We work with passionate, devoted growers to source varietals from the best vineyards and appellations located across California in order to create interesting wine blends that are thought provoking and approachable.
With over a decade of winemaking experience at Paso Robles' prestigious Wild Horse Winery, Winemaker Chrissy Wittmann leads The Prisoner winemaking team who along with our family of growers, work together to craft our selection of distinctly stylistic wines. These include: The Prisoner, Blindfold, Cuttings, Saldo, and Thorn.
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Wilfred Wong 91 "If I drew a picture on my iPad or what a Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon should be like, the 2016 Cuttings® would be
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Wine Spectator 90 “Features a creamy texture, with ripe red and dark fruit flavors of roasted plum, rhubarb and dark cherry. Smoke and dark chocolate notes
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Wilfred Wong 91 "My first question with this wine is: Can a wine have an attitude before one even tries it? This wine's label art and
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Wine Enthusiast 91 “Smooth, fruity and buttery, this full-bodied wine is mouthfilling in texture and generous in flavor. Vanilla, pear and butter aromas carry over to
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“Rich and enticing aromas of blackberry, vanilla bean, baking spices, dark chocolate, and caramel. The palate is overly luscious and giving with notes of dark
“Features enticing aromas of Bing cherry, dark chocolate, clove, and roasted fig. Persistent flavors of ripe raspberry, boysenberry, pomegranate, and vanilla linger harmoniously, for a
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“Features enticing aromas of Bing cherry, dark chocolate, clove, and roasted fig. Persistent flavors of ripe raspberry, boysenberry, pomegranate, and vanilla linger harmoniously, for a
“Earthy aromas open up into cocoa, blackberry, cedar, and anise. It’s smooth with flavors of cherry, chocolate, vanilla, and a mild toastiness. The finish is
California » Napa Valley
“When creating their wines, The Prisoner Wine Company always look for fresh approaches to traditional varietals. For The Snitch, they combined Chardonnay from exceptional vineyards
“Rich and elegant, soft and well-balanced. Aromas of pine needles, cranberry, dark cherry, cedar, clove, and brown spice lead to fresh red berry flavors, an
Wilfred Wong 92 When Dave Phinney first launched The Prisoner Wine in 2000, the wine became an immediate marketplace star. A massive red wine, with an
“Rich and enticing aromas of blackberry, vanilla bean, baking spices, dark chocolate, and caramel. The palate is overly luscious and giving with notesof dark cherry
"The Prisoner was created and inspired by the drinkable “mixed blacks” first made by the Italian immigrants who originally settled in the Napa Valley. Launched
Wine Enthusiast 90 "Full bodied and nicely complex, this ripe and concentrated wine exudes ripe fruit, light smoke and black pepper aromas and flavors while offering
Wine Spectator 92 "Packed with fruit character, this deep, ripe version offers plenty of new oak, revealing a rich texture and zesty flavors of smoky licorice,
Wine Spectator 90 "Not the distinctive Zin statement this once was, but still a bold, rich red blend that's jammed with flavor. Aromas of blackberry and
Wine Spectator 91 "Bold and stylish, with dark cherry, toasty oak and black pepper aromas and briary, dense flavors of blackberry, espresso and grilled anise. The
Wine Enthusiast 92 "This wine blends Merlot from Stagecoach and Antinori vineyards on Atlas Peak with Malbec from the Trefethens in Oak Knoll and Merlot and
“Blindfold is the white wine interpretation and companion to The Prisoner. Blindfold is a full-bodied, richly textured wine with The Prisoner’s signature mouthfeel. It’s a
Wine Spectator 90 "Offers lots of dark chocolate notes to the ripe dark fruit and cherry tart flavors. Smoky hints show on the well-spiced finish, with
Wilfred Wong 91 "Okay to all you folks who can't get enough of those muscular wines, you have to know this: The Prisoner red wine really
Wine Spectator 91 "Offers ripe, explosive red and dark berry fruit that's intense and tannic, yet with a measure of finesse, ending with firm, chewy tannins
Anthony Dias Blue 90 "Dense plum and black raspberry take the lead here; deep, polished and long with balance and style. 78% Merlot with Syrah and
Robert Parker 90 "There are 20,000 cases of the 2012 The Prisoner, which is an interesting blend of 46% Zinfandel, 22% Cabernet Sauvignon,18% Petite Sirah, 12%
Robert Parker 93 "A distinctive combination of 35% Chardonnay, 20% Roussanne, 20% Viognier and small quantities of Riesling, Semillon, Marsanne and Grenache Blanc, the 2012 Blindfold