Peterson House

School House Vineyard

Mezcolanza Zinfandel Blend 2012

This winery’s Zins age beautifully. Color is still youthful. Complex nose shows earthy dark berry fruit, spice, sandalwood. Almost Bordeaux-like in the mouth. Dry, savory, some spicy blackberry fruit, and a minerally finish. Dry, with nice acids. — 11 days ago

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Jay Kline

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Great time to open one of these. They need at least ten years to really come into their own

The Vineyard House

Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2008

Blacks fruit and a youthfulness to it. — 4 months ago

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Switchback Ridge

Peterson Family Vineyard Petite Sirah 2019

Switchback Ridge - Peterson Family Vineyard- Napa cab - 15.8% abv. Whew…. Better drink a lot of water with this one. Lots of lavendar on the nose. Opening palate is dark blackberry and black licorice. Then comes the chocolate oak and pepper. A beautiful finish, semi dry and tantalizing the tongue.  Goes down almost like a nice smooth bourbon - no kidding!!!!  a nice bottle of Callaway Blue water with this one! — 5 months ago

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Brick House

Evelyn's Ribbon Ridge Pinot Noir 2017

Magnum was great… ready to drink now IMO! Love Brickhouse wines! — 2 months ago

Switchback Ridge

Peterson Family Vineyard Merlot 2018

Presented double-blind at Tasting Group. The wine is a deep ruby color with a near opaque core; medium+ viscosity with some significant staining of the tears. No signs of sediment. On the nose, the wine is developing with powerful notes of plums, dark brambles, cocoa, cedar box, and baking spices. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium+ tannins and medium+ acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The alcohol is medium++. This is big and fancy and tastes, expensive. Initial conclusions: this could be Merlot, Malbec, or Syrah from the USA, Argentina or France. However, the wine wasn’t purple enough for Malbec and I didn’t get any rotundune for me to chose Syrah. The tannins were silky smooth and the fruit was generous, plush and slightly tart which gave me a clue about the vintage. Since I felt like this wine leaned toward its fruit, my final conclusion is that this is Merlot, from the USA, from California, from Napa Valley, 2018 vintage. Boom! I think this is drinking really well right now and it hides its alcohol (15.6%!) remarkably well. Drink now and through 2028. — 4 months ago

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Post House

Penny Black Red Blend 2019

Anfangs weich, je länger er atmet etwa desto mehr Körper und Opulenz entwickelt sich, typisch für Weine der Region — 2 months ago

Mud House Wines

Central Otago Pinot Noir 2015

Dark cherry on the palate. Some Tannins providing dryness offsetting fruitiness common in Pinot Noir. This is a style typical of the Otago region and one that I like. January 2024. — 2 months ago

Switchback Ridge

Peterson Family Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2005

Aging gracefully, great nose, well integrated tannins, a pleasure on Thanksgiving! — 4 months ago

Mud House Wines

Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2021

Very good, easy drinking. — 6 months ago