BACA Accolades

91 POINTS

Erin Brooks, Wine Advocate

Medium ruby, the 2017 Zinfandel Tug O' War gives up classic peachy, stone fruit scents with layers of blue and red berries, warm earth, spices and dried flowers. The palate is medium-bodied and packed with multicolored fruits, with a gentle chew and great juiciness to refresh the spicy finish. 289 cases were made.

90 POINTS

Virginie Boone, Wine Enthusiast

From an historic site in the appellation, this hearty, brawny wine is richly layered in brambly blackberry, vanilla and toasted oak, with an additional richness of graham cracker and brown sugar. The full-bodied concentration appeals and is complemented in cinnamon and clove.

90 POINTS

Jeb Dunnuck, Jeb Dunnuck

The 2017 Zinfandel Tug O'War Maffei Vineyard (100% Zinfandel) comes from a site in the Russian River and has a classic bouquet of spiced plums, cedarwood, dried orange rind, and potpourri. Incredibly complex, it's elegant and polished on the palate, with fine tannins, good sweetness of fruit, and an outstanding finish. It's a ripe, sexy, yet elegant Zinfandel.

94 POINTS

Jeb Dunnuck, Jeb Dunnuck

Coming all from the Maffei Vineyard in the Russian River Valley and very old vines, the 2018 Zinfandel Tug O' War sports a deep plum/ruby hue as well as classic Zin notes of brambly herbs, cedarwood, candied orange rind, and strawberry and plum fruits. Ripe, medium to full-bodied, and nicely concentrated, it has a wonderful sense of elegance and purity, silky tannins, and no hard edges. This beautiful Zinfandel does everything right!

91 POINTS

Virginie Boone, Wine Enthusiast

Fruity, with a dusty nose of baked plum, cinnamon and prune, this wine comes from a vineyard planted between 1929 and 1949. Still in the same family, it offers bright, quenching acidity beneath the brawn and lasting heat.

90 POINTS

Virginie Boone, Wine Enthusiast

Soft, sweet and densely layered, this wine offers strong flavors of cola, baked plum, blackberry and licorice. The oak is prominent and adds vanilla and baking spice, underscoring the overall richness in style.

91 POINTS

Jeb Dunnuck, Jeb Dunnuck

The 2019 Zinfandel Tug O'War from the Maffei Vineyard in the Russian River sports a semi-opaque purple/ruby color followed by classic Zinfandel strawberry and briary red and black fruits as well as cigar, cedar, and spicy aromas and flavors. Medium-bodied, on the palate, it has ripe yet firmer tannins, a straight, elegant texture, and good length on the finish. Drink this satisfying Zinfandel over the coming 5-7 years. I don't think it matches the 2018, but it's still a rocking bottle of wine.

95+ POINTS

Editors Choice' Jim Gordon, Wine Enthusiast

Voluptuously over the top in style and approach, this wine offers velvety concentration and sweet heat, with bursting red fruit. From a dry-farmed, head-trained site farmed organically and biodynamically, it threads a needle of bright acidity throughout the ripeness.

91 POINTS

Jeb Dunnuck, Jeb Dunnuck

The 2020 Zinfandel Tug O'War Maffei Vineyard brings a warming bouquet of spice, kirsch, and cedar. The palate is rounded and full of black raspberry liqueur, crushed violets, and sweet incense. This captures the warmth of the vintage without being weighted. Drink over the next 5-6 years.

93 POINTS

Owen Bargreen, Wine Critic

Sourced from the Maffei Vineyard, this comes from the Russian River in Sonoma County. One of the plantings dates all the way back to 1929. This is a cooler site for Zinfandel, as this opens with red currants and dill notes alongside ripe red raspberry and potpourri on the nose. The palate is very fresh and polished with silky tannins.

90 POINTS

Audrey Frick, Jeb Dunnuck

Coming from the Maffei Vineyard, the 2021 Zinfandel Tug O War takes on more layered and detailed aromas of spice and ripe fruit, with notes of dried apricot, white pepper, and preserved black raspberries. Full-bodied and ripe with sweet fruit, fine tannins reveal themselves on the finish along with clean, juicy, sweet mixed berries, toasted cedar, and earth. Drink 2024-2028.

91 POINTS

Erin Brooks, Wine Advocate

Medium ruby, the 2017 Zinfandel Tug O' War gives up classic peachy, stone fruit scents with layers of blue and red berries, warm earth, spices and dried flowers. The palate is medium-bodied and packed with multicolored fruits, with a gentle chew and great juiciness to refresh the spicy finish. 289 cases were made.

90 POINTS

Virginie Boone, Wine Enthusiast

From an historic site in the appellation, this hearty, brawny wine is richly layered in brambly blackberry, vanilla and toasted oak, with an additional richness of graham cracker and brown sugar. The full-bodied concentration appeals and is complemented in cinnamon and clove.

90 POINTS

Jeb Dunnuck, Jeb Dunnuck

The 2017 Zinfandel Tug O'War Maffei Vineyard (100% Zinfandel) comes from a site in the Russian River and has a classic bouquet of spiced plums, cedarwood, dried orange rind, and potpourri. Incredibly complex, it's elegant and polished on the palate, with fine tannins, good sweetness of fruit, and an outstanding finish. It's a ripe, sexy, yet elegant Zinfandel.

94 POINTS

Jeb Dunnuck, Jeb Dunnuck

Coming all from the Maffei Vineyard in the Russian River Valley and very old vines, the 2018 Zinfandel Tug O' War sports a deep plum/ruby hue as well as classic Zin notes of brambly herbs, cedarwood, candied orange rind, and strawberry and plum fruits. Ripe, medium to full-bodied, and nicely concentrated, it has a wonderful sense of elegance and purity, silky tannins, and no hard edges. This beautiful Zinfandel does everything right!

91 POINTS

Virginie Boone, Wine Enthusiast

Fruity, with a dusty nose of baked plum, cinnamon and prune, this wine comes from a vineyard planted between 1929 and 1949. Still in the same family, it offers bright, quenching acidity beneath the brawn and lasting heat.

90 POINTS

Virginie Boone, Wine Enthusiast

Soft, sweet and densely layered, this wine offers strong flavors of cola, baked plum, blackberry and licorice. The oak is prominent and adds vanilla and baking spice, underscoring the overall richness in style.

91 POINTS

Jeb Dunnuck, Jeb Dunnuck

The 2019 Zinfandel Tug O'War from the Maffei Vineyard in the Russian River sports a semi-opaque purple/ruby color followed by classic Zinfandel strawberry and briary red and black fruits as well as cigar, cedar, and spicy aromas and flavors. Medium-bodied, on the palate, it has ripe yet firmer tannins, a straight, elegant texture, and good length on the finish. Drink this satisfying Zinfandel over the coming 5-7 years. I don't think it matches the 2018, but it's still a rocking bottle of wine.

95+ POINTS

Editors Choice' Jim Gordon, Wine Enthusiast

Voluptuously over the top in style and approach, this wine offers velvety concentration and sweet heat, with bursting red fruit. From a dry-farmed, head-trained site farmed organically and biodynamically, it threads a needle of bright acidity throughout the ripeness.

91 POINTS

Jeb Dunnuck, Jeb Dunnuck

The 2020 Zinfandel Tug O'War Maffei Vineyard brings a warming bouquet of spice, kirsch, and cedar. The palate is rounded and full of black raspberry liqueur, crushed violets, and sweet incense. This captures the warmth of the vintage without being weighted. Drink over the next 5-6 years.

93 POINTS

Owen Bargreen, Wine Critic

Sourced from the Maffei Vineyard, this comes from the Russian River in Sonoma County. One of the plantings dates all the way back to 1929. This is a cooler site for Zinfandel, as this opens with red currants and dill notes alongside ripe red raspberry and potpourri on the nose. The palate is very fresh and polished with silky tannins.

90 POINTS

Audrey Frick, Jeb Dunnuck

Coming from the Maffei Vineyard, the 2021 Zinfandel Tug O War takes on more layered and detailed aromas of spice and ripe fruit, with notes of dried apricot, white pepper, and preserved black raspberries. Full-bodied and ripe with sweet fruit, fine tannins reveal themselves on the finish along with clean, juicy, sweet mixed berries, toasted cedar, and earth. Drink 2024-2028.

91 POINTS

Erin Brooks, Wine Advocate

Medium ruby, the 2017 Zinfandel Tug O' War gives up classic peachy, stone fruit scents with layers of blue and red berries, warm earth, spices and dried flowers. The palate is medium-bodied and packed with multicolored fruits, with a gentle chew and great juiciness to refresh the spicy finish. 289 cases were made.

90 POINTS

Virginie Boone, Wine Enthusiast

From an historic site in the appellation, this hearty, brawny wine is richly layered in brambly blackberry, vanilla and toasted oak, with an additional richness of graham cracker and brown sugar. The full-bodied concentration appeals and is complemented in cinnamon and clove.

90 POINTS

Jeb Dunnuck, Jeb Dunnuck

The 2017 Zinfandel Tug O'War Maffei Vineyard (100% Zinfandel) comes from a site in the Russian River and has a classic bouquet of spiced plums, cedarwood, dried orange rind, and potpourri. Incredibly complex, it's elegant and polished on the palate, with fine tannins, good sweetness of fruit, and an outstanding finish. It's a ripe, sexy, yet elegant Zinfandel.

94 POINTS

Jeb Dunnuck, Jeb Dunnuck

Coming all from the Maffei Vineyard in the Russian River Valley and very old vines, the 2018 Zinfandel Tug O' War sports a deep plum/ruby hue as well as classic Zin notes of brambly herbs, cedarwood, candied orange rind, and strawberry and plum fruits. Ripe, medium to full-bodied, and nicely concentrated, it has a wonderful sense of elegance and purity, silky tannins, and no hard edges. This beautiful Zinfandel does everything right!

91 POINTS

Virginie Boone, Wine Enthusiast

Fruity, with a dusty nose of baked plum, cinnamon and prune, this wine comes from a vineyard planted between 1929 and 1949. Still in the same family, it offers bright, quenching acidity beneath the brawn and lasting heat.

90 POINTS

Virginie Boone, Wine Enthusiast

Soft, sweet and densely layered, this wine offers strong flavors of cola, baked plum, blackberry and licorice. The oak is prominent and adds vanilla and baking spice, underscoring the overall richness in style.

91 POINTS

Jeb Dunnuck, Jeb Dunnuck

The 2019 Zinfandel Tug O'War from the Maffei Vineyard in the Russian River sports a semi-opaque purple/ruby color followed by classic Zinfandel strawberry and briary red and black fruits as well as cigar, cedar, and spicy aromas and flavors. Medium-bodied, on the palate, it has ripe yet firmer tannins, a straight, elegant texture, and good length on the finish. Drink this satisfying Zinfandel over the coming 5-7 years. I don't think it matches the 2018, but it's still a rocking bottle of wine.

95+ POINTS

Editors Choice' Jim Gordon, Wine Enthusiast

Voluptuously over the top in style and approach, this wine offers velvety concentration and sweet heat, with bursting red fruit. From a dry-farmed, head-trained site farmed organically and biodynamically, it threads a needle of bright acidity throughout the ripeness.

91 POINTS

Jeb Dunnuck, Jeb Dunnuck

The 2020 Zinfandel Tug O'War Maffei Vineyard brings a warming bouquet of spice, kirsch, and cedar. The palate is rounded and full of black raspberry liqueur, crushed violets, and sweet incense. This captures the warmth of the vintage without being weighted. Drink over the next 5-6 years.

93 POINTS

Owen Bargreen, Wine Critic

Sourced from the Maffei Vineyard, this comes from the Russian River in Sonoma County. One of the plantings dates all the way back to 1929. This is a cooler site for Zinfandel, as this opens with red currants and dill notes alongside ripe red raspberry and potpourri on the nose. The palate is very fresh and polished with silky tannins.

90 POINTS

Audrey Frick, Jeb Dunnuck

Coming from the Maffei Vineyard, the 2021 Zinfandel Tug O War takes on more layered and detailed aromas of spice and ripe fruit, with notes of dried apricot, white pepper, and preserved black raspberries. Full-bodied and ripe with sweet fruit, fine tannins reveal themselves on the finish along with clean, juicy, sweet mixed berries, toasted cedar, and earth. Drink 2024-2028.

91 POINTS

Erin Brooks, Wine Advocate

Medium ruby, the 2017 Zinfandel Tug O' War gives up classic peachy, stone fruit scents with layers of blue and red berries, warm earth, spices and dried flowers. The palate is medium-bodied and packed with multicolored fruits, with a gentle chew and great juiciness to refresh the spicy finish. 289 cases were made.

90 POINTS

Virginie Boone, Wine Enthusiast

From an historic site in the appellation, this hearty, brawny wine is richly layered in brambly blackberry, vanilla and toasted oak, with an additional richness of graham cracker and brown sugar. The full-bodied concentration appeals and is complemented in cinnamon and clove.

90 POINTS

Jeb Dunnuck, Jeb Dunnuck

The 2017 Zinfandel Tug O'War Maffei Vineyard (100% Zinfandel) comes from a site in the Russian River and has a classic bouquet of spiced plums, cedarwood, dried orange rind, and potpourri. Incredibly complex, it's elegant and polished on the palate, with fine tannins, good sweetness of fruit, and an outstanding finish. It's a ripe, sexy, yet elegant Zinfandel.

94 POINTS

Jeb Dunnuck, Jeb Dunnuck

Coming all from the Maffei Vineyard in the Russian River Valley and very old vines, the 2018 Zinfandel Tug O' War sports a deep plum/ruby hue as well as classic Zin notes of brambly herbs, cedarwood, candied orange rind, and strawberry and plum fruits. Ripe, medium to full-bodied, and nicely concentrated, it has a wonderful sense of elegance and purity, silky tannins, and no hard edges. This beautiful Zinfandel does everything right!

91 POINTS

Virginie Boone, Wine Enthusiast

Fruity, with a dusty nose of baked plum, cinnamon and prune, this wine comes from a vineyard planted between 1929 and 1949. Still in the same family, it offers bright, quenching acidity beneath the brawn and lasting heat.

90 POINTS

Virginie Boone, Wine Enthusiast

Soft, sweet and densely layered, this wine offers strong flavors of cola, baked plum, blackberry and licorice. The oak is prominent and adds vanilla and baking spice, underscoring the overall richness in style.

91 POINTS

Jeb Dunnuck, Jeb Dunnuck

The 2019 Zinfandel Tug O'War from the Maffei Vineyard in the Russian River sports a semi-opaque purple/ruby color followed by classic Zinfandel strawberry and briary red and black fruits as well as cigar, cedar, and spicy aromas and flavors. Medium-bodied, on the palate, it has ripe yet firmer tannins, a straight, elegant texture, and good length on the finish. Drink this satisfying Zinfandel over the coming 5-7 years. I don't think it matches the 2018, but it's still a rocking bottle of wine.

95+ POINTS

Editors Choice' Jim Gordon, Wine Enthusiast

Voluptuously over the top in style and approach, this wine offers velvety concentration and sweet heat, with bursting red fruit. From a dry-farmed, head-trained site farmed organically and biodynamically, it threads a needle of bright acidity throughout the ripeness.

91 POINTS

Jeb Dunnuck, Jeb Dunnuck

The 2020 Zinfandel Tug O'War Maffei Vineyard brings a warming bouquet of spice, kirsch, and cedar. The palate is rounded and full of black raspberry liqueur, crushed violets, and sweet incense. This captures the warmth of the vintage without being weighted. Drink over the next 5-6 years.

93 POINTS

Owen Bargreen, Wine Critic

Sourced from the Maffei Vineyard, this comes from the Russian River in Sonoma County. One of the plantings dates all the way back to 1929. This is a cooler site for Zinfandel, as this opens with red currants and dill notes alongside ripe red raspberry and potpourri on the nose. The palate is very fresh and polished with silky tannins.

90 POINTS

Audrey Frick, Jeb Dunnuck

Coming from the Maffei Vineyard, the 2021 Zinfandel Tug O War takes on more layered and detailed aromas of spice and ripe fruit, with notes of dried apricot, white pepper, and preserved black raspberries. Full-bodied and ripe with sweet fruit, fine tannins reveal themselves on the finish along with clean, juicy, sweet mixed berries, toasted cedar, and earth. Drink 2024-2028.

91 POINTS

Erin Brooks, Wine Advocate

Medium ruby, the 2017 Zinfandel Tug O' War gives up classic peachy, stone fruit scents with layers of blue and red berries, warm earth, spices and dried flowers. The palate is medium-bodied and packed with multicolored fruits, with a gentle chew and great juiciness to refresh the spicy finish. 289 cases were made.

90 POINTS

Virginie Boone, Wine Enthusiast

From an historic site in the appellation, this hearty, brawny wine is richly layered in brambly blackberry, vanilla and toasted oak, with an additional richness of graham cracker and brown sugar. The full-bodied concentration appeals and is complemented in cinnamon and clove.

90 POINTS

Jeb Dunnuck, Jeb Dunnuck

The 2017 Zinfandel Tug O'War Maffei Vineyard (100% Zinfandel) comes from a site in the Russian River and has a classic bouquet of spiced plums, cedarwood, dried orange rind, and potpourri. Incredibly complex, it's elegant and polished on the palate, with fine tannins, good sweetness of fruit, and an outstanding finish. It's a ripe, sexy, yet elegant Zinfandel.

94 POINTS

Jeb Dunnuck, Jeb Dunnuck

Coming all from the Maffei Vineyard in the Russian River Valley and very old vines, the 2018 Zinfandel Tug O' War sports a deep plum/ruby hue as well as classic Zin notes of brambly herbs, cedarwood, candied orange rind, and strawberry and plum fruits. Ripe, medium to full-bodied, and nicely concentrated, it has a wonderful sense of elegance and purity, silky tannins, and no hard edges. This beautiful Zinfandel does everything right!

91 POINTS

Virginie Boone, Wine Enthusiast

Fruity, with a dusty nose of baked plum, cinnamon and prune, this wine comes from a vineyard planted between 1929 and 1949. Still in the same family, it offers bright, quenching acidity beneath the brawn and lasting heat.

90 POINTS

Virginie Boone, Wine Enthusiast

Soft, sweet and densely layered, this wine offers strong flavors of cola, baked plum, blackberry and licorice. The oak is prominent and adds vanilla and baking spice, underscoring the overall richness in style.

91 POINTS

Jeb Dunnuck, Jeb Dunnuck

The 2019 Zinfandel Tug O'War from the Maffei Vineyard in the Russian River sports a semi-opaque purple/ruby color followed by classic Zinfandel strawberry and briary red and black fruits as well as cigar, cedar, and spicy aromas and flavors. Medium-bodied, on the palate, it has ripe yet firmer tannins, a straight, elegant texture, and good length on the finish. Drink this satisfying Zinfandel over the coming 5-7 years. I don't think it matches the 2018, but it's still a rocking bottle of wine.

95+ POINTS

Editors Choice' Jim Gordon, Wine Enthusiast

Voluptuously over the top in style and approach, this wine offers velvety concentration and sweet heat, with bursting red fruit. From a dry-farmed, head-trained site farmed organically and biodynamically, it threads a needle of bright acidity throughout the ripeness.

91 POINTS

Jeb Dunnuck, Jeb Dunnuck

The 2020 Zinfandel Tug O'War Maffei Vineyard brings a warming bouquet of spice, kirsch, and cedar. The palate is rounded and full of black raspberry liqueur, crushed violets, and sweet incense. This captures the warmth of the vintage without being weighted. Drink over the next 5-6 years.

93 POINTS

Owen Bargreen, Wine Critic

Sourced from the Maffei Vineyard, this comes from the Russian River in Sonoma County. One of the plantings dates all the way back to 1929. This is a cooler site for Zinfandel, as this opens with red currants and dill notes alongside ripe red raspberry and potpourri on the nose. The palate is very fresh and polished with silky tannins.

90 POINTS

Audrey Frick, Jeb Dunnuck

Coming from the Maffei Vineyard, the 2021 Zinfandel Tug O War takes on more layered and detailed aromas of spice and ripe fruit, with notes of dried apricot, white pepper, and preserved black raspberries. Full-bodied and ripe with sweet fruit, fine tannins reveal themselves on the finish along with clean, juicy, sweet mixed berries, toasted cedar, and earth. Drink 2024-2028.

91 POINTS

Erin Brooks, Wine Advocate

Medium ruby, the 2017 Zinfandel Tug O' War gives up classic peachy, stone fruit scents with layers of blue and red berries, warm earth, spices and dried flowers. The palate is medium-bodied and packed with multicolored fruits, with a gentle chew and great juiciness to refresh the spicy finish. 289 cases were made.

90 POINTS

Virginie Boone, Wine Enthusiast

From an historic site in the appellation, this hearty, brawny wine is richly layered in brambly blackberry, vanilla and toasted oak, with an additional richness of graham cracker and brown sugar. The full-bodied concentration appeals and is complemented in cinnamon and clove.

90 POINTS

Jeb Dunnuck, Jeb Dunnuck

The 2017 Zinfandel Tug O'War Maffei Vineyard (100% Zinfandel) comes from a site in the Russian River and has a classic bouquet of spiced plums, cedarwood, dried orange rind, and potpourri. Incredibly complex, it's elegant and polished on the palate, with fine tannins, good sweetness of fruit, and an outstanding finish. It's a ripe, sexy, yet elegant Zinfandel.

94 POINTS

Jeb Dunnuck, Jeb Dunnuck

Coming all from the Maffei Vineyard in the Russian River Valley and very old vines, the 2018 Zinfandel Tug O' War sports a deep plum/ruby hue as well as classic Zin notes of brambly herbs, cedarwood, candied orange rind, and strawberry and plum fruits. Ripe, medium to full-bodied, and nicely concentrated, it has a wonderful sense of elegance and purity, silky tannins, and no hard edges. This beautiful Zinfandel does everything right!

91 POINTS

Virginie Boone, Wine Enthusiast

Fruity, with a dusty nose of baked plum, cinnamon and prune, this wine comes from a vineyard planted between 1929 and 1949. Still in the same family, it offers bright, quenching acidity beneath the brawn and lasting heat.

90 POINTS

Virginie Boone, Wine Enthusiast

Soft, sweet and densely layered, this wine offers strong flavors of cola, baked plum, blackberry and licorice. The oak is prominent and adds vanilla and baking spice, underscoring the overall richness in style.

91 POINTS

Jeb Dunnuck, Jeb Dunnuck

The 2019 Zinfandel Tug O'War from the Maffei Vineyard in the Russian River sports a semi-opaque purple/ruby color followed by classic Zinfandel strawberry and briary red and black fruits as well as cigar, cedar, and spicy aromas and flavors. Medium-bodied, on the palate, it has ripe yet firmer tannins, a straight, elegant texture, and good length on the finish. Drink this satisfying Zinfandel over the coming 5-7 years. I don't think it matches the 2018, but it's still a rocking bottle of wine.

95+ POINTS

Editors Choice' Jim Gordon, Wine Enthusiast

Voluptuously over the top in style and approach, this wine offers velvety concentration and sweet heat, with bursting red fruit. From a dry-farmed, head-trained site farmed organically and biodynamically, it threads a needle of bright acidity throughout the ripeness.

91 POINTS

Jeb Dunnuck, Jeb Dunnuck

The 2020 Zinfandel Tug O'War Maffei Vineyard brings a warming bouquet of spice, kirsch, and cedar. The palate is rounded and full of black raspberry liqueur, crushed violets, and sweet incense. This captures the warmth of the vintage without being weighted. Drink over the next 5-6 years.

93 POINTS

Owen Bargreen, Wine Critic

Sourced from the Maffei Vineyard, this comes from the Russian River in Sonoma County. One of the plantings dates all the way back to 1929. This is a cooler site for Zinfandel, as this opens with red currants and dill notes alongside ripe red raspberry and potpourri on the nose. The palate is very fresh and polished with silky tannins.

90 POINTS

Audrey Frick, Jeb Dunnuck

Coming from the Maffei Vineyard, the 2021 Zinfandel Tug O War takes on more layered and detailed aromas of spice and ripe fruit, with notes of dried apricot, white pepper, and preserved black raspberries. Full-bodied and ripe with sweet fruit, fine tannins reveal themselves on the finish along with clean, juicy, sweet mixed berries, toasted cedar, and earth. Drink 2024-2028.

91 POINTS

Erin Brooks, Wine Advocate

Medium ruby, the 2017 Zinfandel Tug O' War gives up classic peachy, stone fruit scents with layers of blue and red berries, warm earth, spices and dried flowers. The palate is medium-bodied and packed with multicolored fruits, with a gentle chew and great juiciness to refresh the spicy finish. 289 cases were made.

90 POINTS

Virginie Boone, Wine Enthusiast

From an historic site in the appellation, this hearty, brawny wine is richly layered in brambly blackberry, vanilla and toasted oak, with an additional richness of graham cracker and brown sugar. The full-bodied concentration appeals and is complemented in cinnamon and clove.

90 POINTS

Jeb Dunnuck, Jeb Dunnuck

The 2017 Zinfandel Tug O'War Maffei Vineyard (100% Zinfandel) comes from a site in the Russian River and has a classic bouquet of spiced plums, cedarwood, dried orange rind, and potpourri. Incredibly complex, it's elegant and polished on the palate, with fine tannins, good sweetness of fruit, and an outstanding finish. It's a ripe, sexy, yet elegant Zinfandel.

94 POINTS

Jeb Dunnuck, Jeb Dunnuck

Coming all from the Maffei Vineyard in the Russian River Valley and very old vines, the 2018 Zinfandel Tug O' War sports a deep plum/ruby hue as well as classic Zin notes of brambly herbs, cedarwood, candied orange rind, and strawberry and plum fruits. Ripe, medium to full-bodied, and nicely concentrated, it has a wonderful sense of elegance and purity, silky tannins, and no hard edges. This beautiful Zinfandel does everything right!

91 POINTS

Virginie Boone, Wine Enthusiast

Fruity, with a dusty nose of baked plum, cinnamon and prune, this wine comes from a vineyard planted between 1929 and 1949. Still in the same family, it offers bright, quenching acidity beneath the brawn and lasting heat.

90 POINTS

Virginie Boone, Wine Enthusiast

Soft, sweet and densely layered, this wine offers strong flavors of cola, baked plum, blackberry and licorice. The oak is prominent and adds vanilla and baking spice, underscoring the overall richness in style.

91 POINTS

Jeb Dunnuck, Jeb Dunnuck

The 2019 Zinfandel Tug O'War from the Maffei Vineyard in the Russian River sports a semi-opaque purple/ruby color followed by classic Zinfandel strawberry and briary red and black fruits as well as cigar, cedar, and spicy aromas and flavors. Medium-bodied, on the palate, it has ripe yet firmer tannins, a straight, elegant texture, and good length on the finish. Drink this satisfying Zinfandel over the coming 5-7 years. I don't think it matches the 2018, but it's still a rocking bottle of wine.

95+ POINTS

Editors Choice' Jim Gordon, Wine Enthusiast

Voluptuously over the top in style and approach, this wine offers velvety concentration and sweet heat, with bursting red fruit. From a dry-farmed, head-trained site farmed organically and biodynamically, it threads a needle of bright acidity throughout the ripeness.

91 POINTS

Jeb Dunnuck, Jeb Dunnuck

The 2020 Zinfandel Tug O'War Maffei Vineyard brings a warming bouquet of spice, kirsch, and cedar. The palate is rounded and full of black raspberry liqueur, crushed violets, and sweet incense. This captures the warmth of the vintage without being weighted. Drink over the next 5-6 years.

93 POINTS

Owen Bargreen, Wine Critic

Sourced from the Maffei Vineyard, this comes from the Russian River in Sonoma County. One of the plantings dates all the way back to 1929. This is a cooler site for Zinfandel, as this opens with red currants and dill notes alongside ripe red raspberry and potpourri on the nose. The palate is very fresh and polished with silky tannins.

90 POINTS

Audrey Frick, Jeb Dunnuck

Coming from the Maffei Vineyard, the 2021 Zinfandel Tug O War takes on more layered and detailed aromas of spice and ripe fruit, with notes of dried apricot, white pepper, and preserved black raspberries. Full-bodied and ripe with sweet fruit, fine tannins reveal themselves on the finish along with clean, juicy, sweet mixed berries, toasted cedar, and earth. Drink 2024-2028.

91 POINTS

Erin Brooks, Wine Advocate

Medium ruby, the 2017 Zinfandel Tug O' War gives up classic peachy, stone fruit scents with layers of blue and red berries, warm earth, spices and dried flowers. The palate is medium-bodied and packed with multicolored fruits, with a gentle chew and great juiciness to refresh the spicy finish. 289 cases were made.

90 POINTS

Virginie Boone, Wine Enthusiast

From an historic site in the appellation, this hearty, brawny wine is richly layered in brambly blackberry, vanilla and toasted oak, with an additional richness of graham cracker and brown sugar. The full-bodied concentration appeals and is complemented in cinnamon and clove.

90 POINTS

Jeb Dunnuck, Jeb Dunnuck

The 2017 Zinfandel Tug O'War Maffei Vineyard (100% Zinfandel) comes from a site in the Russian River and has a classic bouquet of spiced plums, cedarwood, dried orange rind, and potpourri. Incredibly complex, it's elegant and polished on the palate, with fine tannins, good sweetness of fruit, and an outstanding finish. It's a ripe, sexy, yet elegant Zinfandel.

94 POINTS

Jeb Dunnuck, Jeb Dunnuck

Coming all from the Maffei Vineyard in the Russian River Valley and very old vines, the 2018 Zinfandel Tug O' War sports a deep plum/ruby hue as well as classic Zin notes of brambly herbs, cedarwood, candied orange rind, and strawberry and plum fruits. Ripe, medium to full-bodied, and nicely concentrated, it has a wonderful sense of elegance and purity, silky tannins, and no hard edges. This beautiful Zinfandel does everything right!

91 POINTS

Virginie Boone, Wine Enthusiast

Fruity, with a dusty nose of baked plum, cinnamon and prune, this wine comes from a vineyard planted between 1929 and 1949. Still in the same family, it offers bright, quenching acidity beneath the brawn and lasting heat.

90 POINTS

Virginie Boone, Wine Enthusiast

Soft, sweet and densely layered, this wine offers strong flavors of cola, baked plum, blackberry and licorice. The oak is prominent and adds vanilla and baking spice, underscoring the overall richness in style.

91 POINTS

Jeb Dunnuck, Jeb Dunnuck

The 2019 Zinfandel Tug O'War from the Maffei Vineyard in the Russian River sports a semi-opaque purple/ruby color followed by classic Zinfandel strawberry and briary red and black fruits as well as cigar, cedar, and spicy aromas and flavors. Medium-bodied, on the palate, it has ripe yet firmer tannins, a straight, elegant texture, and good length on the finish. Drink this satisfying Zinfandel over the coming 5-7 years. I don't think it matches the 2018, but it's still a rocking bottle of wine.

95+ POINTS

Editors Choice' Jim Gordon, Wine Enthusiast

Voluptuously over the top in style and approach, this wine offers velvety concentration and sweet heat, with bursting red fruit. From a dry-farmed, head-trained site farmed organically and biodynamically, it threads a needle of bright acidity throughout the ripeness.

91 POINTS

Jeb Dunnuck, Jeb Dunnuck

The 2020 Zinfandel Tug O'War Maffei Vineyard brings a warming bouquet of spice, kirsch, and cedar. The palate is rounded and full of black raspberry liqueur, crushed violets, and sweet incense. This captures the warmth of the vintage without being weighted. Drink over the next 5-6 years.

93 POINTS

Owen Bargreen, Wine Critic

Sourced from the Maffei Vineyard, this comes from the Russian River in Sonoma County. One of the plantings dates all the way back to 1929. This is a cooler site for Zinfandel, as this opens with red currants and dill notes alongside ripe red raspberry and potpourri on the nose. The palate is very fresh and polished with silky tannins.

90 POINTS

Audrey Frick, Jeb Dunnuck

Coming from the Maffei Vineyard, the 2021 Zinfandel Tug O War takes on more layered and detailed aromas of spice and ripe fruit, with notes of dried apricot, white pepper, and preserved black raspberries. Full-bodied and ripe with sweet fruit, fine tannins reveal themselves on the finish along with clean, juicy, sweet mixed berries, toasted cedar, and earth. Drink 2024-2028.

91 POINTS

Erin Brooks, Wine Advocate

Medium ruby, the 2017 Zinfandel Tug O' War gives up classic peachy, stone fruit scents with layers of blue and red berries, warm earth, spices and dried flowers. The palate is medium-bodied and packed with multicolored fruits, with a gentle chew and great juiciness to refresh the spicy finish. 289 cases were made.

90 POINTS

Virginie Boone, Wine Enthusiast

From an historic site in the appellation, this hearty, brawny wine is richly layered in brambly blackberry, vanilla and toasted oak, with an additional richness of graham cracker and brown sugar. The full-bodied concentration appeals and is complemented in cinnamon and clove.

90 POINTS

Jeb Dunnuck, Jeb Dunnuck

The 2017 Zinfandel Tug O'War Maffei Vineyard (100% Zinfandel) comes from a site in the Russian River and has a classic bouquet of spiced plums, cedarwood, dried orange rind, and potpourri. Incredibly complex, it's elegant and polished on the palate, with fine tannins, good sweetness of fruit, and an outstanding finish. It's a ripe, sexy, yet elegant Zinfandel.

94 POINTS

Jeb Dunnuck, Jeb Dunnuck

Coming all from the Maffei Vineyard in the Russian River Valley and very old vines, the 2018 Zinfandel Tug O' War sports a deep plum/ruby hue as well as classic Zin notes of brambly herbs, cedarwood, candied orange rind, and strawberry and plum fruits. Ripe, medium to full-bodied, and nicely concentrated, it has a wonderful sense of elegance and purity, silky tannins, and no hard edges. This beautiful Zinfandel does everything right!

91 POINTS

Virginie Boone, Wine Enthusiast

Fruity, with a dusty nose of baked plum, cinnamon and prune, this wine comes from a vineyard planted between 1929 and 1949. Still in the same family, it offers bright, quenching acidity beneath the brawn and lasting heat.

90 POINTS

Virginie Boone, Wine Enthusiast

Soft, sweet and densely layered, this wine offers strong flavors of cola, baked plum, blackberry and licorice. The oak is prominent and adds vanilla and baking spice, underscoring the overall richness in style.

91 POINTS

Jeb Dunnuck, Jeb Dunnuck

The 2019 Zinfandel Tug O'War from the Maffei Vineyard in the Russian River sports a semi-opaque purple/ruby color followed by classic Zinfandel strawberry and briary red and black fruits as well as cigar, cedar, and spicy aromas and flavors. Medium-bodied, on the palate, it has ripe yet firmer tannins, a straight, elegant texture, and good length on the finish. Drink this satisfying Zinfandel over the coming 5-7 years. I don't think it matches the 2018, but it's still a rocking bottle of wine.

95+ POINTS

Editors Choice' Jim Gordon, Wine Enthusiast

Voluptuously over the top in style and approach, this wine offers velvety concentration and sweet heat, with bursting red fruit. From a dry-farmed, head-trained site farmed organically and biodynamically, it threads a needle of bright acidity throughout the ripeness.

91 POINTS

Jeb Dunnuck, Jeb Dunnuck

The 2020 Zinfandel Tug O'War Maffei Vineyard brings a warming bouquet of spice, kirsch, and cedar. The palate is rounded and full of black raspberry liqueur, crushed violets, and sweet incense. This captures the warmth of the vintage without being weighted. Drink over the next 5-6 years.

93 POINTS

Owen Bargreen, Wine Critic

Sourced from the Maffei Vineyard, this comes from the Russian River in Sonoma County. One of the plantings dates all the way back to 1929. This is a cooler site for Zinfandel, as this opens with red currants and dill notes alongside ripe red raspberry and potpourri on the nose. The palate is very fresh and polished with silky tannins.

90 POINTS

Audrey Frick, Jeb Dunnuck

Coming from the Maffei Vineyard, the 2021 Zinfandel Tug O War takes on more layered and detailed aromas of spice and ripe fruit, with notes of dried apricot, white pepper, and preserved black raspberries. Full-bodied and ripe with sweet fruit, fine tannins reveal themselves on the finish along with clean, juicy, sweet mixed berries, toasted cedar, and earth. Drink 2024-2028.

91 POINTS

Erin Brooks, Wine Advocate

Medium ruby, the 2017 Zinfandel Tug O' War gives up classic peachy, stone fruit scents with layers of blue and red berries, warm earth, spices and dried flowers. The palate is medium-bodied and packed with multicolored fruits, with a gentle chew and great juiciness to refresh the spicy finish. 289 cases were made.

90 POINTS

Virginie Boone, Wine Enthusiast

From an historic site in the appellation, this hearty, brawny wine is richly layered in brambly blackberry, vanilla and toasted oak, with an additional richness of graham cracker and brown sugar. The full-bodied concentration appeals and is complemented in cinnamon and clove.

90 POINTS

Jeb Dunnuck, Jeb Dunnuck

The 2017 Zinfandel Tug O'War Maffei Vineyard (100% Zinfandel) comes from a site in the Russian River and has a classic bouquet of spiced plums, cedarwood, dried orange rind, and potpourri. Incredibly complex, it's elegant and polished on the palate, with fine tannins, good sweetness of fruit, and an outstanding finish. It's a ripe, sexy, yet elegant Zinfandel.

94 POINTS

Jeb Dunnuck, Jeb Dunnuck

Coming all from the Maffei Vineyard in the Russian River Valley and very old vines, the 2018 Zinfandel Tug O' War sports a deep plum/ruby hue as well as classic Zin notes of brambly herbs, cedarwood, candied orange rind, and strawberry and plum fruits. Ripe, medium to full-bodied, and nicely concentrated, it has a wonderful sense of elegance and purity, silky tannins, and no hard edges. This beautiful Zinfandel does everything right!

91 POINTS

Virginie Boone, Wine Enthusiast

Fruity, with a dusty nose of baked plum, cinnamon and prune, this wine comes from a vineyard planted between 1929 and 1949. Still in the same family, it offers bright, quenching acidity beneath the brawn and lasting heat.

90 POINTS

Virginie Boone, Wine Enthusiast

Soft, sweet and densely layered, this wine offers strong flavors of cola, baked plum, blackberry and licorice. The oak is prominent and adds vanilla and baking spice, underscoring the overall richness in style.

91 POINTS

Jeb Dunnuck, Jeb Dunnuck

The 2019 Zinfandel Tug O'War from the Maffei Vineyard in the Russian River sports a semi-opaque purple/ruby color followed by classic Zinfandel strawberry and briary red and black fruits as well as cigar, cedar, and spicy aromas and flavors. Medium-bodied, on the palate, it has ripe yet firmer tannins, a straight, elegant texture, and good length on the finish. Drink this satisfying Zinfandel over the coming 5-7 years. I don't think it matches the 2018, but it's still a rocking bottle of wine.

95+ POINTS

Editors Choice' Jim Gordon, Wine Enthusiast

Voluptuously over the top in style and approach, this wine offers velvety concentration and sweet heat, with bursting red fruit. From a dry-farmed, head-trained site farmed organically and biodynamically, it threads a needle of bright acidity throughout the ripeness.

91 POINTS

Jeb Dunnuck, Jeb Dunnuck

The 2020 Zinfandel Tug O'War Maffei Vineyard brings a warming bouquet of spice, kirsch, and cedar. The palate is rounded and full of black raspberry liqueur, crushed violets, and sweet incense. This captures the warmth of the vintage without being weighted. Drink over the next 5-6 years.

93 POINTS

Owen Bargreen, Wine Critic

Sourced from the Maffei Vineyard, this comes from the Russian River in Sonoma County. One of the plantings dates all the way back to 1929. This is a cooler site for Zinfandel, as this opens with red currants and dill notes alongside ripe red raspberry and potpourri on the nose. The palate is very fresh and polished with silky tannins.

90 POINTS

Audrey Frick, Jeb Dunnuck

Coming from the Maffei Vineyard, the 2021 Zinfandel Tug O War takes on more layered and detailed aromas of spice and ripe fruit, with notes of dried apricot, white pepper, and preserved black raspberries. Full-bodied and ripe with sweet fruit, fine tannins reveal themselves on the finish along with clean, juicy, sweet mixed berries, toasted cedar, and earth. Drink 2024-2028.