Ray Vanderhoff

8.9

Dark garnet color. Fresh red berry/cherry aromas with hints of minerals and fresh herbs. More sour cherry and cranberry on the palate with hints of earth, black tea, black licorice and rhubarb. Medium-plus body, soft texture and light tannins. Pretty good. Thanks for sharing, Keith S! — 9 months ago

Bryan Kesting

9.3

Dark red berries, licorice and hint of spice. Good medium body Cab with well integrated tannins. — 5 years ago

Tierney H

9.4

Big, dark, leathery, bought from the vineyard — 5 years ago

Donald Patz

Owner/Winemaker Patz & Hall

9.5

Impressive. Blue-black color. Deep and complex aromas of black currant and plum; cedar and licorice. Rich but not sweet in the mouth. Delicious and should evolve for many years. — 5 years ago

Joseph Barsky

9.8

2011 Vintage. This wine is doing an end zone celebration with a flag. Amazing juice at its peak. — 6 years ago

Neil Cornish

9.1

Big bananas. Complex and mineral. Lacks a little acid — 7 years ago

with Jon, Michael and 1 other

Frank Chen

9.6

Peach, white flowers, vanilla, long live Condrieu, king of viognier — 8 years ago

Steven Deming

9.4

Showy! Black fruit and baking spices. Great texture and length. — 9 years ago

Nathan S

9.8

Great beer. — 9 years ago

Paul Taylor

9.4

Smooth and extremely drinkable.
Great find on clearance at LCBO — 10 years ago

Sean Edwards

9.7

This is listed as a SGM but technically since it is 35% Mourvedre is should be listed as a SMG. All this Mourvedre is the defining characteristic. Complex nose but an even more complex palate. Only 12 months in new oak keep the oak notes subtle allowing the complexity if the fruit to shine through. There is mouth filling fruit up front with a hint if green olive to keep it honest. The finish is so smooth I would describe it more as velvet than silk. This is so complex that I could go well with so many foods but so intriguing at the same time that I hesitate to insult it by pairing it with a meal. At 28$ a steal. — 11 years ago

Kristen Grimes

9.6

Very fruity. Black cherry and blackberry aromas and some notes of cinnamon, then balanced fruit and baking spices that tingle the tongue and linger on. What Goes with That: Fall Sweets Class, pairing: pumpkin pie. — 2 years ago

Chris Koupal

9.4

Probably on its last leg but still fantastic. Beautiful raisin color. Tons of energy. — 4 years ago

Robbin Montero

8.9

Balance blend of oak and fruit — 5 years ago

Conrad Green

9.4

This is a lovely bottle. Bright and vivid with lifted lemon and white flowers and a great spine of minerality. Plush but beautifully balanced. — 5 years ago

with Bex, Gregg and 4 others

Ryan M

9.6

WOW at first pour this was incredibly smooth. After 2 hours this tastes like one of the best cabs I’ve ever had. Dark red, tart raspberries, cinnamon, spice box, cherry early but subsided over the decant, clove, pine tree, chocolate early, french oak intensified over the hours. — 7 years ago

with Larissa

Nicholas Browning

8.9

To me it is a little more sweet than I'm used to for Sonoma County Zin, tastes a bit more like Lodi. If $10, a steal. If $15, maybe just ok. — 8 years ago

Peter Simkins

9.6

Really like the wine, by the lake on sunny day. Thank you Allison and Mike! — 9 years ago

Neal Ferry

9.1

Always Good these guys..... — 10 years ago

with Tom

Krista Martin

9.8

Yum. Yum yum! — 10 years ago

Russelton Handleberry

9.6

As warmed up...solid layers of lemon from core to skin. Layers of subtle sugar and briney evolution. — 3 years ago

Ashton Dicken

8.9

Tart and green apple. Yum! — 4 years ago

David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.5

Time for dessert!!!

The nose shows; white peach, apricots, dry pineapple, Bosc pear, dry tropical melons, marmalade, honey, orange citrus and blossoms, nuts, toffee, banana peel, burnt caramel, brown raw sugar, baguette crust, soft limestone minerals and floral spring flowers.

The body is thick, gluey and rich and has lots of residual sugar. White peach, apricots, dry pineapple, Bosc pear, dry tropical melons, marmalade, honey, orange citrus and blossoms, nuts, toffee, banana peel, burnt caramel, brown raw sugar, baguette crust, soft limestone minerals and spring flowers. The acidity is beautiful, thick and round. The finish is well balanced and elegant with polish on the finish for days.

Photos of; Chateau d’ Yquem, their tasting room, 1917 bottle of d’ Yquem and botrytis grapes and their barrel room. — 5 years ago

Rob Sternthal

9.2

A lighter Cabernet with a slightly sweet taste. Not overpowering in any way. Slight tannins. — 6 years ago

Tom Casagrande

9.0

Silky smooth, bright, and fragrant. Very pure fruit. Worked with my steak frites and Liz’s crab cake. — 7 years ago

Chris England

9.5

Fab CdP @ £50 when I bought

🍷 Dark garnet ruby w/ purple hue

👃 Sweet smoke through red & purple flowers w/ blackberry, blueberry, creamy vanilla & chocolate

👄 Med body of incredibly silky smooth slight sweet blackberry, red fruits & mocha

🎯 Long sweet blackberry, red fruit & mocha — 7 years ago

Nathalia Peixoto

9.1

Great with hearts of palm. Bought at Wegmans. — 9 years ago

Peter Newton

9.2

Solid drinker — 9 years ago

Kyle Mueller

9.0

I understand it to be a unique blend of Syrah and Pinot. — 10 years ago

Paten Hughes

9.9

My favorite :) thinking of my Olga's, Masha's & Irina :) — 11 years ago

with Kevin