Bennett Lane Winery

Moderate complexity and it drank easily right now, but I wished I would have given it some time. Definitely softer tannins, with a decent long finish. Dark fruit flavors balanced with gentle spice and something in the...

Flabby and non-descript, with very little fruit and an odd oleaginous texture (doubtless achieved by "tannin management"). Tastes somewhat downmarket.

Very interesting wine with a non-conventional blend. They use of Syrah is not typical of a meritage blend. The wine had aromas of plum and herbs. Taste was surprisingly complex with plum, current, with good balance.

Again, tasted at Snooth Blind Tasting ... Opaque, dense wine. First impression was that this was a Zinfandel from Dry Creek than a Cab from Napa. Definitely not a wine for me. It was big, jammy with sweetness.

My #2 wine of the 12 wine blind tasting - very Old World style - balanced, integrated, balanced. I really liked it and found it similar to a wine where the grapes were grown at altitude - lots of minerality and the acidity...

A peppery wine, rich, over oaked with jammy fruits. Its very well integrated and nice, but a bit austere in terms of structure. Tasted at the Snooth PTP California Cab blind tasting:...