Stephen Redenbaugh

9.1

Bone dry, acid/fruit balanced, and plenty of weight and viscosity on the palate. The Chenin worked well with Baratta, ciabatta, crushed green olives and pistachios. Drizzled good olive oil mirrors the oily wine. — 4 days ago

Stephen Redenbaugh

9.3

Another mystery wine I don’t recall buying..glad I did. So hard not to groove on aged Sangiovese from a very good producer. Soft, silken, smooth and remarkably dark and concentrated at age 16. Home-made pasta, meatballs, and sausage and playoff football... doesn’t get much better. The wine displays beautiful classic notes of berry, sun-dried tomato, and some dirt. But marvelous match with the acidity of tomato sauce with pork and basil. Used to always tell buyers to stick to the two “f’s” when it comes to everyday reliable Tuscan red. — 10 days ago

Stephen Redenbaugh

9.5

Medium gold...,round, ripe, creamy, yeasty...just a hint of sulfur... long, caressing finish. Nose has notes of brioche and ripe pear. Beautiful way to sweep the shit of 2020 out the door! Grace, peace, health to you all! — 19 days ago

Stephen Redenbaugh

9.0

Home made pizza and Bedrock OV Zin? No brainer...14.5 but no noticeable heat after 7 years. Chewy, black-fruit and nice balance. This Zin rocks for less than $25 and works amazingly well with hen-of-the-wood mushrooms and thin sliced pepperoni. — 4 days ago

Stephen Redenbaugh

9.3

Bone dry with 12% ABV and searing acidity. Frigging delicious and buoyant but capable of scrubbing a layer of two of enamel from your teeth. I love these expressions of Amador county and lament my allocation numbers... but worth double the price. Cheers Tegan and team— you’re killin’ it! — 11 days ago

Stephen Redenbaugh

9.3

Really impressive bubbles! Light canary in the glass...precise, elegant, balanced and creamy. Absolutely round with no rough edges. Absolute joy to drink! — 18 days ago

Stephen Redenbaugh

9.1

No idea where this wine came from or how long I’ve had it. Dry broken cork, dark purple color, cloudy, chewy, lots of suspended gunk particulants. But lots of dark cherry berry and totally resolved tannins. And the 14.8 alcohol seems like a misprint. A long way from Burgundy, but delicious nonetheless. — 21 days ago

Stephen Redenbaugh

9.2

Medium gold...floral and petrol notes on the nose. Rich, ripe, viscous, almost oily as it coats your mouth. Ripe fruit explodes... guava, pineapple, mango, and a good portion of funky forest floor... real weight on the palate and a long acid-tinged finish. Tablas makes lots of wine... but they’re focused and finished and full of wonder. Tablas’ white wine program is simply first-rate—-purchase any and all! — 9 days ago

Stephen Redenbaugh

9.6

My wife’s birth-year. Smooth as a baby’s butt...Caramel, butterscotch, and a hint of chewy english toffee. Just the slightest bite on the long, boisterous finish. It’s all about the age and the barrels, but just the top-off for a chilly Covid election eve. — 14 days ago

Stephen Redenbaugh

9.2

Greasy, chewy, funky, medium to full body. What a frigging joy to drink...74% Pinot Bianco, 26% Greco de Tufo. The complexity, the yin/yang conversation between fruit, tannin, acidity makes sure you don’t lose track of what you’re tasting. I live for “food wines” like this. — 20 days ago