Lauren Kessinger

9.2

Gorgeous aroma of peach blossoms and green apricots, light bodied delicious & crisp. Really enjoyed this with my seafood- centered meal. 🦪 — 6 years ago

Dan R

9.3

Rocking. Drinking very well. Quite resolved, more fruit centered than savory. Kirsch, juicy berry, hints of herbs, stony finish. Alive, almost humming with energy. This threw tons of sediment - standing / decanting a must. — 7 years ago

Zack Hall

9.1

Wonderful little bit of tannins. Very centered small fruit flavor. I guess more Rhône in style gamay than Beaujolais. Little richer, not as light. — 7 years ago

Jörgen Lindström Carlvik

Owner, Brix Wine Consultants

9.2

I adore SB raised in barrels, and this beauty ain’t no exception to the rule. From 2020 and onwards, this youngster promises to offer even greater complexity, as it’s still fruit centered. Expansive mid-palate and promising drive on the finish. Once it sheds some of its lactic elements, my score will be proven conservative. — 8 years ago

Mark Flesher

9.4

After a little bit of a hiatus with my wife suffering from GI issues, I have been a little bit off my delectable game. This wine sort of re-centered me and brought me back into the game! First one in a while that I have wanted to post! What an incredibly rich and robust Cabernet. Oakville fruit, and you can taste the oak, blackberry, cinnamon, still extremely tannic. I cannot imagine rating a 2013 or 14 version of this wine, because I just don't think it's possible at this point. This one still needs an hour or two to open up, but is a 94 even after immediately pouring — 8 years ago

Cole Wunderlich

9.5

red fruit and spice. Perfectly balanced ranging from sweet to peppery. Amazing range centered square in the middle — 9 years ago

Richard Murg

9.2

Berry and tobacco on the nose. Very soft on the front of the tongue, explodes into a berry centered experience. Tremendous texture and tannins for a 2017. This is a value. — 6 years ago

MaJ CappS

9.2

Straight up never met a Ridge wine I did not like.

2016 seems to be a hotter year than most with a pronounced ripe fruit nose.. Ripened blackberry.

A centered body, with Eucalyptus, sage, ripe bramble fruit, whiff of leather and a touch of cedar box. Such a great wine when you want something delicious and are indecisive.
Ridge has never failed. Ever. — 7 years ago

Nicole Wilson

9.2

Warm barrel — 7 years ago

David Shapiro

9.1

Natural style, slightly sour, juicy but complex. Vastly better than the Occhipinti all-Frappato, which tastes like an ashtray. Highly drinkable but perhaps a little self-centered for intuitive easygoing food pairings. — 8 years ago

Michael Meyer

9.0

My first exposure to the Montrose 2nd label and it is very respectable. Lots of smoke, iron, leather, and brush complicating a supple Merlot-centered core of rich cherry and plum. Outstanding with bavette steak and B-sprouts. — 8 years ago

Dan Radel

9.1

Peach, orange peal, butter at first, opens to more fruit centered and loses the oakyness — 8 years ago

Marc Stubblefield

Wine Sales at Vino Carta and Kogod Wine Merchant

9.1

Really pretty and fruit centered Valtellina. As is generally true for the DOC, this is softer and a bit more floral than its nebbiolo cousins to the south. Accessible now, great with a wide variety of food, and plenty of development to come. Nice value. — 9 years ago

Neal Schaffer

9.0

This was a sneaky ghosted wedding gift. Pretty nose with ripe cherries, candied plums, pork loin, earl gray tea, potpourri, dark chocolate shavings, graphite, and ash. Mid-palate is juicy, fleshy and bright. The finish shows creamy red fruits centered in minerality and earth. You can grab this at $19.99, which is a steal for a quality Santa Maria Valley Pinot Noir. Cheers! — 6 years ago

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Christopher J Marx

9.4

So good!! Really! Perfectly balanced. A great cab centered so well. Wow! — 7 years ago

Michael Meyer

8.9

The Nod refers to the original Italian immigrant wines of Zin-centered field blends. Bedrock and Carlisle have significantly raised awareness of these heritage vineyards and wines over the past decade. And their products are significantly better as well. This is very pretty but just lacks some punch. Maybe Spring Mtn is not good terroir for Zin. — 7 years ago

Andrew Lohse

9.2

Strawberry, tangerine. Nice minerality on the finish. A fuller bodied example with fine-tuned acid. Fruit-centered. — 8 years ago

Joseph LaPanna

9.2

Deep ruby/purple in the glass. Powerful aromas of dark chocolate, violet and cassis are layered with black currant and plums. The medium plus acidity drives the lush ripe fruit in the midpallet, centered around wildflowers, baking spice and dark berries. The finish is long with polished tannins and a touch of tobacco. — 8 years ago

Todd Glasson

9.5

My first Pisoni. The most remarkable aspects of this wine are its aromas of raspberries and roses. The wine is juicy and complex, centered with strawberries and raspberries and surrounded by tobacco and pepper. In a word, this pinot noir is flamboyant. — 8 years ago

Kevin Cahoon

9.4

Terrior Tasting Bright ripe nose with black cherry, red raspberry and red current fruit that is accented with lovely floral, mineral and spice tones. The wine has a generous mouthfeel with silky tannins and abundant, juicy sweet red fruit character. The finish is focused but fruit centered. This appears to have slot of upside but drinks so well that it is hard to resist. — 9 years ago