November 15, 2014 - Nice smokey, bacon flavors. Dark fruit. Was really good with meatloaf
April 15, 2013 - Very impressive, beautiful wine. Rich, concentrated flavors of black cherry, coffee, spice, with an age-worthy backbone of oak and tannin. This is another great value from the Benzigers.
February 23, 2013 - Good not great. Went well with a fillet steak but didn't particularly wow.
August 24, 2012 - Smooth, firm and well-balanced. If you have this, drink it. If you don't have it, buy it and drink it.
August 10, 2012 - Nose there. Rest does not seem to match impressive start. Trying.
June 15, 2012 - had this after a few other wines, right after an 09 Josh from J.Carr Cellars. It was not bad but not that good either. Everyone liked the Josh better. No real fruit on the palate compared to Josh
April 1, 2012 - A nose of some fruit, thin aroma, garnet in color. A underwhelming Cab, with some blackberry, herb and oak, no complexity, a disappointment considering WE’s review.
March 22, 2012 - Great weeknight wine. Nice finish, very easy drinking.
March 5, 2012 - Lackluster, disappointing.
February 28, 2012 - Incredible value. After breathing an hour, nice aromatics of dark fruit, coffee and spice. Initial taste of dark fruit, tar and herbs leading to an abbreviated dry finish. Little change nights 2 and 3