Slightly underwhelmed. A bit light, some tannin, rather delicate, but well made. Bottle #1 at Dan's for new year's. — 3 months ago
11/15/23
Tasting #1
Oh… fresh perfect Sauvignon Blanc — 4 months ago
#1 last night in the 4 bottle blind tasting. We brought this and won with 4 1st place votes. A lesson relearned; gauge your audience, some will bring cheap stuff and luckily win, some go high and it’s too sophisticated for the audience. Generally, if you wanna scope this go for the most popular that sells around $15 — 2 months ago
Thanksgiving bottle #1. Pinot noir in riper style. Strong notes of cranberry and strawberry; crushed flowers. Bright, spicy on palate. As it opens, an earthy note. — 4 months ago
Grocery Store #1: Taste testing under $20 bottles of wine that can be found in the grocery store. Two criteria: sipping and drinking with food. This flunks sipping, kind of soury, especially on day 2. Was ok with food. Skip this wine. — 2 months ago
An impromptu Ridge night paired with eggplant pasta. Wine #1 is the Boatman - great blueberry pie fruit with enough acidity and grip to not be a bomb. Quite good — 2 months ago
#1 in our wine club competition — 4 months ago
Tom Garland
2017 Wine Spectator #1 wine of the year.
Hour decant(some fine/cloudy sediment). A majestic dark crimson color. On the nose: beautiful notes of cherry, vanilla Graham crackers, floral, mint. Taste: smooth, creamy, balanced wine with a little dark plum, dark chocolate, graphite, pepper, and a medium dry oaky tar finish. YUM! unfortunately my last bottle, though I would drink em if you got em, seems to be at the end of its peak. — a month ago