Cruse Wine Co.

Monkey Jacket North Coast Red Blend

9.0314 ratings
9.040 pro ratings
North Coast, California, USA
Red Blend
Game, Baking Spices, Duck, Goose, Potato, Chili & Hot Spicy, White Rice, Exotic Spices, Pasta, Herbs, Beans & Peas, Onion, Chicken, Pork, Venison, Salami & Prosciutto, Pungent Cheese, Soft Cheese, Mushrooms, Tomato-Based, Turkey, Veal, Hard Cheese
Top Notes For
Austin Hohnke

Bright, crunchy, and stemmy. Fresh and easy drinking.

Bright, crunchy, and stemmy. Fresh and easy drinking.

Dec 31st, 2022
Matt Perlman

Light and juicy, gulpable but the fruitiness is enhanced by just enough savory earthy and herbal flavors to maintain interest. Crowd pleaser

Light and juicy, gulpable but the fruitiness is enhanced by just enough savory earthy and herbal flavors to maintain interest. Crowd pleaser

Aug 8th, 2021
Peter Sultan

The new Cali version of a vin de soif, rhone style Im guessing, very enjoyable

The new Cali version of a vin de soif, rhone style Im guessing, very enjoyable

Dec 24th, 2017
Christopher Losa

Owner/Wine Director Bar Bambino

8.9

delicious quaffer.

delicious quaffer.

Aug 5th, 2017
Bobby Gilbane

Light, fun, delicious. The valdiguie is appropriately toned down with field blend and Syrah making it much more enjoyable IMO. Gulpable delight.

Light, fun, delicious. The valdiguie is appropriately toned down with field blend and Syrah making it much more enjoyable IMO. Gulpable delight.

4 people found it helpfulJun 8th, 2016
Eddie Grystar

Eddie had this 8 years ago

Eddie had this 8 years ago

2 people found it helpfulJun 13th, 2016
Shawn Paul

A juicy tart of a wine.

A juicy tart of a wine.

2 people found it helpfulJun 12th, 2016
Hai Tran

Hai had this 8 years ago

Hai had this 8 years ago

2 people found it helpfulJun 11th, 2016
Austin Hohnke

High toned red fruits and an energetic, minimal interventionist palate. Bright, tart, and earthy. This is tasty, it’s just lacking complexity at its price point.

High toned red fruits and an energetic, minimal interventionist palate. Bright, tart, and earthy. This is tasty, it’s just lacking complexity at its price point.

1 person found it helpfulApr 14th, 2020
Matt Austin

Owner/Winemaker, Grosgrain Vineyards, Walla Walla, WA

9.2

Best Monkey Jacket yet. Fresh, but structured. Too easy to drink.

Best Monkey Jacket yet. Fresh, but structured. Too easy to drink.

1 person found it helpfulJul 16th, 2019