92 Lisa Perrotti-Brown - The Wine Independent

A blend of 96% Cabernet Sauvignon and 4% Cabernet Franc, the 2019 Miner Emilys Cabernet Sauvignon has a deep garnet-purple color. It pops from the glass with exuberant notes of black cherry compote, crème de cassis, and raspberry coulis, giving way to hints of tar, black olives, and wild thyme. Full-bodied, the palate is filled with crunchy black fruits and a racy backbone, textured with soft, approachable tannins, finishing with an invigorating herbal lift.

96 KEN'S WINE GUIDE - kenswineguide.com

This midnight purple colored Cabernet Sauvignon from Brandlin opens with a cassis, boysenberry, and pencil shavings with hint blueberry. On the palate, this wine is medium plus bodied and medium acidity. The mouthfeel is balanced, round, plush, and savory. The flavor profile is blueberry and stony minerality blend with notes of cedar and black currant. We also detected some hints of menthol and blackberry in the mix. The finish is dry, and its flavors and integrated dusty tannins, are very lengthy and pronounced. The Tasting Panel would decant this Cab with a very long time and then serve it with a well-marbled ribeye or seared duck breast"

95 Michael Franz - Wine Review Online

Terrific fruit — respectfully grown and vinified — then aged and finished with impressive skill. That’s what you get for your money in this wine, and it is a thing of beauty. To be clear, beauty is not what everyone seeks when buying premium wines from Napa, and if the automotive equivalent of what you’re seeking is a Hummer, you might be better off with another choice. But if a BMW is more your thing, this could be what you’re after in a current release at a high level. Fully 50% of the 110 barrels of this were new, but you’d never know that from the wine unless you had additional information about the toast level of the barriques or the time the wine spent in them, and the tech sheet I have at my disposal won’t enable me to clue you in on that. But really, given that the character of the finished product is what matters, who cares? Winemaker Steve Rogstad has managed to turn out a very serious and age-worthy Cabernet that places the pure core of fruit at center-stage, with all the winemaking accents right where they belong — as accents in the wings. As this opens with aeration, you can find the cooperage expressing itself with subtle spiciness and toastiness, but there is no icky vanilla or distracting charred notes in this wine — and I checked it again and again to assure that you won’t find them, either. The tannin management is as skillful as the wood influence, making this already wonderful with decanting and a pairing with fairly serious food — or just a nice piece of cheese.

94 Wine Spectator

Very expressive, with zesty anise and apple wood mixed with sassafras and sweet bay leaf flavors, all backed by a dense, polished core of blackberry and açaí berry fruit. Features a hint of tar that adds spine and textural contrast to the finish. Big all around, but everything is well-proportioned. Best from 2023 through 2038. 2,700 cases made.

93 Wine Enthusiast

Very ripe, lush, jammy fruit flavors give a lot of pleasure to this full-bodied wine as moderate tannins add good structure to the palate, firming up black cherries, cranberries and blueberries that show excellent depth. Best from 2025–2035.

90 Wine Enthusiast

This is an easygoing and affordable example of modern, cool climate Aussie Pinot. Ripe red berries bounce from the glass, followed by quieter aromas of florals, baking spice and a slight mushroomy savoriness. The palate is light to medium in weight, fleshy and round, but with a tug of savory tannins holding it all together. Knock back slightly chilled, with or without food.

94 Jim Gordon - JamesSuckling.com

"Powerful yet pretty, this sculpted and velvety wine captures tempting ripe blackberry and black cherry flavors and holds them in a slightly restrained, tensioned texture laced with well-integrated and fine-grained tannins. Good concentration and structure. Drink now or hold."

90 James Suckling - Jamessuckling.com

A neat and lightly minerally wine with nectarine, apple and lime aromas. Crisp and fresh, with a barely medium body and a pithy, minerally finish. Not complex but gastronomic in style, with a touch of salinity at the end. Drink now. Screw cap.

93 Wine Enthusiast

This three-vineyard blend is a solid choice for the cellar. Aromas of crushed stone and raspberry lead from the nose into a lighter-bodied palate. A gravelly, chalky texture frames flavors of raspberry, cranberry and just enough baking spice. Drink now–2039.

93 Sean P. Sullivan - Northwest Wine Report

"Pale peach colored, this is all Syrah, fermented and aged in stainless steel. The aromas boast notes of cherry, melon rind, wet stone, hard candy, and peach. Broad-feeling, textured, quite tart flavors follow. It's a fascinating interplay of aromatic and flavor complexity and driving acidity - one of the standout rosés of the vintage."

92 Owen Bargreen - OwenBargreen.com

This 2024 Gard ‘Grand Klasse’ Rose delivers a smooth mouthfeel with serous texture and lip-smacking acidity. Bright red fruits collide with citrus peel and copious minerals on the palate. Drink 2025-2031-

92 International Wine Report

"The 2024 Gard Rosé from the Royal Slope is made entirely from Syrah and pours a vivid salmon-pink color. The nose carries scents of ripe peach and fresh strawberry, with a light dusting of white pepper. On the palate, notes of watermelon mingle with stone fruit, giving the wine a juicy and vibrant core. Medium-bodied and supple in texture, it unfolds with a lush mouthfeel that lingers gracefully. 353 cases produced."

92 Sam Kim - Wine Orbit

Fruit forward and inviting on the nose with Black Doris plum, blueberry, floral, clove and almond notes, it's flavoursome in the mouth delivering ripe fruit intensity with silky texture and fine tannins, making it delightfully drinkable. At its best: now to 2029.

94 Decanter

Rich, dark fruit and mint aromas lead to a palate of cherry, cassis, cigar box and elegant tannins.

94 Wine Enthusiast

"There are intense aromas of robust, ripe raspberries and olallieberry, lemon peel, toasted vanilla, and notes of cream soda on the nose. The flavors on the palate are red plums, pomegranate, Blood orange juice, chicory, and layered acidity throughout the fruit components. The finish is dry. Decant and Enjoy pair with grilled New York steak. - TP"

94 Wine Enthusiast

Imagine the silkiest thing you can think of. Now magnify it times ten. That is how silky smooth and elegant this Pinot Noir is. Rainier cherry, leather, and cedar aromas set the tone, followed by dark raspberry and black tea flavors. There's plenty of acidity here, and the tannins are as velvety as a lounge singer's crushed velour jacket. The wine's finish is nice and long. Eventually, with air time, your patience will be rewarded as flavors of mocha and cardamom arrive on the scene.

95 Wine Enthusiast

Distinctly floral, with earthy violets and oregano joining forces with boysenberries, basil, fresh-turned earth, aged balsamic vinegar and sweet gardenias. The mouthfeel is slick and slippery, with redcurrant, dried cherry, orange peel and sausage roll flavors caressing the palate.

95 Owen Bargreen - OwenBargreen.com

Outstanding in this challenging vintage, the 2020 Top Source Red Wine combines 60% Grenache with the remainder Syrah. This quite honestly smells like a Cayuse wine. The range of aromatics is really outstanding with Umami, hoisin sauce, wet stone, black truffle crudo and suggestions of boysenberry sauce. The palate is beautifully textured, with fantastic finesse and length. The combination of weight, finesse and flavor/aromatic range is downright stunning. Do not sleep on this beauty. Drink 2023-2030

94 Eric Guido - Vinous Media

The 2020 Red Wine Columbia Valley is savory, with a burst of crushed ashen stones and dried blackberries accentuated by spiced citrus and camphor. This is silky-smooth and pliant. Crunchy mineral tones complicate vividly ripe red and blue fruits. The 2020 finishes incredibly long, crisply refreshing with a Violette pastille nuance that lingers on and on. The Columbia Valley Red Wine is juicy and fun yet full of character. It's a blend of 60% Grenache and 40% Syrah refined in all neutral oak.

94 Sean Sullivan - Sean P. Sullivan NW WIne Report

This is a blend of 60% Grenache and 40% Syrah, with a sizable portion of that fruit clearly coming from the stones in Walla Walla Valley. The aromas are exuberant, leading with notes of peat, fresh and dried tobacco, olive brine, crushed violet, wet rock, and a whiff of tangerine. There’s pleasing delicacy while still plenty of intensity to the soft-feeling, savory and umami-filled flavors, accented by olive and mineral notes. The finish sticks around for at least a 30-second count. It’s a stunner and a rare find at this price. 13.5% alcohol. 926 cases produced. TCA-free micro-agglomerated cork.

93 Sam Kim - Wine Orbit

Combining ripe fruit notes with savoury nuances, the wine shows dark berry, bay leaf, cured meat and toasted almond characters on the nose. The palate displays elegant weight and fine flow, well supported by silky texture and polished tannins, finishing persistent and complex. At its best: now to 2030.

91 J. D'Angelo - International Wine Report

The 2024 Bourgogne Pinot Noir presents delicate aromas of red berries layered with subtle spice, dried floral tones, a hint of pepper, and a touch of wet stone minerality. The palate is light to medium in body, guided by smooth tannins and a lively thread of acidity that enhances the red fruit and spice nuances. Well-balanced and graceful, it finishes with clarity and refined persistence.

93 Wine Enthusiast

"Rustic aromas of turned earth, minty loam and dried cherry meet with a rusty minerality on the nose of this bottling. The palate takes then sanguine element into cranberry, orange peel and clove flavors, all set against a grippy texture. Drink now-2037. -MK"

93 Antonio Galloni - Vinous

"The 2021 Pinot Noir Old Corral is one of the more savory, earthy Pinots in this range. Dried cherry, mint, tobacco, cedar, herbs and crushed autumn leaves are some of the nuances that emerge over time. The Old Corral is a Pinot for readers who enjoy understated wines. The stem component is especially evident in this bottling."

92 Matthew Luczy - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

"Sourced from the Big Basin Estate at 1,400 feet in elevation near the heart of the Santa Cruz Mountains, the 2021 Pinot Noir Old Corral is a structured but elegant expression of mountainous Pinot Noir. It is woodsy and high-toned on the nose, with aromas of pomegranate, citrus rind, pine needles and a savory touch of tobacco leaves. The palate is silky and angular with a delicate but pronounced tannin structure that carries through the steadily evolving finish. This wine developed considerably in the glass and should be cellared for 2-3 years."

92 James Suckling - Jamessuckling.com

A nose of raspberries, redcurrants, mulberries, herbs and iodine. It’s medium-bodied with fine tannins and a silky texture. Savory character. Juicy and fresh throughout the finish. From biodynamically grown grapes. Demeter certification. Vegan. Drink or hold.