11/16/2019 - mmoss wrote:

Drink them up, in a good place.

11/16/2019 - mmoss wrote:

Drinking great already. Fruit forward with spice mid palate. Crowd favorites last night.

9/16/2019 - mmoss wrote:

The wine looks purple colored. There is light sediment in the bottle. It smells like bell pepper, oak and cherry. It tastes like burnt and coffee. The body is full. The wine finishes long. The wine has high acidity.

9/12/2019 - mmoss wrote:

Part of Ridge tasting. Deep dark fruit floral notes, rich spicy front palate and pronounced tannin's. Enjoyed on the Ridge patio overlooking those century old vines. Doesn't get much better then that! Too early to provide any sort of rating.

9/8/2015 - mmoss wrote:

A real surprise and very well done for a Lodi zin

9/8/2015 - mmoss wrote:

A little more citrus in this vintage. Always good!

9/8/2015 - mmoss wrote:

Very firm tannins and took 30 minutes in the decanter to open. Good wine, poor QPR.

9/8/2015 - mmoss wrote:

At prime if not a little past. Opened right away with smooth tannin's.

5/15/2015 - mmoss wrote:

Took a bit to open, but awesome when it did!

11/21/2014 - mmoss wrote:

Opened quick, smoothed from tasting a year ago and less complex. Still very solid but this one is in its gradual decline.

11/21/2014 - mmoss wrote:

Good stuff for under $12. High octane and big tannin's.

11/21/2014 - mmoss wrote:

Bottle was either off or waited too long to drink.

11/21/2014 - mmoss wrote:

Not bad for the price point. Good every day Zin.

11/21/2014 - mmoss wrote:

Really enjoyed. Opened quick, agreed with other taster notes on the blackberry, soft textures with just a little oak in the finish. Would buy again.

11/21/2014 - mmoss wrote:

Decent not great. Price a little high for quality.

6/5/2014 - mmoss wrote:

Drinking very well right now. Opened quickly and integrated throughout. Good balance between fruit and oak. Wish I had more!

6/5/2014 - mmoss wrote:

Swing and a miss! Way better chards out there around the $11-12 price.

6/5/2014 - mmoss wrote:

Was expecting more here. Slight butter/oak, decent but not great.

6/5/2014 - mmoss wrote:

Agree with the Crisp comments from other user notes. Great stuff even at the price.

5/5/2014 - mmoss wrote:

Bottle was better than then 07, not as good as the 06. Lively tannins, some spice, good structure and more oak the other years. Not the best bang for the buck.

5/5/2014 - mmoss wrote:

I agree with RAJA, not worth the price of admission.

5/5/2014 - mmoss wrote:

Still drinking very well. Solid tannin's, dark fruit, plum, well integrated throughout. Mild oak.

5/5/2014 - mmoss wrote:

This was an off bottle or on a sharp decline. Either way, this bottle does not match my previous notes and will not be scoring.

4/28/2014 - mmoss wrote:

Great floral nose, rich with pronounced pear and pineapple. Less oak and butter then the last time I tried this wine (2010 vintage). Still one of my favorite chards.

4/17/2014 - mmoss wrote:

Pronounced tannins, almost perfection through mid-palate until met by just a bit too much heat and oak. Great bottle, glad I have one more!

3/11/2014 - mmoss wrote:

Good QPR.

3/9/2014 - mmoss wrote:

Purchased for $18 so decent QPR.

3/9/2014 - mmoss wrote:

Slight funk open first pour that dissipated after about 10 minutes. A big hit of cherry, raspberry, strawberry in the front. MREINITZ was spot on with the cola in the middle, through the finish.

3/9/2014 - mmoss wrote:

Incredible nose of dark fruits. Popped and poured and initial glass was very tight and opened in about 20 minutes. Balanced, with dark fruit in the front, middle and a silky very slight oak finish. Great stuff!

3/9/2014 - mmoss wrote:

Agreed with other tasting notes of cocoa, light smoke, light initial funk. Opened quickly and appeared ready to drink.

2/24/2014 - mmoss wrote:

Agreed with others notes on this is drinking well now. Very floral dark fruit notes. A big hit of blackberry, black cherry, plum in the front, silky middle and slight tobacco/hot finish. Good stuff!

12/31/2013 - mmoss wrote:

1.5L offering. Pop and poured and tasted great out of the bottle. Solid tannins, integrated with a lingering lightly oaked finish.

Half the bottle was decanted and instead of improving, the tannins dropped out and this wine took a step back. One more bottle left with no plans of decanting next time.

12/31/2013 - mmoss wrote:

Disjointed with fruit in the front, pepper and oak in the finish. Opened too soon and wish I had another bottle to taste again in a year.

12/31/2013 - mmoss wrote:

Slight tart in the front, a little spice/oak mid palate with the finish dropping off. Opened quickly. A nice table wine for daily consumption. Purchased 5L bottle for a party. Bottle was a fun talking piece.

12/31/2013 - mmoss wrote:

Very decent for the price. Didn't get much butter as noted by other tasters. Floral & clean. Would be a good summer wine.

12/31/2013 - mmoss wrote:

High alcohol with a over powering hit of twang from the whiskey barrel. This should settle and be better in 4-6 months.

12/31/2013 - mmoss wrote:

Smoke, tar, cherry in the nose. Big hit of cranberry front and mid palate and lightly oaked in the finish.

10/21/2013 - mmoss wrote:

Hands down one of the best beers ever tasted. Different/cool 150th anniversary bottle.

Rich, malty, slight nutty and dark aromas.

10/17/2013 - mmoss wrote:

Agreed with Jennings on his review. The espresso on the finish of the palate was interesting. Overall well worth a try at $25.

10/8/2013 - mmoss wrote:

Steep price tag, but tasty bottle. Good balance, with a little citrus and a little oak.

9/27/2013 - mmoss wrote:

Awesome QPR here at under 11 bucks. Probably not improving much from here, opened fast and was drank fast.

9/27/2013 - mmoss wrote:

Tannins much softer then from previous bottle. Drinking well now.

9/27/2013 - mmoss wrote:

Went fast and a crowd favorite. Nice hit of spice in the finish.

9/27/2013 - mmoss wrote:

Cherry, cigar box, tobacco on the nose and taste. A big hit of oak on the finish. Opened right away, appears ready to drink.

9/12/2013 - mmoss wrote:

A pleasant surprise. Nice amount of oak and butter notes. Good QPR here.

9/9/2013 - mmoss wrote:

1.5L offering. Based on other user notes, this looks to have softened over the last couple years. Still great and integrated, but at peak.

9/3/2013 - mmoss wrote:

A solid every day drinker and great QPR. Consistent every year, approachable and a crowd favorite.

9/3/2013 - mmoss wrote:

Notes very similar to my last bottle. Fully integrated mix of fruit, oak and spice. Agree with other tasting notes that his is drinking great now. Not sure this will improve from here.

8/23/2013 - mmoss wrote:

Fully agree with VINODOLPHIN. Good but not worth the price of admission. ill decant longer next time to see if that helps.

8/13/2013 - mmoss wrote:

Decent but nothing spectacular. QPR is not favorable. Would pair well with pizza/pasta.