5/28/2024 - Jeremy Holmes wrote:

Complex aromatics of citrus blossom, freshly grated ginger, white peach and chalk. The palate is direct and detailed. It is a deep and chewy white, with plenty of dry extract and a finish of cut and energy.

5/28/2024 - mark.gularte@gmail.com Likes this wine:

Solid offering from Ridge. Notes of plum, cherry, vanilla, baking spice. Decanted for 2 hours and then drank over the evening. Not in the class of other Ridge zins, but still a worthwhile choice for a weeknight dinner.

7/30/2023 - CCris6537 Likes this wine:

Deep ruby with a hint of tawny, complex and charming aromas of bacon, mushrooms, tobacco, earth, herbs, raspberries, blueberries, prunes, plums, and chocolate. The acidity and tannins are still strong, supporting the strong body. Long finish.

5/28/2024 - LindsayM Likes this wine:

quoting Winefront here

Black cherry, dried raspberry, nuts and toffee, with some toasty coconut oak. It’s medium to full-bodied, full of sweet cherry and spiced oak flavour, some praline too, with silty fine grained tannin, oak kind of obvious, yet cuddly and assuring, and a nutty and sweet red fruited finish of solid length.

sold midweek drink

5/28/2024 - vancouvermatt wrote:

Drank at Corfu sailing club

Peach, grapefruit ,
Red apple, citrus and white cherry notes. Pale in color.

It is produced from the varieties Grenache Noir (50%),
Agiorgitiko (20%) and Syrah (30%) and is bottled in Stylida, Fthiotida.
Each variety is vinified separately.

8/6/2023 - CCris6537 wrote:

Pale yellow, with aromas of lemons, orange peels, grapefruits, honeysuckle, and grass. High acidity with a slight bitterness of grapefruit. The aftertaste is full of citrus and grassy flavors.

5/28/2024 - Winiac wrote:

Spicy and balanced. Had a bit of noticeable tannin, buy still drinkable and pleasant.

5/28/2024 - Neumann U47 wrote:

Exactly like vinus operandi’s note. Have had plenty KF before and they are lovely, this was anything but. WTF?

5/28/2024 - wineappellation Likes this wine:

Sweet pineapple, ripe mango, botrytis, sweet spices, oaky, full body, luxurious.

5/28/2024 - mrwineface wrote:

Light cherry red colour. Soft, sweet red fruits. A hint of medicinal. Think this will be a level or two higher in 5 years.

5/28/2024 - Giggs wrote:

Pretty aromatics, high acidity, just too much barnyard for me.

5/28/2024 - wineappellation wrote:

Bitter liquorice, ripe, chocolate.

8/13/2023 - CCris6537 wrote:

Medium ruby, strong fruity and milky aromas of black currants, blackberries, stewed fruits, jam, mints, vanilla, clove, light leather and tobacco. After a period of decanting, it shows a mushroom-like aroma. Lively acidity with soft tannins, can be aged further.

5/28/2024 - wineappellation wrote:

Expansive, ripe, fruity, smoky. A touch lean on palate.

5/25/2024 - Winiac wrote:

Exceptionally concentrated and extracted, yet nuanced and balanced with good acidity. Black dried plums for ever! One of good examples of hedonistic Zinfandels.

5/28/2024 - wineappellation Likes this wine:

Ripe and sweet fruits. Liquorice, graphite, sweet and pungent spices.

5/28/2024 - wineappellation Likes this wine:

Mango, red apple, melon, gooseberry, lemonade. Malo. Low key oakiness, fresh.

5/28/2024 - wineappellation Likes this wine:

Guava, grapefruit, green mango, gooseberry, vanilla, cream, underlying sweet oak spices. Quite long with zesty lime flavours.

5/28/2024 - Aleksei_Baushev Likes this wine:

Very fresh for 2018. Nose became much better with aeration, maybe it is worth keeping for year or two.

5/28/2024 - wineappellation Likes this wine:

Tar, ripe mixed red berries, chocolaty, sweet oak, good mid palate intensity. Long.

5/28/2024 - wineappellation Likes this wine:

Punchy with good underlying complex nuances. Just medium body, good fruits, savoury minerals, good use of oak, wild herbs, warm earth. Long.

5/28/2024 - wescpearson@gmail.com Likes this wine:

One of the few wines of this age I’ve tried. Notes of prunes and port are most prominent. A good experience drinking this

5/28/2024 - wineappellation wrote:

Floral, liquorice, graphite, tea, good ripeness, a bit robust.

5/28/2024 - Tonyromolampkin Likes this wine:

Nose: cream, butter, brioche, pineapple, melon, peach, butterscotch, lemon, white flowers, oak

Palate: lemon peel, slate, yellow and white peach & nectarine, honeydew melon, malo funk, pineapple, saline, buttery creaminess, vanilla and sweet baking spices.

Finish: grapefruit, lemon peel, oak, vanilla, fragrant desert spices, stone, minerality

Buttery/creaminess and sweet spice profile increases on the nose and palate with decanting while fruit mellows out

5/28/2024 - wineappellation Likes this wine:

An fine and elegant vintage, complex. Medium body and fresh.

5/28/2024 - wineappellation Likes this wine:

Good ripeness yet remain cool and fresh, classic Pauillac - pencil shavings, savoury earth, some liquorice and truffle, hint of green bell pepper and forest floor. Medium body. Lingering with leathery, black tea flavour.

5/28/2024 - wineappellation Likes this wine:

Bright, open for business, less complexity and intensity.

5/28/2024 - wineappellation wrote:

Graphite, earth, peppery, just ripe blackberries. Focused mid palate, long minerally finish, ripe and soft tannins.

5/28/2024 - Ltim BE Likes this wine:

Lovely showing today, crisp with lovely red fruits. Great PQR.

5/28/2024 - wineappellation Likes this wine:

Liquorice, hint of truffle, good freshness, fruits and minerals. Lingering with ripe tannins.

5/25/2024 - Ozsnapper Likes this wine:

I’ve never had a champagne this old and I was pleasantly surprised. Very enjoyable, wish I had more.

5/27/2024 - pclin wrote:

PnP. ABV 13%. Clean and subtle nose (probably due to the small generic glass). Vibrant acidity, fine tannins with slight firm/dry mid palate. Somewhere between primary and secondary phase but not awkward. Strong oak barrels spices lingering at backend with exceptional balance. Continues to improve over 2 hours lunch with silky and velvet like mouthfeel, hard to find a better village Volnay.

5/28/2024 - wineappellation Likes this wine:

A bit green, classic and savoury. Light but quite charming.

5/28/2024 - wineappellation Likes this wine:

Classic blackcurrant, currant leaf, toasty oak, pencil shavings, expresso and leather. Good acid and good level of tannin to support. Good concentration and length.

5/27/2024 - jlhkiss Likes this wine:

Opened and decanted 20-min ahead of Tom Kha soup. Dark purple-violet color. Floral nose brings purple lavender, potpourri, blueberry compote, and hints of cinnamon sticks. The palate is medium, round, and textured, bringing fresh strawberries and red cherries mixed with rhubarb, blueberries, black tea, red licorice, and tangy raspberry notes into a mildly tannic finish. This is fresh and lively on the palate with more complexity to unfold, so just entering a nice drinking window. Will be best 2024-2030. Technical score: 93. Enjoyment score: 93.

5/28/2024 - wineappellation Likes this wine:

Deeper and bolder than the Langoa, full body, complex minerals, earth, intermixing with right amount of wood. Quite long.

5/27/2024 - wineappellation Likes this wine:

Elegant, light, minty, just ripe black and red berries.

5/27/2024 - wineappellation wrote:

Ripe fruits, mocha, good acidity. On the lighter side.

5/27/2024 - travelme Likes this wine:

A big Cabernet lovers Zin. 1st of 2 that I purchased earlier in the year. As others stated, a fairly big Zin but had a nice nose and great flavor profile. Paired well with the Memorial Day BBQ. Enjoyed it and will save the other bottle for a bit to see what develops.

5/27/2024 - Raywilliams420 wrote:

Pop in pour. Lil bit abrasive. Just a lil. Like literally. Nose smells wonderful.

5/27/2024 - wineappellation Likes this wine:

High key floral, wet stone, blackberry, pencil shaving, toasty wood, some leather and liquorice.

5/27/2024 - wineappellation wrote:

Eucalyptus, bell pepper, blackberries. Green with a bit unripe tannins.

5/27/2024 - wineappellation Likes this wine:

Floral, bright red and black fruits. Graphite, sweet wood. Easy to drink.

5/27/2024 - Tay JR wrote:

Surprisingly enough it wasn't the abundant mouse that put me off but rather the dank, vinegary acidity.

Just lots of sour (almost...fermenting?) cherries, sweet and sour sauce, and grainy tannins ending in a metallic finish.

I felt like this tasted remarkably similar to Le Reve's Miyabi, which is also made from Dornfelder - maybe it's a Dornfelder thing then.

5/27/2024 - Tay JR Likes this wine:

Deep gold in the glass.

2003 was quite an extreme year for Alsace, marked by a heatwave that saw temps as high as 40 deg C in summer.

The wine seems to reflect this in its entirety, with incredibly ripe fruit and a marked aromaticity. Aside from the typical lychee you'd expect from Gewurz, this gave a ton of ginger and spice, as well as a touch of kerosene.

Despite what felt to me like lots of phenolic ripeness, the wine alcohol wasn't out of wack, and there was enough acidity to stop the wine from coming across as flabby.

Really liked this number.

5/27/2024 - wineappellation wrote:

Prominent oak. A bit unilateral and lean at the moment. Dry tannins to be resolved. Lesser GCC Margaux of the vintage.

5/27/2024 - wineappellation wrote:

Good minerality, tar, ripe black berries, pastille, mid acidity. Good weight. Tannic.

5/27/2024 - wineappellation Likes this wine:

Just ripe black and red cherries, bellpepper, tarry, toasty oak, chewy tannin. Mid weight and intensity.

5/27/2024 - wineappellation Likes this wine:

Quite ripe, cool minerality, liquorice, deep graphite note. Lingering.

5/27/2024 - wineappellation Likes this wine:

Bright acidity. Violet, sandalwood, graphite, just ripe black berries, medium body and tannin. Classic, light and fresh.