Mark Flesher

9.5

I always seem to screw up and not order nearly enough of this. This one goes more to the smoky, meaty side than the previous release(s), yet still has full court press of black fruit, black licorice, black pepper, and allspice. This wine does take an hour to figure itself out as this one was extremely acidic and somewhat disjointed initially. This wine poured a dark violet to the glass. The nose is black fruit, licorice with a hint of grilled meat, iodine, and a nutty character. The entry is dark black fruit, black licorice, smoke, leather, with plum and grilled meat character in the middle with some allspice kind of character. Finishes with nice acidity and a stiff, toasted tannin on the finish with lots of black pepper and fruit. This wine is on full blast, so make sure your suspenders are on. Gonna try to beg for more of this, as it will still be going strong for a while. @Shay A I think this one has your name on it. — 8 years ago

Nicole Johnson

8.9

Good zin! Yummy! — 9 years ago

Marc Stubblefield

Wine Sales at Vino Carta and Kogod Wine Merchant

9.3

I love this wine. I love this wine because it exists all the way at the 'painstakingly clean and precise' end of the skin-contact spectrum. Don't get me wrong, I love the super-natty wild and wooly and of the spectrum too. But this. This is so purely and exactly what it sets out to be. And I love it. — 9 years ago

Rich Mueller

9.0

Really nice for the money. Enjoyable. — 9 years ago

Marc Loeb

10

Great Buy at Total Wine NJ — 10 years ago

John McCarroll

Sales Rowan Imports

9.1

Dry and orange and my new girlfriend — 11 years ago

Miguel Chavez

9.0

Spectacularly soft and good, this is the type of wine for people that don't like strong full bodied wines — 11 years ago

Jake Perez

8.9

Very good with 5 years on it! Night 1 had bold fruit and by night 2 it developed into a spicy and smoky wonderland with just a hint of salinity. — 11 years ago

Olga Tuttle

Partner/Winemaker Teutonic Wines

9.8

We had the pleasure if meeting Kelby the winemaker when he was in town last summer. We really enjoyed the wines from the Finger Lakes. — 13 years ago

Eric Adams

8.9

Modest oakiness. Not bad at $17. — 8 years ago

Marc Stubblefield

Wine Sales at Vino Carta and Kogod Wine Merchant

9.2

A savory juicy textured herbal food pairing champ. Like cooking sous-vide with an immersion circulator, what was once a geeky oddity has found a permanent home on our table. Not a universal solution, but really the right tool for the job in certain situations. Like pan seared halibut with fennel or spring vegetable risotto. — 8 years ago

Max Hollander-Eberly

9.1

Always good to have a taste of home, and very little does that better than Gimblett Gravels Syrah. Great dark fruit, showing excellent leathery tones. — 8 years ago

Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.0

Citrus, pineapple, green apple & melon, tropicals with white & yellow florals on the nose. Nice round texture, good chalkiness & soft minerals, wet stones, guava, pineapple, green apple, underripe melon, white peach, nectarine with nice delicate spice on the long finish. — 9 years ago

Harris Goldberg

9.1

Another great Pinot from Windy Oaks. Never disappoints. This was very subtle/elegant — 9 years ago

Henry Ling

9.4

Perfect balance with dark cherry fruit. Matched perfectly with a grilled veal chop — 10 years ago

Michele Tantalla

9.0

Smooth Zinfandel from valley? — 11 years ago

Leonel Trevino

9.0

Best $8.00 bottle of wine I've ever had. Very smooth and tasty. — 11 years ago

Anders Thulin

9.0

Smell- massive blackberry, and some eucalyptus?
Taste- subtle blackberry and stronger on the eucalyptus. Classy. — 12 years ago

Reinholds Zviedris

9.6

Classy Zin - good to drink even without decanting. Tasted really well together with hazzelnuts in chocolate. — 13 years ago

Ines Roemer

10

Fetzer moscato — 13 years ago

Mike Chase

8.9

Very good low budget Zin, much better than some twice the price point.
Sweet with lots of spice... — 8 years ago

David Madison

9.2

Wonderful wine with mussels in a white wine sauce. — 8 years ago

with Kevin

Ryan Zimmerman

10

Great wine. Long finish with notes of cherry and spice. Will certainly continue to improve with age. — 8 years ago

Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.3

On the nose, crack pepper, blackberries, black plum, black raspberries, blueberries & violets. On the palate, M+ powdery tannins, black cherries, blackberries, black plum, black raspberries, clove, cinnamon, nutmeg, wood shavings, violets, dry crushed rocks, leather, tarry notes, black cherry cola, black licorice & black pepper. The fruits are certainly better quality/riper in their "Homage." The finish has sticky/meaty tannins, good acidity, nice spice and ripe fruits. — 9 years ago

Jon Mitchell

9.0

Not very complex, but nice earthiness and easy to drink.. — 10 years ago

Alex B

9.5

Who says cheap wine can't be good? Smoothe, balanced, and potent without turning you off. Definitely a staple for standard wine! — 10 years ago

Lillian Joyner

8.9

Very drinkable !! 2012
— 11 years ago

Vinny Eng

9.5

Truly exceptional cab franc @bittertannins! #californiarising
#grenachedelicious — 11 years ago

with Mark

Todd French

9.3

Jim Schultze is a fantastic Pinot artist - I opened this as I read they opened a new tasting room http://www.wineberserkers.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=103403 — 12 years ago

Dina Rao

8.9

Good acid lean minerally — 13 years ago