Mark Flesher

9.1

Everything you need to know about this wine is here (including some randoms about the winery dog apparently). Definitely better than the Beckstoffer Las Piedras Cab which basically tasted like a sample right off the crush pad and never developed. Took this one an hour to get going, as it seemed a little thin and metallic for the first while. After allowing to sit, this darker violet-tinged wine had a very nice mature huckleberry and hint of nitrogen and au jus. The middle of this wine gets a bit more robust with some darker chocolate notes but keeping that dark, expressive and even slightly sweeter fruit. The finish has quite a bit of pepper, but also a stiff oak tannin. This wine finishes pretty long. Not sure if I want to sell off the second bottle or keep it around another couple of years. IMO the Hill Family Merlot which is about $30 cheaper outdoes this one easily. — 8 years ago

Luiz Ramos

9.4

Anthem of the Seas — 9 years ago

with Richard and Mariana

Anthony Rose

8.9

Nice well rounded body tasting the cherry's and red berries. Love the bouquet. It is a little heavier than the usual Pinot Noir — 10 years ago

Matt Sterr

8.9

A great effort for American Oktoberfest. Tastes European. — 11 years ago

Sean Frame

9.5

Amazing GSM from one of the oldest labels in CA. Balanced and big--you're gonna want a 2nd bottle. — 11 years ago

Anthony Yount

9.5

Paired wonderfully with bacon wrapped top sirloin and the outlaw Josie Wales. — 11 years ago

Jeremy Ruppel

9.0

Not too tart, great cherry flavor. — 11 years ago

with Andi

Jerome Maitre

8.9

Sparkling!!! — 12 years ago

CS

Sales Amy Atwood Imports

9.3

THIS... is... Seriously. Good. Phucking. shtuff. Surprisingly good...? Maybe. Luckily good..? Perhaps. Unless you've met Dirty: Which most of the wine drinking USA has -but, rather, intentionally fucking good. AND -possibly luckily too -as long as luck has something to do with exceptionally talented farming combined with tremendous desire(s) to make vibrant and ridiculously love-able fermented grape juice of pure integrity and a casually particular design. This wine is that friend you only get to see once a year, that one you cannot wait to see again. The wine is too young to rate with any opinion other than Rawesome, and while I've only had one bottle, I've certainly not had enough to offer an opinion against Rawsome -therefore tasting notes be damned -yet, this can be said: here is a clean wine, lacking brett or VA or other 'flaws'; a bright, refreshing jubilant anthem of untainted wine, an ode to a grape that will likely become California's bastard child once popularity hits and Dirty & Rowdy prices climb to astronomical, near Tempier-like pricing and ficcichlty to come by. (I liked ficcichlty over difficulty since spellcheck kept it purposely so did I.). Oh wait, they're already ficcichlt to come by. Damn it. — 13 years ago

Ben Levy

9.7

Soft to medium supple mouthfeel. Not dissimilar to a soufflé of snake skin and spaghettios. I recommend pairing with pop rocks and curb your enthusiasm. The producer kneels for the national anthem. — 9 years ago

J Manncini

9.2

Beautiful notes delicate sweet texture that stays on your lips. I am enjoying this — 9 years ago

Maria

9.0

Love this wine — 9 years ago

Luiz Ramos

9.4

Anthem of the Seas — 9 years ago

with Richard and Mariana

Phil Kessling

9.2

2004, St. Francis Anthem, Sonoma Valley Winemaker's Selection Meritage. Wow! This has aged really well. Oak is integrated well and the fruit is still front and center. Well balanced and tasty. Still fresh and alive; not showing the secondary flavors that I expected. — 10 years ago

Matt Sterr

9.0

Delicious! Also delicious with pizza. @Kyle Fleischfresser @Megan Naifeh — 11 years ago

Bethany Siggins

9.0

Kinda hooked on apple cider right now. This one has a lot less sugar than Angry Orchard if you watch those sorts of things. Drier than AO, as well, but still nice & refreshing. — 11 years ago

Robert Munroe

9.0

Best 2010 Merlot! — 12 years ago

Vinny Eng

9.6

Opened may 15th. Tonight: harmonious, brooding and resilient. Much like a Tracy Chapman anthem. — 13 years ago

with Julia

Leslie Dardeen

10

Outlaw chianti — 14 years ago

Bradford Glaser

9.1

Anthem of the Seas — 9 years ago

ADAM STROMFELD

9.3

Hello dark cherries and hints of olive? Velvety tannins and well balanced this has a nice grip to it. Well structured — 9 years ago

with Mike

Keith Newton

9.1

Lovely wine. Would be even better if alcohol was a little lower — 9 years ago

Stephen Becker

9.2

Wine tasting notes: night time dock, wicker, exhaled tobacco smoke, bubbles. Finish of screen doors slamming and clothes rustling. Pairs best with the noise static used to make from your TV after the national anthem, and boobs. — 10 years ago

Laiz Marshall

9.0

Wow. Finally a good surprise. Young, delicious, well balanced. Nice acidity, smooth tannins, deep red. — 10 years ago

A Reeves

9.6

Deep dark fruit, friend brought and drank with appetizers. Enjoyed immensely and by everyone. Needs daily cheese or substantial dishes to really enjoy. — 11 years ago

Becky Haaland

9.5

A definite surprise! And a good one!! — 11 years ago

Methyl Anthranilate

9.1

2008 vintage, drunk during lunch at 1* Nathan Outlaw at the Capital. Matched very well with diverse dishes, excellent. — 11 years ago

Robert Niedbalski

8.9

Very nice Malbec... — 12 years ago

Dorothy Butler

9.0

Dallas with Joe and Diane — 13 years ago

Phyllis Russell

9.6

A favorite local wine maker. Wonderful wine. — 13 years ago