Tom Garland

9.4

Inspire Napa Walk Around Wine Tasting with:
Bryant Estates
Chappellet
Continuum Estate
Cliff Lede Vineyard
Eisele Vineyard
Favia Wines
Ferren Wines
Futo Wines
Harlan Estates
Keplinger Wines
Morley Family Vineyards
Rudd Estates
Staglin Family Vineyards
Vine Hill Ranch — 3 years ago

with Brenda

Nathan Renfro

9.4

Unusual to be drinking a wine this young. Decanted 45min to begin. Nose somewhat muted, though dark fruit and oak are there. Inky purple. Great ripe black and blue fruit. Could still use more time in the air to blend together, but the minerality and earthiness is definitely there to match the fruit. Nice med-long finish. Decanting 2+ hours recommended. — 4 years ago

Paul T HB

9.6

Really nice Cabernet,
Buy it if you can find it, looking for more but its not there🤷🏼‍♂️ — 6 years ago

Greg Ballington

Co-Founder of Millennial Drinkers Wine Blog

8.9

First winery on day two in Sonoma was Donelan Family Wines in Santa Rosa with Meredith. First red up was the Two Brothers Pinot Noir which comes from four separate vineyards in Sonoma County; 41% from Steiner Ranch, 26% from Walker Vine Hill, 21% from Devoto and 12% from Perli. Namesake is for the two sons, Tripp and Cushing. Aged for 18 months in 17% new French oak. 1,630 cases produced.

Medium garnet red with some ruby in the core. A touch of greenery on the nose with some twigs and strawberries. A touch of tobacco and cedar too. Medium acidity (6.5/10) with a light plus to medium body. Layered palate with notes of cinnamon, violet, white pepper, plums and a touch of mushrooms. Medium plus finish with a little bit of iron coming through. Drink till 2021.

$$ - Tasted at the winery. Retail price is $55.00. — 7 years ago

with India

Billy L.

9.5

2012 Vintage PNP
Really easy drinking, great QPR from
Lisa Drinkward & Francoise Peschon>who makes Bruce Phillips VHR (Vine Hill Ranch) & was Araujo’s Winemaker for many years.
Excellent wine always!
Deep purple & blue fruits, fine integrated tannins, long finish, lots to enjoy here!
Cheers 🍇🍷👍 — 8 years ago

Alexis Davis Iaconis

Hospitality Director Copain Wines

9.5

Powerful and elegant from Oakville. Long life ahead — 8 years ago

Chris LoRusso

9.3

Great acid, lemon & hazelnut. Light to medium bodied, not as buttery as I like. Prefer the Vine Hill, but Love Kistler Chard! — 9 years ago

Roy Goble

9.5

My score might be a bit high, but I loved drinking a more affordable version of VHR! Still up there at $125 but it’s half the price of their flagship wine and still has all the charm. — 3 years ago

Joe Flo

9.7

Unbelievable with a tremendous potential could be 100 pointer in a few years — 4 years ago

John Malcolm

9.9

Spectacular! Opened 9 hours beforehand and decanted for last hour. Dark berries, plums, espresso, and a hint of licorice. Dense, juicy, and elegant. Drinking exceptionally well now, but can still age for quite some time. — 4 years ago

Steve S.

8.9

2017 - Pomegranate and strawberries. A light bright zin mix that paired well with salmon. — 6 years ago

Carl Fischer

9.2

Tor’s entry Cabernet is a cuvée from their single vineyard sites (mainly Cimarossa mixed with To Kalon, Melanson, Herb Lamb, Tierra Roja and Vine Hill Ranch). The nose offers up leather, cinnamon and blueberry. Fruit-forward on the entry, cherry and blackberry flavors dominate with hints of spice on the finish. The wine is medium to medium/full-bodied - definitely lighter bodied than most Tor Wines I’ve enjoyed. Despite its youthfulness, it is drinking well - though I would suggest opening at least an hour before consuming. — 7 years ago

David L

9.7

15’To- Kalon Cabernet Franc- Vine Hill Ranch PV -To - Kalon Cabernet. Flipping Amazing!!! Must have in your cellar! — 7 years ago

Anthony Biagi

Winemaker Hourglass, Owner Patria

9.2

Funny @Cameron Hobel the 97 im drinking tonight nonbrett at all. Cedar box, chocolate fudge, dried cherries, black pepper and hints of camphor. Tannins are plush and finish a lil dried out. Over all a pleasure to drink. Tony Soter was a terroir God. Almost positive this wine has JJ Cohn, St Eden and Vine Hill Ranch. We need to chat more about Tony Soters place in the history of Napa — 9 years ago

Dennis Hogenkamp

9.4

14.5% ABV Perfect pairing w/ Bang! meatloaf recipe. Shout out to Cissy Olderman for supplying the recipe. Bang! was a magical restaurant in Denver, Co. Old vine Zin, planted in 1880’s, with secondary varietal grenache. Yum! — 3 years ago

"Odedi"

9.3

This is a delicious Petit Verdot from Napa Valley.

Tasty right out of the bottle and better after 2 hours in the decanter.

Showing black fruits with cedar, vanilla, leather, chocolates, tobacco leaf, spices, tar, peppercorn, dark coffee, earth and licorice.

Full bodied with medium acidity.

Dry and fruity on the palate.

Loved the nose here.

14.7% alcohol by volume.

93 points. — 4 years ago

Cathy Corison

Owner/Winemaker Corison Winery

9.2

40 years old! Still alive and kicking. Plums and cassis hanging on. Floral perfume. Kiss of Brett. — 5 years ago

with Chuck-Hou, Rose and 2 others

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10

The 2016 Syrah Sonoma-Hillsides has been nothing less than stunning on the three occasions I have tasted it so far. A wine of extraordinary purity and depth, the 2016 dazzles from the very first taste. The richness and power are simply breathtaking. Bacon fat, smoke, grilled herb and lavender are woven into a graceful, seamless core of inky blue/purplish fruit. Even with all of its intensity, the 2016 remains remarkably light on its feet. The Sonoma-Hillsides is a blend of fruit from Castelli-Knight Ranch, Griffin's Lair and Walker Vine Hill, done with 100% whole clusters and aged in a combination of concrete and neutral oak, with no SO2. I am not sure how the 2016 will age, but I am also not sure it will matter, as most bottles will be long gone before that is an issue. Quite simply, the Sonoma-Hillsides is a total pleasure bomb and a modern-day benchmark for Syrah in California. Don't miss it! (Antonio Galloni, Vinous, April 2018) — 7 years ago

Mark Flesher

9.5

This wine is still QUITE on the way up. Block 6 Vine Hill Ranch fruit. This one has just started to do a little bit of integrating. The nose is full throttle blackberry fruit, oak, licorice, iodine. The entry is energetic, youthful, slightly sweet blackberry cassis with a little bit of blueberry, milk chocolate, herb, and cherry blossom(?). The middle of this is thick, dark blackberry. The finish is dominated by black pepper and grilled meat finish. A little bit of heat here. Oak tannin that I imagine was probably much more stiff upon release. Starting to soften, but I imagine the better days of this wine are still ahead. Drink 2019-2029. — 7 years ago

Michael Townley

9.5

Wine tasting night, blind tasting and this was #1, Vine Hill Ranch 2010 #2, Andrew Geoffrey Cab Franc 2009, Caymus 2012, Turnbull 2013 — 9 years ago