4/21/2024 - wetlandwino wrote:

A surprisingly pleasant merlot, given the relatively young age, which can be enjoyed now but will surely blossom over time. The pleasant tannins on the finish are beginning to integrate with the lovely fruit and acidity of this wine, but will surely mature into a stunner, given the price, in a few more years.

4/21/2024 - wetlandwino wrote:

Surely one of the finest dessert wines available today. Wow, that's quite a statement. I say this because of how unique this Pedro Ximenez sherry is. The color is very opaque, almost looks like very dark chocolate. The nose is complex with dried fruits like figs, plums and prunes dominant. The wine is viscous and velvety on the tongue. Yes, sweet, but not excessively sweet. This wine is dessert in itself and in my opinion should not be paired with your usual desserts, excepting for some appropriate cheeses or maybe judiciously poured over vanilla ice cream.

4/17/2024 - wetlandwino wrote:

Expressive dark fruit nose and silky, well-balanced palate with spice notes on the finish. Drinking very nicely at this point in time.

4/14/2024 - wetlandwino wrote:

Lovely wine for the price. Expressive nose and well balanced palate. Drinking beautifully now.

4/14/2024 - wetlandwino wrote:

An enjoyable sipper.

4/1/2024 - wetlandwino wrote:

Interesting wine. Aromatic and subtle tomato leaf nose. Prominent acidity throughout the finish.

4/1/2024 - wetlandwino wrote:

This is a lovely Sauternes but a bit too sweet at this time for my tastes. On the plus side it's as smooth as silk with no tart finish as many Sauternes appear to have.

4/1/2024 - wetlandwino wrote:

Near perfection. Better than Burgundy. just a great bouquet and palate with a long well balanced finish. Drinking great now. Will compare with the 2013.

3/23/2024 - wetlandwino wrote:

There's no mistaking this wine from anywhere else than Burgundy. Initial musty cellar nose upon opening that quickly blew off, resulting in a lovely, subtle red fruit nose. The palate is well balanced with mild acidity and fruit throughout the lingering palate. Just a great wine, and drinking beautifully now.

3/22/2024 - wetlandwino wrote:

Quite an expressive wine with dark fruit and good mouth feel. it had aged nicely.

3/22/2024 - wetlandwino wrote:

Just an all around pleasant California Pinot Noir. Not too fruit forward and nice silky finish. Not complex, but well balanced otherwise. Ready to drink now.

3/14/2024 - wetlandwino wrote:

An all around pleasant wine.

3/5/2024 - wetlandwino wrote:

This a complex and fabulous wine with lovely nose and palate of honey and melon. Long and velvety finish. Better than most Sauternes.

3/5/2024 - wetlandwino wrote:

This wine is still quite closed with considerable tannin structure. It was not decanted prior to opening. Did not get much better after two days. Needs considerably more time to develop.Try again in a year or two.

2/29/2024 - wetlandwino wrote:

Bouquet subdued, but lovely cherry-strawberry palate with silky finish. Not much complexity, but a great wine to enjoy with some brie.

2/9/2024 - wetlandwino wrote:

An outstanding wine, drinking beautifully now.

1/31/2024 - wetlandwino wrote:

Totally enjoyable wine with a lovely crushed tomato leaf nose, and mineral-bright palate. Personally, I don't understand the low ratings for this wine, unless it is just that its a unique sauvignon blanc not typical of CA or NZ.

1/26/2024 - wetlandwino wrote:

Lovely wine.

1/26/2024 - wetlandwino wrote:

A beautiful, expressive bouquet with a moderate body. Drinking fine now. Will probably not get better with age.

1/17/2024 - wetlandwino wrote:

Beautiful, well balanced and silky-creamy textured burgundy. Lovely minerality with peach-melon nose. Great right out of the bottle.

1/15/2024 - wetlandwino wrote:

Very good wine, but got better while coravin-ed over 4 days. Should age nicely over the next few years.

1/6/2024 - wetlandwino wrote:

Beautiful dark cherry color, adequate bouquet, and wonderful cherry tart palate. Silky and moderately long, well-balanced finish. quite a nice wine for this Bourgogne.

12/29/2023 - wetlandwino wrote:

An elegant champagne with a lovely subtle yeast bouquet and great minerality. Perfectly paired with raw oysters at Mansurs.

12/25/2023 - wetlandwino wrote:

Luscious sauternes with a honey nose and palate

12/25/2023 - wetlandwino wrote:

Relatively expressive nose of dark fruit and silky finish with considerable acidity. Tannins negligible.

12/23/2023 - wetlandwino wrote:

Very good Burgundian style pinot noir. A lean, light body, and delicate wine.

12/16/2023 - wetlandwino wrote:

Drank immediately after opening. The color of this wine showed little aging even though it was 11 years old. Very expressive bouquet with leather and eucalyptus notes and well balanced palate with negligible astringency and long-finish acidity. Drinking fine now, but may even get better over the next few years.

12/9/2023 - wetlandwino wrote:

Very good burgundy. Paired with raw oysters. Beautiful minerality and acidity and throughout.

12/9/2023 - wetlandwino wrote:

This is a pleasant wine, light in body, subtle cherry nose, good balance but acidity showing through, and silky smooth.

12/4/2023 - wetlandwino wrote:

Nice sauvignon blanc with a subtle crushed tomato leaf-grapefruit nose. Mineral, somewhat fruity palate and balanced acidity.

11/26/2023 - wetlandwino wrote:

Coravin used:
Day 1: Beautiful sauterne in every way: color, bouquet, and palate. Lovely apricot flavors. Blue cheese pairing is perfect.
Day 2: tasting similar to day 1, but with a little more tartness.
Day 3: Similar to day 2. Can't detect a difference.

11/23/2023 - wetlandwino wrote:

This wine's bouquet is amazing with a complex of aromatic notes and southern Rhone fruit. The palate is silky smooth with a long finish. Drinking beautifully now, but it will be interesting to see how it develops over the coming years.

11/20/2023 - wetlandwino wrote:

Very nice but not as memorable as the 2017 Patricia Green Balcombe Vineyard pinot noir.

11/20/2023 - wetlandwino wrote:

Still tasting great.

11/20/2023 - wetlandwino wrote:

Excellent medium body,nicely integrated wine. Great mouth feel.

11/11/2023 - wetlandwino wrote:

Lovely dark fruit nose and full body on the palate, but I found this bottle a little to jammy for my taste. However, it paired nicely with a rib-eye at Mansur's.

11/6/2023 - wetlandwino wrote:

An excellent California Pinot Noir. However, it still needs a few more years before it becomes a balanced wine. We compared this wine with a 2009 Marcassin, a 2018 Paul Hobbs, and a 2021 Whitehall Lane. The Marcassin was the superior wine, with the Holdredge and Whitehall Lane vying for second place.

10/31/2023 - wetlandwino wrote:

This wine was not to my tasting. Melon and citrus nose and palate. Did not pair well with raw oysters. It had just been shipped to me when I drank it. Maybe needs more time to recover from shipping and to age a bit in the bottle.

10/7/2023 - wetlandwino wrote:

Coravined the night before to find gripping tannins. Decided to immediately decant (triple decanted) and left to breath over night. The wine was considerablly tamed by lunch the following day and paired lovely with Osso Buco Ravioli and filet mignon.

10/7/2023 - wetlandwino wrote:

An all around pleasant wine.

10/4/2023 - wetlandwino wrote:

Superb, moderate body white with lovely mouth feel blended with long lasting citric palate and acidity. Excellent Chenin Blanc.

9/23/2023 - wetlandwino wrote:

I purchased this wine at the winery in 2015, and it stayed in my cellar until today when I drank it with friends at Ruth's Chris. It aged beautifully, and was not the jammy Two Hands that I was expecting. Yes, the fruit was there, but nicely balanced by the pleasant acidity and silky, almost non-existent tannins. Great throughout the palate, but the real winner of the lunch was a 2002 The Colonial Estate Émigré from Barossa Valley. This wine was near impeccable.

9/19/2023 - wetlandwino wrote:

Drinking beautifully. Fantastic dark fruit and cherry nose with great expression. Palate lush and full and smooth as silk with a long finish highlighted by obvious acidity. Tannins were subdued. Paired well with roasted pork ribs.

9/15/2023 - wetlandwino wrote:

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9/15/2023 - wetlandwino wrote:

An enjoyable wine.

9/15/2023 - wetlandwino wrote:

Very nice medium body red for the price.

9/2/2023 - wetlandwino wrote:

Upon opening this 2014 ribbon ridge pinot noir, it was exquisite. Beautiful balance of fruit, silky smooth tannin, and supportive acidity, all blended to perfection. However, during our three hour lunch this wine lost much of its beauty. Still good, but not the same wine that was initially opened. Of course, it's always difficult to know if the wine naturally lost its uniqueness over time, or whether the food during our lunch influenced my perception of the wine (duck was my main). All this suggests, if you have this wine, time to partake.

8/24/2023 - wetlandwino wrote:

Drinking great.

8/14/2023 - wetlandwino wrote:

Medium body, aromatic fruit nose, long finish with a nice integration of fruit, silky tannins, and acidity. Drinking great now, but should be drinkable over the next couple years. Paired well with marina sauce.

8/11/2023 - wetlandwino wrote:

This is a fantastic wine. Beautiful nose, great body, and an everlasting finish. However, I don't think it has reached its peak yet. Balance was good, but I believe it will integrate even more in the next few years. This is my last bottle of the 2009. I wish I had more.