Victor Hsu

9.0

Complex Zinfandel field blend, with nice interplay of flavors and textures—fruit, tannin, acid and earth, that evolves in the mouth. Perfumed and drinkable by itself. Fine example of Sonoma County Zin. Tasted the 2021 vintage at the winery. — 3 months ago

Edie Frankenfield

8.9

Dark maroon color. Jammy and fruit forward but not sweet - dark cherry, blackberry, raspberry, dark chocolate, warm spice. Medium body with smooth mouth feel and soft tannins. Paired well with homemade pizza (pepperoni, roasted mushrooms, onions and basil). Will make a very nice table wine - planning to pick up several bottles for upcoming family reunion! — 3 months ago

Tyler Felous

9.8

Giving this another big score. 3 hr decant and this is bringing a nose of darker fruits. Wine is brooding and big without any forest floor going on. Acidity and tannin round out great weight and tautness. Drank alongside chicken parm. Delish — 5 months ago

Jay Kline

9.2

Presented double-blind at Tasting Group. The wine is a deep ruby color with a near opaque core; medium+ viscosity with some significant staining of the tears. No signs of sediment. On the nose, the wine is developing with powerful notes of plums, dark brambles, cocoa, cedar box, and baking spices. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium+ tannins and medium+ acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The alcohol is medium++. This is big and fancy and tastes, expensive. Initial conclusions: this could be Merlot, Malbec, or Syrah from the USA, Argentina or France. However, the wine wasn’t purple enough for Malbec and I didn’t get any rotundune for me to chose Syrah. The tannins were silky smooth and the fruit was generous, plush and slightly tart which gave me a clue about the vintage. Since I felt like this wine leaned toward its fruit, my final conclusion is that this is Merlot, from the USA, from California, from Napa Valley, 2018 vintage. Boom! I think this is drinking really well right now and it hides its alcohol (15.6%!) remarkably well. Drink now and through 2028. — 5 months ago

"Odedi"

9.4

#AgedWineTuesday

Dark ruby in color with a wide reddish/ brick rim.

Beautiful nose of black fruits, cedar, chocolates, herbs, tobacco leaf and cola.

Full-bodied and elegant with medium acidity.

Dry on the palate with blackberries, black currants, plums, cooked cherries, cedar, mint, vanilla, spices, licorice, espresso, cola, light herbs, eucalyptus, light earth, tobacco leaf, dark chocolates and peppercorn.

Long finish with round tannins and tangy raspberries.

This 20 year old Cabernet Sauvignon from Napa Valley is drinking beautifully now. Showing a gorgeous nose, that I kept on smelling for a while.

Feels much younger than it actually is, complex and well balanced.

Good right out of the bottle with grippy tannins, and better after a couple of hours in the decanter.

Peaking now and good by itself or with food. Will continue to drink nicely in the next 5 years.

A gorgeous wine. I love these older Napa Bordeaux blends.

A blend of 82% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Merlot and 8% Cabernet Franc. Aged in new American oak barrels for 22 months. Unfiltered and unfined.

13.8% alcohol by volume.

94 points.

$225. — 7 months ago

Erik Longabardi

9.3

Mourvèdre to the head! — 9 months ago

Christopher Beatty

9.0

Full flavor. Not too jammy. — 7 years ago

Michael Washabaugh

9.1

Paired well with a lamb, eggplant purée, fava beans, piquolo pepper. Would also pair with a medium rare magret duck or other game. — 9 years ago

Nathaniel DiMaggio

9.1

Whenever I'm looking for my California Cabernet fruit basket. Love this stuff. — 10 years ago

Victor Hsu

9.5

White Burgundy! 2021 vintage, tasted at the winery. — 3 months ago

Meghan C

9.0

Purchased while visiting the winery Aug 2023. Enjoyed 2/4/2024. — 3 months ago

Ross Tartell

9.0

Good everyday Chardonnay table wine. — 6 years ago

Amy Erin

8.9

Great 2022 blend — 5 months ago

Spencer Spetnagel

9.6

Earth, barnyard, crunchy berries, depth and breadth envelops the palate. Layers upon layers. Plenty left to give. Fantastic offering from the Etzel’s. — 6 months ago

David Delbuono

10

Fabulous. Think. Full earthy. Well you know. Everything you should get. Very special bottle for us. Wife and I where in Napa , valentines week. BTW. The best week of the year to vacation there. No crowds or traffic. We valentine dinner deep into their wine caves. 5 course tasting and meal. Band. Dancing. We won this bottle just for being the furthest travelled. Drinking an 06. That we received in 09. In New Paltz for a weekend getaway. Nov 17, 2023. — 6 months ago

with Melanie

Adam Kincaid

9.0

Enjoying this, though it’s lower tannin than you might find a cab from other CA regions. Blackberry and leather on the nose that moves toward dark chocolate as it opens up. A bit earthy but some dark fruit too. Smooth and velvety, probably not going to age better from here. — 9 months ago

with Jillian

Michael Seely

9.4

Ehren Jordan is a Master, brilliant winemaker this 07 displays this talent beautifully. Shows bright fruit both on the bouquet and on the palate. — 5 years ago

with Jeff and Joe

Richard Crone

9.3

Awesome right bank of merlot and cab franc! Tannins softening! Long aging potential — 8 years ago

Alexis Davis Iaconis

Hospitality Director Copain Wines

8.9

Very fruity and not very structured. Soft. Ripe juicy fruits — 9 years ago

John Howard

Harvest production at Hirsch and Cobb Wineries

9.2

Agree with previous notes here. Very nice! — 3 months ago

AEL

9.0

Alot brighter and better balanced than most CA zinfandel. Distinct strawberry and raspberry notes. Tangy. 14% ABV. — 3 months ago

Scott Rapacki

9.2

New Years Eve!!! — 5 months ago

with Adrienne

Paul T HB

9.6

Concerned at first with the stewed fruits nose but it blew off within 30 minutes. My first Rattlesnake! Very enjoyable — 5 months ago

Dmitry Teytelman

9.2

Aging gracefully, great nose, well integrated tannins, a pleasure on Thanksgiving! — 6 months ago

April Hill

9.0

KSA Progressive Party 🍷 — 6 months ago

Tom Garland

9.2

1.5 hour decant(decent chunky sediment). A majestic deep purplish magenta color with a little bricking. Always have a soft spot for aged Cain Five and Chris's old school savory style(embrace a little brett!). On the nose: stunning nose of worn leather, funky wet earth, red fruit, touch of menthol, nutty. Taste: Restrained, silky, elegant, balanced wine with dusty earth, herbaceous, currants, plum, cedarwood, and peppery dark chocolate medium finish. YUM! Hitting its stride with time to go. — 7 months ago

with Brenda

JJ Lumia

9.4

KWN Zin Edition!
Wine 1. Like drinking silk. Smooth, rich blackberry fruit, Briary. The only issue was tasting this first and everything had to live up to this. — 4 years ago

Yasuyuki Tauchi

9.3

citrus, marmalade, lemongrass. excellent. — 8 years ago

Phil Stice

9.0

The most burgundy like SC Pinot I've had. Taught red fruits w nutty quality — 9 years ago

Mike Bloink

10

A delicious Cabernet off of Spring Mountain. Dense cherry and sweet vanilla are framed in French Oak with a supple lingering finish. You won't find this on at Binney's. — 12 years ago