6/5/2022 - vfsi Likes this wine:

Decanted for 6 hours. Wonderful nose, great fruit and smooth finish. Far from too old. Glad I didn't pop and pour. Impressed

6/5/2022 - vfsi Likes this wine:

Decanted for 2 hours. Nice wine, aged beautifully.

4/4/2022 - vfsi Likes this wine:

Opaque deep red/purple with slight brick red on the edges. Big big nose and palate. The wine should have several years of shelf life remaining.

9/4/2016 - vfsi wrote:

Nice fruit, soft tannins An enjoyable wine, would buy it again. The winery was really fun as well.

6/18/2015 - vfsi wrote:

deep brick red color, nose of big vanilla and red fruit, red fruit followed through to the taste with good spice very nice with the Korean food far from over aged

6/11/2015 - vfsi wrote:

Nose of big fruit, a juicy mouth full of fruit. Moderately long finish with good acid. A really enjoyable wine.

5/2/2015 - vfsi wrote:

One of the lighter Zinfandels. I was expecting a little more of the distinctive Amador flavor. Still very drinkable

5/4/2015 - vfsi wrote:

Smooth easy drink for an Australian Shiraz. Nice fruit with just a touch of smoked meat.

1/20/2015 - vfsi Likes this wine:

Paired with Apple Cake and apple syrup. Magical match.

2/27/2015 - vfsi Likes this wine:

This wine has aged very gracefully. Nice fruit on the nose that carries through to the nice finish. It still has a little tannins remaining.

2/26/2015 - vfsi wrote:

Big nose of dark fruit, fruit and minerals taste nice finish with mild tannins. Bottle age has been good for this wine.

11/8/2014 - vfsi Likes this wine:

Earthy old world nose with some fruit. Dark deep red color, wine opened up after a couple of hours in a decanter. Very easy to drink with a nice spice pepper finish.

4/13/2014 - vfsi wrote:

Drank with seafood, not over oaked. Would drink again.

11/29/2013 - vfsi wrote:

Lost this bottle in the cellar a few years ago. The wine seemed to age gracefully. Lost a lot of the rhubarb bite. Tart enough to offset the sweet with some berry. Very drinkable for a fruit wine.

5/4/2013 - vfsi wrote:

Nice wine, good nose. Nice fruit with a savory finish.

3/22/2013 - vfsi Likes this wine:

Great nose of dark berries and good berry flavor teeth staining tannins finishes a little short very enjoyable

3/24/2013 - vfsi Likes this wine:

Nice big Aussie Shiraz, big fruit nose, big fruit taste, lingering finish without being jammy

3/30/2013 - vfsi Likes this wine:

Nice fruit nose, good fruit taste with bright acid and firm tannins.

3/31/2013 - vfsi wrote:

A very enjoyable white wine, great juicy nose of melons, good flavor of fruit with a touch of sweetness.

3/31/2013 - vfsi Likes this wine:

Nice Merlot, pleasant aroma of dark berries with a hint of oak taste of more dark fruit with a little tartness lingering finish.

2/8/2013 - vfsi Likes this wine:

Layers of flavor fruit, game, earth. Lengthy finish. Smooth

1/29/2013 - vfsi wrote:

Drank early but needed to taste Oakville East's newest wine.
Double decanted for 2 hrs, Wonderful aroma of dark berries, earth and a little spice. Taste was muted compared to the aroma. Lots of dry tannins on the long finish of earth and some fruit. Compared to their Core Stone? maybe the fruit is not as sweet. A few years to let the tannins mellow would make a big difference.

9/7/2012 - vfsi wrote:

Room filling smell of red berries, red fruit taste with a little earth, nice finish and not as tart as some.

8/25/2012 - vfsi wrote:

Nice fruit and spice with soft tannins. Medium long finish.

8/18/2012 - vfsi wrote:

A very nice Merlot. Red Fruit smell and taste. Soft tannins on the finish. The wine really opened up with decanting.

8/15/2012 - vfsi wrote:

Muted fruit on the nose, nice red fruit taste, medium to short finish. I would drink it again.

7/21/2012 - vfsi wrote:

Nothing special but did have nice spice to match with the char grilled steak.

7/7/2012 - vfsi wrote:

Nice bottle of Cabernet Sauvignon. Very nice smell of oak and fruit. Good flavor with an extended finish.

7/20/2012 - vfsi wrote:

Nice smell of fruit, good fruit flavors, very little herbal taste, kind of a short finish but for the price a drinkable Pinot Noir.

7/10/2012 - vfsi wrote:

An OK chardonnay with a little oak and minerals on the finish.

6/26/2012 - vfsi wrote:

I am not a Pinot Noir expert but this wine was very nice. A great fruity aroma filled the room as it was poured into the decanter. The Flavor was more fruit with a long finish. Our guest kept remarking "I can't believe I like a Pinot Noir".

5/25/2012 - vfsi wrote:

A good example of an Amador County Zinfandel Fruit and spice with a long fruit finish carried by soft tannins.

4/6/2012 - vfsi wrote:

Much better after two more years in the bottle. Not a great cab but at least drinkable.

4/18/2012 - vfsi wrote:

A rich creamy chardonnay with a mineral finish. Nice fruit on the nose and entry.

4/1/2012 - vfsi wrote:

Nice enjoyable Napa Cab. Big nose of fruit and wood. Nice fruit and full body with a medium long finish that has good tannins.

3/28/2012 - vfsi wrote:

Drank with a new creation from a Greek cookbook. Nice fruity nose of pear and peach. Off dry taste with fruit and some herbaceous tastes. Medium length finish with a touch of minerals. Very Riesling like.

2/17/2012 - vfsi wrote:

Rich buttery Chardonnay with noticeable oak.

2/24/2012 - vfsi wrote:

Nice bold Aussie Shiraz
Lots of aroma of red fruit shared with spice and pepper. Tastes of earth and spice with fruit coming back on the long finish. Thick body dark color.

2/25/2012 - vfsi wrote:

Nice aroma of dark fruit and oak notes. medium thick body with dark berry fruit, oak and some earth. Sizable tannins on the medium finish.

2/25/2012 - vfsi wrote:

An easy to like Zinfandel fruity nose with a little spice. spice and fruit taste with a medium body soft tannins with a medium short finish.

2/11/2012 - vfsi wrote:

This is a nice drinking wine. Popped and poured through an aerator. Nice aroma of fruit with a lingering spice. Tasty fruit and spice with smooth tannins on the finish. Tasted the remainder of the bottle the next day and all the fruit had disappeared. Pop and pour for best results

2/13/2012 - vfsi wrote:

Drank with an oriental chicken dish. Was a nice pairing. Wine was enjoyed by all.
Petrol and mineral aroma, continued through to the taste with light pear apple fruit. Mineral dry finish. A dry style that was enjoyed by the red wine drinkers at the meal.

2/8/2012 - vfsi wrote:

Muted fruit aroma. Light body, red berry flavor and soft tannins, short finish. Should have drank much younger.

2/4/2012 - vfsi wrote:

I don't drink a lot of Petite Sirah so I don't know if this bottle was "correct", but it sure did sell and taste good. Lots of fruit but not real jammy like some fruity wines. A small tannin dryness at the end

2/4/2012 - vfsi wrote:

Smells better than it tastes. Nice nose but had a different flavor in the middle. Nice tannins on the finish.

2/3/2012 - vfsi wrote:

Maybe it was too old or maybe I don't like the style. Very little aroma of anything. The flavor was mostly spice and little in the way of tannins.

2/3/2012 - vfsi wrote:

Nice aroma of fruit. Nice tannins. Not very tart.

1/23/2012 - vfsi wrote:

A nice Napa Bordeaux blend. Tasted above the higher priced bottle that were blind tasted on the same evening. Nice fruit nose and fruit taste with nice finish. Needed to breathe, was better at the end of the glass and the next day.

1/23/2012 - vfsi wrote:

This vintage had a more complex taste than the 03 and 07 Geyser Peak that were tasted at the same time. The fruit isn't as forward as the 07 and it has a longer finish.

1/20/2012 - vfsi wrote:

Enjoyed this wine even though it was tasted against much more expensive wines. It had comparable aroma and taste with good tannins on the finish. Was a little lighter body then the expensive Napa Bordeaux blends it was compared against.