| Wine Type | Vintage Name Variety Locale | Date Posted Score Helpful Comments More... |
|---|---|---|
| Red |
2005 Generosa Cabernet SauvignonSanta Clara Valley more |
11/22/2009 - davetong wrote: 83 pointsLate picked; allegedly from Ridge's Monte Bello vineyard. It shows lots of sweet raisin fruit, both on the nose and the palate. Lacks acidity and the finish tails away somewhat. Should perhaps have been blended with the Sangiovese. |
| Red |
2019 Oakridge Cabernet Sauvignon Vineyard Series Barkala RidgeYarra Valley more |
3/24/2023 - davetong wrote: NRVery tight initially. Left it in the fridge for a few days and it opened up. Not bad at all for the price - give it cellar time or a long decant. |
| Red |
1988 Sherrill Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon Luchessi VineyardSanta Cruz Mountains more |
12/28/2022 - davetong wrote: NRThis was remarkably good. Fully mature but still had fruit - nobody guessed that it was over 30 years old |
| Rosé |
2021 Nottingham Cellars RoséLivermore Valley Rosé Blend more |
6/19/2022 - davetong Does not like this wine: 85 pointsA little sweet for my tastes. Soft and fruity, not unpleasant but certainly not worth $35 |
| Red |
1957 Château Fortia Châteauneuf-du-PapeRed Rhone Blend more |
1/3/2022 - davetong wrote: NRCork was shot and it had leaked. |
| Red |
NV Birichino Grenache Hommage A Georges Besson Besson VineyardCentral Coast more |
11/21/2021 - davetong Does not like this wine: 50 pointsSupposed to be a vin de paille so I expected something complex and sweet. |
| Red |
1978 Calera Pinot Noir Reed VineyardMount Harlan more |
11/9/2020 - davetong wrote: 95 pointsA half bottle with a damaged label. Couldn't read the vintage, but the fill looked good. The cork proved it was a 78. |
| Red |
2007 Ridge Zinfandel JimsomareSanta Cruz Mountains more |
7/20/2017 - davetong wrote: 93 pointsIn a great place right now |
| Red |
2014 Ridge Lytton SpringsDry Creek Valley Zinfandel Blend, Zinfandel more |
1/8/2017 - davetong wrote: NRI don |
| Red |
1972 Stefania Cabernet Sauvignon Uvas Creek VineyardSanta Clara Valley more |
7/24/2016 - davetong wrote: NRThis vintage does not exist |
| Red |
2009 Stefania Cabernet Sauvignon Special Reserve Harvest Moon Santa Cruz Mountainsmore |
7/24/2016 - davetong wrote: NRThere was no 2009 vintage of this wine, only 2008 and 2012 so far |
| Red |
1997 Savannah-Chanelle Vineyards ZinfandelSanta Cruz Mountains more |
5/11/2015 - davetong wrote: 89 pointsA ripe wine from an excellent vintage that's holding up well. It's still quite the fruit bomb; there's some residual sugar too - without the label you'd probably think it was a much younger wine from a warmer region. |
| Red |
2004 Midlife Crisis ZinfandelPaso Robles more |
4/8/2015 - davetong wrote: 50 pointsFound it lurking in the K&L Hazerai bin. Even though Paso Zinfandels aren't famed for their ageability, this one's taken it harder than most. |
| Red |
1978 Ridge Zinfandel Fiddletown Eschen RanchAmador County more |
6/6/2012 - davetong wrote: 92 pointsLate picked, 14.9% alcohol, 5% Petite Sirah |
| Red |
2010 Gabriel Meffre Côtes du Rhône Terres de GaletsRed Rhone Blend more |
12/31/2011 - davetong wrote: 79 pointsCost under £5.00 and tasted like it. Rough and unremarkable. Wouldn't buy it again. |
| Red |
2009 Hallcrest Vineyards Pinot Noir Mr. and Mrs. Smith VineyardSanta Cruz Mountains more |
8/2/2011 - davetong wrote: 69 pointsPinot shouldn't taste like this. It's as if someone wasn't sure whether to make a super-ripe style Pinot or a port and ended up with the worst qualities of both. |
| Red |
1999 Van Der Heyden Cabernet Sauvignon Estate CornerstoneNapa Valley more |
10/29/2010 - davetong wrote: flawedOxidised. The sink drank it. |
| Red |
2006 Stefania Cabernet Sauvignon Santa Cruz Mountainsmore |
9/5/2010 - davetong wrote: 92 pointsWaning Crescent. |
| Red |
2007 Vina Robles Petite Sirah Jardine VineyardPaso Robles more |
7/10/2010 - davetong wrote: 87 pointsDecent value, but not terribly exciting. |
| Red |
2007 Grizzly Republic Petite Sirah Roadrunner FarmPaso Robles more |
7/10/2010 - davetong wrote: 91 pointsRather tasty for a Petite Sirah. Not your typical monolithic and one-dimensional example; good blueberry fruit and nice tannins. Would get this again. |
| Red - Sweet/Dessert |
1991 River Run Zinfandel Late Harvest Beckwith VineyardPaso Robles more |
5/28/2010 - davetong wrote: NRCrappy Old Wines (Nazca Peruvian Restaurant, San Jose): Fairly simple; lots of sweet rasberry fruit which persists on the finish, but not much else going on. The acidity is decent. Another wine that doesn't show its true age. |
| Red |
NV Almaden California Mountain BurgundyPaicines Red Blend more |
5/28/2010 - davetong wrote: NRCrappy Old Wines (Nazca Peruvian Restaurant, San Jose): Paul brought this out partly as a joke, expecting it to be undrinkable. It's a non-vintage wine from the early 1970s. Who knows what's in it; it was cheap stuff then. |
| Red |
1960 Gemello Cabernet SauvignonSanta Cruz Mountains more |
5/28/2010 - davetong wrote: NRCrappy Old Wines (Nazca Peruvian Restaurant, San Jose): Amazing; this wine is 50 years old. Mushroom and floral nose. Tart blackcurrant, rosemary, forest floor. Some leather, but less than I'd expected. WOTN candidate |
| Red |
1970 Martin Ray Cabernet Sauvignon Estate Californiamore |
5/28/2010 - davetong wrote: NRCrappy Old Wines (Nazca Peruvian Restaurant, San Jose): Nose shows more earth, less stinky than the 68. Lots more acidity; cranberry and redcurrant fruit. |
| Red |
1968 Martin Ray Cabernet Sauvignon Estate Californiamore |
5/28/2010 - davetong wrote: NRCrappy Old Wines (Nazca Peruvian Restaurant, San Jose): Stinky, leathery nose. Like old shoes. Still got fruit - black cherry, cranberry, earth, lots of leather, and cedar |
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