Patrice Conxicoeur

9.2

Complex and pleasant, powerful without excess. Can age a lot more. — 8 years ago

Bill Bender

9.0

The CVNE (pronounced "coonay") Tempranillo is always dependable and presents a great opportunity to obtain older vintages--back to the 60's and 70's--at a price that doesn't totally kick your ass. This was a mature solid Rioja but without a great deal of verve, depth or punch. Good not great. — 8 years ago

Matt Bernstein

9.3

Tailgate wine. Love it. Fresh! — 9 years ago

Jeff Mengel

9.0

Very rich and deep without being over powering. — 10 years ago

Kyo Jin

9.3

Great cedar and cassis nose with a matching palate. Persistent without being boring. Earthiness coming out after an hour to balance chocolate covered berries. — 10 years ago

Phil

9.0

Nice earth for a Beaujolais. Well balanced without too much fruit or bubblegum. Enjoyable nightly drinker. — 10 years ago

Jgrilllo

8.9

We got this wine for $9.99. A great value. Very complex with food with meat and veggies it starts with minerals and plum tastes and end with very spicy anise like under tone. With chocolate, cheese or sweets it is very mild with heavy plum dark fruit and finishes without the spice but keeps some of the anise flavors — 11 years ago

Elsa VanCleve

9.0

Cute rustic packaging. Price point 👌 great with or without food. — 11 years ago

Ryanne Putnam

9.4

Yum. Great without food. A bit teeth staining. — 11 years ago

Mike Telford

9.6

Carmel, coffee notes with light fruit not overly dry. Drink without food — 11 years ago

Colin Nuckolls

9.2

Spicy and intense without being heavy. Still tight but amazing. More time this will be awesome — 8 years ago

B

10

1999 Joseph Phelps Insignia. Lunch at T w Roger S and BP. Opened on a lark to compare w '99 Soldera Brunello. Hands down, this won. We didn't even have time to decant. Poured straight away- it was big, but smooth and without harshness. Awesome — 9 years ago

Jesse Baldwin

8.9

Drank at party without aeration / decanting. Needed to open more. Second glass much better. — 9 years ago

Matt Perlman

9.5

So pretty and balanced, nose of earth and dried leaves, dry red fruit with cedar and tobacco, always pricey but great glass of Cabernet without question. — 9 years ago

Robert Branden Shine

9.2

Expressive to say the least drinks like a Napa Cab without Napa terroir. It's a deep purplish black and has all the classic cab notes but the tannin level is just where you want it unlike California where once you leave Sonoma and Napa counties you automatically hit a fruit forward Cab. — 10 years ago

Aya Lin

9.0

Very opaque, high concentration, stains glass, purple in color. Somewhat sweet balsamic, blackberry syrup smell. Dry, medium high alcohol and tannin. What I imagine raisins would taste like without sugar, some oak. — 10 years ago

Mike Blom

9.0

Deep reddish/purple color which has me on guard relative to Pinot. Worried that darker than lighter raspberry red has had Mega Red or other manipulation but this Pinot just has concentrated character. Varietal rose petal and cherry notes in aromas. You can see the broad influence from the 3 appellations that comprise the wine. Weighty on the palate without being too over bearing for the varietal. Great accompaniment to the saffron broth salmon this evening. — 10 years ago

Kim Dena

9.2

Semi dry. Great with or without food and not too expensive. — 11 years ago

Francis Wilden

Director Francis Wilden Food & Wine Consulting

9.0

2009: quite dense appearance; ripe black / red fruit w a faint touch of horse hair (Brett ); generously proportioned attack of ripe red and black fruit, leads onto medium weight palate which finishes fruitfully but without the verve of a "classic" vintage. A satisfying and quite delicious drink without being memorable. A lot of 09 burgundies would fit these descriptors. — 11 years ago

Javier Gómez-Lavin

8.9

Lighter golden hued. Honeydew, melon, damp clay and a tinge of turpentine on the nose. Silly and silky smooth on the palate, with a crescendoing gradient of clementine laced acidity. Mid palate shows straw, kiwi, and a balanced playfulness of citrus and limoncello. Oaked but not oaky nor faux butter flavored. Finish is luscious and long. A great example of how to Chardonnay without playing charades. Served decanted and cool. — 11 years ago

Geoff Troup

Sales Eder Brothers, Cellar Fine Wines

9.1

Have always loved Lytton Springs. A great value. Got to taste the 15 before release. Very lucky, in fact the most generously fruity I've ever tasted in Ridge. I'm sure some of this is due to being very young and without direction, but I expect others will feel the same. Still firm tannin and earthy backbone amidst lush and rich fruit. — 8 years ago

Lawrence Asrikin

9.0

Langhe Nebbiolo such as this one by Vietti is basically a baby Barolo. A Barolo with more approachable tannins and acidity. However, it does not mean it a Langhe has no ageing potential. In 2016, this 2011 vintage still got its gripping tannins without losing all of its fruitiness. Violet on the nose, pomegranate on the palate. — 9 years ago

Mark

9.2

Fruit up front without being jammy...caramel flavor comes behind the fruit...finishes clean with some pepper, smooth on the throat, no chalk — 9 years ago

Colin Winston

9.4

Although it might seem like infanticide to drink this wine this young, it works surprisingly well now. Fabulous knows underbrush and spices and also some plum nuances. On the pallet what really surprises is the velvety and soft nature, while at the same time the tannins provide structure without getting in the way of the overall package. One might mistake this for a second growth Bordeaux of a good year, Albeit with a distinctive personality. — 10 years ago

Doug Cranmer

9.1

One of the nicest California blends that still had some spice without being too rounded as some Meritage blends can be. — 10 years ago

with Mary

Rajiv Ayyangar

10

Startlingly good. This wine reaches out, grabs you by the shoulders, looks deeply into your eyes, and says something true about the future. Open this 8 hours before you intend to drink it, and let it stand without decanting (Audouze method). It may taste thin at first, or even limp and oxidized. Be brave. It will emerge. — 10 years ago

with Tim

Jose Lopez

9.5

Heady and intoxicating. Still potent and juicy without being bloated and overwrought. A little dusty tannin finish. Fantastic... — 11 years ago

Jamie Brown

9.2

Bright, fresh and crisp without that over baked bread feel. Really nice bubbles — 11 years ago

Jocholla

9.0

Really good Bordeaux style red blend for the price. Oak and cherry aroma. I could do without the gold wiring though. — 11 years ago

Kim Stanbro

9.3

Inexpensive and tastes like prune juice. Luckily I'm getting old and quite like prunes. Easy to drink without decant or aerating. — 12 years ago

with Dave