Craig Scott

9.0

Tasted this with three other Garnachas and this was my favorite. — 10 years ago

Dave Wismer

9.0

Celebrating National Zinfandel Day with a GREAT T-Vine bottle.

His three big brothers from Stephen & Walker in the background arrived today too so it's been a good day. — 10 years ago

with Kim

Nick Lobaccaro

9.6

This wine, made from a blend of very old vine Grenache and younger vine Syrah and Cabernet Sauvignon grown on terraced vineyards, is among the most exciting wines I have tasted. Unfortunately, only 300 cases are produced, all of which is exported to the United States. It is aged in 100% new French oak casks and bottled without fining or filtration. 1994 is considered to be one of Spain's all-time great vintages, so it is not surprising that this wine possesses more potential than the exceptional 1993 and 1992. Try to imagine a hypothetical blend of Petrus, l'Evangile, Rayas Chateauneuf du Pape, and Napa's 1993 Colgin Cabernet Sauvignon. The color is an opaque black/purple. The nose offers up spectacularly rich, pure aromas of blackberries, black-raspberries, minerals, and subtle vanillin from new oak barrels. Extremely rich and dense, with unbelievable levels of concentration and extract, this amazing wine is a strong candidate for a three-digit rating when it develops more maturity in 5-8 years. Since it is a newly created wine, there is no track record established for ageability, but a wine such as this should keep for 20-25 years. This is one of the most exciting young wines anyone could possibly taste. Awesome! — 11 years ago

Marc Stubblefield

Wine Sales at Vino Carta and Kogod Wine Merchant

9.2

Hit its stride after three hours in the decanter. Savory and earthy and bright and floral. — 10 years ago

Christy Frank

9.1

I just love carignan. Old vine red fruit, spiced goodness without being heavy. Bring on sweater season!! — 11 years ago

Christy Frank

9.7

Old vine clairette. The Swartland revolution tastes delicious. Salty and textured and perfect with fish. — 11 years ago

Valerie Parzych

9.6

Fantastic Zin — 11 years ago

Brett Francis

9.3

Second tasting. This was still very rich and smooth with much more tobacco and smoke and still blackberry. There now was also some new pepper and spiciness. All three drinkers enjoyed this. — 10 years ago

with Robin

James Hayasaka

9.7

Like being punched in the tounge, and discovering you now bleed cherry juice. I was advised to decant this for two hours minimum, preferably three. Amazing. — 11 years ago

Geoff Labitzke

9.9

The 2009 Vinehill Chardonnay has almost no color advancement. It is a deep yellow color with just hints of gold in the color. The aromas are more of a green pears Bosc pears with hints of chalky minerality. this is a really fresh wine not showing as much age as the first three. This wine has a good richness with a strong core of acidity. It does not have quite as much fatness is as the 08 was showing. But it also has a little less structure on the back but a strong character of really ripe grapefruit lemon citrus in the mid-palate to the back palate. This is a really complex interesting wine not showing the spiciness of the aged versions however. — 11 years ago