Sipping Fine Wine

9.5

Deep Ruby with aromas of berry fruits, cigar box, lavender and cedar scents. On the palate flavors of black cherry, plum and currants with cacao, floral and oaky notes. Fine dusty tannins, long finish ending with fruit, floral, oak and earthy mineral character. Very Nice! Good now but wait about 6 years!! Tasting Sample from restaurant friends!! — 2 months ago

Cathy Corison

Owner/Winemaker Corison Winery

9.5

Wow. So much fun to collaborate on this lot with Rosemary Cakebread, Dawnine Dyer, and Diana Snowden for Premiere Napa Valley. — 3 years ago

Turd Ferguson

9.1

Wound tighter than my wife with PMS. Excellent on day two though! Bright lemony Floral elegant Sancerre vibes. — 5 years ago

Steve Anderson

9.2

#WhoIsRuben event honoring Ruben Solorzano. Nice Sauv Blanc - perhaps an extra point for being nicely chilled on a hot day. Goodland (Good Land) is a joint project of Ruben Solorzano, Matt Dees, Chris Snowden and Dave Potter. — 8 years ago

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.2

2020 vintage. 8.21.24. — 2 months ago

Paul T HB

9.6

Another nice 2013 bottle. Great with leftover wagyu New York Strip

The Los Ricos Vineyard is a steep one acre block at the southwestern corner of the property. An ancient, dry-farmed prune orchard grew on the site when we came to the ranch in 1955. In 1997 we removed the remaining prune trees and replanted the field to Cabernet Sauvignon, using Clone 337 on 110R rootstock. The block extends from approximately 625 to 675 feet of elevation. The surface is east-facing at a grade of almost 20%, which means the vineyard receives significantly more morning sun and less afternoon sun than the other vineyards on the property. The soils are predominantly volcanic Rhyolite. — 2 years ago

Mark Eastom

9.1

Always fun to try older wines like this. Cassis, dried herbs, tobacco, cigar box, soft tannin and acid still holding. Great time to drink. Buddy brought it as a shoe in for a faulted wine and it turned out to be a stunner. Gotta say, sometimes bottle variation can prove to be a good thing, if you get the right one of course 👍🏻 — 7 years ago

Lyn Farmer

9.2

Medium Ruby with a gorgeous aroma of candied violet, dried herbs, blackberry, juniper, cedar, anise, black cherry, dried raspberry, and tobacco leaf. Great balance of vibrant fruit, velvet tannin, firm acidity and terrific length. A lovely wine — a year ago

Willie Carter

8.9

A really nice introduction to Snowden Vineyards with this one. Deep cherry color with a thin rim. The amount of earth on the nose is really nice. Graphite and soft red cherries leads to just about the right amount of cedar. Juicy blueberries take the lead after a heavy decant.

Single vineyard Napa Merlot with a splash of Cabernet Sauvignon thrown in just for good measure. Medium bodied with tannins on the supple side. 14.0 but doesn’t get the balance off. Nice acidity and structure. The palate mirrors the nose with brambly fruit and toasty wood elements. Long finish with spices and herbs. Next time your dumb friend starts quoting Sideways, give them this.
— 3 years ago

M. Christopher Roebuck

9.2

Comparing to the 13 last night...
This is not quite as big in alcohol. Even more opaque. More silky on the tongue. Instead of a green front I got a little spice, nutmeg. Tannins were softer. In sum, I give the slight nod to 2013 Snowden over 2012 Snowden. Experiment complete.

92 points — 7 years ago