5/17/2024 - Yack Man Likes this wine:

As stated previously, this is a fantastic example of what Mike Smith has done with this vineyard, this Cab is very good. Visually compelling color, intense dark purple with a nice nose of violet florals. On the palate it’s nicely extracted with dark berry fruits, black cherry, currants and plum. This wine is bold with really nice flavors but the best is yet to come, it’s so young. It's suggested that you should lay this wine down for a few years for all the components to come together and I believe that to be the case. A Cab that is big, fruit forward yet smooth, ready to drink as a pop and pour, but it does gin traction with decanting/ air. 94 as a pop and pour, 95/96 with air.

5/17/2024 - ChrisinCowiche wrote:

Solid Cab, but nothing flashy, not sure if this is built for long haul but pleasurable every day drinker and very good QPR.

5/16/2024 - Wisco Mel Likes this wine:

Decent rose, but probably not my favorite, though it's for sure an easy drinker at a significant value. I think I got it on sale for under $10. Light and fresh rhubarb and a grassy minerality.

5/16/2024 - Wisco Mel Likes this wine:

Dark fruit - black cherry and pomegranate, lovely pepper, and smooth tannins.

5/15/2024 - CHINACAT wrote:

Ripe red and dark fruit, earthy with a bit of pepper and spice, rich and silky. Approachable and enjoyable. A good village Gevrey.

5/17/2024 - Egatniv Likes this wine:

Grilled duck breast in hot pepper glaze, asparagus, smashed potatoes with tapenade. The wine had great body, excellent red & black fruit, long finish. Love it!

5/17/2024 - Flashy wrote:

The wine looks light gold colored. In the nose mainly honey, a hint of raisin and unfortunately a slightly musty note. The wine has typical non Goldkapsel Auslese sweetness, is rather light bodied, finishes medium and has low acidity.

5/17/2024 - wtianseter wrote:

Pleasant drinking wine. Dark blueberry fruit with a lot of green pepper. flavor (not a favorite Cab flavor to me). Fine tannin and a fruit/tannin finish that lasted nicely. Drinks elegantly.

5/16/2024 - SAND wrote:

Old brick red colour.
Clearly over the top and very mature but still drinkable. Not without qualities and a certain charm. Best on day two after opening.
No rating.

5/17/2024 - Quintus123 wrote:

Helt okej, ska nog drickas till mat för bäst upplevelse

5/17/2024 - Quintus123 Likes this wine:

Väldigt fylligt, bra till grillat kött

5/15/2024 - CHINACAT wrote:

Ripe orchard fruits, rich and silky, with some underlying structure. Excellent for the price.

5/17/2024 - Egatniv Likes this wine:

Same as last time, delicious. Drank with salmon, sweet potatoes, snow peas

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
향 검은 과실 블랙커런트 점점 블랙체리
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.