Severn Goodwin

9.3

Nose has mashed blackberry, ripe black current, ripe black cherry, wet saddle leather, horse barn, dried mint, fried green herbs, chopped bacon, muddy garden soil, constantly developing...

Palate has mahogany shavings, black cherry 🍒, dried garden soil, day old bacon bacon 🥓, over-ripe black currant, warm dark chocolate, (minor) baking spice with a very long and intense finish. This wine has at least a decade in front of it tonight. Perfect, supple cork on extraction.

Still quite tannic, decanted 4h, needs much more time to reveal it's true self.

My retailer commented this was not a standard CA Cabernet, more Bordeaux-like, and he was fully on point. The stink on the nose really pointed us away from CA right away.

Paired to some expertly grilled, medium-rare Delmonico steaks from my favorite, local farmer in Columbia Co. NY (Kinderhook Farm), well salted (in advance). Finished with Maldon smoked sea salt, best which exists in the world, IMHO. Also roasted beets with goat feta from VT, where I can only image goats listen to Phish and eat Ben & Jerry's ice cream daily, because only a stress free life like that could yield cheese this good.

I'd like to know the blend on this, should anyone know, I can't believe it's 100% Cab based on the stinky nose, which we appreciate. — 4 years ago

Matt Beyard

9.5

Speechless. The best Syrah I’ve tasted in years, maybe forever. I spoiled my friends forever on Syrah — 6 years ago

Olga

8.9

It’s nice pleasant wine with floral, bitter almond and citrus aromas. Dry, balanced acidity, alcohol and body. Quiet short length. — 6 years ago

Brian Tuite

9.2

Yum! Blend of Kirschenmann and Katushas’. — 6 years ago

Debra Palmer

9.0

Excellent! Buttery and bold. — 7 years ago

Tom Elliot

Founder Northwest Wines

9.4

I'm not much into Spirits and those I like most are grape or other fruit based. I can appreciate great Scotland whiskey quality without enjoying it, but, I must admit to real enjoyment of this smooth, mellow, silky Irish whiskey. — 8 years ago

Michelle M

8.9

Sauv Blanc actually. Smells of baked golden apples, grapefruit, wood, and toast on the nose. Dried apples and candied lemon peel on the palate with notes of vanilla custard lingering on the finish. Goes well with most food. Slightly over-oaked in my opinion but a good value — 4 years ago

Missy Anderson

9.0

Very good! — 5 years ago

Tom Casagrande

9.0

Interesting and a little atypical nose. Just-cut cedar, moist humus (not hummus), and smoke-tinged blackberry. Some rock dust too, which i expect from Paso, but not from RRV. Full-flavored, briary blackberry fruit in the mouth. The back half of the palate has some peppery heat (which I would not expect from a Zin clocking in at only 14.2%). Dry and drying on the finish. Great with my pasta. — 6 years ago

Eric Naslund

9.1

120 year old vines dry farmed. Wow! This is a beauty and has a maturity that only comes with old vines. Thankfully I have another one of these to open much later on. It will be interesting to see where this goes with time. — 6 years ago

Neil Cornish

9.0

Bright and lively. Wild salmon hue. Has an old works vibe. — 7 years ago

with Jon

Cathy Corison

Owner/Winemaker Corison Winery

8.9

Cheers to old CA. — 8 years ago

with William

John Elmajian

9.2

2014 was a great bottle of wine... — 8 years ago

J.J. Larrea

9.0

A great bargain at $20, it is smooth neat and mixes well. — 5 years ago

Gregory Fulchiero

9.3

Huge wine but classic example of old vine zin. — 5 years ago

Shawn Gleason

9.4

Vanilla, subtle spice. Really good! — 5 years ago

Eric

9.2

My favorite Zin. — 6 years ago

Abraham Lerner

9.2

Bright solid ripe black...berry, raspberry, cherry, framed with peach yogurt and black pepper on the finish. Full bodied with very well integrated alcohol. A personal favorite vineyard of mine with 100+ year old@ vines Style sits between Ridge and St Francis if you are familiar with their bottlings. — 7 years ago

Jake Rubash

9.0

Last of 2 cases of the '14. Farewell old (young) friend — 7 years ago

Kate Whitney

9.4

Dusty, cloudy but giving it everything's it's got at 7 years old... — 8 years ago