Monte Sierra

Forlorn Hope

San Hercurmer delle Frecce Shake Ridge Vineyard Barbera 2018

Tart black cherry, anise, pine and alpine vibes, high acidity, low spicy tannins.
A beautiful Cali Barbera with the acidity and spice of Piemonte, with the high toned fruit of California sunshine. I love!
— 5 years ago

Favia

Rompecabezas Amador Syrah Blend 2014

A couple years in the bottle has done this one some good. Nice earthy raspberries. — 6 years ago

Iwan, Shay and 31 others liked this
Buddy G

Buddy G

One of my all time favs!

Suavia

Monte Carbonare Garganega 2016

Outstanding Italian White. Remarkable balance of minerality, acidity and fruit. Very pure. Apples and pears. Wine is bright and fully open right out of the bottle. Best white of the year so far. Nice!! — 7 years ago

John Pacailler
with John
Hermes and Paul liked this

La Clarine Farm

"Cedarville" Mourvèdre 2016

Juicy and interesting, deep blood orange citrusy taste but overwhelmingly candy-apple or candy-watermelon. Someone i was having a glass with compared to a jolly rancher — 8 years ago

Leila Reeder-Esparza
with Leila

Paul Lato

"Le Souvenir" Sierra Madre Vineyard Chardonnay 2015

Beautifully crisp with green apple and honeysuckle. — 9 years ago

Sharon Hamat
with Sharon
Sharon and David liked this

La Clarine Farm

Jambalaia Rouge Red Rhone Blend 2015

Amy Atwood
9.4

Juicy, chillable goodness! Enough tannins to match anything off the grill — 10 years ago

Justan, Julia and 3 others liked this
Hank Beckmeyer

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@Delectable Wine why is my brand new release vintage marked as sold out?

Roar

Sierra Mar Vineyard Pinot Noir 2013

Young but what a delicious mouthful, with rich layers of fruit but elegant and smooth — 11 years ago

Renwood Winery

Premier Amador County Old Vine Zinfandel 2011

Love love love! Perfect balance! — 11 years ago

Renwood liked this

RPM Wines

El Dorado Gamay Noir 2012

Terrific acid, bright red fruit, the perfect follow in to an epic Bordeaux tasting last night. — 12 years ago

Alex liked this

Monte Antico

Toscana Sangiovese Blend 2008

One of the best wines for the price. — 13 years ago

Dirty & Rowdy

Shake Ridge Ranch Mourvedre

yes, this is a photo of a computer image. tasted as part of a Mourvèdre wine group tasting via zoom, wines portioned into woozies. 2018v. super aromatic, raspberry/cranberry juice, fresh leather, violet. palate texture is silky, light but complex and flavorful, acid medium +, long tannins- just a bit of grip. fantastic — 5 years ago

Shay liked this

Donkey & Goat

Five Thirteen El Dorado Red Rhone Blend 2017

Zippy and delightful! — 6 years ago

Errol, Rana and 25 others liked this

Jolie-Laide Wines

Barsotti Vineyard Gamay Noir

Drank with Oscar and Lindsay when they came to visit. Rainy weekend. Grilled meat and fish, went to Art a whirl. — 7 years ago

Ian liked this

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

Forlorn Hope

Mil Amores DeWitt Vineyard Red Blend

Drinks like a white. Tart and interesting. — 10 years ago

Sandlands

Amador County Syrah 2012

Elegant, a bit animale, touch of tapenade and rich, red meat. Closest Cali gets to Cote Rotie — 11 years ago

Anthony liked this

Turley

Judge Bell Amador County Zinfandel 2011

Cali Zin with refinement. Very nice. Need to get more of this. — 11 years ago

Ridge Vineyards

40th Anniversary Vintage Monte Bello Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 2001

Gary Westby
9.7

Our K&L Redwood City staff party at LB steak was fantastic- nothing smaller than magnum allowed! This double mag has been in our cellar since release and has hardly moved at all! Big, powerful, Mountain fruit! — 12 years ago

Hai, Sarah and 2 others liked this

Terra d'Oro

Amador County Zinfandel 2017

Very muted nose, but wow! Packs a punch with spice and ripe red fruit. Lovely finish, and almost no tannins. A keeper! — 5 years ago

Donkey & Goat

Sluice Box El Dorado White Rhone Blend 2013

Love this unfiltered red blend, gallivanter, nice acidic start and berry finish, light to medium bodied, really tasty and easy drinking, — 6 years ago

Donkey & Goat

El Dorado Grenache Noir 2014

Great bottle, 100% Grenache with 25% whole cluster. Cherry and red berry along with some spice notes with some a good tannin structure. Some meaty and minerality notes also come around. — 8 years ago

Matt and Stephen liked this

Domaine Gramenon

Sierra du Sud Côtes du Rhône Syrah 2012

Very nice and interesting Syrah from the Rhone. Aromatically not that intense, but this has great freshness and acidity, with medium tannins. More purity of restrained fruit than earth or funk. Quite nice with a ribeye at Prairie Whale in the Berkshires. — 9 years ago

Ahmed and Phil liked this

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. — 10 years ago

Keplinger

Sumō Petite Sirah Blend 2011

Delicious. Highly recommend. — 11 years ago

Edmunds St. John

Bone-Jolly El Dorado County Gamay Noir

Yay for CA gamay ! — 11 years ago

Scott Gregory
with Scott
Beau and jarred liked this