Red Wine from Central Coast

Wine Enthusiast, 90 points: Another successful Marinus from this small Monterey County appellation. Made from all five classic Bordeaux varieties, it's dry and rich in blackberries, black currants, crème de cassis and cedar, and is more rough in...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 94 points: Lastly, the 2013 Willows Cuvee is even more impressive from bottle than barrel. Made from 47% Grenache, 35% Syrah and 18% Mourvedre, this sexy, full-bodied, pleasure-bent beauty is loaded with meaty, savory notes of...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 94 points: I always love this cuvee, and the 2013 Beautiful Earth Proprietary Red is a great wine. Made from mostly Syrah (with 13% Grenache and 8% Mourvedre), its vibrant purple color is followed by fabulous notes of blackberries...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 95 points: Another sensational red is the 2013 Veracity Proprietary Red, which is mostly Grenache blended with 34% Mourvedre and 17% Syrah. Aged in 32% new barrels, its ruby color is followed by classic notes of black raspberries...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 97 points: Moving to the 2013s, these are up there with the creme de la creme from Paso Robles. The 2013 Authenticity Proprietary Red (82% Syrah and 18% Mourvedre) is 100% Paderewski Vineyard and saw 57% whole cluster before...

Wine & Spirits, 91 points: A syrah-dominant blend that also includes petite sirah and malbec, this is grown mostly on sandstone and shale at the cooler southern end of Paso Robles. It’s refreshing, the flavors suggesting black currant along with...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 93 points: A great wine, the 2012 Todos Proprietary Red Wine offers terrific notes of black and red raspberry fruits, toasted bread and spice. As it sat in the glass, more classic Syrah olive, bacon and a touch of violet all...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 94 points: Another blockbuster, the 2012 Ingenuity Proprietary Red is comprised of 58% Syrah, 18% Mourvedre, 14% Grenache and 10% Petite Sirah that was fermented in concrete and stainless steel before spending 18 months in 40% new...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 92 points: 92+ A new blend, the 2013 Milk & Honey checks in as 35% Tempranillo, 32% Cabernet Sauvignon, 25% Syrah, 6% Mourvedre and a splash of Grenache, all of which saw 16 months in 70% new French oak. It's another sensational...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 93 points: The 2012 Vineyard Drive is a blend of Syrah, Grenache, Mourvedre and Roussanne that spent 18 months in a combination of new and neutral French and Hungarian oak barrels. It possess a Rhone-like style with its peppery...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 92 points: A southern Rhone-like blend of 43% Mourvedre, 38% Grenache and 19% Syrah, the 2010 Altas Vinas is a beauty. Dense and meaty, with the Mourvedre really showing, it delivers loads of smoked black fruits, licorice, roasted...

Wine Spectator, 94 points: Bold ripe intense and vibrant with a full-throttle core of dark berry fruit that's rich focused and full-bodied offering blackberry wild berry plum and black cherry picking up spice flora tar and black licorice flavors in...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 95 points: Exquisite from the barrel the opaque ruby/purple-colored 2004 Broken Stones (75% Syrah and 25% Grenache) exhibits crisp underlying acidity a sweet perfume of raspberries blackberries garrigue pepper and spice box full...

Antonio Galloni's Vinous, 94 points: Saturated ruby. A heady, explosively perfumed bouquet displays scents of ripe raspberry, incense and rose oil, with an intense spicy nuance adding lift. Stains the palate with potent red fruit liqueur and floral pastille...