Meadowcroft Awards and Ratings
Love Meadowcroft Wines? You’re not alone. See some of our awards and ratings.
CRITICS CHALLENGE
91 Points, GOLD
2019 SANGIOVESE, SPEEDY CREEK
SF CHRONICLE WINE COMPETITION
GOLD
2019 SANGIOVESE, SPEEDY CREEK
SUNSET INTERNATIONAL WINE COMPETITION
92 POINTS, GOLD
2018 ZINFANDEL, LOUVAU VINEYARD
SONOMA COUNTY HARVEST FAIR
GOLD
2018 ZINFANDEL, LOUVAU VINEYARD
CRITICS CHALLENGE
94 POINTS, PLATINUM
2018 ZINFANDEL, LOUVAU VINEYARD
WINE & SPIRITS MAGAZINE
93 POINTS
2018 ZINFANDEL, LOUVAU VINEYARD
WINE & SPIRITS MAGAZINE
92 POINTS
2018 ZINFANDEL, SPEEDY CREEK VINEYARD
JAMES SUCKLING WINE RATINGS
91 POINTS
2018 CABERNET SAUVIGNON, SPRING MOUNTAIN DISTRICT
Crushed raspberries, ripe cherries, blackberries, dried thyme, lavender and spice box on the nose. Medium-bodied with plush tannins. Round, creamy and polished with pretty vanilla notes on the finish. Drink from 2023.
JAMES SUCKLING WINE RATINGS
91 POINTS
2018 CABERNET SAUVIGNON, MOUNT VEEDER NAPA VALLEY
Dark plums, mulberries, dark chocolate and sweet spices on the nose. Medium-to full-bodied with fine tannins. Round and fruity with a chewy yet fresh finish. Drink from 2023.
JAMES SUCKLING WINE RATINGS
91 POINTS
2019 CRU DE LA RUCHE MALBEC
Dark cherries, dark plums, praline, bay leaves, grilled meat and sweet spices on the nose. Full-bodied with creamy tannins. Juicy and plummy. Drink or hold.
JAMES SUCKLING WINE RATINGS
88 POINTS
2020 CHARDONNAY, TAYLOR’S CROWN
This is a big, powerfully constructed mountain Cab. Right now, it’s noticable for the impact of tannins, which are hard and astringent. They complicate the massive black currant, cassis, moneral and cedar flavors. The richness won’t go away while you age the wine and wait for some sediment to fall out. Best after 2011.
WINE ENTHUSIAST
94 POINTS
2005 Mount Veeder Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon
This is a big, powerfully constructed mountain Cab. Right now, it’s noticable for the impact of tannins, which are hard and astringent. They complicate the massive black currant, cassis, moneral and cedar flavors. The richness won’t go away while you age the wine and wait for some sediment to fall out. Best after 2011.
SF Chronicle Wine CompetitioN
DOUBLE GOLD
2014 Cru de la Ruche Malbec
WINE ENTHUSIAST
92 POINTS
2014 Louvau Vineyard Viognier
This 100% varietal makes the case for Viognier in this appellation, expressing Golden Delicious apple and pear around a fresh, medium build of viscous texture, lemon and wild honey. Pretty and aromatic, it’s a classically fine-formed white, made in small quantities.
WINE ENTHUSIAST
91 POINTS
2008 Mt. Veeder Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon
Classic Cabernet flavors of blackberries, and cassis. Drink this elegant wine over the next six years. This Cabernet remains hefty in tannins. These tannins are soft and lusch, in fact, they’re an integrated part of the network that makes this wine so interesting. -S.H.
WINE ENTHUSIAST
90 POINTS
2012 Speedy Creek Sangiovese
A 100% varietal wine, this is a rich, expressive take on the Italian stalwart, fulsome and hearty in sizable tannins and yet exuberant in red and black fruit. A note sage gives it a wild, herbal undertone before a long, flavorful finish. -V.B.
ROBERT PARKER’S WINE ADVOCATE
89 POINTS
2015 Bonneau Vineyard Chardonnay
The 2015 Bonneau Vineyard Chardonnay has tropical/mango and warm apricot notes with hints of butterscotch and cedar. Medium to full bodied, the palate offers lovely freshness with a satiny texture wrapped with good balance and length
SUNSET INT’L WINE COMPETITION
2016 Medal
2013 Speedy Creek Sangiovese
Hints of sage, violets, and spice accompany vivid plum and red cherry fruit in this expressive, big-boned wine with a forever finish.