Sterling Vineyards
Winemaker's Select Napa County Red Blend
Napa County, North Coast, California, USA
Medium ruby red in appearance. A bit dark and linear on the nose with some black cherries, metallic notes and a touch herbal. Medium tannins (5.5/10) and medium bodied. Quite dry on the palate with some wood undertones as well as some dark red berries and minerality. Medium plus finish. Drink till 2024.
Medium ruby red in appearance. A bit dark and linear on the nose with some black cherries, metallic notes and a touch herbal. Medium tannins (5.5/10) and medium bodied. Quite dry on the palate with some wood undertones as well as some dark red berries and minerality. Medium plus finish. Drink till 2024.
May 15th, 2019
Ridiculous qpr - crowd pleaser - loaded with oak. Cassis, ripe blue and black fruit, light menthol.
Ridiculous qpr - crowd pleaser - loaded with oak. Cassis, ripe blue and black fruit, light menthol.
Dec 25th, 2018
Smells like
Cassis, mulberry, Cab fruit, heavy bodied, with gritty tannins, and well rounded acid.
A pleasant and pleasurable wine, after a couple of hours, really becomes a great, approachable wine.
Great, if picked up for the price point I did.
A good blend.
Smells like
Cassis, mulberry, Cab fruit, heavy bodied, with gritty tannins, and well rounded acid.
A pleasant and pleasurable wine, after a couple of hours, really becomes a great, approachable wine.
Great, if picked up for the price point I did.
A good blend.
Fairly fruit forward, dried cherry plus berry flavors dominate. Easy drinking.
Fairly fruit forward, dried cherry plus berry flavors dominate. Easy drinking.
Sep 9th, 2020
Massive bright red fruits: cherry and red plum. Some light spicing and a heavy non-cloying sweetness. No oak, light tanin. Surprising and not what I was in the mood for but delicious for a sweeter-side red.
Massive bright red fruits: cherry and red plum. Some light spicing and a heavy non-cloying sweetness. No oak, light tanin. Surprising and not what I was in the mood for but delicious for a sweeter-side red.
Nov 23rd, 2019
Strong Napa red with balsamic filet mignon and summer salad with roasted potatoes and artichoke hearts
Strong Napa red with balsamic filet mignon and summer salad with roasted potatoes and artichoke hearts
Jun 22nd, 2019Ripe berry and currant. Paired well with cheeses and red meat.
Ripe berry and currant. Paired well with cheeses and red meat.
Jun 4th, 2019
Dark purple in color. Dark fruits and plum on the nose. A little oak and a decent amount of tannins. Worthy of a decent decant.
Dark purple in color. Dark fruits and plum on the nose. A little oak and a decent amount of tannins. Worthy of a decent decant.
Feb 11th, 2019
Color of dark purpled, almost opaque. Nose of ripe blueberries or ripe cherry, chocolate, and more black rum raisin note. Taste is sweet dressed with some spice, reminds me of rum raisin cherry ice cream fro haggen daz, nice oak and more cherry, juicy grapes, milk chocolate, port like mouthfeel, low tannins and strength of alcohol. Aftertaste does show some tannins to balance out the sweetness. Too sweet for me but a crowd pleaser for sure.
Color of dark purpled, almost opaque. Nose of ripe blueberries or ripe cherry, chocolate, and more black rum raisin note. Taste is sweet dressed with some spice, reminds me of rum raisin cherry ice cream fro haggen daz, nice oak and more cherry, juicy grapes, milk chocolate, port like mouthfeel, low tannins and strength of alcohol. Aftertaste does show some tannins to balance out the sweetness. Too sweet for me but a crowd pleaser for sure.
Jan 13th, 2019
Really delicious, classic Napa Cabernet overtones, great nose.
Really delicious, classic Napa Cabernet overtones, great nose.
Jan 6th, 2019