Billy L.

9.6

Weekend Wines
@Tor Kenward @Jeff Ames
Kudos! The 2012 Tor Napa Valley Cabernet Over delivered, big time, Fabulous right now!
Killer QPR wine!
🍇🍷👍🏻👏🏻 — 7 years ago

with Laura

Teri Reed

9.2

Very nice white!! Celebrating CPA happiness. — 8 years ago

with Zane and PK

Matt Beyard

9.3

Beautiful wine that went great steaks on the grill. Just an excellent Cab. — 8 years ago

TheSkip

9.3

Yessir! This is full tilt. Very well balanced Syrah nevertheless. Great job @Jeff Ames — 8 years ago

Carl Fischer

9.3

What a surprise. Thanks for the awesome recommendation @Ron R. I get dark fruit, vanilla and brown sugar on the nose. Vanilla and blackberries dominate the palate with mouth drying tannins and a nice acidity. Smooth and nice. I let it breathe in my glass (which means not long) and it definitely opened up after it had been opened for a while. This is really nice and got it for a steal on LB. Huge fan of Jeff Ames from Tor and delighted to try his own wine. Very nice. Will have to check out some of the single vineyard designates. Any suggestions from the group on which one to try for first? Happy New Year's Eve to all. — 8 years ago

Kirk F

8.9

Enjoying Haley's 21st birthday in Ames tonight. Nice accompaniment with our pasta! — 9 years ago

with Michael, Jeff and 1 other

Andy Castonguay

9.0

Bright, delicious rosé with a dry finish — 10 years ago

Matt Schwartz

8.9

Gracefully aged — 10 years ago

with Kelsey

Nate Stiles

9.0

Really nice and soft. Well balanced and goes down easily. — 11 years ago

Josh Davis

9.6

Jeff Ames does it again. Kills it. — 12 years ago

Billy L.

9.6

Parker gave it 96, ditto! Very good right now; classic To Kalon! Kudos @Tor Kenward & @Jeff Ames Winemaker.
Really great Napa Cabernet Sauvignon!
Cheers 👍🏻👏🏻🍇🍷 — 7 years ago

Shay A

9.4

This has got to be the most intricate and detailed label I have ever seen. The back label gives so much information on the vineyard, down to the soil type and composition! I believe Jeff Ames (of Tor & Rudius) is the winemaker here.

@Mark Flesher opened this beauty and it had us thinking the entire time we enjoyed it (only a glass or two before needing to leave). I'll be honest...I'm not sure I've had a Las Piedras wine before. This had a lot more red fruit to it than I expected. At 7 years old, this hasn't even begun its ascent to its peak. The nose on this was gorgeous...that sweet/candied liqueur note alongside dusty blackberries. Almost a bit more pine than cedar here. Rhubarb. The mid palate here is very elegant. Mark mentioned that the nose and entry reminded him of a Caymus SS. The finish seemed like it couldn't make up its mind. Currant, red licorice and faint nutmeg. I feel like this probably revealed much more on day 2...Mark, let me know how it evolved! — 8 years ago

with Mark

Greg Ballington

Co-Founder of Millennial Drinkers Wine Blog

9.6

This estate was a spectacular find this trip! @John Boich was an amazing host and so was Jnani!
@Shay Aldriedge @Martin G Rivard @David L @Ron R @Carl Fischer this is an estate you guys need to check out, especially if you love the Rudius Wines. This is the same winemaker, Jeff Ames, same as TOR too.


Deep and dark ruby red. Dark purple floral attack with lavender and lilacs, followed with tons of savory notes. Nose finished off with some black and blue berries. Heavy tannins (8/10) and tighter than the rest of the Cabernet Sauvignons. A bit savory with dried red berries and black cherries. A little floral too. Full bodied and lingering finish. Drink from 2019 till 2040. — 8 years ago

with Sean and India

Matt Lichtenberg

9.5

Well done Ames! Not your typical over extracted California fruit bomb but balanced and almost more Bordeaux like in complexity. Don't drink a lot of young California Cab but I'm generally enjoying 2012 much more than 2013 but that could be the extra year in bottle. — 9 years ago

Megan Stockton

9.0

2013 continues to shine with amazing fruit and soft tannins. — 9 years ago

with Will

Steve Anderson

9.3

Hudson Vineyard excellence. Thanks Tor and @Jeff Ames! — 10 years ago

Kevin Pierce

9.3

Prairie Moon Idelweiss- I found this wine in Ames,Ia while attending a wedding at a vineyard. This a semi sweet white wine that has a fruity taste. It's smooth going down. It has a 11.7% alcohol content. I would buy this again. — 10 years ago

with Cheryl and DeAnn

Kent Sands

9.8

Baby moon-iversary at Ames Hotel. Absolutely delicious, keeps opening and getting better and better — 11 years ago

Jennifer Lamb

10

With Brittany & Jeff Ames- not bad bubbles! Yum! — 12 years ago

Kirk F

9.1

In Ames for a weekend with our senior and a little Big12/SEC Hoops Challenge. Go Cyclones! These appellation wines from Carlisle are a ridiculous value. Didn’t have a decanter so we popped the top and and had a cocktail while it opened a bit. Opaque, nearly black in the glass with a wafting nose of blackberry jam. The nose was a little ‘boozy’ to me but it only weighs in at 14.2% ABV. Massive on the palate, again with the blackberries and what my wife describes as ‘meaty’. Game? This one will age beautifully if you can resist. A beautiful finish accompanied a nice meal and a great start to the final weekend of January. Cheers! — 7 years ago

Pete Carrico

9.2

Great Malbec. Full-bodied, long finish. — 8 years ago

Ivan Storck

10

Great! Right from the nose through the last drop. — 8 years ago

Adam Baker

9.1

Valentine's wine dinner 2017. Paired with filet mignon with foie gras butter and roasted cipollini onion, and side of saffron butternut squash purée. Overall a very good CA cab. — 8 years ago

with Elissa

Ben Jones

9.2

Fresh tobacco leaf and gentle spice box on the nose. Full bodied and full tanic ride to a nice deep red fruit and earth finish. I like this wine a lot. — 8 years ago

Charles Saumade

8.9

Un excellent rouge. A la fois puissant et aromatique, il se doit très bien se porter à l'Élysée ! — 8 years ago

Tiffany Mozena

10

Ames, IA
Nice white wine. — 9 years ago

Adam Coy

8.9

So so could use more acidity but has a nice florally nose. — 9 years ago

Aimée Gillespie

9.0

Ames Street Deli wine Tuesdays with Bridget and Sera.
So many minerals on the nose. Gently sweet. Sera conjures tea. Maybe floral pallete? Pear? Huge fan of this wine. — 10 years ago

with Sera

John Boich

10

Classic big napa cap fruit forward Jammy dense and well balanced from start to finish - iconic vineyard with the touch of wine maker Jeff Ames — 10 years ago

Emily Crowell

8.9

Jiby's bday gift wine from Laura and Ames — 11 years ago