Needs another year or two — 9 years ago
Up to ridge standards. I'd add a year or two of age for perfection. — 10 years ago
2013. Just a baby. Needs about two hours of air, then it's just showing off. Lovely. — 10 years ago
This is from two vineyards on he true Sonoma coast — 11 years ago
Two very big & bold Napa Cabs the Switchback pulls it off, the Lewelling may be a little too over the top. — 12 years ago
This is a phenomenal wine already, but the two other bottles that can with it are going to go and rest for at least the next decade. 2026 and on are going to be so good. — 9 years ago
4th of July BBQ 'tweener wine. I had opened this and had a glass or two the day before, but brought it out for guests while waiting for the Cab to get some air. This is a really nice Grenache. Beautiful translucent red, nice nose and so well balanced. Love what @Angela Osborne is doing with this grape. — 9 years ago
Hold for another year or two but shows great potential. — 10 years ago
Have been enjoying the 2012 vintage now for a few months. Honestly, one of my favorite pinots I've had to date. Beautiful soft wine,: dark cherry, baking spice, wonderful finish. I could easily have a glass... Or two... on its own. This is an easy going wine with lots of dark fruit and a wonderful nose. — 10 years ago
My first bottle from Drew. A very intriguing, intellectual wine. Tannic and one dimensional on day one...lots of cranberry. Day two brought violet and a very discernable sanguinity to the nose. The minerality holds through to the palate with the red fruit but there was some unpleasant oxidation. I would suggest a few years in the cellar or a one hour decent. — 10 years ago
Night two is all time. I remember this freshly bottled at WOPN. Still has a couple years to go. — 11 years ago
Coming from the richer soils around 1300ft near the bottom of monte bello. Beautiful for single varietal bottlings from these two plots. Big and powerful with old world structure from Santa Cruz mountains. — 9 years ago
Nice Pinot Noir mix of two CA locations. Nice with pizza as a table wine. Paid $16.99 a bottle. — 9 years ago
Took almost two hours to open up but showed really nicely after that with pretty red fruit and spice. #pinotnoir #sonomacoast #msclassic — 10 years ago
very good, not great. likely should have uncorked this howell mountain classic a year or two ago! happy easter!🐰🍷 — 10 years ago
A Bordeaux blend red red plum 20% of the wines from the dusted valley label currant berry fruit. Fresh and bone dry on the finish light red berry fruit with light floral notes. Very good Milton free water closest city 10000 people tho Oregon vineyard 46 th parallel is state line pacific influence enables them to ripen the grapes I the summer. Christophe baron planted his vineyards in 1998 so by 2007 the land prices were skyrocketing 22 parcels 12 acres their focus was Syrah 2/3 of vineyards are Syrah two different clones then Grenache petite Syrah cinsault Viognier Tempranillo and more just to experiment river rocks deposited by floods over 25000 years basalt lava flows 5-10 million years ago 11,000 feet thick depression is a major heat sink at peak summer they gettworehours of sunlight than napa. Vansicle ridge goes out to the Pacific Ocean. — 12 years ago
Chip Krotee
I have a Ridge bias and need to get that out right away. Had this 2013 bottle at Steak48 in Houston. In my opinion at 70$ was the best bank for buck wine on the menu so ordered it. This was better than a bottle I had tried earlier and was interesting that two bottles could vary so much. With this one it was a good start and I'd say this is a medium to full body Zin. You def get the cherry, plum, and dark fruit plus some licorice or spice. I really enjoyed it and as it breathed it added some complexity. Finish was excellent. Rating based on price at restaurant. It you can get for $30-32. Really good buy. — 9 years ago