| Wine Type | Vintage Name Variety Locale | Date Posted Score Helpful Comments More... |
|---|---|---|
| Red |
2007 Varner Pinot Noir Spring Ridge Vineyard Hidden BlockSanta Cruz Mountains more |
1/27/2013 - Johnc3 wrote: 87 pointsinitial strong alcoholic, fumy quality. Burns on the palate afterwards. Not too much fruit. Waited too long? |
| White |
2005 Varner Chardonnay Spring Ridge Vineyard Home BlockSanta Cruz Mountains more |
1/23/2013 - FLI Likes this wine: 92 pointsExcellent balance. Drinking really well right now. |
| White |
2009 Varner Chardonnay Spring Ridge Vineyard Bee BlockSanta Cruz Mountains more |
1/22/2013 - Dental Jay wrote: 92 pointsLove this wine. |
| White |
2010 Varner Chardonnay Spring Ridge Vineyard Bee BlockSanta Cruz Mountains more |
1/21/2013 - jc-mmb wrote: 90 pointsnon blind. nice colr and nose of stone and steel with hints of oak and vanilla. mouthfeels is burgundian to me with predominacne of stoney character with nice yellow fruit and acid. mouthfeel tells all as this seemed a bit out of balance. while the fruit is there, the tartness and stoney minerality dominate. not much oak character tonight - missing some buttery, vanilla character. finish is shorter than i'd like but very good none the less. too young? decant? |
| White |
2009 Varner Chardonnay Spring Ridge Vineyard Amphitheater BlockSanta Cruz Mountains more |
1/20/2013 - yossarian.livez wrote: 87 pointsNot as rich as before. Nice vanilla, baked pear with butterscotch. Enough acidity to remain fresh, but pales to the prior tasting. Hopefully a bit of a dumb period. 1 person found this helpful, do you? Yes - No / Comments (1) |
| White |
2010 Varner Chardonnay Spring Ridge Vineyard Bee BlockSanta Cruz Mountains more |
1/20/2013 - ejca wrote: NRwas part of a tasting at Noe Valley WM, really liked the clean taste, will buy it soon. |
| White |
2010 Varner Chardonnay Spring Ridge Vineyard Home BlockSanta Cruz Mountains more |
1/19/2013 - vinosean Likes this wine: 90 pointsNose: Lemon peel and nag champa incense. |
| White |
2010 Varner Chardonnay Spring Ridge Vineyard Home BlockSanta Cruz Mountains more |
1/17/2013 - thelostverse wrote: 94 pointsOpened at Anvil with Allred. Score really reflects the bottle after being open for over an hour and warming to above cellar temp. Lemon, vanilla and oak with bracing acidity. This needs time in cellar and will be spectacular. |
| White |
2009 Varner Chardonnay Spring Ridge Vineyard Bee BlockSanta Cruz Mountains more |
12/24/2012 - WineCPA Likes this wine: 92 pointsBig buttery and creamy on the palate. Hints of lemon. Lots of oak. Not sure it's a great QPR, but still a great example of a big California Chard. Very Good! |
| White |
2010 Varner Chardonnay Spring Ridge Vineyard Bee BlockSanta Cruz Mountains more |
12/30/2012 - Italiana Likes this wine: 92 pointsI really enjoyed the restraint of this wine--everything in balance and a pleasure to drink. |
| White |
2007 Varner Chardonnay Spring Ridge Vineyard Bee BlockSanta Cruz Mountains more |
12/27/2012 - rsbeck wrote: 92 pointsConsistent with previous notes. |
| White |
2008 Varner Chardonnay Spring Ridge Vineyard Bee BlockSanta Cruz Mountains more |
12/27/2012 - rsbeck wrote: 93 pointsBalanced, persistent, sophisticated and flat out delicious. |
| White |
2008 Varner Chardonnay Spring Ridge Vineyard Bee BlockSanta Cruz Mountains more |
12/26/2012 - lvjohn Likes this wine: 93 pointsOutstanding wine especially when it is only slightly chilled. Wish we had more! Our bottle tasted lemony, creamy, with a hint of oak. Really fills the mouth with a lot of flavor. |
| White |
2009 Varner Chardonnay Spring Ridge Vineyard Amphitheater BlockSanta Cruz Mountains more |
12/26/2012 - bonedoc wrote: 91 pointsfruit a little underwhelming for the high parker rating, nice acidity and balance. |
| White |
2009 Varner Chardonnay Spring Ridge Vineyard Bee BlockSanta Cruz Mountains more |
12/24/2012 - Doblk wrote: 89 pointsLemon cream. Pears. Some minerals. Very good wine with a lot of complexity, but a bit oakier than I like. |
| White |
2008 Varner Chardonnay Spring Ridge Vineyard Bee BlockSanta Cruz Mountains more |
11/21/2012 - Chainthroer wrote: 95 pointsI also brought this wine to the SAFW tasting. Quite similar to my tasting of the wine on 7-29-11, except the nose is not so closed as it had been. The nose consists of complex aromas of lemon, baked apple, tropical fruit, butter. In the mouth, flavors of baked apple, lemon custard and minerals. The oak is restrained and nicely integrated into the wine. A long and extended finish. This wine has evolved into a fabulous chardonnay. |
| White |
2009 Varner Chardonnay Spring Ridge Vineyard Home BlockSanta Cruz Mountains more |
12/21/2012 - Ben Christiansen wrote: NRThis has really come to a special place. Beautiful SCM fruit almost heading towards reductive but in a really well made way. And still very tight on the back end. I assume this means its going to go a long way. |
| Red |
2009 Varner Pinot Noir Three Blocks Spring Ridge VineyardSanta Cruz Mountains more |
12/16/2012 - thescrod wrote: 93 pointsYoung but fabulous. Not taking a back seat to the excellent Bee Block Chardonnay. Floral, open, approachable but with room to improve. I will wait at least another year to have this one again maybe even make it a holiday ritual. |
| White |
2010 Varner Chardonnay Spring Ridge Vineyard Home BlockSanta Cruz Mountains more |
12/12/2012 - Backdoctor wrote: 92 pointsWow, what an acidic monster of a wine. Didnt know what to expect but big acid, citrus, green apple hints. It opened up more. Awesome wine! |
| White |
2010 Varner Chardonnay Spring Ridge Vineyard Home BlockSanta Cruz Mountains more |
12/10/2012 - jc-mmb Likes this wine: 89 pointsnon blind and only my second encounter with this winery. lovely clarity in the glass. nose of mineral, acid, lemon. palate is dominated (?to a fault) with acidic fruit and brazen minerality. missing roundness for sure. kept waiting for the balance to appear but it never did. finish was as expected and shorter than should have been. hopeful that this will come around. i am not against non creamy, burgundian style chard, i just think this (or any wine) should have balance, and this didn't. |
| Red |
2008 Varner Pinot Noir Three Blocks Spring Ridge VineyardSanta Cruz Mountains more |
12/10/2012 - rcmcb wrote: 92 pointsReceived as a gift. If you like high-toned Pinot with acid and minerality, this is terrific. If you like sappy California Pinot, this will not be your style. |
| White |
2009 Varner Chardonnay Spring Ridge Vineyard Home BlockSanta Cruz Mountains more |
6/9/2012 - yossarian.livez wrote: 88 pointsThe most saline and burgundian though mineral component works nicely and a lovely balance between new and old world. Lemon, lemon rind with more pear than apple flavor. Plenty of acidity while being medium bodied with great mouth feel. Balanced. |
| White |
2009 Varner Chardonnay Spring Ridge Vineyard Bee BlockSanta Cruz Mountains more |
6/9/2012 - yossarian.livez wrote: 87 pointsVery nice, though the most introverted of the three Varner Chards. Nice nose. Maybe a bit closed, and enough acidity to wait. The oak frame is a bit noticable, but this isn't your bombastic Napa Chard. Light on it's feet, more buttered popcorn than brown butter and a bit less voluminous than Amphitheater. |
| White |
2009 Varner Chardonnay Spring Ridge Vineyard Amphitheater BlockSanta Cruz Mountains more |
6/9/2012 - yossarian.livez Likes this wine: 88 pointsDecanted 30 min. Delicious. Brown butter, butterscotch, apple with a mineral finish, tons of depth here with all the stuffing. Well integrated and balanced. Plus finish. The most new-world Varner block. |
| White |
2008 Varner Chardonnay Spring Ridge Vineyard Bee BlockSanta Cruz Mountains more |
12/9/2012 - Dental Jay wrote: 94 pointsVery very good. Not too oaky, terrific rich flavors. The nose had a sweet candy like smell, but the flavors were very sophisticated! Wish I had more. |
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