Bucklin, Cabernet Sauvignon Old Hill Ranch, Sonoma Valley

If you like burnt cobbler, your gonna love this wine. Hot and over-extracted. Tons of spice on the nose. As we say in Detroit, "Girl, you a hot mess"

I really enjoy all the Bucklin Wines - save the Cabernet. This particular bottle featured the rich dark fruit and pepper from the other bottles I have had.

Still don't see the romance with this effort. Too hot and fake for me. Overly extracted and disjointed to boot. Heat is also evident. Pretty nose, but beyond that I find little appealing.

My new favorite Zin. Great depth of flavor and not too jammy.

Conflicted by this wine. Big robust, peppery zin, filled with black fruits. On the other hand, the oak influence here is disturbing. The fruit seems substantial enough to stand alone.

Great Zinfandel. An old vine field blend from one of California's greatest vineyards. The blend, while dominated by Zinfandel, as a little bit of everything in it. Will does great work with this beloved vineyard.

California Cabernets (Vin Vino Wine, Palo Alto, CA) : clear, maroon with red hues in the color. smoke, earth, dark fruit, on the nose. blackberry, blueberry, cherry, oak, spice, on the palate. low acid, medium tannins on this short finish.

Excellent wine, showing great distinctiveness, balance and focus. Outstanding.

Dark black red violet color; very appealing, lifted, ripe berry, black raspberry, black plum nose; tasty, rich but poised, black raspberry, ripe berry, ripe black fruit, violets palate; medium-plus finish

15.6% alcohol. Medium dark ruby red. Expressive red fruit and spice aromas. Black cherry, raspberry and sage on the palate with a dollop of black pepper. No noticeable heat, rich, lively and very well balanced. Planted in the 1880s, Old Hill Ranch is one of my favorite vineyards. Tasting this 19th Century mixed-black field blend (Zinfandel, Grenache, Alicante, Petite, Mourved, Syrah, Carignane, Tempranillo, Tannat, Grand Noir ... is like tasting history. Will Bucklin tends this treasure with loving care and …

2012 Historic Vineyard Society Dinner (Bedrock Vineyard, Sonoma, California) : Very dark ruby color; black currant, ripe red currant nose; tart red currant, black currant, black cherry, cinnamon, tart black fruit, licorice palate with depth; medium-plus finish 92+ points)

2012 ZAP: Grand Tasting and K&L Tasting; 1/20/2012-1/28/2012 (The Concourse, San Francisco, and K&L, Redwood City, California) : Tart berry, tar nose; tar, tart black fruit palate; medium-plus finish