96 points Wine and Spirits: "Jerry and Sigrid Seps select the barrels for this reserve, the top lot from their hillside estate overlooking Mount St. Helena and the Palisades in Northern Napa Valley. The vineyard forms an amphitheatre facing northeast, with enough cool morning sun to ripen the grapes with the kind of pure, fresh fruit flavors that Bordeaux's first growths attain in the finest vintages. But rather than the black currant depth of cabernet, here it's zin's basket of raspberries, cool and delicious.This is perfectly formed, youthfully floral, with sweetness in the fruit tannin that captures the late autumn sun. We tasted the 2001 and 1981 Reserves at Storybook, which led me to believe that my score on the 2006 is conservative" (02/10) 94 points and two stars from the Connoisseurs' Guide to California Wine: "This perennial high-performer returns in 2006 with another stellar outing in which its tight first aromas are terrifically well-focused on bright, pert, concentrated blackberry fruit with a claret-like sense of potential in their midst. As expected from the nose, the wine is firm, balanced and deep with solid, if youthfully reluctant yet impeccably crafted flavors. Bottle aging will be this wine's greatest ally, and we would counsel that it be put in the cellar for some three to four years at a minimum - with the full expectation that this Zin has a decade of forward momentum in its kit bag." (01/10)
Below is a listing of the wine review scores we frequently reference in our notes. While these sources remain an excellent source of information, we always recommend that you trust your own palate. Scores in these publications often represent the personal taste of an individual critic, which may not always coincide with your own. We have a huge team of excellent wine professionals that can match wines you've had in the past with new arrivals that meet your flavor profile.
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