4/22/2024 - thunderfly Likes this wine:

Nice wine. Earthiness, with some leather and mushrooms. Dark ripe berries as you get into it. Not the most complex wine you’ll drink, but very tasty.

4/20/2024 - thunderfly Likes this wine:

Nice brightness, a bit fruitier than the traditional Napa cab. Good wine, lots of flavor.

4/18/2024 - thunderfly Likes this wine:

Great Pinot. Some fruit, with a brightness and pleasant acidity. Some savory notes at the backend. It’s a lighter wine, but very flavorful and complex.

3/31/2024 - thunderfly Likes this wine:

This is a good wine. It’s softened a bit with age, less tannins and the fruit is mellow. Drank it after dinner, and think it was probably better standalone. Very enjoyable.

3/31/2024 - thunderfly Likes this wine:

Good wine, happy to drink. A little on the acidic side and high on the unripe fruit. That also comes with a pleasant brightness and drinkability. Went well with a meal that was on the rich side.

3/25/2024 - thunderfly Likes this wine:

This wine is acidic and fruity with the taste of underripe berries. Not much savoriness or complexity. The flavors aren’t bad, but you’d have to like a light bodied fruity wine.

3/24/2024 - thunderfly Likes this wine:

This wine was great. Nearing the end of the window in which it will be very good. The tannins are very subtle at this point. The wine is more delicate than it used to be, balanced flavors of ripe berries and a little earthiness.

3/1/2024 - thunderfly Likes this wine:

I think this is a great wine. It may not be for everyone, but so good if you have an open mind. The grapes were grown during the fires in Big Sur. This is not smoke tainted. It does however have a great BBQ and smokey backbone. Clearly a quality Merlot that has a bit a smoked uniqueness. I’m going to try to find more bottles of this!

2/24/2024 - thunderfly Likes this wine:

This is a good cab, tastes good and easy drinker. I’d probably rate it a little higher, but it lacks some of the complexity and uniqueness that’d you’d hope to find in a $100 plus bottle of Napa cab.

2/24/2024 - thunderfly Likes this wine:

Good wine. Big bold Pinot. Lots of dark fruit and some leather type of earthiness. Got more enjoyable after being open a while.

1/27/2024 - thunderfly Likes this wine:

Very nice. Light, bright, fruity. A nice amount of acid, and some earthiness on the nose. Very tasty and good with food and without.

1/15/2024 - thunderfly Likes this wine:

Quite unremarkable, no complex flavors or uniqueness. But, with that, also no unpleasant flavors. tastes good, and at the end of the day, it’s red wine, so all good. If you got served this at some sort of banquet function, you’d be happy with it. If you open it to go with your Michelin dinner on your 20 year anniversary, you are not going to be happy with it.

12/27/2023 - thunderfly Likes this wine:

Good wine. Nice flavor, although not overwhelming complexity, and easy to drink. A good bottle of wine to open with just about any meal.

12/25/2023 - thunderfly Likes this wine:

Christmas Day wine. Very good. Definitely time to drink as the tannins have softened quite a lot, the fruit has mellowed. Overall still complex and delicious.

12/24/2023 - thunderfly Likes this wine:

Very good wine. Has softened a bit over the years. Still quite good, but the tannins are muted and the fruit is lighter. Still full of dark berries and very little black licorice.

12/15/2023 - thunderfly Likes this wine:

This is a great wine. Grenache is not my favorite wine, but this one is very good. It’s a great example of acid, tannins, fruit and earthiness. None of those things overpower and are all tasty. Would drink again!

12/10/2023 - thunderfly Likes this wine:

Good wine, a little bit of oak, a little bit of crispness. Not super unique or a ton of depth, but good clean wine.

11/27/2023 - thunderfly Likes this wine:

Good Pinot, it’s got all the hallmarks of a Monterey County Pinot. Dark berry fruit and not too heavy on the tannins. Probably not the most interesting Pinot you’ll drink, but not one that has much of anything wrong with it.

11/27/2023 - thunderfly Likes this wine:

This is a good wine. Seemed more acidic than a typical Grenache, but had a light fruitless to it and generally enjoyable. We well, with rich food as it was a nice cut to the richness.

11/24/2023 - thunderfly Likes this wine:

Good zin, fruity without having that grape jam overload that some zins get.

11/24/2023 - thunderfly Likes this wine:

Nothing fancy, but tasty wine. Bright fruit and acid. Goes well with a meal.

11/19/2023 - thunderfly Likes this wine:

Nicely balanced, low acid and low tannins

11/18/2023 - thunderfly wrote:

This wine is pretty okay. Worse than okay upon opening, but got quite a bit better after decanting and an hour wait. Fairly acidic with kind of a muddled cab flavor with no real distinct notes. It’s not unpleasant, but not remarkable.

11/5/2023 - thunderfly Likes this wine:

Really good wine. Definitely not going to get any better, drink it soon. What was once a pretty robust cab has mellowed. It’s got a very pleasant flavor of dark fruit and maybe a little cola. The tannins have softened, but still there.

11/5/2023 - thunderfly Likes this wine:

This is a great Pinot. Earthier than it is fruity, a little olive and spice, to go with a dark cherry. Good nose and ready to drink upon opening.

10/22/2023 - thunderfly Likes this wine:

Very good wine. It’s getting to the point where age is catching up with it. Little fruit left, and tannins are light. Still has great nose; definitely know it’s a Napa cab! Earthy and plum on the nose. Tastes of light cherry cola, with a slight bitterness at the end.

10/18/2023 - thunderfly Likes this wine:

Decent wine, but not my favorite Sav Blanc. Doesn’t have the bright fruit notes I like in a white wine. Muted flavors, and acidic without much fruit. This all being said, still good and will drink it all!

10/8/2023 - thunderfly Likes this wine:

Great wine. Softened a little as it was open longer, I liked it better when it had a little more punch, more tannins and a dark fruit hit. As it was open it became a bit more subtle in the fruit and softer wine.

9/22/2023 - thunderfly Likes this wine:

Good wine. Fruit forward and lots of flavor. Dark wine and lots of ripe berry fruit.

9/2/2023 - thunderfly Likes this wine:

Really good wine. Have drank quite a lot of it, it’s getting to the time it needs to be drank but still great. Softer tannins than it used to have, but still some structure. Fruit first with a bit of tanic earthiness on the backend. Enjoy soon, you won’t be disappointed.

8/19/2023 - thunderfly Likes this wine:

Good wine, fruit forward, and not as earthy or tannic as a Napa merlot. Easy drinker though and tasty.

8/11/2023 - thunderfly Likes this wine:

Nice light Chard. Not overly okay, but enough to let you know your drinking a Chardonnay.

7/16/2023 - thunderfly Likes this wine:

This was a good wine; not a lot to remember, but also pleasant to drink. There was some earthiness and some dark ripe red fruit.

7/16/2023 - thunderfly Likes this wine:

This a good wine, light fruit, light tannis, but a nice earthiness. Not typically my style of wine, but enjoyed it.

6/30/2023 - thunderfly Likes this wine:

Not a bad wine, but an odd cab. Fruity with almost a port like quality. Low on tannins and definitely a cooler weather cab. Not a bad wine, but don’t expect a classic Cabernet.

6/30/2023 - thunderfly Likes this wine:

Good wine. Actually likes this bottle better than the last. Opened it longer before drinking and it definitely benefited. The tannins have soften and it’s full of dark rich fruit.

6/6/2023 - thunderfly Likes this wine:

Decent light bodied cab, more fruit than tannins, indicative of a more cooler climate cab. Went well with food, and a wine that can be opened anytime.

6/3/2023 - thunderfly wrote:

Story of Soil makes great wine. This one is not one of my favorites. Pretty acidic with light fruit. Generally there wine are bright flavorful; this one just lacks the complexity that you find in their wines. It was better after being open for an hour and then we ate some cheese with it, which also tamed some acid and made the wine shine a bit more. Definitely not terrible, but not as good as I anticipated.

5/15/2023 - thunderfly wrote:

This is not a great wine. Don’t get me wrong, we gutted it down, but not great! Quite sweet, and a bit of a chemical taste to it. Cook with it, or mix it with some bubbly water to make a cocktail of sorts.

5/12/2023 - thunderfly Likes this wine:

Nice wine. Fruity and acidic, goes well with food. It’s a dark wine but drinks like a little bit lighter style. Not going to knock you out with nuance, but pleasant to drink.

5/7/2023 - thunderfly Likes this wine:

Very good Pinot. Complex earthy flavor, dark berry fruit and some nice tannins and acid mixed in for good measure.

4/22/2023 - thunderfly Likes this wine:

Good wine. Pretty fruit forward and a little higher on the acidity than you might see with a high end cab. Overall pleasant fresh berry flaovors and light but nice nose.

4/12/2023 - thunderfly wrote:

A good example of you get what you pay for. It’s okay. Smells like fresh unripe fruit, not a ton of nose, but frankly it smells better than it tastes. No unpleasant, but acidic and hot, with bright red berry flavors.

4/9/2023 - thunderfly Likes this wine:

Great wine. Although getting to the plateau, this wine is still got lots of life. Soft tannins, a little bit of fruit, with earthiness. Still tons of complexity and overall well worth a glass.

4/9/2023 - thunderfly Likes this wine:

Good wine. Classic Paso cab; fruity and full of flavor. Doesn’t have the tannicness and richness of a Napa cab, but has a pleasant brightness.

3/4/2023 - thunderfly Likes this wine:

Good wine. Definitely lightened over the years. In 2023 we’re left with a light red berry, little tannins, but it is a good balance fruit, acid and tannins. Great stand alone, would get a little lost with bold flavors.

2/24/2023 - thunderfly Likes this wine:

Good wine. Bright tart red fruit notes and acidity on the back. Very good with a meal.

1/28/2023 - thunderfly Likes this wine:

This is a good wine. Easy to drink, good with food and stand alone. Bright cherry and berry flavors, generally fruit forward and good amount of acid.

1/22/2023 - thunderfly Likes this wine:

Very nice wine. The full Napa cab experience. Tannins and dark fruit.

1/4/2023 - thunderfly wrote:

Do you like medical wine? It’s interesting deciding whether this is supposed to be wine, or suppose to be something else. It’s not god awful, but it would never be a first (or second) choice.