York Mountain, Central Coast

Beckmen Vineyards

Purisima Mountain Vineyard Ballard Canyon Syrah 2023

En
9.2

Not a Syrah but a Grenache blanc. Good skin contact that was gifted to Hailey. — 24 days ago

Calcareous Vineyard

Carver Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2014

Ta Ta
9.2

Beautiful. Lighter in body than expected and possibly would’ve shown better a year or so ago but beautiful, nonetheless. — 8 months ago

Beckmen Vineyards

Purisima Mountain Vineyard Syrah 2020

An old favorite from the Ballard Canyon. Fresh and bright early on. Smooth and layered as it opens up. — 9 months ago

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Herman Story

Shadow Canyon Vineyard Syrah - Grenache Blend 2017

2017 Vintage. 15.8% ABV. OMG, what an inky monster with velvet mouthfeel. Iodine, violets and silky long finish. Amazing. Thanks Russell! — 3 years ago

Milissa, Jan and 8 others liked this

Bedrock Wine Co.

Vineyard Under the Mountain Heritage Santa Clara County Red Blend 2021

Holy smokes this is good! My expectations were modest due to my stereotyping its Santa Clara County provenance, but I stand corrected. This is apparently an old-vine blend featuring about 50% Zin and a mix of Carignane and Mataro (Mourvèdre) to round it out. The purity of the black and red berries on the nose is remarkable. A bit of crushed stony earth. In the mouth, there’s tremendous flavor concentration but with an athletic mouthfeel that balances nice acids and super-soft tannic support. Great length. Color me duly impressed. Shoulda got more. 14.5% alcohol thank you very much. — a month ago

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Doug Powers

Doug Powers

@Tom Casagrande, I am rapidly becoming a huge fan of Bedrock’s wines the 2023s we have tasted (and more to taste at the next pickup party) really show how good the vintage was!!

The Royal Nonesuch Farm

York Mountain Syrah Blend 2020

One of the best GS blends tasted from 2020 so far; also one of the best wines I’ve tasted from this winemaker. Drink or hold — 9 months ago

Opolo Vineyards

Mountain Paso Robles Zinfandel

Nice jammy easy drinker non-aggressive zin — 2 months ago

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Silver Mountain Vineyards

Tondre's Grapefield Pinot Noir 2015

Big cherry nose. More cherry on the palate with tart raspberry, pomegranate, and oak. Some tertiary fruit notes at this stage for this 2015, so drink now. Medium alcohol, medium body, medium minus tannins, high acid, medium plus finish. — 3 months ago

Beckmen Vineyards

Purisima Mountain Vineyard Block Six Syrah

Very well done. Although a big wine, not overpowering. Sweet, smoky blueberries with a wild touch. Nice savory notes. Young now but has great potential. — 10 months ago