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The Count Founder’s Red Wine Reviews
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Score: Silver | September 24, 2018 | Harvest Fair, Sonoma County
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Score: Silver | July 6, 2018 | International Womens Wine Competition
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Score: Platinum, 94 points | April 3, 2018 | San Diego International Wine & Spirits Challenge
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Score: Silver | January 14, 2018 | San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition
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Score: Silver | November 17, 2017 | Rodeo Uncorked! International Wine Competition
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Score: Double Gold | September 25, 2017 | Sonoma County Harvest Fair
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Score: Gold | June 1, 2017 | Los Angeles International Wine Competition
90 points
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Score: Gold | June 30, 2016 | International Women's Wine Competition
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Score: Gold - 95 Points | June 27, 2016 | California State Fair
Best of Class of Region
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Score: Gold | June 3, 2016 | Los Angeles International Wine Competition
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Score: Chairman's Award | May 19, 2016 | Dan Berger's International Wine Competition
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Score: Best of Class | January 11, 2016 | San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition
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Score: Double Gold | December 4, 2015 | Houston Rodeo Wine Competition
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Score: 87 | November 1, 2015 | Wine Enthusiast
A thick, concentrated wine with a softness on the palate, this traffics in ripe black fruit and substantial tannins. Rustic, it recalls the days of The Count and the early wines enjoyed in Sonoma County during the state’s first golden age of wine. —V.B.
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September 20, 2015 | Sonoma County Harvest Fair
GOLD
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July 1, 2015 | San Francisco International Wine Competition
SILVER
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June 11, 2015 | Orange County Fair
SILVER
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Score: 93 | May 26, 2015 | Los Angeles International Wine Competition
GOLD
Best of Class
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Score: Silver | March 5, 2015 | Cincinnati International Wine Festival
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Score: Silver | February 1, 2015 | San Diego International Wine Competition
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Score: Gold | January 12, 2015 | San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition
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Score: SILVER | September 25, 2014 | International Wine Channel TV Awards
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June 25, 2014 | Maryland Gazette
For those lovers of the currently en vogue California red blends this offering from Buena Vista is a winner. A blend of 44 percent zinfandel, 17 percent syrah, 13 percent merlot, 11 percent cabernet sauvignon, 10 percent petite sirah and 5 percent carignane, this beauty is seamlessly smooth and overflowing with ripe cherry flavors and a hint of vanilla.
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Score: 87 | June 30, 2014 | Wine Spectator
A nice red quaff, ripe and juicy, with easygoing cherry, cola, and spicy caramel flavors.
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Score: Silver | June 24, 2014 | San Francisco International Wine Competition
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Score: Silver | June 16, 2014 | California State Fair
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Score: Best of Class | June 16, 2014 | California State Fair
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Score: Silver | May 29, 2014 | Los Angeles International Wine Competition
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Score: Gold | May 1, 2014 | Riverside International Wine Competition'
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Score: Silver | September 9, 2013 | International Wine Channel TV Awards
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Score: Best of Class & Gold | May 13, 2013 | 2013 Riverside International Wine Competition
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Score: Gold Medal | March 2, 2013 | 2013 Sunset International Wine Competition
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Score: Best of Class | March 2, 2013 | 2013 Sunset International Wine Competition
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Score: Silver | January 14, 2013 | San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition 2013