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Tasting facts
Taste: Dry
Drinking window · 2023–2028
With food · Beef, Lamb, Veal, Poultry
Market range $28.74–$34.99 (around the market median, Nov 9, 2026)
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- Producer
- The Prisoner Wine Company
- Founded
- 2000
- Founder
- Dave Phinney
- Home region
- Rutherford, Napa Valley, California
- Flagship
- The Prisoner (red blend)
- Ownership
- Constellation Brands (since 2016)
Winemaker Dave Phinney created The Prisoner as a 385-case red blend in 2000, sold it to Huneeus Vintners in 2010, and Constellation Brands bought the brand in 2016 for about $285 million.
SALDO is the creation of The Prisoner Director of Winemaking Chrissy Wittmann. Inspired by the original red blend first made by Italian immigrants who settled in Napa Valley.
Napa Wine ProjectRed Blend
The Prisoner Wine Company Saldo Red Blend 2021
- Critics Choice · 91 points · James Suckling
- Customer Favorite · 4.1 stars · Vivino
Description
Blueberry, boysenberry, pie crust, and baking spice aromas; baking notes continue with plums, fresh black cherries, hints of licorice; plenty of density and body; bold but memorable, long finish with soft, round tannins. Grapes: 51% Petite Sirah, 21% Grenache, 17% Syrah, 11% Mataro, Verdelho, Cabernet Sauvignon.
Winemaker Notes
Blueberry, boysenberry, pie crust, and baking spice aromas. On the palate, baking notes continue and combine seamlessly with plums, fresh black cherries, and hints of licorice, with plenty of density and body. Bold but memorable, this wine has a nice, long finish with soft, round tannins. Blend: 51% Petite Sirah, 21% Grenache, 17% Syrah, 11% Mataro, Verdelho, & Cabernet Sauvignon
- Type
- Red
- Varietal
- Red Blend
- Grapes
- Petite Sirah, Grenache, Syrah, Mataro, Verdelho, Cabernet Sauvignon
- Region
- Country
- United States
- Colour
- Red
- Price band
- $20-35
- ABV
- 14.24%
- Oak
- 12 months in French, American, and Hungarian barrels
- Aging
- 12 months
- Market median
- $29.99 (Nov 9, 2026)
Vintage history
Wine Enthusiast · Earlier vintages
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