Aged beautifully for 15.8% and not even hot! Ridge only bottles this block of their Paso Robles when fully ripe and it can muster its full concentration and acidity like this super fun wine. I haven't had aged Chateauneuf de Pape but I imagine there's some similarly because this is anything but stewy and hot. A little funk blows off and reveals layers of deep fruit full bodied but balanced hedonism. — 8 years ago
At Amass, Copenhagen. — 8 years ago
Uhhh muuuuch better this time — 9 years ago
Sauvignon in a totally different, fucking great, way! — 9 years ago
damn. 30 years in barrel. long and complex, with all the acidity one could want. — 11 years ago
Excellent. — 11 years ago
20 May 2018. Ops, Brooklyn, NY. — 7 years ago
Needed to warm up a bit but once open was wonderful. Slightly cloudy unfiltered appearance, toasty orchard fruit with a bit of lemon and tarragon. Learned later that Morillon = Chard but totally different from a white burg or Cali chard or anything else really — 7 years ago
Naturvin. B: basilikum. — 11 years ago
first bottle in the US. dry, but with a full enough fruit character to to make it really interesting. great finish. — 11 years ago
New favorite! — 7 years ago
This is really as great a Californian wine as one can muster. It is rich without being decadent, redolent with sweet fruit without being heavy or glazed as so many wines are, complex without being overextracted, and sun-kissed without being alcoholic or pruney. With 20 varietals in this field blend, and in the flatlands below Monte Rosso and Moon Mountain, maybe calling this terroir-driven is a stretch. It is more history-driven, and a testament to the duo who have put the effort into preserving it: @Chris Cottrell and @Morgan Twain-Peterson — 8 years ago
Rich, strong tannins deep red — 9 years ago
Delicious and light-bodied red perfect for sipping at the end of a long week. I'm no expert, I freely admit. The most technical word I can muster is "yummy"! — 11 years ago
earthy yet focused. — 11 years ago
09 vintage — 11 years ago
Paul Dugar
Golden straw appearance. Aromatic citrus on the nose. Zesty citrus with a slight melon finish on the palate. Delicious with pork fennel ravioli! — 7 years ago