Tree Kilpatrick

8.6

Cool bottle. Smells ripe. Flavors are jammy and full. Dense. — a day ago

Tree Kilpatrick

8.8

The label says, “Red Blend Especial”. Think it could be this blend listed. Color is nice. Lighter, but pretty. Translucent. Smells like cherries and tamari backed with some rocks. Flavors are pretty classic Spanish stuff. Wood (cedar and juniper) mixed with fruity cherry/berry compote. Layer of complexity lingers. This is a pretty decent red of España. — 3 days ago

Tree Kilpatrick

8.8

$5 at grocery outlet. Dense and deep maroon colors. Aroma is old books and wet stream banks (rocks and soils). Pencil sharpener. It has little fruity stuff on the nose. Flavors are a nice dry berry, cherry combo. Hints of smoke too. Reminds me of autumn leaves and slanted light in WA in the fall. It’s a nice little Merlot at a great, great price point. — 7 days ago

Tree Kilpatrick

9.0

Dark and deep color. Smells like nice baked berry goods. Maybe a hint of flint. Flavors are excellent. Juicy, complex and elegant. Fruit pie finish. This is nice stuff. — 11 days ago

Tree Kilpatrick

8.7

10 Eighth Pinot Nior from friends and faculty of UC Davis Viticulture and Enology. Very rusty color. Smells sour and a hint like soils. Granitic soils. Flavors are mellow and silky. Has some nice zip. Cherry essence. Berry juice. Like raspberry and straw. It’s unique and elegant. Not too much in there. But it’s good enough. A fancy CA Pinot. — 2 days ago

Tree Kilpatrick

8.5

Elegant if boring label. Not familiar with the Corvina grape. Hint rusty to the edge of the maroon color. Aroma is tart berry stuff. Little leather and earth. Some vague vegetal aroma as well. Flavors are somewhat sharp and acidic, but of raspberry and black cherry juice in there too. Chewy tannins of Italy are also represented. This is an Italian style wine that needs food to meet the tannins and acids. Interested in a bit fancier and finer Corvina to see how the rose and blood orange might be present to round things up a bit. — 3 days ago

Tree Kilpatrick

8.9

Light color. Rusty red. Smells like rosehip tea and hibiscus. Flavors a pretty complex and intriguing. Has a bit of a citrus (blood orange) side. Fine and full finish. This is a complex and nice balanced rule of red. — 11 days ago

Tree Kilpatrick

9.1

Cute label. Color is light red, ruby. Just a hint or orange on the edge. Smells pretty classic, smoked stuff meets cherry jam. Flavors are nicely balanced. Plenty of strawberry jam and fruity fun, but nice acids. Bright. Juicy. Finish is dense and strong. Hint savory on that finish. Fresh mint mixed with basil. Lemon basil maybe. This is a very nice CA AVA Pinot. Leaves nothing out. Complete. — 2 days ago

Tree Kilpatrick

7.1

Bottom of the shelf boring CA plonk. Nothing to write home (or anywhere else) about. Just wine. Over-oaked Pinot Nior wine. (But the company has a sustainability focus and is following Lodi Rules, so that’s laudable. The wine just isn’t too good). — 4 days ago

Tree Kilpatrick

9.0

This is called ‘A Proper Petite Verdot’ from A Proper Wine Company. And it’s from Lodi. Lighter in color. Smells juicy. Fresh and friendly. Flavors are woodsy and driven by plum pudding and berry danishes. Tasty wine. — 11 days ago