Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Good deep red with a ruby tinge. Silky on entry, then sweet and penetrating in the middle palate, with cherry and redcurrant fruit flavors lifted by spices. Very long and su...

Wine Spectator: Plum jam and black cherry aromas are dry and restrained on the palate. A well-made, delicate mix of flavors from a challenging year. Drink now through 2018. –JL

James Suckling: Pure fruit with strawberry and flowers. Very aromatic undertones of lemon rind. Full body with firm and lightly chewy tannins. Wonderful tannin tension to the fruit. Keeps it ...

Justin Wong: Medium intensity with dark plum hue. The nose is very inviting and redolent of a cool-climate pinot with brightly scented aromas of violet, fleshy wild blackcurrant and ripe ...

About this Wine: Annual yield: 8000 select bottles, only in the more florid vintages.
Vineyard: Low Guyot training method with 7-8 buds per fruiting shoot.
Vine: 100% pure Ruché di Casta...

Rhone Report, The: A voluptuous, hedonistic, and pleasure bent blend that is mostly Grenache, the 2011 Orin Swift Abstract delivers loads of creamy red and blackberry fruit, sweet spice, licoric...

Wine Spectator: Packed with fruit character, this deep, ripe version offers plenty of new oak, revealing a rich texture and zesty flavors of smoky licorice, blackberry cobbler and cracked pep...

Wine Spectator: Packed with fruit character, this deep, ripe version offers plenty of new oak, revealing a rich texture and zesty flavors of smoky licorice, blackberry cobbler and cracked pep...

Wine Spectator: Very ripe, but also very focused, with a distilled raspberry essence racing from start to finish, while extra licorice snap, blueberry coulis and plum pâte de fruit notes fill...

Pinot Report: Deep ruby color; very complex, deep herb and cherry aromas; complex and very deep, mouthfilling cherry flavors with rich, Asian spice notes and sweet oak; great structure and ...

Pinot Report: Deep ruby color; intense, complex aromas of cherry and leather with meaty notes; mouthfilling flavors of stewed cherry, leather and earth; very complex, great texture; great s...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Bright ruby. Pungent raspberry and cherry pit on the nose, with dark chocolate and violet notes adding complexity. Juicy red fruit flavors are energized by tangy acidity, pi...

Burghound: Here too there is a background application of wood that is sufficiently subtle so as to allow the expressive nose of plum, earth, wild dark berries and forest floor aromas to ...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: The 2011 Geyserville impresses for its silkiness and texture. Sweet dark berries, flowers and mint are some of the notes that take shape in the glass. The 2011 is a decidedly ...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Medium red-ruby. Higher-pitched on the nose than the merlot, offering scents of blackberry, mint and violet. Juicy, supple and fresh, with sweet cassis and black cherry flav...

Wine Enthusiast: This is a structured, ripe wine that also has a great sense of freshness—vibrant blackberry flavor and lively acidity. The finish retains the same delicious freshness and brig...

Wine Spectator: Dark, with a ganache frame to the black currant, plum and blackberry notes. Tarry finish is rather shut and stolid today, but there’s serious stuffing here. Long charcoal echo...