Celebrating the birth of our twins, Drew and Emma!!! Can't go crazy while helping feed the little ones every 3 hours, but a glass of this is a great change to 4 nights in the hospital.
Classic Matthiasson Napa Red Blend. Definitely give it a little air, but it is somewhat passed its prime in my mind. The nose is the best part, then the finish, but it is starting to run thin and losing fruit and tannins. Still a great wine!
Back to burp cloths and bottles of a different type :) — 6 years ago
Best Malbec I've ever had... not like any jammy Argentinian ones and bold with fruit forward. — 7 years ago
powerful, yet sleek. fruit coming from vines as old as ones that were planted in 1860. — 7 years ago
Opened this up once we found out everyone was safe from the storm. It is wonderful now and shows it will be even better in the years to come. Thoughts and prayers go out to all the were effected by the Hurricane Matthew and to all of those who lost love ones especially those in Haiti. — 8 years ago
Orange! Dark for a Rose. The classic E&M herbs on the nose thyme, rosemary,...boy this one looks spectacular just buy it for the color? Complex and long slightly bitter, fresh, acidic, lime, forest strawberries and a little elderberry on the back palate. Would pair super well with stinky cheese or really anything. Could be mistaken for a cocktail with some drops of a bitter. I would think this needs to be aged - man is this awesome💥💥💥. A stand out for a Rose there is nothing like it out there. I have no idea how Sven and Florian do this - the most complex rose ever. Therefore very highly rated. But alas more for geeks the crazy ones, the square pegs....others might be disappointed by this really unique beast. I should have bought cases..... — 8 years ago
I've been too drunk the last two weeks to upload any of the wines I've had. This ones pretty good. Easy drinker. Clean. Delineated. Nice fruit. Not much structure. Like a good warmer weather Chablis. I'm high as shit. — 9 years ago
2013 silver oak Cabernet Alexander valley. This one is spicy bell peppers. A little tiny bit of vanilla perfume. Dry with some tiny bits of fruits. But bold. A little more oaky on this one than the ones so far. But it’s not complete. Tiny bit of sharpness. Definitely some hint of bell peppers. 9.0. $70 — 6 years ago
House red. Most closed of the ones we've tasted here--much more grip and body, oak spice notes. Plum, cherry. — 7 years ago
Just awesome. This will become one of the great ones. — 8 years ago
Big, bold, and juicy. So, so very funky. Like a dang barnyard. Quite dark with a smoky nose with just a bit of berry. More red berries, plums, and spice on the palate. Really nice ripe tannins and a smooth finish. Who knew that the birthplace of Malbec made the best ones?!
— 9 years ago
This one was more oxidized than last ones. Still good though. Yeasty, yellow apples, almost sherry-like in a way. — 9 years ago
Rock star teroldego! Smooth red currents, black 'n raspberries @ that rubber tire scent - trademark of teroldego - Italian ones anyway. Not those frightening Cal- itals! Thx @klwines — 10 years ago
Nice color of purple. Very interesting Syrah as she has characters very different from traditional ones. Cherry, berries, violets, saline, roses, a bit leather and saline. Aftertaste shows some more zest, a bit spicy, and a bit sweet note, quite high in alcohol. — 6 years ago
Last of the '14s while the '15s continue to rest. Always love the Sonoma Coast fruit and this chard is packed with it, but it feels like the bouquet will continue to expand with a little more time in bottle. It's still nervous with acidity and the oak influence, while not overdone, could still integrate a bit further. I wish I had another one to hold for improvement, but I'll have to let the single vineyard versions be the ones to rest while I move on to the next vintage. — 7 years ago
Light golden in color with a yellow hue.
Fruity and sweet nose of lemons, melons, tropical fruits, minerals, citrus, tangerine, ripe bananas, mangoes and white pepper.
Medium plus in body with some effervescent, crisp with small bubbles and high acidity.
Sweet on the palate with melons, red apples, peaches, mangoes and citrus.
Long finish with sweet mangoes.
A delicious sweet dessert wine from Italy. Crisp, engaging and not Cloying. Nicely balanced with enough acidity for the residual sugar it contains.
A Great sipping wine, and also good with desserts like cheesecakes, but not the very sweet ones.
7% alcohol by volume. — 7 years ago
White pepper more perfumed than younger ones — 8 years ago
Dark cherry, "sweet" dirt, black raisin, dried mushroom, dried jerky, hoisin. Admittedly, the flavors were all over the place, but regardless a very complex wine where the primary fruit flavors are evolving into secondary and tertiary ones. — 8 years ago
So so fresh. Happy to be into '14 as the '13s didn't taste like Sancerre. This ones a no doubter #sancerre #sauvblanc #msclassic — 8 years ago
Can't go wrong with a Ridge wine in my opinion. This is one of their lower priced ones- but is excellent. (So are a lot of other Ridge wines!). This one gets better and better as it airs. Fuller bodied with fruit-excellent wine, would drink it anytime! — 9 years ago
Some bottle variation for sure but the good ones were delicious — 9 years ago
Typically not into white wines but this ones not too bad — 10 years ago
Consistencia y sabor exquisito — 10 years ago
John Miller
Spicy, salty and bold. Grippy tannins, medium body, tight acidity. I get a blast of old flavor green sweetarts, the lime ones. Great flavor, but could be better with a longer, more robust finish — 6 years ago