Joe Gillies

9.0

Lush blackberry aromas. Dense dark fruit, charcoal, and tobacco on the palate. Opened 30 minutes prior to drinking. Exceeded expectations. Purchased on sale for $16. — 4 months ago

Hansal Patel

9.1

Pretty smooth and easy with or without food. Unremarkable in a good way. — 8 months ago

Renato Hoyle

9.0

Balanced. Cherry — a year ago

Hal Ozanne

9.0

Very smooth. Heavy with Zinfandel flavors. — 5 years ago

Vasanth Balakrishnan

8.9

Cooked bramble fruit, slightly spicy aroma, bitter chocolate, coffee on the palate, touch of black pepper; nice tension and a long softly tannic finish. Very good QPR #petitesirah on sale at Costco for $7. — 5 months ago

Collin Clark

9.3

Lush and juicy Pinot! — 9 months ago

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Wesley McCorkle

9.8

Wonderful well balanced cab. Excellent mouthfeel and body with a smooth lasting finish. Bold enough to stand up to standard cab pairings like steak but smooth enough to enjoy in the evening on the patio. I wish that I could be more elaborate than just yummy. — 3 years ago

Sharon B

9.3

So delicious! Very smooth with a long finish. Carignan, Zinfandel, Grenache, Syrah, Petite Sirah, Souzao, Tinta Cao and Touriga National blend. A lot of grapes I love and some I’ve never heard of. Will pair nice with my lasagna. TGIF! — 7 months ago

Matt Duncan

9.5

A true unicorn. This is a stellar bottle of wine. Menthol, black cherry, firm tannins. Blind tasting this would have impossible. Worthy of many more years of aging. A testament to a varietal, place and winemaking talent. Superb! — a year ago

Randy Fuller

9.5

85 is a blend of Mendocino grapes - 69% Cabernet Sauvignon, 18% Merlot, 8% Petit Verdot, and 5% Cabernet Franc. It was aged in 30% medium toasty, new American oak and 70% seasoned oak barrels. Alcohol checks in at 14.5% abv and it sells for $45. They only made 240 cases.
The wine is medium dark and smells of plums and blackberries, with great notes of sage, vanilla and eucalyptus. That dark fruit hits big on the palate and carries along nice oak spice notes with it. Tannins are fairly aggressive, and the finish lingers awhile. — 4 years ago