7/29/2019 - Patrick Likes this wine:

Good to go.

3/31/2019 - Patrick Likes this wine:

Bright and juicy followed up with a savory element. Decent, but probably better a few years ago.

3/15/2019 - Patrick Likes this wine:

Relatively cold cellar since release. This is beautiful right now. Bright, fruity, little to no barnyard, pretty well resolved. No need to wait, but no need to fear.

2/23/2019 - Patrick wrote:

Secondary characteristics are showing. Still quite good, but it's past prime for my tastes

12/30/2013 - Patrick Likes this wine:

Nearly opaque with a great blackberry nose; still very dense but well integrated with no sharp edges. It'll last many more years, but very good right now.

8/25/2013 - Patrick wrote:

From magnum: simply gulp-able...at peak and excellent.

7/28/2013 - Patrick Likes this wine:

Darker colour but prototype pinot nose. Earthy, mushroomy, raspberry and cola on the nose. Good acidity and tannin remaining...this might last a while.

6/23/2013 - Patrick wrote:

Better than expected. Very light colour; good high toned cherry nose; well balanced and light on the palate. Very good food wine

6/6/2013 - Patrick Likes this wine:

This is a pretty big and dark Pinot, but very tasty nonetheless. Decent aromatics, but it really shines on the palate with great silky mouth feel. If you're looking for a food friendly frenchie pinot...this is not it. If you're out of your best light weight zin's, this might be a good substitute...and no, that's not a slag, I like a good zin.

2/7/2013 - Patrick wrote:

Not giving up much initially. Typical cab notes but not much depth.

9/8/2012 - Patrick wrote:

Showing pretty well; complex and meaty without the barnyard notes this had a few years ago. Pretty good right now, drink up

8/20/2012 - Patrick wrote:

Consistent with my previous notes. Great qpr.

8/17/2012 - Patrick wrote:

Nearly opaque cherry red. Sweet plum on the nose and palate with little or no tannin. Pretty soft and easy drinking but too sweet for me.

8/13/2012 - Patrick wrote:

Dark opaque colour; meaty, animal nose, distinctly syrah; well balanced if a little disjointed; still has time left but shows well right now.

7/16/2012 - Patrick wrote:

From memory: Lighter at the rim with good clarity; good nose with animal notes, mushrooms, herbs, almost Burgundian, but the heat gives it away a little. I'm not entirely convinced this will get a lot better based on this bottle.

7/9/2012 - Patrick wrote:

Floral nose that reminded me of viognier or gewurz but without the lichee. The sweet nose confuses the palate a bit as this is fairly dry. A great summer wine at a very good price. I'll buy more.

7/2/2012 - Patrick wrote:

Not bad. A little watery. Probably not a repurchase.

6/27/2012 - Patrick wrote:

Give it up to an hour to air out; very light color with good aromatics and great balance.

6/16/2012 - Patrick Likes this wine:

And little raw and structured on day 1; much better on day two. Give it a little time.

6/4/2012 - Patrick wrote:

A very good basic burgundy. Not too light not too heavy...right in the Goldilocks zone.

6/4/2012 - Patrick wrote:

Sweeter than I remembered, but still great for the price.

5/28/2012 - Patrick wrote:

Light, food friendly monastrell. Very drinkable with an extraordinarily long (and pleasant) finish for a wine at this price point. Great QPR

5/27/2012 - Patrick wrote:

Served with a nicoise salad that may have been too salty for this wine. Showed well but very light, almost too thin. Good overall balance and probably quite good with lighter fare.

5/14/2012 - Patrick wrote:

Showing very well right now but still has plenty density to age. Tannins are smoothing, but still pretty evident. Bigger wine than I normally drink these days but very good in its own right.

5/9/2012 - Patrick wrote:

Nose reminded me of a gewurz crossed with a viognier...lots of flowers and lychee fruit. Solid on the palate with some citrus and apples but a slightly off putting chemical note. Not bad, not stellar. Decent for the price.

4/29/2012 - Patrick wrote:

And little sweeter than I'd like in this bottling but it has the acidity to balance...although more acidity would be welcome. Easy to drink though.

4/29/2012 - Patrick wrote:

Give this time to air out. Straight out of the bottle its nasty but improves considerably with air. Still not great. Very much on the earthy side but lacks the acidity to complement. Just ok.

4/20/2012 - Patrick Likes this wine:

Clear straw. Shows some oak, but nicely balanced. Peaches and cream nose and a long finish.

3/17/2012 - Patrick wrote:

This is showing really really well. Very soft and silky, leading me to believe it's better drunk now than later. A little heat is noticeable, but it's not obtrusive. Now I remember why I bought so many Turley's back in the day...

3/5/2012 - Patrick wrote:

Excellent. Perfectly situated on the tightrope between minerality and fruit. Hope I can find more.

2/11/2012 - Patrick wrote:

This is very tasty. Not overly complex but smooth, light and red fruit dominant.

1/15/2012 - Patrick wrote:

Very nice prototypical balanced cab. Not too big, not too light, just right.

11/8/2011 - Patrick wrote:

Just off dry with really nice acidity. Pear and apple flavours dominate. I found this pretty tasty.

11/5/2011 - Patrick wrote:

From memory: dark purple; decent fruit driven nose with noticeable oak; sweet up front with a dry tannic finish; i suspect this needs to settle down but i'm not confident it will get a lot better

10/31/2011 - Patrick wrote:

From memory: balanced chardonnay that can be considered restrained for a Cali. Quite good. Unfortunately it's pushing up against the QPR boundary in my market. I'd buy cases at US prices.

10/3/2011 - Patrick wrote:

From memory; on the fruity side, but not bad.

10/3/2011 - Patrick wrote:

This was OK. Quite sweet and soft and probably better a year ago.

7/18/2011 - Patrick wrote:

From memory: needs a good 30 minutes to open up but shows pretty well. Good fruit on the nose along with some tobacco; solid acidity and initigrated tannin, but very dry.

7/18/2011 - Patrick wrote:

From memory: Prototypical BC merlot; plummy and rich but a bit monolithic; no greenness to speak of. Not bad and a favorite of some novice wino's

7/18/2011 - Patrick wrote:

From memory: Big cherry and dark fruit nose; has that silky viscous mouthfeel that ridges seem to get after a few years, but it's a tad on the sweet side. A very good, but not great bottle.

7/14/2011 - Patrick wrote:

This was surprisingly good; big blackberry nose; fairly smooth dry tannins and decent mouthfeel. Seems to be a pretty sweet spot.

7/11/2011 - Patrick wrote:

Good, but not as special as other vintages of LS. It just lacked the silky balance I get from most Ridge's with a few years on them.

6/27/2011 - Patrick wrote:

This was pretty good...especially after a little air. The funk blew off pretty quickly and left cherry pie.

6/6/2011 - Patrick wrote:

not bad...clean and simple but enjoyable.

6/1/2011 - Patrick wrote:

Opaque blood red; big nose of plum and dried red fruit; a real sweetness on the palate...a little too much sweetness in my opinion. Not bad and probably better in a few years, but not a buy for me.

5/17/2011 - Patrick wrote:

Showing pretty well but in my mind better drunk now than later. Leathery cedar and red berries with great mouthfeel.

5/11/2011 - Patrick wrote:

Very New Zealand SB...prototypical. Grass, lemons, limes etc. Quite tasty, just not overly compelling.

5/9/2011 - Patrick wrote:

Nothing compelling but tasty and very drinkable. I haven't checked the alchohol content, but this messed with my head despite a modest serving size.

4/29/2011 - Patrick wrote:

This wasn't giving up a lot on the nose; a slightly muted slate and citrus tone but that's about it; on the palate however...wow; rich, round viscous and long; more citrus and rock but the mouth feel was unlike anything I can remember; a little more on the nose and this would have been three or more points higher in my book.

4/27/2011 - Patrick wrote:

Deeper red than expected; nose of cherries and spice; smooth on the palate with moderate complexity; finished long with a grapefruit pith note that i can't tell if I like or not. Quite good but might be better in a year.