Brandon Boesch

8.8

Getting old. Some tomato and herbs. There’s a pine/menthol component as it opens. Some tannin but overall feels like it’s past it’s prime. — 9 hours ago

Brandon Boesch

9.2

Tasting good. Nose has some flowers, lemon, hay. Palate I keep coming back to beeswax, brioche, honeysuckle, lemon cream, there’s good acidity from underripe pear. Pretty nice to drink. — 8 days ago

Brandon Boesch

9.0

Not Kermit lunch Gang of Four! Very fruit forward and palate coating. It has some qualities of Santa Rita pinot with baking spices. Not a lot of crunchy cherries or rock in this one. More ripe fruits. Enjoyable but do not buy if looking for typical old world gamay. — 15 days ago

Brandon Boesch

9.4

First time with this grape. It initially tastes a bit brawny with dark fruits, but then has a really nice herbal component that ends with smooth tannins. Great with our dinner. — 20 days ago

Brandon Boesch

9.4

Another great year. This actually tastes better now with some air. Watermelon, strawberries, papaya, brine, light citrus, lingering minerals and acidity at the finish. Wonderful! — 3 days ago

Brandon Boesch

9.5

First time with this one and love it. Really opened up after 4 hours of air and I liked it better room temp. I get a bunch of honey, honeysuckle, strawberries, plum, a bit of fruit custard tart. It is definitely austere with good acid but after a few of the recent grower champagnes I’ve recently had that took varnish of my teeth this seems balanced. Wish I would have bought two of these. Disgorged 2021. — 11 days ago

Brandon Boesch

9.6

Wonderful! Tastes like old work pinot with some gamay. A lot of earth, herbal notes, flowers, and beautiful strawberries. Unexpected how awesome this smells and tastes. — 18 days ago

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Brandon Boesch

9.2

Is this super complex, no. Is it wonderful to drink, yes. Is it way better than most CA Pinot at this price, yes. Also I’ve always enjoyed 2014 burgundy. Strawberries, barnyard, mix of savory herbs, hint of baking spice, a bit of blueberry compote, something vegetal like celery but not quite. — 6 days ago

Brandon Boesch

9.4

Tasting great. Still some tart cherries and good acid. A bit of game and dark fruits as well. There’s a pine forest freshness to this one as well. I think 2012 was a shift in winemaking from the previous Mourvèdre vintages from broc. Still has a good amount of life left. — 12 days ago

Brandon Boesch

9.3

This was interesting in a great way. It was like a tropical fruit cup with herbs and some forest thrown in. Maybe my favorite from this winery so far. Shake ridge ranch continues to blow my mind with anazing wines from multiple different producers. — 17 days ago