be great with curry or spicy savoury Mexican style, — 9 years ago

Matt Trader

9.5

Had the petit the other night, so I was of course tempted to get the main show. 2003 was the oldest I had available so I went for it, and let me tell you.. if you have any in your cellar, I think they'll see another 5-10 years, but baby, the acid is perfect and the flavors are almost fully mature. A lovely intoxication of apricot jam, honey/molasses, decayed hydrangeas, and slight nuttiness on the nose. The pallet was lush and velvety, exhibiting notes of honey, orange blossom, dried apricots, dried pineapples, nutmeg, vanilla, and a bright, but not quite zippy finish. I need more of this..it was spectacular. — 9 years ago

Charles Balducci

9.0

Blackberry, Strawberry Jam and maple syrup. Really enjoyed it. — 9 years ago

John Willison

9.1

Inky color. Blueberry, leather nose. Dark jam fruit, tannic mid palate, blackberry compote finish. Nice Napa Cab. #riversmarie — 9 years ago

Lori O'Donnell

10

Jam to the bone — 10 years ago

Rebecca Fletcher

9.0

Black fruit, jammy, savory. M tannin, body and intensity. On the palate dark fruit, chocolate, strawberry. Finish is short. — 10 years ago

David Strong

9.8

Pretty insane. With a group that had two btls and besides the fact that they were identical, huge nose, anise, jam. Recommended that it is still young but sometimes you drink what's poured. :) — 11 years ago

Anna Marie Dos Remedios

9.7

A wine that is always in my arsenal... Love, love, love this Garnacha! Sensual. Creamy. Smooth. Velvet. Limestone. Blackberry jam. — 11 years ago

Branden Townsend

9.2

Smoky nose. Candi flavor, strong vanilla, jam, oak... Pretty good! — 11 years ago

with Melody

Gary Roberson

9.7

Pam and Gary favorite — 13 years ago

Emre

9.2

Gorgeous aromas of black currant, blackberry jam, spice and baked/stewed dark fruit. Full bodied, luscious and a medium+ finish. The 15.5% alcohol is barely noticeable. — 9 years ago

Simon Weston

9.5

Cherry, berry nose. Blueberry & blackberry jam taste. Slight sweet. Long tannin fruit finish. Needs a few hours to breathe, slight alcohol burn even after many hours. — 9 years ago

Lee Pitofsky

9.3

Fruit forward...notes of black cherry jam, red currant and a touch of earth — 9 years ago

Kyle Dutton

10

2009 and aged to perfection. Jam, fig, plum and a dark barrel finish. From the first year we joined their club. Christmas tradition starts here! — 9 years ago

Valerio Dogliotti

9.0

Impressive blend( 58%Merlot, 32%Cab Franc, 10%Cab Sauvignon) from Black Bird Vineyard in Napa Valley. Black berry jam, vanilla and liquorice. Velvety tannins in the mouth, with a lingering finish. — 10 years ago

Harri Sharman

9.6

Nose: smoked meat, black cherry, wet leaves and leather, dried fruit (prune) cloves, liquorice and dark choc. Soft ripe tannins. Full body. Flavours of strawberry jam and meat. Oak, rubber and leather. I could go on and on but drink this wine!! — 10 years ago

Steven Graf

9.5

Strawberry jam — 11 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

Lawrence Lustig

9.1

Like the name-big jammy fruit. A great value wine. Eating with home made enchiladas...a perfect combo for a week iFit. — 11 years ago

Randy Whitlatch

9.1

Strawberry and sandalwood on the nose. Plum/strawberry jam backed by slight pepper. 90 points. 2012 vintage. — 12 years ago

Jamie Talbot

9.6

Fruit and jam. Tasty. — 13 years ago