Peter Sultan

8.9

A true kabinett? Check. Under 10% alcohol? Check, 8%. A deal? Check, Under 15$. Female vintner, check. A simple wine to drink while playing Rummikub with the family during a pandemic? Check. — 6 years ago

Sam Agami

10

Wow, old school perfection! California wine from a forgotten age. Pure Italian-American greatness. Reminds me of the wine my childhood landlord would make from the vines that grew behind our house just upstate from NYC. Dark fruits abundant, soft acidity and tanins, nice touch of oak, without obscuring the graps as so many California wineries are obsessed with doing for some reason these days. Found this at a random liquor store on a road trip, will seek it out now. Even better than the Cribari Chianti or Coppola Rosso, which were my previous favorite in this genre, the wonderfully underappreciated "backyard" wine... — 7 years ago

Hernan Hernandez

9.0

Fruit forward flavors, a little spicy, medium body. Easy to drink. Tannins are not too strong. $19.99. Bought at Riverdale Vintner. — 8 years ago

Kevin B. Stovall, II

9.0

Love everything they do. Obsessed with this wine. — 8 years ago

with Brooke

Anna Sangiacomo

9.2

Double Magnum in a beautifully etched bottle signed by the vintner and also Delicious !!! — 8 years ago

Steve Bozich

9.2

Never been a big fan, wish I was. But they do a nice Cab Franc. OK, I have learned - let breath, even decant, for 2-3 hrs. The longer the better. It really was burn at first, but give it some time, and it really popped. Smooth, dark berries, touch of funk, a little earth, iron, leather - all the nice things you expect from a Cab. Next time I'll know better, and open sooner. — 9 years ago

Nik Kannan

9.3

Tag isn’t exact. Very very good.. got on auction 1 of 1 during sale.. so I like canine too so.. ya lol.. hoopla hoopes and the vintner vineyard is on point.. solid drink on its own.. really darn good compliment def a 9+ .. + a dog jumping through a hoop on label.. sign me up a crate if there was 1.. 😁 — 6 years ago

Hernan Hernandez

9.5

Flavors of citrus fruit, body is light, acidity is medium. Went really well with grilled pork chops. Very drinkable. Bought at Riverdale Vintner. $14.99. — 7 years ago

Duff Mahan

9.3

2Q18, magnum, drinking fantastically. Never had anything from this vintner, but was in the restaurant and saw this for a ‘reasonable’ price - as good as you would expect! — 7 years ago

Jody Scharf

9.4

Wonderful. Vanilla. Floral. Great chard. No butter no citrus. Just heaven. — 8 years ago

Sam Oriach

9.3

Cab Franc rosé from Loire Valley. Light and dry. Strawberry and raspberry notes. This is the kind of bottle you'll want to keep all to yourself. Obsessed! — 8 years ago

George Hesse

8.9

The vintner actually recommends serving this rose at room temp. Perhaps because it is not as sweet as your typical rose. — 9 years ago

with Mark and Jennifer

Joe Rose

10

My absolute favorite vintner. I hope I can find more of this next year. — 9 years ago

Keimu

9.4

Originally had at A Pimento wine dinner with the vintner. Opens up beautifully. Lush, smooth, deep wine. Dark fruits a little spice. Got 1/2 price at Kroger - a steal!! — 7 years ago

with David

Lisa Fried

9.4

This was fantastic! Vanilla and chocolate and lots of ripe fruit. And it lingered. — 7 years ago

Hernan Hernandez

9.0

Minerals, acidity and stone fruit flavors. Went really well with grilled salmon. Bought at Riverdale Vintner. $19.99 — 7 years ago

Hernan Hernandez

9.0

A lot of acidity followed by citrus flavors. Paired really well with a carbonara. $17. Bought at Riverdale Vintner — 8 years ago

Bonnie Chu

8.9

Inky tint, aroma of goat cheese, rich and complex. Smooth finish, dark berry, earthy but not mushroom. Ends with watermelon jolly rancher. — 8 years ago

Martin Mills

9.7

I knew this would be special from the moment I eyed it in the legendary K&L Wines web catalogue, and it does not disappoint. Pouring it out, its age is apparent in the colour, ruby red edging into brown. On the nose, it is a sensory overload of summer, bright sunlight shining on wild berries, the cassis note is particularly apparent. Tasting it, the nine years it’s had to integrate make it difficult to call out any individual characteristics, so well integrated and fully in harmony it has become. Reminds me of another old RRV pinot I’ve had the luck to sample, the Merry Edwards - in each case, there is some kind of wild campfire hedonism that seems to drive the chase. My friend tells me that Russian River Valley makes great wines because it’s not about the farmers, it’s about the hippies obsessed with flavour; this bottle brings me around to his way of thinking. — 8 years ago

C

9.1

Surprisingly good — 9 years ago