Scott E. Becker

9.2

[Tasted on December 12, 2025 at Home]

Bright raspberry, cranberry and blueberry fruit, with mineral, mushroom and spice. Wine was rated #11 on Wine Spectator’s Top 100 Wines of 2025. — 5 months ago

Doug Powers

9.6

Intense red fruited aromas and flavors, a little less tannic and structured than the 2007, but this shows bracing acidity at the present time, long, lingering finish, which the incredible acid backbone lifts and lengthens, another wine to ideally drink from 25-30 years after the vintage! — 7 months ago

with Jim

Stuart Pollack

9.3

Well-balanced Chardonnay with green apple, pear, and crispness. Very enjoyable mix of fruit flavors and acidity. — a year ago

Shaun Kleffman

8.9

Bold berries up front. Dry middle. No lingering aftertaste. Great cab. — 4 years ago

Brandon T

9.0

Tight - needs 2-3 years or 3-plus hours of air. — 4 years ago

M. Christopher Roebuck

9.2

25 year anniversary of this wine. I have been a Peter Franus fan for a long time. This zin is medium ruby, black and white pepper, clove, cedar, red cherry, vanilla on the nose--the wood is definitely pushing through, but not overpowering. On the palate, more blue/black fruit emerges, blackberry mainly. Tannins still pretty dry, alcohol high. I think this can rest even longer but it's great now too. Awesome!!!

92+ points — 6 years ago

Mark S.

9.0

Gernet, looks aged. Ample aroma Green tea Macha and Red tea. Raspberry blueberry Black currant, black cherry. Clove cinnamon nutmeg Leather Fe Dry herb. Fruitiness M Sweetness M+ Acidity M+ Tannin M++ silky? Later on, Floral and elegant. <300m facing south. Fontanafredda La Rosa Barolo 20 @24216, Mont, 251123 — 6 months ago

ESF

9.1

checking in on this beauty 16 or so months later and we weren't quite as effusive as last time... solid SB but i believe this is meant to be consumed upon release — 7 months ago

Keanna Hogan

10

I really enjoyed this wine. It was the bottle that introduced me to wine drinking. A nice beginner one for me at least. — 10 months ago

Jessica Cansler

9.0

Great with Cuban! — 2 years ago

Rich Bluth

9.3

rare to find a Chard as balanced as this one — 4 years ago

Brittney

10

Good berry flavor. 100% best one I’ve had so far — 5 years ago

Peter Marks

Master of Wine, Educator Constellation Brands

9.2

Inky and rich with dark cherry and sweet plum. Intense throughout, concentrated with firm yet well integrated tannins. Finish is at least a minute long. Fantastic now and will hold at least a decade. — 6 years ago

Celeste Player

9.2

Date night in Dallas — 6 months ago

JKT

9.1

Very interesting style of Cab Franc. Robust and fill of dark fruited notes though still balanced, perhaps due to age. — 6 months ago

Bonnie Chu

9.1

California tasting, v cherry, v sta Rita hills — 8 months ago

Stuart Pollack

9.4

Leave this open at least one hour before consuming. Rich Cabernet Sauvignon with leather and smooth tannins in the finish. Nice example of California Cabernet Sauvignon but not extraordinary. — a year ago

Patrick Bean

9.0

Delicious! Dry. — 4 years ago

Matt Perlman

9.5

Always a treat. Smooth and supple. Sweet leafy brambly red fruit, leather, eucalyptus and crushed rocks — 5 years ago

Eric

9.3

Creamy grassy salty Meyer lemon. One of my favorite domestic SB’s🤷‍♂️. — 6 years ago