• 81 Points
    Rancho Sisquoc 1997 Cabernet Sauvignon (Santa Maria Valley)

    Here's a dark, vegetal wine marked by herbaceous, weedy aromas and flavors, considerable tannins, and sharp acidity. It's very dry and even a bit rasping. You want to find some sweet fruit, but the wine is hard, and the finish indicates little aging possibility.

    — S.H. Published 9/1/2000
  • 81 Points
    Rancho Sisquoc 1997 Cabernet Sauvignon (Santa Maria Valley)

    Here's a dark, vegetal wine marked by herbaceous, weedy aromas and flavors, considerable tannins, and sharp acidity. It's very dry and even a bit rasping. You want to find some sweet fruit, but the wine is hard, and the finish indicates little aging possibility.

    — S.H. Published 9/1/2000
  • 81 Points
    Rancho Sisquoc 1997 Cabernet Sauvignon (Santa Maria Valley)

    Here's a dark, vegetal wine marked by herbaceous, weedy aromas and flavors, considerable tannins, and sharp acidity. It's very dry and even a bit rasping. You want to find some sweet fruit, but the wine is hard, and the finish indicates little aging possibility.

    — S.H. Published 9/1/2000
  • 81 Points
    Rancho Sisquoc 1997 Cabernet Sauvignon (Santa Maria Valley)

    Here's a dark, vegetal wine marked by herbaceous, weedy aromas and flavors, considerable tannins, and sharp acidity. It's very dry and even a bit rasping. You want to find some sweet fruit, but the wine is hard, and the finish indicates little aging possibility.

    — S.H. Published 9/1/2000