John Willison

9.2

Strawberry, raspberry, brioche. — 3 months ago

John Willison

9.1

Burgundian. Aged in Austrian oak. — 3 months ago

Vanessa

9.3

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! — 5 months ago

with Deked1

casey Burnett

9.5

Gift from Matt. I really like this. Each time I have it. — a year ago

Paco Suro

9.2

Wow. Surprising. Restrained. In the zone now. — 4 years ago

Kelli

9.2

Flora springs. One of our favorite labels! Never disappointed. Smooth blend. Super easy drinker. Crowd pleaser — 6 years ago

Ana Bumgardner

9.1

Narcoosee’s FL - 2022 — 3 months ago

Erika Turner

9.5

Woof. Dark cherry berry balanced power fruity goodness. Sense of place. — 3 months ago

with See and Rubychick

seph

8.9

Really like this, musky, tropical fruit notes in the very strong finish. One of my faves from our finger lakes wine trip! — 7 months ago

Dennis Hogenkamp

9.4

13.8% ABV Raspberry, red fruit — 9 months ago

Jim McCusker

9.1

A GSM blend from Cris Cherry at Villa Creek, this is what I would call one of his entry-level wines. Doesn’t possess the depth or complexity of some of his other cuvees like High Road or Avenger, but is still really enjoyable and a great value. — 4 years ago

with Vanessa

M. Christopher Roebuck

9.2

I've always been a Ridge fan. The 15 Lytton Springs stays true to what I'm used to.

92+ points — 6 years ago

Matt Forester

9.1

2014 Napa Valley Merlot. There is a little menthol on the nose. Licorice and baking spice. — 6 years ago

John Willison

9.0

Light red fruit, a bit earthy. A bit Burgundian. — 3 months ago

Emily Wang

9.1

Nose like a Pinot, mouth feel and ripe fruit almost like a Merlot. — 4 months ago

Jeremy Shanker

Sommelier at RN74

9.2

Steak wine. 96 is ready to go. Great Napa Cab. Graphite, barnyard, dried sage and blackberry. — 7 months ago

Eric K

9.5

Nice dry Pinot with hints of berry — 7 months ago

David Walser

9.0

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. — 3 years ago

Jake Hajer

9.0

Exotic and fun. — 5 years ago

Richard Amos

9.7

Outstanding!!! Very smooth with a hint of wood and tobacco. — 6 years ago

with Carmen