Jay Svoboda

9.4

Having recently tried the Baehner Fournier Petite Verdot I found myself compelled to find more of their wines. A small producer in the Santa Ynez Valley - they produce around 500 cases a year - I was pleasantly surprised to find their 100% estate grown Cab locally. Thankfully, aside from a few people, I'm not too worried about anyone reading this and finding out my secret: these wines are both fantastic and reasonably priced. Black and red fruit, leather and wet clay - even a touch of pasture I associate with Spanish reds - greet the nose. Supple tannins and dark earth saunter across the palette, smoked berries, dried plums and tobacco come next. This is a wine you can just swim in for any length of time - complex, rooted in the old world but balanced with the new world. At around $20 a bottle, the secret is out. — 10 years ago

Craig Dean

Tampa Sales Rep Vinecraft

9.1

A humble dolcetto in stilettos with a perfectly balanced saunter. — 10 years ago

David Poplar

9.3

Great stuff. Subtle fruit at first, but it comes at you slowly and hangs around a bit, showing off its solid, medium body. It departs slowly - not quickly and dry, but with a confident saunter, with an air of subtle spicy twang. Definitely a repeat. I also have no idea what I'm talking about. — 11 years ago