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Ridge Vineyards

Three Valleys Sonoma County Zinfandel Blend 2024

This is a very tasty and easy drinking Zinfandel blend from Sonoma County.

Fruit forward with nice complexity. Elegant and entertaining.

Still young and needs a few years in the bottle to mature properly, and will continue to get better in the next 7 years.

I've had a few vintages of this wine and it is very consistent.

Wine Enthusiasts 92 points.

Good by itself as a sipping wine or with food.

A blend of 67% Zinfandel, 17% Carignane, 8% Petite Sirah, 5% Alicante Bouschet and 3% Mataro.

14.4% alcohol by volume.

91 points.

$36.
— 7 days ago

Dave, Tom and 9 others liked this

Seghesio Family Vineyards

Sonoma County Zinfandel 2023

Good aroma and dances on the tongue — 3 days ago

Kosta Browne

One Sixteen Russian River Valley Chardonnay 2022

Ming L
9.2

Aromas of fresh orchard fruit and ripe stone fruit, with pear and white peach at the forefront. Subtle ritual fruits as well. The palate shows more stone fruit richness with vanilla and hint of pie crust and seashell. Good acidic backbone. Clean lingering finish.

This is delicious and so easy to drink, but also quite sophisticated.
— 16 days ago

Joel liked this

A. Rafanelli

Unfiltered Dry Creek Valley Zinfandel 2018

Exactly what I want from Zin. Fruit with restraint and finesse. Not hot or jammy. — 14 days ago

Hirsch Vineyards

San Andreas Fault Pinot Noir

Beautiful Pinot! Drank with customers at Isidore in San Antonio. Favorite wine of the night! — a month ago

Ridge Vineyards

Pagani Ranch Sonoma Valley Zinfandel Blend

Deep cherry red ~ black. Oak vanilla black cherry plum. Fruitiness M++ Sweetness M+ Acidity M Tannin M Smooth Bitterness M Body M++ Finish M % Powerful Concentrated jammy Juicy good balanced Ridge Vineyards Pagani Ranch Sonoma Valley Zinfandel @2800, Eva - BBQ, 260914-260915 — 2 months ago

Failla

Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir 2023

Akiko bday w/ lamb shank — 2 months ago

Ridge Vineyards

Geyserville Sonoma County Zinfandel Blend 2024

This is a nice and easy drinking Zinfandel based red blend from Alexander Valley. Tasty and easy drinking. Well balanced and complex.

Needs a few years in the bottle to mature properly, and will continue to age nicely in the next 7 years.

A blend of 71% Zinfandel, 19% Carignane, 8% Petite Sirah and 2% Alicante Bouschet. Aged in American oak barrels for 13 months.

14.6% alcohol by volume.

90 points.

$45.
— 5 days ago

Anthony, Dave and 7 others liked this

Aubert

Lauren Vineyard Chardonnay 2017

Lovely and bright and precise. Slate and great acidity. Quite ripe but vivacious. — 21 days ago

Paul WoollsAra Aslanian
with Paul and Ara
Juan, Douglas and 1 other liked this

Williams Selyem

Russian River Valley Pinot Noir 2018

Nice fruit: cherries. Ready to drink. Went well with barbecued duck! — 2 days ago

Jordan Vineyard & Winery

Alexander Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2021

10/2026. Nice finish. Lingering dryness. Good fruit. — 21 days ago

Ed, Ted and 1 other liked this

Kosta Browne

Gap's Crown Vineyard Pinot Noir 2015

Oak and cherry with cinnamon and blackberry. Bold and tannic for a Pinot. — a month ago

Joel, Neil and 5 others liked this
Neil Valenzuela

Neil Valenzuela

Great wine!

Marcassin

Marcassin Vineyard Pinot Noir 2021

Delicious. Dark cherries, plums, cassis. Fabulous bouquet. Opened up after a few minutes in the decanter. I have wanted to try Marcassin for a long time. I was not disappointed. — a month ago

Merry Edwards

Russian River Valley Pinot Noir 2022

K L
9.2

Excellent as always. — a month ago

Matt Dill
with Matt

A. Rafanelli

Dry Creek Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2007

Somm David T
9.6

One of the very best QPR’s in Napa/Sonoma. I have had all the top tier Napa Cabernets. On the secondary markets, I pay in the $70 to $90 range. I enjoy this producer more than many of the higher-priced Napa Cabernets. Including; Realm, Maybach, Phelps, Outpost, Lakoya, to name a few.

This 2007 is right around the top of the bell curve. It delivers everything you expect from the 2007 vintage and yet, it’s a Sonoma producer, which lends itself to the expression, don’t judge a wine by its region.

My 5/24 note remains. To that end, for me, this is not a producer to open young if you’re looking for its best self. You can open a wine whenever you want to, but I would pushback that you’re not getting its best self. This 07 still has a fair amount of teeth. The integration and evolution is incredible. It’s flat out near perfect as to when to open your first.

The short notes on this are perfectly ripe/ruby fruits that are;, blackberries, black raspberry, black plum, haunting raspberries, dry earth, cinnamon stick for days, endless far east spices, dark chocolate, caramel, black licorice, mid berry cola, dark & red flowers with violets and hints of lavender, excellent round acidity, a well-made balanced finish that is the definition of elegance with earth and spice on the long set that goes on and on.

In a QPR Napa/Sonoma Cabernet race with the higher-priced Cabernets, it is not even close.

— 13 hours ago

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@Somm David T what a great note and while you already know this, I’m totally with you. I have a single bottle of the 2007 left in the cellar. Your note makes it even more tempting
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@Jay Kline Thank you. Cheers! 🍷
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@Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego As I get older, 1/2 bottles make better sense with well-made heavy reds. Cheers! 🍷

Ridge Vineyards

East Bench Dry Creek Valley Zinfandel 2021

Big but hides abv. Smooth, dark fruits, some herbs and spices, overall a ton of fruit and bitter cocoa. It honestly needs more time. So good with steak au poivre at meritage St. Paul. — 16 days ago

Scott@Mister and Tom liked this

Merry Edwards

Russian River Valley Sauvignon Blanc 2024

Had at Traina’s house in Oakville — 12 days ago

Patz & Hall

Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir 2018

Deep ruby red. Oak vanilla deep fruity raspberry strawberry cherry. Fruitiness M+ Sweetness M+ Acidity M+ Tannin M Gentle Bitterness M Body M Finish M % Patz & Hall Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir 18 @1613, Eva - BBQ, 260914-260915 — 2 months ago

Banshee

Sonoma County Pinot Noir 2021

Scents of vanilla, white pepper, raspberry and leather that were met with flavors of white pepper, leather and hint of raspberry. Not overly complex, but very enjoyable. — 2 months ago