Wine Awards

2020 Petite Sirah

  • 95 Points The Tasting Panel

2020 Block Three Cabernet Sauvignon

  • 96 Points, Publisher’s Picks The Tasting Panel

2019 Block Three Cabernet Sauvignon

  • 95 Points, Cellar Selection Wine Enthusiast
  • Double Gold CA State Fair Wine Competition
  • Best of the Region – Red CA State Fair Wine Competition
  • 93 Points, Gold San Diego Wine Challenge

2019 Cabernet Sauvignon

  • 92 Points Wine Enthusiast
  • Gold, San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition
  • 90 Points, Gold International Women’s Wine Competition

2019 Petit Verdot

  • 93 Points, Cellar Selection Wine Enthusiast
  • 96 Points The Somm Journal
  • 91 Points, Gold San Diego Wine Challenge
  • 92 Points, Gold, Best of Class International Women’s Wine Competition
  • Double Gold CA State Fair Wine Competition

2019 Petite Sirah

  • 94 Points, Cellar Selection Wine Enthusiast
  • 96 Points The Somm Journal
  • 90 Points, Gold San Diego Wine Challenge
  • 92 Points, Gold International Women’s Wine Competition

2019 Cabernet Franc

  • 94 Points, Cellar Selection Wine Enthusiast
    Double Gold, San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition
  • 94 Points The Somm Journal
  • 90 Points, Gold International Women’s Wine Competition

2017 Petit Verdot

  • 94 Points, Cellar Selection Wine Enthusiast
  • Gold, 95 Points Women’s International Wine Competition
  • Gold San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition

2017 Petite Sirah

  • 94 Points Wine Enthusiast
  • Gold, 91 Points Women’s International Wine Competition

2017 Cabernet Sauvignon

  • 92 Points, Wine Enthusiast
  • Double Gold, 95 Points Women’s International Wine Competition

2017 Block Three Cabernet Sauvignon

  • 93 Points, Cellar Selection Wine Enthusiast
  • Gold, 95 Points Women’s International Wine Competition

2017 Cabernet Franc

  • 93 Points Wine Enthusiast
  • Double Gold, Best of Class, 99 Points Women’s International Wine Competition
  • Gold San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition

2016 Cabernet Sauvignon

  • 93 Points Wine Enthusiast “Cellar Selection"
  • 92 Points New York International Wine Competition “Red Hills Winery of the Year"
  • 92 Points, Gold Critics Challenge International Wine Competition
  • 91 Points, Gold Sommelier Challenge International Wine Competition

2015 Cabernet Sauvignon

  • 90 Points Wine Enthusiast
  • 93 Points The Tasting Panel
  • 91 Points Gold Sunset International Wine Competition
  • 94 Points Critics Challenge International Wine Competition
  • 91 Points Terroirist

2014 Cabernet Sauvignon

  • 93 Points Wine Enthusiast “Cellar Selection”
  • 93 Points Tasting Panel Magazine
  • 93 Points, Gold Medal New York International Wine Competition
  • 91 Points Ultimate Wine Challenge
  • Gold Medal Tasters Guild International Wine Competition
  • Gold Medal West Coast Wine Competition

2013 Cabernet Sauvignon

  • 94 Points The Tasting Panel
  • 96 Points, Platinum Winemaker’s Challenge
  • 92 Points Ultimate Wine Challenge
  • 90 Points, Gold LA International Wine Competition
  • Gold Medal Tasters Guild International Wine Competition 
  • Gold Medal Denver International Wine Competition

2012 Cabernet Sauvignon

  • 93 Points, Gold Tasting’s
  • Gold Medal Denver International Wine Competition
  • 92 Points Ultimate Wine Challenge
  • Gold Medal New York International Wine Competition

2011 Cabernet Sauvignon

  • 91 Points Wine Enthusiast “Editor’s Choice”
  • Double Gold International Women’s Wine Competition
  • Gold  San Francisco International Wine Competition
  • 93 Points, Gold Cellar Selection “Exceptional” Eco- Friendly Wine Challenge Championships
  • 91 Points, Gold Los Angeles International Wine Competition
  • Great Slow Wine Prize Slow Wine Biodynamic Guide
  • Gold Tasters Guild International Wine Competition
  • Gold Medal Denver International Wine Competition
  • Gold Medal Critics Challenge International Wine Competition

2010 Cabernet Sauvignon

  • 98 Points, Platinum, Best in Class, Best of Show Sommeliers’ Challenge International Wine Competition
  • Gold Denver International Wine Competition
  • Gold Indy International Wine Competition
  • Gold Tasters Guild International Wine Competition
  • Gold Cellar Selection, Exceptional International Eco-Friendly Wine Challenge
  • 92 Points Terroirist

2009 Cabernet Sauvignon

  • 94 Points, “Best Eco-friendly US Red Wine” The Tasting Panel International Eco-Friendly Wine Challenge
  • 94 Points, Gold International Eco-friendly Wine Challenge
  • 93 Points, Exceptional BTI World Wine Championships
  • Double Gold Tasters Guild International Wine Competition
  • Gold  American Wine Society
  • Gold Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo Wine Competition
  • 91 Points Terroirist

2008 Cabernet Sauvignon

  • 94 Points, Publishers Pick “Seriously Smitten!” The Tasting Panel
  • Gold Tasters Guild International Wine Competition
  • 96 Points, Platinum Winemaker Challenge International Wine Competition
  • 92 Points, Gold  Women’s International Wine Competition
  • Top Rated Cabernet Sauvignon 15/20 Points Gayot
  • 90 Points Terroirist

2007 Cabernet Sauvignon

  • 94 Points, Publisher’s Picks The Tasting Panel Magazine
  • 93 Points, Gold Medal, Exceptional, Cellar Selection BTI World Wine Championships
  • 90 Points Wine Enthusiast
  • Best in Class Lake County Wine Award

2006 Cabernet Sauvignon

  •   Gold Medal Critics Challenge International Wine Competition
  •   90 Points  California State Fair

2016 Block Three Cabernet Sauvignon

  • 93 Points Wine Enthusiast “Cellar Selection
  • 94 Points The Tasting Panel
  • 96 Points, Platinum Winemaker Challenge International Wine Competition
  • 91 Points, Gold Sunset International Wine Competition
  • 92 Points, Gold Critics Challenge International Wine Competition
  • 90 Points Terroirist

2013 Block Three Cabernet Sauvignon

  • Double Gold, Best of Show WSWA Wine Comp
  • 93 Points, Gold, Exceptional World Wine Championships “Cellar Selection"

2011 Block Three Cabernet

  • Double Gold Cabernet Shootout Competition
  • Gold Medal San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition

2013 Sua Sponte Red Wine Blend

  • 91 Points Ultimate Wine Competition
  • Gold Medal Tasters Guild International Wine Competition

2016 Petite Sirah

  • 94 Points Tasting Panel Magazine
  • 90 Points Wine Enthusiast

2015 Petite Sirah

  • 92 Points Wine Enthusiast
  • 94 Points, Platinum Winemaker Challenge International Competition
  • Double Gold SF Chronicle Wine Competition
  • 90 Points, Gold Critics Challenge International Wine Competition
  • 90 Points Terroirist

2014 Petite Sirah

  • 92 Points Wine Enthusiast “Cellar Selection”
  • 93 Points  The Tasting Panel
  • Gold Medal Tasters Guild International Wine Competition
  • Gold Medal Critics Challenge International Wine & Spirits Competition

2013 Petite Sirah

  • Gold Medal Tasters Guild International Wine Competition
  • Double Gold International Women’s Wine Competition

2014 Petite Verdot

  • 94 Points Wine Enthusiast “Editor’s Choice”
  • 92 Points, Gold Los Angeles International Wine Competition
  • Double Gold International Women’s Wine Competition
  • Double Gold  Jerry D. Mead’s New World International Comp
  • 91 Points/ Gold Great American International Wine Competition

2013 Petite Verdot

  • Gold Medal International Tasters Guild

2014 Latigo (Port-Style Dessert Wine)

  • 93 Points Wine Enthusiast
  • 94 Points, Platinum Critics Challenge International Wine Competition
  • 90 Points Terroirist
  • 93 Points, Gold Sommelier Challenge International Wine Competition

2013 Latigo (Port-Style Dessert Wine)

  • 91 points Wine Enthusiast “Cellar Selection”
  • 95 Points, Double Gold, Best of Class Sunset International Wine Competition
  • Gold Critics Challenge International Wine Competition

2012 Latigo (Port-Style Dessert Wine)

  • Dessert Winery of The Year NY International Wine Competition
  • Gold Medal New York International Wine Competition
  • Gold Medal Denver International Wine Competition

2011 Latigo (Port-style Dessert Wine)

  • 92 Points Wine Enthusiast “Cellar Selection”
  • 92 Points Wine Enthusiast Best of Year 2016
  • Best of Class SF International Wine Competition
  • Gold Medal International Women’s Wine Competition
  • Gold Medal Denver International Wine Competition

2010 Latigo (Port-style Dessert Wine)

  • Gold Medal Denver International Wine Competition

2006 Latigo (Port-style Dessert Wine)

  • Best of Class, 94 Points California State Fair
  • Gold Medal California State Fair
  • Gold Medal Los Angeles International Wine & Sprits Wine Competition
  • 91 Points, Gold Medal, Exceptional BTI World Wine Championships
  • Gold Medal International Women’s Wine Competition
  • Top 10 Organic Wines Gayot