5/5/2024 - jafny Likes this wine:

After 3 1/2 hour decant wine showed peppery fruit and soft tannins, medium bodied. Very good. Might be near peak and can hold another year or two.

5/17/2024 - Hls wrote:

Love!

5/17/2024 - CotoDC Likes this wine:

Vibrant acidity, wonderfully intense juicy rose' with strawberry/watermelon notes and a savory edge. Quite possibly the best version of this wine to date.

5/17/2024 - Quintus123 Likes this wine:

Fruktigt, går att dricka som det är utan mat till

5/17/2024 - quaintboy wrote:

B l I c
루비 컬러
당도 낮음
타닌 중간 높음
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바디 중간 높음
풍미 중간

5/17/2024 - guchl wrote:

Not the most complex, but tasty and in a really good spot. Opened for a tasting and didn’t drink much and ended up following (and enjoying) over a solid week.

5/15/2024 - Decanting Queen Likes this wine:

In a flight of Blaufrankish, this one I liked very much. Barnyard nose, dark fruit, earthy. Delicious.

5/17/2024 - Tgood wrote:

BTG in resto with burger in Bilbao- bright opaque pigment - lush thick velvety fruity - quite a nice surprise for a 6 euro BTG’r.

5/15/2024 - Decanting Queen Likes this wine:

In a flight of Blaufrankish, this was a favorite. Fruity, earthy, mineral

5/17/2024 - ccavana3 Likes this wine:

For a 2013 Crianza, this thing held on. Fantastic bottle for the money.

5/17/2024 - wtianseter wrote:

This particular bottle tasted like it was poorly aged (like it spent too much time on the shelf in a wine store): it had hints of over oxidation at first. Two days in the bottle allowed those flavors to mostly blow off and the wine was soft and supple with smooth tobacco flavor and fine mild tannins.

5/16/2024 - NewKlNGjames wrote:

Very plummy.

5/17/2024 - jonathanknowles wrote:

Acacia, honeysuckle, wet rock, white pepper. Icy in the mouth, a hint of white fruit. Zingy acid. Still excellent.

5/17/2024 - wtianseter wrote:

Wine was well past it's prime. Not bad but it had lost balance and integration. 82

5/17/2024 - Uncleguido wrote:

Well past it’s prime, terrible vintage

5/17/2024 - braised wrote:

Fantastic.

5/13/2024 - lachord Likes this wine:

Deep ruby color. Hints of cherry, blackberry, and a bit of blueberry. Still plenty of fruit.

5/16/2024 - lachord Likes this wine:

Pale yellow color. Very nice citrus notes with a subtle overlay of honey/vanilla.

5/16/2024 - curtex wrote:

Very thin; first impression is "watery". After that, pear and apple is dominant. Drinkable, but not going to repeat.

5/17/2024 - Lion's Share Likes this wine:

This is getting a little long in the tooth but still a very enjoyable Chardonnay. Buttery lemon, lime, and apple flavors. Crisp acidity, balanced and integrated with underlying minerality.

5/16/2024 - EJDALEwine Likes this wine:

Drinking very well at 10 years. Opened up in 15 minutes. Good flavors with leather.

5/15/2024 - curtex Likes this wine:

Much like the 2021. Very drinkable but not complex. Decent but not great QPR.

5/16/2024 - GaryHOhio Likes this wine:

Solid Burgundy from a difficult vintage. Drinking well right now with 30 minute decant, doubt this will improve but should keep for 5+ years.

5/17/2024 - Bud Break Likes this wine:

Sark fruit, chocolate overtones

5/17/2024 - Harley1199 wrote:

Finally a second bottle. Cork of conglomerate but cork after all. Slightly carbonic wine, clearly a defect according with my experience. Clean golden colour.
On the nose weak aromas of hay, saline foam or baked apple. Palate shows how a dense texture, a decent acid and an abrupt finish. Have to recognise I love Ribeiro in any circumstance, at any level.

Finalmente una segunda botella. Corcho de conglomerado pero corcho después de todo. Vino ligeramente carbónico, claramente un defecto según mi experiencia. Limpido color dorado.
En nariz aromas débiles de heno, espuma salina o manzana al horno. Paladar se muestra cómo una textura densa, una acidez decente y un final abrupto. Tengo que reconocer que amo a Ribeiro en cualquier circunstancia, a cualquier nivel.

5/17/2024 - pkatz Likes this wine:

OK. Some funky notes on the nose. Slightly lesser vintage than previous.

5/16/2024 - Bluethunder wrote:

Drank over several hours. A full bodied wine with lots of powerful dark fruit, spice, leather and a long finish.

5/16/2024 - robmatic wrote:

Incredibly succulent and vibrant, this just hits for me in exactly the right way. Your mileage may vary.

5/16/2024 - Deux Chevaux wrote:

Nearly 9 years after the prior: This has developed beautifully. Pale ruby at the rim. Essence of forest floor and savory mushrooms. Suggestions of white ground pepper. Texture is somewhat creamy, backed up by lovely acidity. Perfectly in balance. Extremely enjoyable over three nights, gas in between. We are happy to have another, and hope to wait a couple years before opening — but it’s so good now we may not resist.

5/16/2024 - Deux Chevaux wrote:

Five months after the prior: Lovely again, and once more showing enjoyable yeasty/toasty notes. Highly enjoyable over five nights, gassed in between.

5/15/2024 - Deux Chevaux wrote:

Medium straw in color. Bright, energetic, with nice acid backbone. Friendly and refreshing, even though it showed a bit of heat. (Stated ABV only 13.4.) Quite enjoyable over four nights, gassed in between.

5/17/2024 - repoper wrote:

Another very good bottle. Nose of fresh blue fruits, blueberries, bacon fat, lavender and wet hemp. It was a last minute decision so it only got 3+ hours of air. It just kept getting better and better as it sat in the glass. This wine can age for many more years so I’ve tucked 6 deep in my cellar to see how it is in 5-7 years. Love this.

5/16/2024 - Deux Chevaux wrote:

10 months after the prior and our seventh: Lovely again, with a trademark cornucopia fascinating flavors. Yet, again, this vintage seems just a bit less intense and voluptuous compared to prior and subsequent vintages. Highly enjoyable over four nights, gassed in between.

5/14/2024 - Decanting Queen Likes this wine:

Continuing the theme of drinking 2003’s with my 2003 baby, legal at last. Darker gold color than most bottles, but did not seem more oxidized than it should be for the style. Delicious apple and orchard fruit, waxy, nutty, hint of petrol, dry on the palate despite the nose suggesting sweet fruit. Overalll delicious and great with our appetizers of mussels and escargot.

5/17/2024 - EMTAME wrote:

Really excellent and drinking at peak at this point.

5/17/2024 - no leashes wrote:

drinking beautifully

5/14/2024 - no leashes wrote:

Still very good but showing its age a little. sweet dark cherry and earth flavors and aromas, fine tannins. drink now.

5/17/2024 - jgkost wrote:

Nice expression of Livermore CS but with a slight bitterness on the finish that kept it from scoring into the 90’s.

5/17/2024 - drcheung wrote:

reminded me of the Caymus Special Selection 2016 I drank recently, New World fruit, lower on the tannins and acid, enjoyable but lacked complexity

5/17/2024 - Bnie2 Likes this wine:

Light

5/17/2024 - Blacksmith450 wrote:

Couleur or, nez vivant, aucune oxydation. Bouche bien droite, fruitée. Belle finale avec un léger caramel. Excellent !

5/17/2024 - tomlee wrote:

Dark red in color. 14.8% ABV. Sublime nose of red and black fruits, citrus, licorice and pepper. Medium body with perfect acidity and balance. Bursting with rich, lush fruits. Raspberry, cranberry, salmonberry and pepper on the palate. Exceptional length on the finish. This Zinfandel has aged beautifully and could not be more in my wheelhouse. Best over the next 1-2 years.

5/17/2024 - Neecies Likes this wine:

Greatly exceeded expectations for a $17 bubble. Apparently made by Traditional Method, it's concentrated, bright and fruity with visible viscosity and firm, mouth-filling petillance. Makes one wonder why sparkling sauvignon blanc is so rare.

5/17/2024 - StewartWent wrote:

I'm largely unconvinced. Seems a bit underdone (young vine fruit?), medium weight at best, and the fruit profile is a little brittle. Bright palate with plenty of acid. Might be one for the traditionalists.

5/17/2024 - Aks74 Does not like this wine:

Terrible, amateurish red grape juice masquerading as Pinto. Too fruity, too much alcohol, no finesse.

Yuck! If you receive this as a gift, you know your acquaintance doesn’t hold you in high esteem.

5/17/2024 - KJD45$ wrote:

Aerated heavily
Aromas changed as it evolved… cherry violets
Tobacco leaf leather
Beautiful melding of fruit spice tannins acidity
Quite a lovely expression

5/17/2024 - Gregboch wrote:

Perhaps the most herbacious aroma I've ever encountered. Basil, celery, vegetal, black cherry.
Lots of earthy notes. Just delicious.

5/17/2024 - Gr8penut Likes this wine:

Very consistent!

5/17/2024 - Al-Vino Likes this wine:

Beaucastel Magnum. Big, luscious consistently well made wine that doesn’t disappoint. Lots of cellaring potential ahead.

5/17/2024 - DavidDay wrote:

Some black berries on the nose, lack cherry, smoke, dark chocolate on the palate, Ample plus acidity. Certainly got better on the second day.