Keplinger

Red Slope Grenache

9.215 ratings
9.18 pro ratings
Knights Valley, Sonoma County, California, USA
Grenache
Chocolate & Caramel, Herbs, Soft Cheese, Salami & Prosciutto, Turkey, Pasta, Mushrooms, Veal, Tomato-Based, Chicken, Exotic Spices, Potato, White Rice, Duck, Nuts & Seeds, Onion, Shallot, Garlic, Asian Cuisine, Salads & Greens, Quinoa, Farro, Brown Rice, Quinoa
Top Notes For
Donald Patz

Owner/Winemaker Patz & Hall

9.2

Beautifully crafted.

Beautifully crafted.

1 person found it helpfulJun 4th, 2015
Jörgen Lindström Carlvik

Owner, Brix Wine Consultants

9.3

Wonderful with ripe red fruits, balanced by juicy acidity.

Wonderful with ripe red fruits, balanced by juicy acidity.

1 person found it helpfulDec 23rd, 2013
Harumph Wines

Owner Harumph Wines

9.0

Such a pretty wine, great floral notes, bold red fruits, glad i opened it tonight.

Such a pretty wine, great floral notes, bold red fruits, glad i opened it tonight.

Jul 20th, 2014
Jörgen Lindström Carlvik

Owner, Brix Wine Consultants

9.0

Showing great tonight. Didn't take formal notes, but I did like the structure. Serving temperature will be essential! Keep this monster cool.

Showing great tonight. Didn't take formal notes, but I did like the structure. Serving temperature will be essential! Keep this monster cool.

Mar 29th, 2014
Mark Flesher

Interesting wine. I spent the first 45 minutes wondering if this one had some kind of taint going on. And after four hours or so, probably found that it is a little bit of volatile acidity. However, after an hour it started settling down.
Didn't affect the palate. At an hour and a half, it started to show some wildflowers, black fruit, some herbs, some baking spice, but really quite subtle with a finish that was a little more acidic and out of balance vs. the fruit on the front and middle. White pepper finish. This is still a nice wine and IMO deserving of a 90. But I think the best years of this wine were about 1-2 years ago and probably should have popped the cork on this one then.

Interesting wine. I spent the first 45 minutes wondering if this one had some kind of taint going on. And after four hours or so, probably found that it is a little bit of volatile acidity. However, after an hour it started settling down.
Didn't affect the palate. At an hour and a half, it started to show some wildflowers, black fruit, some herbs, some baking spice, but really quite subtle with a finish that was a little more acidic and out of balance vs. the fruit on the front and middle. White pepper finish. This is still a nice wine and IMO deserving of a 90. But I think the best years of this wine were about 1-2 years ago and probably should have popped the cork on this one then.

Jun 14th, 2019
Howard Greenfield

Delicious! Best to Helen Keplinger or her Spectator Cover

Delicious! Best to Helen Keplinger or her Spectator Cover

May 7th, 2014
Holli Greenfield

Love the 09 Red Slope! Congrats to Helen+DJ - Wine Spectator article !

Love the 09 Red Slope! Congrats to Helen+DJ - Wine Spectator article !

May 7th, 2014
Sasha Verhage

Winemaker/Owner Eno Wines

9.4

Sasha had this 9 years ago

Sasha had this 9 years ago

Apr 6th, 2015
Ryan Skinner

Ryan had this 10 years ago

Ryan had this 10 years ago

May 19th, 2014
Seth Liebman

Wine Director/Sommelier

9.2

Seth had this 10 years ago

Seth had this 10 years ago

Feb 24th, 2014