A restrained #california #pinotnoir that had med + intensity and was quite spicy on the nose. There was also reductive notes and possibly a little #brettanomyces characteristic. There was less fruit on the palate with nice acid and tension. The tannins were firm and the length was medium. #arnotroberts #oldworldstyle #santacruzmountains #ctbucklinwine — 8 years ago
A gold standard. #montebello #pauldraper #santacruzmountains — 9 years ago
Purple hue with secondary ruby notes. Candied black and red fruit, fig, smoked meat, peat, spices, black pepper, and cedar on the nose. Lively on the palate with spices, fresh dill, and noticeable tannins. Delicious complement with the meal. #domaineeden #domaineedencabernetsauvignon #santacruzmountains #santacruzcabernet #winelover #californiacab #californiacabernet #tgif #cabblend — 5 years ago
blend of cherries, rhubarb and dried strawberries. toasty component, ashes, smoke, very earthy and subtle. perfect thanksgiving wine #pinotnoir #santacruzmountains — 9 years ago
Personal fav out of the Fogarty chards.. Really enjoyable, great tension and focus #siliconvalleywineauction #santacruzmountains — 10 years ago
Lemon lime zest. Wet stone. Stone fruit? Lean mean green fighting machine from the #santacruzmountains — 8 years ago
cooking herbs, dark fruits, juniper, cassis #cabernetsauvignon #santacruzmountains — 9 years ago
high acid, with green tropical and stone fruit notes in the nose, crisp and citrusy in the palate #chardonnay #santacruzmountains — 9 years ago
Vasanth Balakrishnan
Not critically tasted as we quaffed this during Halloween trick-or-treating with the kids. Even drank out of plastic cups this is an elegant, nuanced #cabernetfranc from IB&F, made from Bates Ranch grapes. #santacruzmountains — 2 years ago