Vine To Table

Cakebread Cellars

Vine Hill Ranch Oakville Cabernet Sauvignon 2007

Procured via auction. Have had bad bottles before but cork looked solid (used Durand to take no chances).

This bottle was excellent and the wine developed nicely in the glass over about 1.5 hours. Kept in my ETO.

Nice black and dark fruits with a little muscle. Oak integrated and not overpowering.

Lovely pairing with steak.
— 3 days ago

Bob, Jean-Philip and 4 others liked this

Bedrock Wine Co.

Old Vine Zinfandel 2023

Very fresh, lively, primarily redfruited aromas and flavors, some spicy notes as well, super nicely balanced, great acid, shows admirable restraint, should age nicely midterm (5-10 years?), very good “entry level” Zinfandel, long finish!! I’d read that the 2023 Zins, grown in a relatively cooler year, had a very long growing season, with excellent acidity, and I’d say this shows all of those characteristics. Morgan nailed this, it was great to finally meet his “adult” version, my wife and I first met him about 35 years ago at a ZAP event at Ravenswood hosted by his father Joel. — 6 months ago

Jim Powers
with Jim
Bob, Ira and 3 others liked this

Klinker Brick

Old Vine Lodi Zinfandel 2018

Opened to use in ragu and was shocked how much we liked it. Someone must have brought it over (Jim?) — 8 months ago

Big Table Farm

Pelos-Sandberg Vineyard Pinot Noir 2022

Reddish in color with a cloudy rim.

On the nose fresh red fruits with light oak and chocolates.

Medium plus in body with medium acidity and fat legs.

Dry on the palate with raspberries, cherries, red plums, currants, light wood, spices, earth, light vegetables, coffee, bitter herbs and black pepper.

Tangy finish with fine grained tannins and tangy raspberries.

This is a tasty Pinot Noir from Oregon. Feels like an old world Pinot Noir.

Still very young and needs a few years in the bottle to mature properly. Showing good potential at this point.

This Single Vineyard Pinot Noir is good right out of the bottle, and better after some air time.

12.9% alcohol by volume.

89 points.

$70.
— 25 days ago

Jay, Paul and 8 others liked this

Michael David Winery

7 Deadly Zins Old Vine Lodi Zinfandel 2021

Seems to get better every year. — 7 months ago

Big Table Farm

Willamette Valley Pinot Noir 2022

Day one. Strawberry and rhubarb. Day two. Earth strawberry jam (in a good way). And what seems to be bandaid. Beautiful and just 13.1%. At Cucina Enoteca Del Mar. Team meeting. — 2 months ago

Tom, Lyle and 2 others liked this

Bogle Family Vineyards

Old Vine California Zinfandel 2022

Decent follow-up to their 2013 vintage we had a while back. — 3 months ago

Diseño

Old Vine Mendoza Malbec 2021

An incredibly good Malbec. The color, the aroma, the consistency and the way it compliments food… I am impressed. Now I have to get some more Diseno. — 6 months ago

Orr

Columbia Valley Old Vine Chenin Blanc 2022

See prior notes! chenin is a fab white alternative to chard and SB - check it out — 9 months ago

Stephen, Neil and 8 others liked this