Sierra Norte

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

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

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

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

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?

Keplinger

Caldera El Dorado Mourvedre Blend 2013

The main problem was that we opened it far too soon! A remarkable wine, beautifully light and deep at the same time. A lesson in not judging by alcohol % - you would never know it was 14.8. — 10 years ago

Lynne K
with Lynne
Chris liked this

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

Donkey & Goat

Five Thirteen El Dorado Red Rhone Blend 2012

Thoroughly enjoyed this lighter style blend. Bright fruit and acid, juicy red fruits. — 11 years ago

Turley

Judge Bell Amador County Zinfandel 2011

Cali Zin with refinement. Very nice. Need to get more of this. — 12 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!

Sobon Estate

Rocky Top Zinfandel 2016

Fairly fruity on the nose. Hint of black pepper and something earthy/mineral. Flavor is very dry. Dried strawberries and red vines. Classic jammy Zin thing. Some pomegranate molasses perhaps. Fresh and zinfulliciuos. Plenty of tannin to give it more bite than Zin usually achieves. Complex. True. Enjoyable. — 7 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. — 9 years ago

Matt and Stephen liked this

Forlorn Hope

Kumo to Ame Dewitt Vineyard Rosé Blend 2015

Chris Ursini
9.0

Kicking off memorial day weekend right — 10 years ago

Drew liked this

Paul Lato

"Le Souvenir" Sierra Madre Vineyard Chardonnay 2010

Classic J chard. Nice edge but still pretty light. Good for boneless pork chops. — 10 years ago

Forlorn Hope

Mil Amores DeWitt Vineyard Red Blend

Drinks like a white. Tart and interesting. — 11 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

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

Enfield Wine Co.

Shake Ridge Ranch Tempranillo 2014

Rioja meets California. Too young though, needs another 5 years. — 7 years ago

Renaissance Vineyard & Winery

Estate Bottled North Yuba Cabernet Sauvignon 2002

Smell like a worn leather jacket. Funky, earthy, black cherry, tobacco, super fine tannin. Excellent and dispels any association with classic Cali cab. Some licorice and morels. — 9 years ago

Bodegas Sierra Cantabria

Colección Privada Rioja Tempranillo 2000

Im a Lopez/Rio Alta (w dips into CVNE) guy, so this was unexplored territory into mid/high end Rioja. All seamless, plush mouthfeel, rich rich rich black cherries, w enough acidic undertow to keep it fresh & reaching for next glass. Had after food so would love to taste with-bet its transformed. My home base is still Rio Alta & LopeZ though — 10 years ago

Owen MazonPaul Lafortezza
with Owen and Paul

Clos Saron

Home Vineyard Pinot Noir 2010

So lithe, so pure 2010 cool goodness. — 10 years ago

Cynthia Kane
with Cynthia
Mark liked this

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

La Clarine Farm

Sierra Foothills Syrah Mourvedre Blend Rosé 2012

Smokey ingenuity and beguiling attractive. — 12 years ago

Jason, Marc and 5 others liked this