Ruston Family Vineyards
Cuvée Simone Napa Valley Red Blend
Napa Valley, California, USA
This beautiful cab dominant blend (15% merlot) promises to be one of their best vintages in a long while. Dark fruits with a depth of flavor uncharacteristic for an only slightly big medium-bodied wine. Playfully spicy with a good tannic core. This got better each day over a 5 day timeframe. This is gonna be a great wine in 5 years.
This beautiful cab dominant blend (15% merlot) promises to be one of their best vintages in a long while. Dark fruits with a depth of flavor uncharacteristic for an only slightly big medium-bodied wine. Playfully spicy with a good tannic core. This got better each day over a 5 day timeframe. This is gonna be a great wine in 5 years.
Aug 24th, 2022
Trust your older brother’s ratings and description, as I do here. A fabulous bottle @Jason Brater
Trust your older brother’s ratings and description, as I do here. A fabulous bottle @Jason Brater
Oct 24th, 2021Deep red cherries, raisins, prunes, and cinnamon w nice tannins. Cab, merlot, petit verdot, Malbec (42/32/18/8).
Deep red cherries, raisins, prunes, and cinnamon w nice tannins. Cab, merlot, petit verdot, Malbec (42/32/18/8).
Nov 20th, 2020Whoa—this is rising to its peak but not there yet. Spiced blackberries, moon grapes, and dried cherries. Cured olives. Oak and charred oak. White pepper. Crisp acidity. Beautiful dry Tannins. A few more years in the cellar will make this special.
Whoa—this is rising to its peak but not there yet. Spiced blackberries, moon grapes, and dried cherries. Cured olives. Oak and charred oak. White pepper. Crisp acidity. Beautiful dry Tannins. A few more years in the cellar will make this special.
Aug 23rd, 2020In a great place. Cab blend w cab franc and petit verdot. Black raspberries, dark cherries, some tobacco notes and some black pepper. Mellow smooth tannins at finish. Sadly the last of my 09 Simone. 👎
In a great place. Cab blend w cab franc and petit verdot. Black raspberries, dark cherries, some tobacco notes and some black pepper. Mellow smooth tannins at finish. Sadly the last of my 09 Simone. 👎
Apr 30th, 2020My fav Ruston blend. Anise and big fruit w blackberry, black currant, and some fig. Then some cocoa powder and nice tannins.
My fav Ruston blend. Anise and big fruit w blackberry, black currant, and some fig. Then some cocoa powder and nice tannins.
Dec 29th, 2019
Opened up nicely a few hours later.
Opened up nicely a few hours later.
Oct 4th, 2017
It's interesting. This is the second meritage blend I've had in the last little while. This was a blend of 79% cab sav, 12% cab franc, 6% petit Verdot and 4% merlot. I very much enjoyed the CF in here. Wonderful nose. Very perfumed. A lush mouthfeel with silky tannins. An extremely pleasant finish. I knew nothing of Ruston before this but I will have to seek them out in the future.
I must say that I thought I was all about "pure" wines. These last couple of wines have me thinking a lot more about Bordeaux. I don't even know where to start!
It's interesting. This is the second meritage blend I've had in the last little while. This was a blend of 79% cab sav, 12% cab franc, 6% petit Verdot and 4% merlot. I very much enjoyed the CF in here. Wonderful nose. Very perfumed. A lush mouthfeel with silky tannins. An extremely pleasant finish. I knew nothing of Ruston before this but I will have to seek them out in the future.
I must say that I thought I was all about "pure" wines. These last couple of wines have me thinking a lot more about Bordeaux. I don't even know where to start!
Over the top in both fruit and oak. Can't drink more than one bottle, if that. Sorry.
Over the top in both fruit and oak. Can't drink more than one bottle, if that. Sorry.
Jun 18th, 2016