Doug Powers

9.2

Lovely old vine (128 years old) Mataro from Contra Costa County east of SF, rich redfruits, still well-structured, not overly extracted, just pure with a long, lingering finish, ideally needs more cellaring. — 7 months ago

with Jim

Aaron Rankin

9.2

Lemon kissed butterscotch. Rich butterscotch on the round palette. A drinker’s cali chard. — 4 years ago

Grant Everett

9.4

Threw of a little sediment but still lovely — 5 years ago

with Ashleigh

Tierney H

9.4

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

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. — 6 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

Daniel Taub

9.2

Raspberry and rhubarb — 9 years ago

Neal Ferry

9.1

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

with Tom

Paten Hughes

9.9

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

with Kevin

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

Pamela Peterson

9.4

Fabulous and smooth — 2 years ago

Bryan Kesting

9.3

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

Robbin Montero

8.9

Balance blend of oak and fruit — 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. — 6 years ago

Michael Walker

9.8

Very light/refined, not a power chard. Slightest bit acidic — 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

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

Todd Anderson

9.5

Drinking lovely!, In a great drinking window. — 9 months 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

Kelley Raymond

9.0

A bit dryer and thinner (tannins) than the usual three sticks Pinot. I liked it, but the Russian river is not my favorite — 4 years ago

Patrick Derdeyn

9.2

The darker side of Rivers Marie. Where all of the Occidental bottlings share red fruited characteristics this is more black fruits and fresh earth. The supporting acidity and the hours it still takes to open up give me hope that it should continue to develop in bottle. — 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

GaryWEdwards

9.2

Big black cherry jam . Brilliant for a young wine ! A certain silkiness. Distinct — 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

Nathan S

9.8

Great beer. — 9 years ago

Krista Martin

9.8

Yum. Yum yum! — 10 years ago