Ballard Lane
Walter Hansel Winery
Cahill Lane Vineyard Pinot Noir 2016
Dollar for dollar, the best producer of CA Pinot Noir.
Dark cherries, plum, blackberries, black raspberries, mid berry cola/licorice, hint of eucalyptus, dark, rich soil, dry, crushed rocks, limestone, soft; clove, nutmeg, cinnamon, salt me grilled meats,soft smokiness, mix of dark & red flowers with violets. Round acidity with balance, smartly polished elegance with a finish that lasts 90 seconds and falls evenly on earth & fruits. — 4 months ago
Jonata Winery
Todos Ballard Canyon Red Bordeaux Blend 2020
Dark complex blend. Lots of different varietals and muddled coffee, cherry, dark fruit flavors. — 6 months ago
Stolpman Vineyards
Estate Grown Ballard Canyon Syrah 2023
A home run at the price. — 18 days ago
Kapcsándy Family Winery
Estate Cuvée-State Lane Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2012
Poured into a decanter directly before service and enjoyed over the course of an hour. The 2012 Estate Cuvée pours a deep garnet color with a translucent core; medium+ viscosity with moderate staining of the tears. On the nose, the wine is vinous with notes of mostly ripe, and some desiccated, red and black fruit: blackberry, black plum, crème de cassis, dried red and purple flowers, pipe tobacco, leather, varnish, a mix of organic and inorganic earth and some soft baking spices. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium tannin (integrated) and medium+ acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is long. Drink now through 2032. — 4 months ago
Jonata Winery
El Alma de Jonata Ballard Canyon Cabernet Franc Blend 2011
Dark peppery fruit. Lush with black cherry. Good balance. Delicious — 2 months ago
Merry Edwards
Olivet Lane Pinot Noir 2022
Again decent and this was less extracted than I remember them.
WS Grand Tour Las Vegas 2025. — 8 months ago
Sage Shimoda
Our New Year’s Eve wine is 2005 Kapcsandy Family Winery Estate Cuvée State Lane Vineyard. Still too early to open this? After four hours, the wine finally showed us who she was. Elegant, yet still restrained. We also opened 1996 Duckhorn Vineyards Napa Valley Merlot. Still drinkable. You can still enjoy the history. Bye bye 2025.
大晦日最後のワインは、2005 Kapcsandy Family Winery Estate Cuvée State Lane Vineyard。開けるには未だ早いのか！ でも、抜栓後、4時間たってようやく本領発揮か！ 1996 Duckhorn Vineyards Napa Valley Merlotは、もうピークは過ぎていたけど、熟成ワイン としてはかろうじて飲めるレベル。Bye Bye 2025! — 3 days ago