El Dorado

Cedarville Vineyard

Viognier 2022

Super floral, pretty, some lemon and faint pear, mineral aromas and flavors show with aeration, I so love this Viognier (75 cases in 2022, barely more in earlier years), and after 20+ years of drinking the various vintages of this wine, kudos to Jonathan and the “Susans” for making a consistently wonderful foothills Viognier year after year!! — a month ago

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Broc Cellars

Lone Pine Vineyard El Dorado Lagrein 2023

New grape for me, and new Broc for me. Love it! The nose is a bit green and underripe, but the fruit is amazing. Red currant, raspberry, black cherry, some strawberry, but damp and dark, then it turns dry. Great balance of fruitiness and dryness towards the end. Some tannins on the finish and subtly herbal, but not much. Pure dry fruit for quite a while. Comforting winter red. Lovely label. With pizza.

As with other Brocs, this doesn’t hold up so much on the second day. Drink fresh.
— 9 months ago

Lyle, Raul and 3 others liked this

Cedarville Vineyard

Estate Bottled El Dorado Grenache 2011

This was a VERY COLD/WET vintage, ABV was stated as 14.3%, but I’d guess 1.5% or more lower, but this wine has held up beautifully, balance, very lovely fruit, NO heat, very fine Sierra Foothills Grenache for me, medium-long finish, lovely!! — 2 months ago

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Donkey & Goat

Eliza Barsotti Vineyard White Blend 2022

2022. The wine is now from the Fenaughty Ranch vineyard. Creamy apple upfront with nice acidity on the finish. Paired great with a local washed-rind cheese with apple and a burrata caprese salad. — 4 months ago

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Donkey & Goat

The Bear Red Wine 2022

2022. Vineyard: Fenaughty & Lightner
Varietal: Counoise, Cinsault, Mourvédre, Grenache, Terret Noir. Light body, but lots of flavor. No funk, minimal tannins and enough acidity to pair great with sausage pasta and bagna cauda garlic bread.
— 9 months ago

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Bodegas César Florido

Moscatel Dorado Jerez-Xérès-Sherry

NV | modern style moscatel, from moscatel de Alejandra grapes, only one year in barrels. Smell with apricot and honey. Fresh taste. — 3 months ago

"Odedi", Jay and 9 others liked this

Arnot-Roberts

El Dorado Gamay Noir 2019

Still on A-R Old-Gamay Gate. Similar weight to the 20, but more mid-palate fruit and less bitter. Menopausal. — 4 months ago

Ira, Shay and 5 others liked this

La Clarine Farm

"Cedarville" Mourvèdre 2019

Lovely redfruits and low ABV (11.5%) crispness and freshness, very good balance and acidity, medium-long finish, very good foothills Mourvèdre! — 8 months ago

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Tom Casagrande

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Wow that’s low ABV.