This wine was no surprise. Matt Cline's wines are consistently the best values around, and this was no exception. Big, fruity, complex, and delicious. I bought a lot of it. I have followed his wines, and him, for about 30 years, and have never been disappointed.

If you like old vine wine, this can't be beat at this price, enjoy

I wrote a bad review of this wine the other day based on the first bottle I opened. It was not good and I put the rest of the case in the garage.... But after writing the review I also read several of the positive reviews. Didn't even sound like the same wine. So I decided to try another bottle. Decanted it and let it breathe a while to give it a fair shake. And I have to say it was really good.. more like 3 1/2 stars and very nice for the price point. The first bottle must have been spoiled in some way... air got to it, I expect, since I let it sit overnight and it was no better the second day... worse actually. Wanted to clarify that I now believe I got a very good value with my case purchase and have moved it back into my wine storage. The second bottle was nice and dry and relatively complex for even a $25 wine. Nice fruit but not over sweet.

This wine did not dissapoint, it has plenty of fruit, and has started to have layers of complexity.

good nose, good fruit and a medium long finish. Good enough to fool most folks into seeing a very expensive wine.

This is the second year in a row that I have ordered this wine. It has a great finish and a spiced Oak smoothness that you would have thought cost considerably more. Unbeatable at this price.

Tightly wound and bitter at first opening. Needed 30+ minutes to start to open up. This reminds me of Vacqueryras but with more acidity. Shows wonderful dark and earthy flavors but the fruit is muted at this point. Needs a year or two to develop but the potential is there.

We are delighted with this wine. We bought it to be an "everyday wine" for groups of friends. We wanted a nice wine we could serve freely without going broke and this exceeds expectations.

Nice everyday drinker. Popped and poured, and it pretty much lived up to the wineaccess hype. Glad I went for a case.

This wine is so smooth, like velvet with a a long cherry finish....I drove home from my gf's after having a glass with dinner at her place...home, 10 min later I can still taste the cherries on the finish. Classy, well made wine...I need to get more!

It's young now, though I didn't air it at all. Aromas are all oak and mocha at the moment, but the tanic structure buttresses the rich, piercing acidity as I drink it. delicious.

syrupy and sweet,, all fruit and little structure or complexity... tastes like a cheap California red -- which I guess it is...Bought on the recommendation of a friend... He will still be my friend but won't take his wine recommendations any more ;-)

Just didn't have the balance or taste for it's pricepoint.