County Line Vineyards

Au Bon Climat

Santa Barbara County Pinot Noir 2023

Straightforward west coast wine with the right amount of restraint and oak — 11 days ago

Rivers-Marie

Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir 2023

Black cherry, citrus, slight menthol. — a month ago

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Williams Selyem

Russian River Valley Pinot Noir 2022

Solid and fully robust — a month ago

Tom, Scott@Mister and 3 others liked this

Meiomi

Monterey County Pinot Noir

Pretty impressive for a Pinot — 2 months ago

Sandlands

Sonoma County Trousseau 2022

Watermelon salad w fresh cracked pepper. California dreaming. — 2 months ago

Austin, Erik and 13 others liked this

Marcassin

Marcassin Vineyard Chardonnay

Easter wines. — 3 months ago

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Jordan Vineyard & Winery

Alexander Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2020

Amazing nose, deep color, perfect with Bison! — 5 days ago

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Merry Edwards

Russian River Valley Sauvignon Blanc 2023

Pale yellow with pleasing aromas of citrus and tropical fruits, adding in spice and some biscuit notes. On the palate complex palate of flavors, fresh fruit, pineapple, lemon, grapefruit, peaches and Asian pears. Slight earthiness with a smooth and creamy well balanced finish ending with a gentle yeasty character. Very nice! Consistent quality! Will age well! — 2 months ago

Dave, Tom and 7 others liked this

Ridge Vineyards

Lytton Springs Dry Creek Valley Zinfandel Blend 2022

Lovely with a long decant — 2 months ago

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Goldschmidt Vineyards

Katherine Crazy Creek Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2022

2022 vintage. A mature, smooth, complex CS — 2 months ago

Kosta Browne

Russian River Valley Pinot Noir 2021

2021 vintage. Pleasant throughout and hit plenty of notes without screeching. The KB style has changed in the last few years. Gone are the mega-extracted pinots altho those are still around and holding up in the cellars/secondary market. Those older wines were a 10 on the volume scale. The last few vintages are closer to a 5. That said, this should hold up and develop nicely for a decade+ without issues. Those that don't think you can drink CA pinot noir over 4-5 years old are in for quite the surprise with quality producers. 04.18.25. — 3 months ago

Ted, David and 12 others liked this

Marcassin

Marcassin Vineyard Pinot Noir

Excellent Pinot but I think inferior to the Tetarossa lineup — 4 months ago

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Flowers Vineyard & Winery

Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir 2023

Earthy on the nose (like a pinot should) strawberries and leather. Full body finish. Paired with hangar steak and veal chop. — a month ago

Ira, Douglas and 5 others liked this

Chappellet

Mountain Cuvée Proprietor's Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 2022

Blend of Cab Sauv, Cab Franc, Merlot, Petit Verdot & Malbec. Deep Ruby, purple edges, youthful aromas of black fruit, spices, floral and flinty notes. On the palate flavors of blackberry and black cherry with some vanilla and tobacco and herbal notes. Vivid acidity, firm tight tannins with long finish ending with a vibrant character, a bit young, should benefit from bottle aging. — 2 months ago

Dave, Paul and 3 others liked this

Peter Michael Winery

Estate Vineyards Les Pavots Knights Valley Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 1996

1996 vintage. 6% Cab Franc but 50+% Cab and remaining % Merlot. Last tasted 9.29.24 (9.5) and 8.2.24 (9.6). This specimen nice fill and halfway saturated cork. Decanted and throwing appropriate sed. Tasted 30 mins post-decant. Light-medium body. Dark cherry and milk chocolate nose. Cocoa powder and chocolate-covered cherry in the flavors. Tannins primarily on the back palate. More than holding up and getting by. This has a few more years afoot. Gonna say it again for those in the back…this is the best wine they’ve ever made-white or red. Get off my lawn. 05.07.25. — 2 months ago

Ted, Bob and 13 others liked this

A. Rafanelli

Dry Creek Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2016

Lead pencil, veg, spice cedar combo and some dark plums on the nose. The taste had some plums and a bit of veg. The finish was okay but a bit short. Overall a great wine and my last 2016 and now on to the 2017s. — 3 months ago

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Sandlands

Amador County Chenin Blanc 2022

Popped and poured; enjoyed over the course of two hours. The 2022 pours a straw color with medium viscosity. On the nose, the wine is developing with notes of tart orchard fruit: passion fruit, lemon, sea spray, white flowers, lanolin and minerals. On the palate, the wine is dry with high acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is medium+ with a wooly texture and lovely minerals. Drinking now through 2037. — 4 months ago

Brian, Douglas and 8 others liked this