Jason Brater

9.1

Merlot dominant blend that you’d never know has mostly merlot. Tastes like a Rhône blend w spicy black pepper. Love it. — 6 years ago

with Heather and Michelle

Justin Paterno

9.1

Really quite good. Interesting nose and great mix of sweet and spicy. Cab Franc shows — 9 years ago

Mark Schmidt

8.9

Nice mix of fruit and body. At this age there's no harsh tannins left — 10 years ago

Jason Brater

9.1

Nose of toasted oak. Deep dark garnet color. Plums, cassis, blackberry jam, cherry cola. Cedar and some black pepper. Love this stuff. Only a few left. #sadness — 6 years ago

with Heather and Randall

Jack Brus

9.6

Ruston is hard to beat. My favorite winemaker. Potent alcohol/wood taste really makes this a great flavor. Let it sit a couple hours for best flavor you've tasted in a cab. — 9 years ago

Greg Ballington

Co-Founder of Millennial Drinkers Wine Blog

9.0

Second vintage of Ruston Family La Maestra Cabernet Sauvignon for us, not as expressive on the nose as the 2008 but with some more aged characteristics to it. Deep ruby red with a slight garnet edge. Lots of sweet spices and dark berries on the nose. Medium tannins (6/10) and medium to medium plus bodied. Layered palate with a spice kick to start, some earthy characteristics and dark berries. A little damp showing the age as well as some dark cocoa, dark gravel and iron too. Medium plus length finish. Needed around 30 minutes to open up but then started aging quite rapidly. Drink till 2018. — 7 years ago

with India and Sean

Christopher McCurdy

9.1

Nice fruit, holding on well. — 10 years ago