2012 Red Wine from Sonoma

Pinot Report, 94 points: Medium-deep ruby color; complex, rich wild cherry aromas with some spice and herbal notes; deep, complex flavors of cherry and earth with some herbal and tea notes; silky texture; good structure and balance; long...

Wine Spectator, 93 points: Bold blueberry and smoky meat aromas lead to complex, expressive flavors of dark plum, crushed stone and licorice that linger toward big but ripe tannins. Drink now through 2027. 175 cases made. –TF

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 94 points: 94+ I assume the 2012 Proprietary Red Vintage Reserve comes from the winery’s finest lots. It is no wimpy wine at 14.9% natural alcohol and appears to be made from Bordeaux varietals. It demonstrates that like Napa...

Connoisseur's Guide, 95 points: Intensely spicy with a wealth of pepper and game tagging it as Syrah in no uncertain terms yet also wonderfully deep in ongoing blackberry-like fruit, this exquisitely structured wine manages to be big, balanced and...

Vinous, 90 points: Kinsella's 2012 Cabernet Sauvignon Jersey Boys Vineyard is soft, succulent and expressive. Dark red cherry, plum, spice, new leather and licorice meld together in a voluptuous, racy Cabernet Sauvignon built on texture...

Vinous, 93 points: The 2012 Cabernet Sauvignon Mon Chevalier emerges from a site in Knights Valley, an area Luc Morlet knows well from his time at Peter Michael. Graphite, smoke, game, licorice, black cherry and plum - all signatures of...

Vinous, 90 points: Good bright medium red. Raspberry, plum, cola, earth and a hint of smoky minerality on the nose. A step up in concentration from the basic Carneros bottling, with red fruit flavors complemented by spicy earth tones and a...