Bradford H. Sanders

9.0

Fantastic - paired with Italian or on its own. Easy drinking, smooth. — 3 years ago

Michael Malpiedi

9.0

Baby prisoner, like it used to be. Give me brisket ! — 5 years ago

Jennifer Moore

10

Nice oak and butter. — 6 years ago

with Charleen

Craig Schnabel

9.1

Awesome - made by Prisoner guy. At cork and cracker. — 6 years ago

Natalie Mahlberg

9.5

I loved this bottle so much for the price that I did some research. It appears that Trader Joe's arranged for production of this wine, which was allegedly designed to be a copy cat of Orwin Swift's Prisoner. I must pick up more the next time I'm at TJ. — 7 years ago

Mike Chase

9.0

Nice peppery, cranberry, oak start, with well rounded smooth finish. Great alternative and perhaps a bit better than Prisoner for less $$$. — 7 years ago

Kristin the Wine Girl

9.0

Wonderful red blend. Poor man's Prisoner. — 8 years ago

Charlie Beatty

Buyer wineworksonline.com

9.1

Petite Sirah , Syrah , Zinfandel blend 2014 a very good year. Also 91 rating in RP Wine Advocate.. Tried at DAOU dinner at Chophouse with Monday Night Wine Group. Pretty impressive. Reminds me of The Prisoner at half the price. — 8 years ago

Shane M. Nicholson

9.0

Re runs of Baywatch. Hot dogs. Slip n Slides. Aint nothing wrong with celebrating and proudly admiring the gratuitous and guilty pleasures in life. This stuff is great! After all.....no reason to be a "prisoner" to over priced gunk. Nor regard something as a "special selection" when its mass produced to the tune of 45000 cases. Less than 15k made of this bad boy! And did I mention.... A glow in the dark label!? Genius! Mustache rides anyone? — 9 years ago

with Jason

Ryan Key

9.1

Figgy, nutty, jammy, and great. No Prisoner, but excellent for $20 less. — 11 years ago

Avery Plank

9.3

2016 is 83% Zin & 17% Petite Sirah. More Zin than 2015. Again, if you miss the old Prisoner this is the wine for you. — 4 years ago

Michael Karr

9.4

It is close to the Prisoner but not 100%
Slightly less spicy but a very smooth and clean finish. — 5 years ago

Jay Kline

9.0

This is Dave Phinney’s first Zinfandel-based wine since the noncompete associated with his sale of the Prisoner expired; hence the name. Popped and poured. Bold red and dark fruits with a significant amount of anise and black pepper. Medium tannins and a decent amount of acid to give the large amount of fruit some lift. A touch hot...the alcohol showing more as time went on. A fun wine to try and better than I expected but I can already feel palate fatigue setting in. Thanks Neal! — 6 years ago

Laith A

9.1

Not sure it deserves the 95 points Parker bestowed on it, but a good Prisoner style blend nonetheless! — 7 years ago

Ryan Vento

8.9

A very rich and dense Napa County red wine that resembles many common labels like The Prisoner, or perhaps some of Orin Swift's current selections. Blackberries, blueberries, plums, and loads of baking spices. Not entirely complex but still delicious, nonetheless. — 7 years ago

with Krystal

Bryan Rasch

9.2

Great prisoner like blend — 7 years ago

with Laura

Daniel Blaylock

8.9

A solid cheaper option for fans of the prisoner — 8 years ago

Michael Maggiore

9.0

Flavorful robust and distinctive. Softer overall than The Prisoner — 9 years ago

Velma Cooper

9.0

Velma had this 9 years ago

Zach Lowe

10

Excellent! Liked it more than Prisoner but this might be one of my favorites — 9 years ago

Joe F.

9.0

Rich flavors, agreed that a similarity with Prisoner ... very drinkable and enjoyable — 5 years ago

with Laurene

Michael Sekulich

9.2

Holy cow! Look out Prisoner! Venge comes through again. — 6 years ago

Daniel Perlin

9.0

Similar yet better than The Prisoner — 6 years ago

Shawn Shackleford

9.7

Close to Prisoner. — 6 years ago

Sara Collins

9.5

Like the Prisoner — 7 years ago

Anthony

9.0

Great wine, smooth, mild, with a long finish. Supposed to replicate Prisoner. — 7 years ago

Josh Pigott

9.0

If you like Prisoner but want it at half the price, Phantom is about as close as you can get. Tastes great and pairs with all red meats and pastas. — 8 years ago

Chris Trapp

8.9

Much better than prisoner — 8 years ago

Katherine Gurtner

9.4

A kin to the prisoner. Very good, spicy — 9 years ago

Nick Atkins

9.2

Huge wine. For fans of nonsense like The Prisoner, but half the price and better. — 9 years ago