Professional reviews
James Suckling (95)
An elegant, well-balanced, trim and layered wine that also offers beautiful ripeness and depth of fruit flavors. Raspberries, blackberries and cassis are complemented by balsam and cedar accents from aging in American oak. Milk chocolate lingers in the finish. Drink now or hold.
Jancis Robinson (17)
Full bottle 1,231 g. 71% Zinfandel, 19% Carignane, 8% Petite Sirah, 2% Alicante Bouschet. Harvest started 30 August and concluded 14 September. Full crush. Both primary fermentation and malolactic conversion by ambient yeasts and bacteria. Minimum effective SO2. 13 months in American oak. Bottled February 2026. Deep purple. Lively and expressive with red and black fruit, orange oil and a creamy Assam-tea character. Fresh acid and firm tannin with a lingering citrusy finish.
Vinous (96)
Now in bottle, the 2024 Geyserville Vineyard (bottled henceforth with "Vineyard" as part of the name due to TTB regulations) has cohered into an even more elegant wine than it was in its late stages of élevage. The 2024 is laden with red/blue-toned fruit, rosewater, exotic spices and overtones of sweet vanilla. It's also characterized by ultra-fine, super-precise tannins and lifted freshness that feel so sophisticated and filigreed for a young Geyserville. Bravo.
Decanter (94)
Fleshy strawberries, red plums and hints of mocha. Geyserville is mostly from one vineyard, Whitton Ranch; in this vintage, the Funsten Ranch makes up the difference. There’s a substantial old-vine block in Whitton that dates to back to 1882, while some vines are as young as 35 years.
Owen Bargreen (96)
