Sipping Fine Wine

9.4

From makers of Sassicaia, Deep Ruby color with aromas of fresh red & black fruits and earthy floral notes, 55% Cab Sauv, 27% Merlot & 18% Cab Franc. On the palate flavors of cherry, plum & blackberry with floral, licorice, cacao and earthy notes, well integrated. Fine tannins, a wine with a solid structure, elegant and smooth, long finish, great mouth feel ending with fruit and oak. Will age well over next 5+ years. Nice! — 7 months ago

ESF

9.0

So solid, year in year out - I know they make a ton of this, and yes it’s at Costco, but when you’re looking for a reliable Zin, this is it. Bordering on being too fruit forward - this barely checks the box for secondary aromas & flavors. Balanced harmonious with intermediate aging potential. Try to find their single vineyard offerings. — 2 years ago

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.2

2019 vintage. A little chunky. A little plushy. Solid welterweight in the Napa cab classes — 4 years ago

Joe Gillies

9.2

Always a solid choice and good value! Similar notes to prior years. — 5 years ago

Justin Leverton

9.0

Strong dark cherry. I think solid body but wife thinks light. Some alcohol heat at the finish. Great value for price. — 7 years ago

Blair Campomizzi

9.0

Solid Americanized Bordeaux. Deep earthy notes, tobacco, currant, sage and other “spice” over a tannic backbone. Mellows with decanting but still a too young. — 8 years ago

with Marilea and Arthur

Grayson Stack

8.9

Great taste, very solid. Would buy again

@kingstide restaurant — 10 months ago

Nathan Glonek

9.0

Solid 8.4/10 — a year ago

Iwan

9.0

Classic Rioja. Plum, vanilla. Solid core backbone of acidity. — 4 years ago

David Nicewicz

9.7

Birth year vintages are a roll of the dice but luckily I landed on a pretty solid classic - 1978. So for my birthday this year, we opened an LLC and wow was this perfect. The sommelier was surgical in removing the cork which split in half but he managed to extract it. The nose on this wine was a 10 - loads of cassis, licorice, dusty library and leather. Palate was extracted cassis, leather and great acidity and liveliness, just like my 44 year old self. It’s just pure magic when bottles this old perform - happy Friday everyone. — 4 years ago

Lawrence Bernstein

8.9

Classic CA cab. Not very complex but great fruit, very well structured, Solid 89. — 7 years ago

Ryan Reich

9.0

Lots of blackberries up front, a bit tannic, might still need some time to fully open up? Very solid showing — 8 years ago

Jon Hoke

9.0

Solid nice finish — 9 years ago

Inseon Hwang

9.6

2010. Drinks great. Amazing balance, structured tannins, licorice and bark, solid minerals, organic oak — 10 months ago

Mark S.

9.0

Still with Violet. But ok to drink. Of course still solid. But not so tannic and acidic. Black currant, oak, leather. Good balanced. Château Lynch-Bages 20 @, Vin, 240928 — 2 years ago

Scott Petrus

9.2

Not quite as mature as the 2012. The 14 was solid and nice but the aromatics were lacking. Needed more time. — 4 years ago

Sherry

9.1

Rainy day, brownies and Adelsheim pinot noir — 5 years ago

with jeff

Chip Habegger

9.0

Hits the right balanced notes. Not overpoweringly tannic, but plenty of structure. Dark berries and cedar/tobacco. Medium finish. Really solid but not quite outstanding. — 6 years ago

R T

9.0

A solid Rioja. Well rounded. — 7 years ago

Doctor No

9.2

In beautiful condition. Tobacco, herbs, cassis. Medium length and depth. Solid and lovely wine but nothing profound. — 8 years ago