Axel

9.7

This one comes from a certified sustainable farm, with blackberry and dried cranberry character, a bit sweet and fruity at the end which makes it perfect for drinking by itself, it won’t go wrong with a nice steak! — 5 years ago

Stephanie Forbes

9.0

Can’t beat this dark, delicious Zin for the price! It’s got a nice mouthfeel and at $8.99 from Costco, I could drink it every night! — 5 years ago

Jeff Orlowski

9.5

Earthy, medium body, moderately dry, some acidity. Bing cherry, strawberry, cocoa. Outstanding wine, will be even better with a little more age. — 5 years ago

with Michael and Joe

Joe Gillies

9.2

Great value at $25. Well balanced. Jammy but not overly so. Dark fruits with creamy chocolate aromas. More dark fruits, chocolate, oak, and a touch of spice. Smooth finish. Pnp. — 6 years ago

Curtis Osborn

9.3

Curtis had this 7 years ago

Lewis Chester

9.6

2006 vintage. At Au Fil du Zinc, Chablis. Pale garnet hue. Savoury, Earth and manure nose, red currant and wild strawberry, red cherry. On the palate, medium acidity, medium body, medium plus alcohol. Full concentration. Long long finish. Licorice, mint, savoury spices, the whole shebang. More evolved than the '05. Superb. — 8 years ago

Michael Spinella

9.6

Paired perfectly with our salad of lettuce, figs, nectarine,and feta. — 9 years ago

B

10

2007 Marcassin Blue-Slide Ridge Pinot. Drank as the second red wine at the David Gray concert. Worked out well bc the Brunello was much more suited as a food wine and this wine was perfect to drink without food, after dinner and during the actual concert. Tons of fruit balanced with nice minerality. Great weight and texture in the mouth. Really enjoyed! — 9 years ago

Josh Lewis

9.0

Full body, a nice fruity taste, and a little dry at the end. Overall pretty good. — 9 years ago

Jorge Henriquez

Zachys Wine Auctions

9.7

Wow! This is drinking beautifully at the moment. Rich and quite fruit forward. Fully smoothed out tannins with a velvety, chocolate/coffee note that carries on throughout. Delicious and a happily surprised. — 9 years ago

Joe Davant

9.4

I’ve been holding off on drinking any of the 2012 vintage from Hirsch because the folks at the winery said this vintage that needed time in the bottle. @Bill Bender’s notes about the 2012 Hirsch Reserve encouraged me to open a bottle, and I’m glad I did. The wine was deep and broad with more earth, forest floor, mushroom, and loamy notes than I have come to expect from Hirsch wines. The structure has settled down and the more beguiling feminine aspects of the West Ridge are now showing themselves. This was fanatic with crispy roast duck at Gideon Ridge. On a side note, I’ll give a plug to that restaurant. IMHO, it’s the best restaurant in the high country, with great food, service and views. Just plan ahead because reservations are often 6-8 weeks out during the summer season. — 5 years ago

Chris Ptr

9.2

Lovely and dry, fruity, probably tastes more expensive than it probably is. Served at the Whitney. — 5 years ago

Buffie Baldwin

9.0

Smooth at first them tingly at the end. Berry notes. Good cabernet. — 6 years ago

Andrew Brenner

9.3

So complex at such a young age. Thankful I have more! — 7 years ago

Drew Miller

9.4

Was worried it was past it's prime at 11 years and my cork fell apart. Got lucky it still had life! Big wine. Wasn't exactly my fav but it was interesting. Solid finish. — 7 years ago

Robert McCall

8.9

Funky at first but blows off to reveal a classicly balanced Ridge zin dominant blend.. This one has held up well. Love Ridge and consistent as always. — 8 years ago

Chris MacLean

8.9

The wood is too present and the tannins a bit obvious at this point but decent acidity gives me hope this will round into form. Does American oak want PS? — 9 years ago

Rebecca Fletcher

9.8

Wow! Black cherry, dark fruit, pepper, exotic spice, floral and even somewhat savory. Tannin and acid in balance. One of the best cabs you can buy especially at only $50 2012 vintage — 9 years ago

Victor Hwang

9.2

Burgundy meets CA. Lighter style, tons of hay and strawberry and great fullness to it despite the light color. — 9 years ago

S Popplewell

9.3

Yes, decanter is a tea pot. At a backcountry ski lodge. 2007 Vintage — 9 years ago

James Webb

9.4

This is wonderful - a nose of fresh ripe sweet red strawberry, morphs into some raspberry. Acid builds perfectly into a balance of fruit and acid with the prevailing strawberry note at the center. Finishes also fruity with just a tinge of green fruit but just a hint, and a I mean a hint, of chalk. This balances the finish beautifully. Really world class rose. — 5 years ago

Amer S. Ahmed

9.1

Unexpected and delightful - Pinot Noir from Southwest Virginia! From vineyards planted at 1800 feet (big diurnal range and early harvest), this silky wine sang with notes of loam and damp earth, maitake mushroom, cranberry, red cherry, raspberry compote, boysenberry, violet, lavender, black pepper, toast and wood smoke, with bracing acid and medium-plus tannins on a medium frame. A long, satisfying, and juicy finish. One to seek out that proves how careful site selection and winemaking skill can produce superb results from innovative grape/region combinations! — 5 years ago

Mark Flesher

9.4

I have a mag of this, and FOR SURE I will let that one sit for a while. This pinot is SUBSTANTIAL. Brambly black cherry and cola, a little mint. Herbal with a black peppery kind of finish. This wine can cut through just about any dish. The cola note in the middle of this wine is quite enjoyable, and goes to show you that this wine in 750 needs to hold 1-2 years, but needs to hold 10 years en magnum! So far, this is my favorite of the 2016 PN's from Rivers-Marie, although I'm actually not sure if I'm doing this a service or disservice by rating this one a 94 at the moment as I feel that it is likely capable of pushing higher than this (yes, for a pinot). — 6 years ago

Laurie Pearce

9.2

Fruity, smooth. Brought by Steven Fingerhood, purchased at D&M — 7 years ago

Rebecca Fletcher

9.0

Cranberry, cranberry, black and red fruit forward. Baking spice, hints of chocolate and jammy. M- acid, m body and tannin. Raspberry and strawberry jam. Spice. Balanced. Long finish. — 8 years ago

Austin Beeman

9.3

Poses a spicy nose with a wild feeling of prunes and red table grapes. Palate is black currant, red plum, coffee. You can tell that there is a long going on here, plus a medium long finish. Pure with berry fruit. Young. I expect complexity to come with age as is typical with Geyserville. $38 at winery. — 9 years ago

Jay Kline

9.2

This is memorable. Bright, fresh strawberry and barnyard. Young. — 9 years ago

Cindy Cammack

9.6

A great find at our hotel. A jammy Lodi Zin. Lots of berry with a very smooth finish. Have enjoyed as my nightcap every night in San Fransisco. — 9 years ago

Joe Davant

9.0

The 2011 East Ridge is very approachable now. The 2012 East Ridge will benefit from time but shows fabulous complexity at this stage. — 9 years ago

Bill Belanger

9.6

Tasted it at the recent Anthill sale. Wow!! — 9 years ago