Colin Cahoon

9.4

Inky dark color. Tomato leaf, coffee, and mint on the nose. More pyrazine notes on the palate along with cocoa, cranberry, leather, black pepper, molasses, raisins, coffee, tobacco, and dark cherry. High acid, high alcohol, medium plus tannins, medium plus body, and long finish. Despite all the tertiary notes, drinks vibrant and fresh. Drink now or hold. — 4 months ago

Kayla Watson

9.0

Really good and smooth. Very drinkable with or without food — 6 months ago

Lauren Wood

9.0

A foolproof supermarket wine. Really delicious, especially seeing as so many bottles of this are made! Very nice. — 8 months ago

K S

10

My Fave at Haskel Tasting. — 8 months ago

Kate Tanis

9.0

In Canada! — 2 years ago

Hannah Estes

9.0

So smooth! A favorite for sure. — 5 years ago

Hakyung Lee

9.5

드라이해서 고기랑 먹기 좋고 맛있음. — 7 years ago

Shannon Saunders

9.2

Full bodied Zin
Chocolate covered black fruit.
#FGWS — 9 years ago

Norm Murphy

9.0

For me,very nice. Smooth and not to sweet very drinkable — 10 years ago

Quinn Solfisburg

9.5

Stony creek. Blacksmiths like. ESP Anna. — 11 years ago

Rick Phillips

9.4

Boldly burst out of the glass with Sharp Ruby flavors. Blackberries, blueberries and raspberries with chocolate and a hint of leather. 15 years and just reaching out for life! Has many years left. — 5 months ago

with Letha

Joonas Puisto

9.2

Pehmee, vahva maku, ei tanniininen — 7 months ago

Stefan Dolhain

8.9

1997(!) vintage. What a nice surprise. Still very much alive, a most pleasurable light Chilean Cabernet Sauvignon. I would have never expected the entry level of Los Vascos to age this well. Abv. 12,5%. — 7 months ago

Ming L

9.0

Dismissed by many as too jammy or too ripe, I’ve always thought this is the fun bottling. This ‘21 is no exception. Beneath the slightly over extracted ripe dark fruits lies quite complex aromas and flavors of figs, sweet spices, dark chocolate, smoke meat, and hint of balsamic. Rich palate but not overbearing. In a good vintage like ‘21, this can benefit for 5-8 years of bottle age.
My guilty pleasure. — 9 months ago

Z. R.G.

8.9

Good on its own — 3 years ago

Joseph Lewinski

9.0

Wow. One of the most interesting Sangiovese that I have had. Nice under carbonic that brings out notes of rhubarb tart. Great with grilled vegetables in the summer. — 6 years ago

Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.3

Alban Vineyards, the original Rhône Ranger. Of all the CA producers that try to emulate the Rhône style, I believe, Alban Vineyards emulate it best!

On the nose; ripe fruits of mixed berries, savory meats, pork & bacon fat. Mocha, dusty dry brown top soil, powdery volcanic minerals, dry underbrush, vanilla, cherry/raspberry cola, dark, rich black soil, beautiful spice, fresh red & dark florals.

The body is medium to full, round & ripe. Tannins are nicely soften with plenty of life ahead. Ripe; blackberries, dark cherries, black raspberries, creamy raspberries, plum, boysenberries & some blue fruits. Savory meats, pork, bacon fat, dry brush, dry crushed rocks, volcanic minerals, cola, some dark moist soil, limestone, some black licorice, touch of spice & black pepper, red & dark florals with violets, great round acidity and a rich, round, well balanced, elegant finish that lasts & lasts.

Photos of, the Patrina Vineyard, Owner/Winemaker-John Alban, nice Syrah fruit bunch and their barrel room. — 7 years ago

Oleg Lebedev

9.2

Ягодно фруктовость, мощно и элегантно одновременно, танины вельвет, как я люблю :) — 11 years ago

Michael Lewis

9.1

Who knew Sancerre could age this well? — 12 years ago

Matt Perlman

9.4

Pur springtime is more like it! — 5 months ago

Louis Martin

9.1

Lovely, crisp, tart, floral aroma and lemon accents. Nice on its own or with a picatta-style meal. — 6 months ago

Kelly Perkins

9.0

Good flavor and went well with lasagna. — 7 months ago

Jason

9.0

Good. Buy again — 8 months ago

Carter White

9.2

Really rich, deep, dark fruit. — 10 months ago

Kelly Sanders

9.4

30$ art mart. Good — 5 years ago

Ignacio Sarmiento

9.0

Racks Delray — 6 years ago

Matthieu Laplante

9.2

Well balanced, hint of Smokey and spices. Any BBQ dish would match perfectly! — 8 years ago

Paul Jones

9.0

Drinking very well today, with the complexity of bottle age still matched by some vibrant freshness – grapefruit, citrus zest, and waxy yellow fruit; bright, snappy acids; years of life still ahead of it. — 10 years ago

Pameladevi Govinda

10

Cuvée Buster! — 11 years ago

with Scott