Santa Cruz County, San Francisco Bay

Cline Cellars

Ancient Vines Contra Costa County Zinfandel

Favorite wine! Sweet and fruity
15% alcohol!
— a month ago

Dirty & Rowdy

Evangelho Vineyard Mourvedre 2016

Out of Mag. Exotic wild dark fruit. -still tasted fresh. — 2 months ago

Shay and Bob liked this

Ridge Vineyards

Estate Monte Bello Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon-Merlot Blend

Privileged to sample the 2016 Monte Bello at the winery as part of their Library offerings. The bottle is $375 at the winery. Tight and tannic after 8 years (and half an hour of decanting) but promising much more. Josh at the winery concedes that it’s in a dumb phase but should reach its peak in 20-30 years. I could analyze and pick apart this one for hours. — 3 months ago

Scott@Mister liked this

Rhys Vineyards

Horseshoe Vineyard Syrah 2009

Imagine a great Cote Rotie, Cornas, and a Cal Syrah step into a bar. The atmosphere is all French but the ‘Mercian makes it interesting and overblown with too much density. It was spectacular, but if it were a bit more reserved, and didn’t stain my Riedel, it would have been on another level. — 4 months ago

Shay, Paul and 11 others liked this
Paul Weil

Paul Weil Influencer Badge

You must not be too attached to your Riedels if you gave it a 95! “Hurts so good”? 😸

Ridge Vineyards

Estate Monte Bello Vineyard Chardonnay 2014

Good everyday Chardonnay table wine. — 6 years ago

Bonny Doon Vineyard

Le Cigare Volant Réserve en Bonbonne Red Rhone Blend

Delicious and fine. Nice balance and rich. — 5 months ago

Rhys Vineyards

Alpine Vineyard Chardonnay 2021

Young but the wine is so on point. By far the best American Chardonnay on the market. Crazy acidity, so much citrus, tropicals including passion fruit, just amazing 🤩 — 6 months ago

Shay, Joe and 4 others liked this

Rhys Vineyards

Horseshoe Vineyard Chardonnay 2021

On first open, the butter/malo notes are overpowering everything. Some fruit and acidity in there but hidden. Will see how it evolves with some air. — 2 months ago

Andrew, Scott@Mister and 1 other liked this

Rhys Vineyards

Alpine Vineyard Pinot Noir 2011

Very well make — 2 months ago

Joel, Dean and 4 others liked this

Ridge Vineyards

Monte Bello Vineyard Chardonnay 2027

White Burgundy! 2021 vintage, tasted at the winery. — 3 months ago

Arnot-Roberts

Trout Gulch Vineyard Chardonnay 2015

Salty, rocky goodness — 3 months ago

Tom and Byron liked this

Ridge Vineyards

40th Anniversary Vintage Monte Bello Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 2006

Lovely oak smell, medium-full bodied, dark fruits, lightly dry. — 5 months ago

Kaito Kikuchi
with Kaito

Ridge Vineyards

Monte Bello Santa Cruz Mountains Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 1985

1985 vintage. Nice fill. Excellent cork. Decanted and tasted after 15 minutes thru the 1.5 hours it lasted. Very little sed. Plenty of color. Light-medium body but got bigger and more developed after 45 mins or so. Tobacco, earth and cedar in spades along with dark fruit. This has plenty of life remaining at a high level. Wonderful stuff. 3.24.24. — 2 months ago

Jan, Andrew and 19 others liked this

Mount Eden Vineyards

Santa Cruz Mountains Chardonnay 2015

Ming L
9.4

A fantastic bottling that is rich, bright and delicate at the same time. Fully integrated with lovely smoky and mineral notes. Long elegant finish.
The winery note states full development by 2022. Agreed but should have staying power for another 4-5 years.
— 3 months ago

Jae, Tom and 5 others liked this
Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

such an underrated winery.
Ming L

Ming L

Glad to know @Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego ! First time for me but sure it’s very impressive.

Domaine Eden

Santa Cruz Mountains Pinot Noir 2019

Great with a cheese tray! — 3 months ago

Mount Eden Vineyards

Santa Cruz Mountains Pinot Noir 2013

4th wine of BYOB blind. Very light with a slight effervescence, leading us to call this as a natty pinot. Was surprised it was such a classic. Have had Mt Eden Pinot before and this was not in the same neighborhood of depth/forest floor. Alas, not my favorite vintage — 4 months ago

Ed and Scott@Mister liked this

Rhys Vineyards

Swan Terrace Santa Cruz Mountains Pinot Noir 2012

Soft red fruit and drinking beautifully. — 5 months ago

Bob, Stephen and 5 others liked this

Turley

Duarte Vineyard Zinfandel

JKT
9.0

At Ogino’s post Thanksgiving. Excellent ripe modern style but of old Zin. — 6 months ago