Nice straw color. Some oak and cream on nose, but light. Some vanilla and fruit but dominated by its acidity and alcohol for me. Very long tart finish. I didn't like it as well as others in its price range, but this may be stylistic.
Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No
/ Comment
Medium golden in color and slightly cloudy. Nice ripe fruit w/ good acidity. Definitely new world but has nuances and complexity. Seems like this producer is under the radar. At $27 this is a very good qpr. Will seek out additional bottles.
Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No
/ Comment
Having tasted other Ritchie Vineyards from the same vintage, this wine didn't finish near as well. Butterscotch and alcohol dominated. A little murky, but I didn't leave much settling time from shipment. A good QRP at $40 compared to, say, DuMol Ritchie et al in excess of $60.
Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No
/ Comment
Professional reviews have copyrights and you can view them here for your personal use only as private content. To view pro reviews you must either subscribe to a pre-integrated publication or manually enter reviews below. Learn more.
12/31/2011 - Doblk wrote: 87 Points
Nice straw color. Some oak and cream on nose, but light. Some vanilla and fruit but dominated by its acidity and alcohol for me. Very long tart finish. I didn't like it as well as others in its price range, but this may be stylistic.
Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comment
5/17/2011 - ScottS wrote:
Medium golden in color and slightly cloudy. Nice ripe fruit w/ good acidity. Definitely new world but has nuances and complexity. Seems like this producer is under the radar. At $27 this is a very good qpr. Will seek out additional bottles.
Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comment
12/28/2010 - Steve Brickley wrote: 89 Points
Having tasted other Ritchie Vineyards from the same vintage, this wine didn't finish near as well. Butterscotch and alcohol dominated. A little murky, but I didn't leave much settling time from shipment. A good QRP at $40 compared to, say, DuMol Ritchie et al in excess of $60.
Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comment