Waipara Springs

Flora Springs

Wild Boar Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2015

Mark Pagliaro
9.7

This 2015 is exceptional from Flora Springs! Purchased on a Napa trip with my Daughter Julie in 2018 and enjoying it today with Julie and Megan. — 4 months ago

Megan McMurdo
with Megan
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St Innocent Winery

Seven Springs Vineyard Pinot Noir 1998

Rich floral and red fruit (cherry) aromas, the flavors follow, still structured and seems to have more time to go, but it’s singing tonight, much fresher than the 1993 served alongside, super fine Seven Springs Pint Noir!! — 5 months ago

Jim Powers
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Soter Vineyards

Mineral Springs Pinot Noir

Round and bigger than many other wines of this region. — 5 months ago

Rapaura Springs

Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2022

Loved the 2021 Vintage and the 2022 is wonderful! Fruity, crisp and delicious!! One of my favorites! — 7 months ago

Patz & Hall

Alder Springs Vineyard Pinot Noir 2012

Nose like a Pinot, mouth feel and ripe fruit almost like a Merlot. — 8 months ago

Flora Springs

Soliloquy Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc 2021

This is a delicious white blend from Napa Valley.

Medium plus in body and creamy.

Dry on the palate with medium plus acidity.

Showing green apples, grapefruits, gooseberries, light vegetables, herbs, minerals and white pepper.

Long tangy finish with limes and almonds.

Elegant and well balanced. Crisp, refreshing and easy drinking. An Interesting wine.

Good by itself or with food. A good sipping wine that I had by the lake. Paired nicely with Brie cheese.

A blend of 73% Sauvignon Blanc, 12% Chardonnay and 13% Malvasia. Aged for 7 months in used French oak barrels. A small production of 600 cases.

14.2% alcohol by volume.

91 points.

$60.
— 2 years ago

Ron, Daniel P. and 11 others liked this

Flora Springs

Gamut Napa Valley Malbec Blend

64% CS, 28% ME, & 8% CF. No Malbec as listed in the description. I’ve had this for awhile. Didn’t like the first bottle so I avoided trying again. When I did try again I was surprised how much it improved with some age. — 4 years ago

Rockford

Moppa Springs Grenache Mataro Shiraz 2015

I probably sat on this too long. Bought at the winery years ago. — 4 months ago

Pegasus Bay

Waipara Valley Riesling 2019

Smells like: steel wool, lime sorbet, whey, and rain on a tin roof.
Tastes like: white peonies, Cala Cala pith, caramelized pear, electric
Good for: flashback and flash forward scenes in movies about technology, rapini and anchovy with polenta.
— 5 months ago

Evening Land Vineyards

Seven Springs Vineyard Gamay Noir 2011

Violet? Potting soil? Bright fruit, short finish. Fun — 6 months ago

Evening Land Vineyards

La Source Seven Springs Vineyard Chardonnay

Burgundian. Aged in Austrian oak. — 7 months ago

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Kentucky Springs Distilling Company

Basil Hayden's Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey 2013

Gift from Matt. I really like this. Each time I have it. — 2 years ago

Arnot-Roberts

Alder Springs Vineyard Syrah 2007

TBT wine on a Saturday. Still great. — 3 years ago

Severn, Trixie and 9 others liked this
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Wow, I think I might have this, too. Old A-R style. Sounds like it’s still intact.

Evening Land Vineyards

Summum Seven Springs Vineyard Chardonnay 2015

Summum: Popped and poured; enjoyed with our first course of corn chowder. The 2015 Summum pours a bright neon yellow color with medium viscosity. On the nose, the wine is youthful with bright notes Meyer lemon, star fruit, yellow flowers, some butter, and minerals. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium+ acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is long and has a chalky texture. The balance of fruit and minerals soooo Eola-Amity Hills. Drink now through 2030. — 4 months ago

Peter, Tom and 4 others liked this

Evening Land Vineyards

Seven Springs Vineyard Pinot Noir 2022

Medium Ruby with ripe berry fruit flavors, some tea, floral and spice notes. On the palate flavors of cherry, cranberry and raspberry with earthy herbs and citrus notes. Fine integrated tannins on medium+ finish ending with fruit and earthy character. Nice! — 5 months ago

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Flora Springs

Trilogy Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 2009

Very pleasing. Cherries and raspberries, very smooth. Went great with couscous, a lot of veggies and merguez — 6 months ago

Evening Land Vineyards

Anden Seven Springs Estate Pinot Noir

Light red fruit, a bit earthy. A bit Burgundian. — 7 months ago

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Pax Mahle Wines

Alder Springs Vineyard Syrah 2011

Hello, California Syrah!!

From everything we’ve read, the Alder Springs Vineyard sounds like a truly majestic place.

It’s isolated in an undeveloped part of northern Mendocino County, situated in California’s North Coast region, where the steep and rugged terrain meet sweeping views of the ocean, bordered by rivers, redwoods, and snowcapped mountains… elevation stretches up to 1,800 feet above sea level.

It’s no wonder so many acclaimed producers, like Pax Mahle, source their fruit from here, where vines are sustainably farmed and cared for by Stuart Bewley. We were fortunate to visit Pax in Sebastopol in 2022, where we picked up this 2011 Cahto Ridge Alder Springs Vineyard Syrah. We’ve been waiting patiently to taste it. And here we are.

100% Syrah. Whole cluster fermented. Aged 12 months in neutral French oak barrels.

This wine is deep ruby trending towards garnet. The aromas are concentrated with ripe boysenberry, black cherry, blackcurrant, next to violet, black peppercorn, licorice, cured meat, peat moss, smoke, clove, leather and olive notes. On the palate, it is dry with medium (+) acidity, a medium (+) body, high alcohol (14.6% ABV), medium (+) fine-grained tannins, and a long, elegant finish.

It’s both elegant and wild all at the same time and we love it.

Cheers!
— 9 months ago

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Flora Springs

Napa Valley Merlot 2017

dark red. nose: leather. prunes. overripe berries. lots of jam. mouth: full body. medium big tannins. more jam and leather on the mouth. drinks like a cab. medium follow through. love it — 4 years ago