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Accolades


The Wine Independent

Spotlight on Aperture and Devil Proof

“If you haven’t heard of Jesse Katz yet, you soon will. He’s one of northern California’s most talented young winemakers with a natural eye for unique sites in Sonoma and Napa.”

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The Wine Independent
Forbes.com

Becoming Devil Proof With California Malbec

Jesse Katz’s resume as a winemaker reads like a superstar in the making - from time spent at Pétrus in Bordeaux, California cult legend Screaming Eagle to stellar Argentina wineries Viña Cobos and Bodega Noemia...

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“The wines are brilliant and unquestionably some of the finest expressions of Malbec out there."

—Jeb Dunnuck
Scores

2021 Devil Proof Farrow Ranch Malbec,
Alexander Valley, Sonoma County

99 points, Erin Brooks, Robert Parker's The Wine Advocate
96 points, James Suckling

2021 Devil Proof Rockpile Ridge Malbec,
Rockpile AVA, Sonoma County

97+ points, Erin Brooks, Robert Parker's The Wine Advocate
96 points, James Suckling

2021 Devil Proof Cima Ladera Blend,
Alexander Valley, Sonoma County

98 points, Erin Brooks, Robert Parker's The Wine Advocate
96 points, James Suckling

“The 2018 Malbec Farrow Ranch from Devil Proof is the best example of 100% Malbec I've ever tasted.”

—Erin Brooks, Robert Parker’s The Wine Advocate

2019 Devil Proof Farrow Ranch Malbec,
Alexander Valley, Sonoma County

100 points, The International Wine Report
98+ points, Lisa Perrotti-Brown, The Wine Independent
98 points, Erin Brooks, Robert Parker's The Wine Advocate
98 points, Jeb Dunnuck

2019 Devil Proof Rockpile Ridge Malbec,
Rockpile AVA, Sonoma County

98 points, The Wine Independent
98 points, The International Wine Report
97 points, Erin Brooks, Robert Parker's The Wine Advocate
97 points, Jeb Dunnuck

2018 Devil Proof Farrow Ranch Malbec,
Alexander Valley, Sonoma County

100 points, Erin Brooks, Robert Parker's The Wine Advocate
100 points, Jeb Dunnuck
100 points, The Wine independent

2018 Devil Proof Rockpile Ridge Malbec,
Rockpile AVA, Sonoma County

99 points, The Wine Independent
98 points, Jeb Dunnuck
97 points, Erin Brooks, Robert Parker's The Wine Advocate