A. Rafanelli, Estate Blend, Dry Creek Valley

A real treat. Didn’t realize I had one left. I tasted plums, cherries, blackberry. Hint of tobacco and dark chocolate I think I would be really good with dark chips almond with sea salt bar

Exquisite!!

Excellent Cab-Merlot blend still showing youthful fruit notes.

A wonderful new world interpretation of a Bordeaux blend. Not sure of the exact varietals or percentages, but seems Merlot heavy with cab providing a solid structure. In an amazing place now. Opened and drank over several hours. Started off closed and flat but started to open up after an hour and was still improving four hours later at last sip. Still has a few years of life left. Seductive nose of lush fruit, anise/licorice, and hints of tobacco, eucalyptus, …

Full bodied, wonderfully balanced nose and taste front to back. Beautiful, deep color. Medium tannins, and acid.

Great red blend, very food friendly. It would help if they would post the grapes/percentages on the label in the future.

Still has plenty of aging potential, but I agree entirely with the previous review.

PnP. Medium full body with integrated tanins. 60% cabernet sauvignon, 40% merlot estate blend. Lingering finish. Red fruit is subdued but balanced. Not the fruit bomb of modern Napa cabs. Thoroughly enjoyable with a steak. Wish i had more to try again in 5 years. Another really nice effort from Dave Rafanelli.

To quote the pasta lady from Tiktok -- "Just gorgeous." A seductive, fruit-forward nose and peppery finish. All the glories of North Sonoma in one glass. I could retire with this wine and a pizza. Or a 3-Michelin-star pasta dish.

Appealing nose and initially impressive combination of rich and sweet. The wine lacked depth and finish to score higher, but it was enjoyable.

Still young but delicious. One or two years will make it fantastic. 90

From the winery. This is delicious and enticing, full of vibrant red fruit and great acidity, kind of what I expect from the ‘13 vintage generally (though I tend to prefer the ‘12 vintage generally, which is more aloof - in a good way).

Wonderful Blend with great flavors