Joe DAscoli

9.2

Auction wine. Broken cork. Again. Wine was at base of the neck. I think cakebread got a batch of bad corks. No wine into the cork and they all broke right at the end. Not sure how it affected the wine but it’s been a consistent issue

Wine exhibited some decent fruit but no real depth or grip. Very smooth and medium body but missing some power and complexity expected from this site.

— 6 days ago

Lyle

9.2

Light and fruity with a smooth, earthy finish — a month ago

Stuart Dershaw

9.2

Good vintage. Stone fruit on the palette with good salinity. — 2 months ago

Julius Rifkin

9.3

I couldn’t pass up picking up a bottle of the “Sideways” 20th anniversary bottling of Hitching Post’s Highliner. Aside from the movie recognition, it’s a damn good Pinot, though a bit heavier in style than others. Vivid, fresh flavors of cranberry and cherry with a bit of spice. Delicious. Fruit sourced from three different vineyards in Santa Barbara County. 100% Pinot Noir. 4/28/25. — 15 days ago

Daniel Ciolek

9.0

Pleasantly surprised how good this is for less than $9. Bright fruity nose. Sweet dark cherries, raspberries, baking spice. Full bodied slightly jammy and smooth as silk with pleasing lingering finish. — a month ago

Tom Casagrande

8.9

Truncated family party notes. Crisp, fresh, zingy. Drink drink drink. Nicely done. — 2 months ago

with Douglas, Dan and 2 others

Lori K

9.4

Exceptional Zin! Huge raspberry and vanilla with a spicy finish. Round and full in the mouth with a super nice lingering finish. Going back for a case. — 6 days ago

John Malcolm

9.4

An excellent wine from a not great year. Gorgeous on the nose. Plum, cassis, lavender, and milk chocolate. Just a bit weak on the finish. — 21 days ago

Chris MacLean

9.0

Solid everyday zin — 2 months ago

with Sarah

Kelly Perkins

9.0

Good flavor and went well with lasagna. — 3 months ago