Tyler Martinelli

9.7

So cool!!! — 2 years ago

Ricardo Perez

8.9

90% Cabernet Sauvignon 6% Petit Verdot 2% Sangiovese 2% Lemberger — 4 years ago

Joe Gillies

9.1

A big 50% petite sirah and 50% syrah blend. Big dark fruit, licorice, prune, and vanilla notes. Wish they had more than 2 bottles when I bought these! — 5 years ago

Wulf Losee

9.4

2015 opened 2020. This is a wine with a soft beginning, but it explodes at the end. Black tea and tobacco on the nose. Ripe fruit on the front (cassis and blueberries), and, although the fruit is sweet, it’s very restrained. The tannins are also restrained, but at the same time they’re solid and smooth with a gentle mouth feel on the mid palate. And like the guiding hand of an old friend, with a gentle insistence they lead you into a room where there’s a surprise party waiting for you. And the band starts playing as you enter the room. It’s an unexpected finale which is pretty spectacular, with all sorts of high notes overlaid on deeper earth tones. Then the earth notes fade, leaving the high notes vibrating into a long finish. This wine can only get better, but it’s fantastic right now. NOTE: after an hour in the decanter this wine completely opens a up and begins to fade. Frankly, I find it more interesting right out of the bottle then from an hour in the decanter. — 6 years ago

Ashley Tutwiler McNamara

10

Charcuterie board, great acidity, cut thru rich food, Fun hammy mouthful, fruit forward, front of palate — 7 years ago

Sylvain Rhainds

9.2

2015! Belle surprise également. Vendange tardive! — 7 years ago

Erika Strong

9.0

Many miles. — 8 years ago

Jay Kline

9.1

Popped and poured; enjoyed over two days and consistent throughout. The Founders Reserve VII is a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon 52%, Syrah 35%, Merlot 8%, and Cabernet Franc 5% from a half dozen vineyard sources: StoneTree, Firethorn, DuBrul, Kiona, Weinbau, and Rasa’s estate vineyard in The Rocks District. The quality of the sources is obvious. The wine pours a deep ruby color with a near opaque core. Medium+ viscosity with moderate staining of the tears. No signs of sediment. On the nose, the wine is developing with black currants, brambles, blueberries, lavender, stoney minerals, some vanilla and baking spices. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium+ tannins and medium+ acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is long and the tannins are grippy. Another solid edition of the Founder’s series. Definitely on the young side but drinking well now and I expect it will do so through 2030 with relative ease.
— 2 years ago

K Brooks

9.0

Wonderful cabernet sauvignon with Pat’s Beef Stroganoff ($20) Still wonderful with Pat’s lasagna September 2022 — 4 years ago

MaJ CappS

9.0

Minty hazelnuts - and interesting nose for sure.

Hefty wine, big bodied dark fruits, some mint, tobacco, and stone. A subtle sweetness in the body, with low acidity and grill plank tannins.
— 5 years ago

Ariel MacMillan

10

This wine is excellent! Nice dry finish with textured tannins. — 7 years ago

Austin Baird

8.9

Dusty nose, big body with long finish, plum notes, robust and luxurious — 7 years ago

Jim Gilbert

8.9

59% Cab, blend — 8 years ago

MaJ CappS

9.2

The smell of a fresh ripe pear.

Medium to heavy weight, candied ginger, apricot, star fruit. Deliciously bright acidity with a touch of effervescence. Aged to perfection- I could see this getting Interesting in 10 years. Yet so freaking good right now.
Golden drops of absolute pleasure.
— 3 years ago

Ricardo Perez

9.0

70% Cinsault 30% Grenache — 4 years ago

Craig Becraft

9.1

Paired with Rohan Josh it was the bomb lively acidity that cooled and cleansed and bramble earthiness that echoed the dishes spice flavors — 6 years ago

Howard Williamson

9.5

Sweet, but, not overly so. Great on a hot summer night — 6 years ago

Sarah Walker Looper

8.9

Great body and sweetness. — 7 years ago

Jay Root

9.5

Really a nice Syrah. Well balanced fruit. Just a really nice product — 7 years ago

Renita Millar

10

2013 .... great gift, delicious taste and smell!!! — 8 years ago