Arizona Winery Visits

We stayed in Sedona, what an incredibly beautiful place. I heard stories and assumed it was nice. Nah, it's more than nice if you're into art, food, hiking, and biking amongst the stunning red cliffs. We headed west towards Prescott hitting a couple of tasting rooms in the valley and Jerome. A funky little town with panoramic views.

This place gets packed, popular with the wine bus tours and destination wedding crowds. It reminded me of someplace you'd see in Paso Robles. The reds in the flight were very disappointing, the whites were enjoyable.

• 2015 Page Springs Cellars Malvasia Bianca Dos Padres Vineyards

  USA, Arizona, Yavapai County

  Very light in color, shockingly clear for a even a white. There's a sweet anise aroma coming out if the glass. Palate is medium acid, nice start, with a full compliment of citrus flavors with plenty of lemon. Finish is short, slightly disappointing after the attack, but the acid really shows at the end. This wine I like.

  Post a Comment / Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Report Issue

• 2015 Page Springs Cellars La Flor Rosa

  USA, Arizona

  Ever had a rosé with 6 varietals? Here's one. Guessing they just blend white and red together to make this rascal. Color is light pink. Nose is cherry and fruit punch. Touch of residual sugar but not overt. Decent acidity. Decent wine, I'd drink this one hot day.

  Post a Comment / Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Report Issue

• 2014 Page Springs Cellars Grenache Pillsbury Vineyard

  USA, Arizona, Cochise County

  Negative Ghost Rider, the pattern is full. Boy, this is a big miss. Extremely light colored, faint red. Nose reminds me of a cheap port. Thin cherry flavor and more port notes. Finish hints of super glue. Not good.

  Post a Comment / Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Report Issue

• 2015 Page Springs Cellars Mules Mistake

  USA, Arizona, Cochise County

  This is a crowd pleaser for the cherry jolly rancher crowd. Hey, there 9 varietals in this, just like a southern rhone. LOL Mike started laughing when I seriously questioned if they had liquified candy to make this. There is a nice mineral note on the finish but this is a very "fruity" wine.

  Post a Comment / Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Report Issue

• 2014 Page Springs Cellars Super Arizonan Red Table Wine

  USA, Arizona

  Medium garnet color. Light cherry nose and a touch boozy. Palate is sweet cherry and earth tones. Fruit forward. Fine soft tannins on the finish and slight drying.

  Post a Comment / Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Report Issue

Very cool tasting room in Jerome. Caduceus has the reputation for making the nicest wines in Arizona and it's probably fair praise. One issue I have is the price, which is the case for many AZ wines, it's a big tariff for "decent" wines when they're over $40 a bottle.

• 2013 Caduceus Cellars Nagual de la Paciencia 83 Points

  USA, Arizona, Graham County

  Nebbiolo and barbera, you'd never guess that blind. This pushes the ripeness envelope for me withplum and some prune. Carries though to the palate. Good tannins. Least favorite of the flight.

  Post a Comment / Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Report Issue

• 2013 Caduceus Cellars Nagual de la Naga 89 Points

  USA, Arizona, Cochise County

  Fairly dark color. Good nose with a little barnyard. Dark fruit and nice flavors. Excellent structure with gritty tannins.

  Post a Comment / Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Report Issue

• 2013 Caduceus Cellars Sancha 88 Points

  USA, Arizona

  Very dark in the glass and the nose is rather muted. Light Cherry fruit core, saddle leather, and fine tannins.

  Post a Comment / Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Report Issue

• 2013 Caduceus Cellars Primer Paso 90 Points

  USA, Arizona, Cochise County

  My favorite of the flight but the $55 price tag is too steep. Nose reminds me of a southern rhone. Nice Syrah backbone and sweet petite edges. Leather and rose petals.

  Post a Comment / Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Report Issue