Jay Kline

9.3

Popped and poured; enjoyed over the course of a couple of hours. The 1997 pours a deep garnet color with a near opaque core; medium+ viscosity with light staining of the tears. On the nose, the wine is vinous with beautiful notes of cherry lozenges, star anise, leather, horse blanket, black pepper, organic earth, and fine warm spices. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium tannin and medium acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is medium+. I recently got to spend some time with Ren and Marilyn Harris of Paradigm and he shared with me that he thought Zinfandel was a variety that has the potential of being longer lived than Cabernet Sauvignon. I didn’t argue with him. Anyway, this is a killer Rafanelli Zinfandel that is aging ever so gracefully. Drink now through 2037. — 2 months ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.2

It’s got that CA profile. Dusty earth and tooti frooti but also has some good spice. But yea, that CA profile. Elegant, sweet and balanced. Not big but small and pure. Nice. — 2 months ago

Kamall

9.1

Lovely with a long decant — 3 months ago

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.2

2021 vintage. Pleasant throughout and hit plenty of notes without screeching. The KB style has changed in the last few years. Gone are the mega-extracted pinots altho those are still around and holding up in the cellars/secondary market. Those older wines were a 10 on the volume scale. The last few vintages are closer to a 5. That said, this should hold up and develop nicely for a decade+ without issues. Those that don't think you can drink CA pinot noir over 4-5 years old are in for quite the surprise with quality producers. 04.18.25. — 5 months ago

Dale Garrison

9.2

Very nice! — 8 months ago

Jacob Onufrychuk

9.2

Light, acidic, fruity, and slightly earthy. Floral on the nose. Really nice. — 9 months ago

Kevin C

9.0

Licorice, acid, nice tannins. A little pucker afterwards. Good wine with dinner. Very good, but maybe not worth the $40 price tag. 2016 — 6 years ago

John Mckeown

9.0

At casa de Hawk — 9 years ago

Michael Muehlbauer

9.3

Let it open and you will enjoy — 10 years ago

Neesie Low

9.7

Very good chard — 12 years ago

Christina Burnham

9.6

Really good! Karen brought from set and not buttery. — 2 months ago

Teresa Silva

9.0

Very dry, good! — 2 months ago

John Willison

9.1

Black cherry, citrus, slight menthol. — 3 months ago

romo

9.3

Watermelon salad w fresh cracked pepper. California dreaming. — 4 months ago

Donald Williams

9.3

First rate 100% Zinfandel. — 8 months ago

with Bonnie

Kyle B

9.6

Fantastic bottle of wine! — 8 months ago

with Terry

Vin d’Ottawa

9.2

Cherry-raspberry with light tannin. A beauty. — 3 years ago

with Gillian

Brian R

9.3

Starting to find that good California pinots are better after a few years or a few days after opening or both. — 7 years ago

Parker Campanella

9.7

Awesome raspberry and milky once it's aerated. Fav Pinot — 9 years ago

Rhett Butler

9.1

Red Salt, Kauai — 12 years ago

Valeria Tascon

9.0

LOVE IT ! 100% recomended — 2 months ago

Luca D’Ambrosio

9.0

More tame fruiter notes than other American Zinfandels — 2 months ago

Joe DAscoli

9.1

Solid and fully robust — 3 months ago

Matthew Doty

9.1

2022 vintage. A mature, smooth, complex CS — 4 months ago

Jody Scharf

9.5

Rich pears, apricots, delicious, still has some time... — 6 months ago

Galen Hasler

9.2

Complex flavors of chamomile, melon, white stone fruits with skin contact structure, dry and crisp — 8 months ago

Tom Jenkins

9.2

Silky smooth, soft fruits. Hint of leather, cherries - maybe strawberries. Beautiful. — 10 months ago

Rick Baraff

9.1

That’s some nice drinkin’ stuff (circa 2017). Thanks to the local somm, Steve, at our Whole Foods for the recom... it was their last bottle and he sacrificed. — 6 years ago

Michael Seely

9.3

Well put together, excellent — 9 years ago

with Joe

Mike Lee

Beverage Manager/Sommelier Catch Miami

9.0

Nice red, black fruit and cola notes. Savory herbs and organic earth mid-palate and on the finish. High alcohol takes it out of balance a bit. Needs time. — 10 years ago