Bodegas Cruz De Alba

Rhys Vineyards

Alpine Vineyard Pinot Noir 2013

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Dark ruby in color with a wide reddish/ brick rim.

Complex on the nose, and medium plus in body with medium acidity.

Dry on the palate and soft.

Showing cherries, plums, currants, light oak, tobacco leaf, herbs, black pepper, chocolates, light vegetables, Indian spices, licorice and black tea.

Long finish with soft tannins and tangy raspberries.

This is a delicious 13 year old Pinot Noir from Santa Cruz Mountains in California. Drinking beautifully now, elegant and fruit forward. Nicely balanced and soft. Complex with a nice mouthfeel.

This Single Vineyard Pinot Noir, from the great 2013 vintage, is drinking at its peak now, and will continue to drink nicely in the next few years.

A good sipping wine that will pair nicely with food too. Loved the low alcohol level too.

12.8% alcohol by volume.

92 points.

$80.
— 4 months ago

Jose, Shay and 17 others liked this

Rhys Vineyards

Horseshoe Vineyard Syrah 2013

Very old world, savory. Beautiful — 4 months ago

Steven and Serge liked this

Bruno Giacosa

Nebbiolo d'Alba 2019

Dec 2025: PnP ready, nice nose, fine tannins, medium body and good strength, won big over Roagna Langhe of the same vintage, side by side — 6 months ago

Kathryn Kennedy

Santa Cruz Mountains Cabernet Sauvignon 2013

Deep ruby color. Aromas of blueberry, leather and eucalyptus. Solid wine! Flavors of cherry, raspberry, cedar and pencil lead. Great vintage!

🏅94+ points - Wine Spectrum Rating
— 6 months ago

Dave, Ed and 7 others liked this

Vietti

Vigna Scarrone Barbera d'Alba 2021

Vintage 2021 | dark colour, blackberry, plum, hint of violets. A rounded taste with spice. Beautiful balance. I like this wine that is a bit arrogant and playing hard to get. — 7 months ago

Jan, Dave and 24 others liked this

Arnot-Roberts

Trout Gulch Vineyard Chardonnay

2018 Vintage - reductive style - lees style - baked apple, medium plus acidity — 4 years ago

Adam, Ira and 11 others liked this

Luciano Sandrone

Barbera d'Alba

Good fruit and acid. — 8 years ago

Ridge Vineyards

Estate Monte Bello Vineyard Merlot 2010

Paired well with a lamb, eggplant purée, fava beans, piquolo pepper. Would also pair with a medium rare magret duck or other game. — 11 years ago

G.D. Vajra

Barbera d'Alba 2024

Mo
9.0

More in alignment with WS review: “Cherry, raspberry, violet and mineral aromas and flavors mark this perfumed red. Racy and elegant, with defining acidity. Persistent finish. Drink now through 2028. 3,300 cases made, 1,000 cases imported.” — Bruce Sanderson… Versus WE: “Like a garden at twilight, this Barbera lifts with violets and lavender before diving into a pool of plums and boysenberries, kissed by fresh herbs. The palate mirrors this purple-fruited dance with juicy precision. Give it a slight chill and watch it become the life of the party.” — Jeff Porter. — 4 months ago

Arnot-Roberts

Peter Martin Ray Vineyard Pinot Noir 2011

Some poopy bret blew off in 30 mins and revealed a sheer dress of leafy brown spice. Likely peaked at 15 years. — 4 months ago

Shay, Ira and 10 others liked this

Ridge Vineyards

Estate Monte Bello Vineyard Chardonnay 2023

Bought at Pine Orchard 11/25 $70 after tasting at Ridge in 10/25. Less expensive here. The 2023 is rated at 100 pts. Absolutely delicious. Floral aromas, lightly crisp, subtle oak, smooth finish. — 5 months ago

Cruz Alta

Reserve Mendoza Malbec 2023

Argentinian Cab. Fruit forward with a bit of oak. — 6 months ago

Dave liked this

Giacomo Conterno

Cascina Francia Barbera d'Alba 2022

What a beautiful wine! — 7 months ago

Joe and "Odedi" liked this

Ceritas

Trout Gulch Vineyard Chardonnay 2017

Not as good as the bottle we had 2 years ago. All of the great lemon peel and minerality and texture and acid are still there - but this is oddly lacking on the mid palate, so you get a nice entry and exit but not a lot of meat in the middle. — 9 months ago

Ira, Jay and 5 others liked this
Seth Masterson

Seth Masterson

Well that's something you don't see everyday - a Sonoma County winery using Santa Cruz Mountain grapes for their Chardonnay

Bonny Doon Vineyard

Le Cigare Volant Réserve en Bonbonne Red Rhone Blend

39.97 from new season. Balanced. Round. Worth the price. Would buy again — 7 years ago

Ridge Vineyards

Monte Bello Santa Cruz Mountains Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 1985

Tried the '90 recently, spoke of how amazing a producer of Californian Cabernet it is, but just needed a little more time, this '85 is well & truly on point, everything is in balance, there's fruit intensity yes, but the development/complexity/layers are really shining through, outstanding stuff. — 9 years ago

Vietti

Tre Vigne Barbera d'Alba 2010

Beau Carufel
9.0

Hard to beat Vietti's Barberas. — 13 years ago

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One of the best!

Giacomo Conterno

Vigna Francia Barbera d'Alba 2022

Just getting better and better — 4 months ago

Dave, Tegan and 9 others liked this

Cantina Bartolo Mascarello

Barbera d'Alba 2022

Ruby red, vegetal and grapefruit. Kind of complex. Well balanced, with rounded tannins. Long 11 — 5 months ago

Tom, David and 6 others liked this

Ridge Vineyards

Estate Monte Bello Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon-Merlot Blend 2018

Excellent cab! Always great from Ridge, this one is full bodied, nicely aged (still has room to age more, but wonderful right now!, wish i had a couple more) — 6 months ago

Rhys Vineyards

Horseshoe Vineyard Chardonnay 2013

J Choi
9.5

Initially thought cork fail. Capsule protruding. Wine residue. Surprised. great — 7 months ago

Ceritas

Peter Martin Ray Vineyard Chardonnay 2016

Decent but could use a little more oomph — 9 months ago

Tom, Pooneet and 5 others liked this

Arnot-Roberts

Fellom Ranch Cabernet Sauvignon 2012

Robin Gerber
9.5

Tried this vintage a year ago and it was really good but tonight is in its prime. Sad it’s my last bottle. — 6 years ago

Serge and Eric liked this

Bonny Doon Vineyard

A Proper Claret Santa Cruz County Cabernet Sauvignon Blend

Peppery, acid, lighter on the fruit. This would pair really well with chili or a similar dish — 8 years ago

Sharon and Shawn liked this

Luciano Sandrone

Valmaggiore Nebbiolo d'Alba 2012

Smooth, dark cherries, clear/clean, nice acid, light tannins. — 11 years ago

Nick liked this