San Paolo

Paolo Bea

Santa Chiara Umbria Bianco Malvasia Blend 2020

Calibrate your palate before tasting. More versatile than Beas other bucce but requires some thought and patience. — 17 days ago

Andrew, Austin and 8 others liked this

Rhys Vineyards

Family Farm Vineyard Pinot Noir 2019

Started a bit closed but then opened up and revealed nice dark fruit and some forest floor. Definitely can wait longer. With Mikey G on NYE — 24 days ago

Paolo Bea

Arboreus Umbria IGT Trebbiano 2017

Bucce for the non-believers. — 20 hours ago

Tom and Shay liked this

Paolo Scavino

Carobric Barolo Nebbiolo 2020

I brought this wine to the 33rd Naples wine luncheon. Amazing wine. — a month ago

Neil, Jean-Philip and 5 others liked this

Domaine Eden

Santa Cruz Mountains Cabernet Sauvignon 2018

Cherry red. Black currant, blueberry black cherry. Needle leaves tree. Clove nutmeg.
Fruitiness M+ Sweetness M Acidity M Tannin M Smooth. Bitterness M Body M++ Finish M+ % Elegant Balanced Concentrated Robust, ready to drink, aging potential. Domaine Eden Santa Cruz Mountains Cabernet Sauvignon 18 @2100, Fred - Laz, 260120-260121
— 3 days ago

Ridge Vineyards

Estate Monte Bello Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 2016

Last had 4 years ago and was excited to check in - this didn’t disappoint. That perfect ridge mix of old world sensibility and composition with new world fruit and character. 13.8%. Finish is long with nice acid. Great pairing with steaks. Nice wine.

Happy New Year!
— 23 days ago

Jay, Ira and 7 others liked this

Tenuta San Guido

Bolgheri Sassicaia Cabernet Sauvignon Cabernet Franc 2004

Pretty and floral. Raspberry and a delicate precision. Drinking really well now. Oak perfectly integrated. — 20 days ago

Paul WoollsAra Aslanian
with Paul and Ara
Tom, Jay and 5 others liked this

Rhys Vineyards

Horseshoe Vineyard Pinot Noir 2021

This was fine, better on day 2. Nice citrus undertones to a darker fruited pinot. Better in 5 more yrs — 14 days ago

Tom, Andrew and 2 others liked this

Hirsch Vineyards

San Andreas Fault Pinot Noir 2021

Very cherry driven almost over the top. Raspberry and a touch of crushed marble. Definitely a wine which will please. But it lacks the earthiness of the 2016. Super juicy. Low %. Overall this is a nice example of a CA Pinot - which just wants to please unfortunately to much ….and perhaps trying to be a burgh in the process - but this vintage ain’t it. — 21 days ago

Daniel, Rick and 12 others liked this

Ridge Vineyards

Monte Bello Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 2014

Yes—exactly that kind of wine: timeless, composed, and quietly authoritative.

It smells so good on first pour. Damp pine forest floor and clean mountain air register immediately. Everything else unravels from there; but that initial pop-and-pour sniff is pure magic.

On the palate, blackcurrant, cedar, graphite, and dried herbs unfold with control, carried by freshness and finely etched tannins in a medium body.

So classic, so intellectual, and deeply mesmerizing. Drink now or age.
— a month ago

Ted, Sagee and 9 others liked this