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Raymond Vineyards Reviews

Score: 90 | August 19, 2016 | Natalie MacLean

A delicious red with ripe red fruit, plum and raspberry notes. Pair with a rare steak.

Score: 90 | December 31, 2015 | Wine Enthusiast

A blend of 97% Cabernet Sauvignon and 8% Petit Verdot, this wine speaks to power, offering juicy, velvety texture around brawny components of leather, coffee and black plum. Concentrated and intense, it needs time to open in the glass before pairing with thick cuts of meat.  — V.B.

Score: 93 | December 31, 2015 | Wine Enthusiast

Editors' Choice                                                                                                            
Another of the producer’s 100% varietal wines designed to showcase a specific Napa Valley appellation, this one shines in juicy black licorice and dark cherry. Expansive on the palate, it’s bright and minerality-driven, with a flourish of coconut and vanilla on the finish.  — V.B. 

Score: 92 | December 31, 2015 | Wine Enthusiast

High-intensity and reflective of its mountainous heritage, this 100% varietal wine is elegant and velvety, despite its thick tannin structure. It offers equal components of berry pie, black pepper and cardamon. Smooth on the palate, it’s ready now, well made and in balance.  — V.B.  

Score: 92 | December 17, 2015 | Wine Enthusiast

Cherry-berry crumble topped with vanilla cream gives this wine a brambly, succulent quality, dusted in light cinnamon spice, cedar and well-integrated tannin and oak. Powerful and full-bodied, it’s fruity, balanced and enjoyable now. —V.B.

Score: 91 | December 17, 2015 | Wine Enthusiast

Sweetened tannins highlight a depth of chocolate and blackberry in this 100% varietal wine made in small amounts. Soft and juicy, it crafts a balance of richness and density around elegant spicy clove and cinnamon. —V.B.

Score: 90 | December 1, 2015 | Wine & Spirits

A rich red, this is structured and firm in the middle, then it loosens up to a touch of sweetness in the end. There's interesting detail in the tannins, yielding the scent of tobacco and the feel of crushed stone. The flavors are smoky with oak, broad and juicy, built for eggplant roasted with ground lamb. 

Score: Silver | December 1, 2015 | Grand Harvest Awards
Score: 91 | December 1, 2015 | Wine Enthusiast

Cellar Selection                                                                                                                   
From the cooler reaches of the Napa Valley, this Coombsville wine is herbal and leathery, with a taste of bittersweet chocolate at its core. Integrated oak plays a background role behind baked plum and intense, ripe fruit, finishing in tobacco.  — V.B.

June 11, 2015 | Orange County Fair

SILVER

Score: Gold | February 9, 2015 | American Fine Wine Competition
Score: 87 | July 31, 2014 | Wine Spectator
Green pear, apple and spicy nutmeg scents show a pithy touch, with a dash of charred oak.
Score: Silver | June 24, 2014 | San Francisco International Wine Competition
Score: Silver | May 29, 2014 | Los Angeles International Wine Competition
Score: Silver | May 1, 2014 | Riverside International Wine Competition