Red · Paso Robles · United States
J. Lohr Vineyards & Wines Hilltop Cabernet Sauvignon
Two parallel scores from 3,491 z-qualifying reviewers and 3,611 raw-average reviewers. Cohort: Red · United States.
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What reviewers say
“Great evening at Hy’s with Nutanix even though our seat was out of their Wi-Fi range and their iPad wine list was almost inaccessible. Once we got it to the right page, two bottles of this were ordered. Great selection from our hosts as it is a higher level J Lohr.”
From a top-rated Vivino review for this bottle.
Z-normalized corrects for reviewer bias (every reviewer re-centered onto their personal scale). Raw average uses simple mean across the broader pool including stddev=0 reviewers.
Where this wine sits
Z-normalized percentile · 1,156 peers in Red · United States
| Mean reviewer z-score | +0.258 |
|---|---|
| DB1 raw-mean | 4.13 |
| DB2 raw-mean | 4.14 |
| Vivino site avg | 4.10 (14,644) |
| 90% CI-floor (z) | +0.230 |
| Reviewers (DB1 / DB2) | 3,491 / 3,611 |
Summary
The wine is darkly-colored with a red-purple hue. Varietal aromas of violet and ripe black plum are complemented by hazelnut, dark chocolate and espresso coffee. The dense but approachable mid-palate is followed by a round, intense fruit finish. Aromas of violet, ripe black plum and hazelnut. Round, intense fruit finish.
