7/31/2021 - RichardsEric1 wrote:

WTSO wine. This one is awesome. Use a deep cabernet glass on this

Color. I held the glass up to a white napkin. The color is solid garnet to the edge. Dark rich color. Heavily extracted.

Nose. Cherry and earth and cocoa powder. A touch of kirsch. A little pencil lead too. There's a lot going on in this wine.

Palate. Oh wow. Cherries crusted in cocoa powder. Rich and full bodied. It's extremely well balanced with acidity, fruit, and a bold tannic structure.

If this wine gets better, it will be amazing. But.... why wait. It's so yummy.

8/4/2022 - RichardsEric1 Likes this wine:

WTSO special. This is a good one from them. It's yummy. Very good.

Color. Dark red, with a touch of orange on it.

Nose. Warm cherry pie, kirsch, currant, lanolin, vanilla.

Palate. Rich tannic structure, plums, chocolate, tar.

3/22/2022 - wcf1946 Likes this wine:

Good QPR on WTSO at $40. Far from a $165 wine they advertise. It's tight and closed at this stage but has great potential. I drank over 3 days. The 3rd day was great and a predictor of things to come. Dark dense fruit w/hints of chocolate and blackberry, well structured and complex. Long finish on day 3 and less tannin. Need to wait 2-3 more years and should rate higher with more smoothness.

11/3/2021 - RichardsEric1 Likes this wine:

Always one of my favorites. I really like the heavy weight of the nose, the mouth feel, and color of this wine. This vintage is lighter on the nose and creamier on the palate. I wonder if bottle age will send it in the other direction?

Color. Bright yellow with a touch of lime green.

Nose. White flowers, a little caramelized sugar, toasty oak, a touch of pumpkin puree, baked apples, orange Creamsicle, and a little creamed corn.

Palate. Rich toasty oak, balanced cinnamon with baked apples, a little tannin, and perfect acidity.

While the finish is noticeable at the 20 second mark, it's dominated by oak. I am hopeful the sugar will emerge soon and the finish changes.

5/29/2021 - jcampano Likes this wine:

Decanted for an hour and drank over the next 2. Bold aromas of black and blue fruit, graphite and violets. On the palate, a variety of sweet fruit (black cherry, blackberry, plum and blueberry) with crushed rocks, cedar, licorice and dark chocolate. A great wine, especially for the price. Winemaker Danielle Cyrot is one of my Napa faves!

4/25/2021 - Dale M wrote:

Decanted 3 hrs. Classical dark fruit - this was delicious and seamless. I need to drink more Ridge wines.

12/31/2020 - Montesquieu Likes this wine:

50 points for hitting the bullseye on drinking window. This is so great right now. I'm adding a point to my rating because my loyal drinking companion, a man of taste and class, declared this "one of my 10 favorite wines in memory". Seriously, this is a fully resolved and mature Bordeaux that is crushing its 20 years of life. If you have some, I promise you'll get great return from drinking now. Enjoy!!!

9/3/2020 - RichardsEric1 wrote:

Purchased at an out of the way store for $12 for a split. A bargain! Rich notes of orange peel, lime, whte flowers, tangerine, and honey. Lot's of honey.

Taste is luxurious and lasts a solid minute. Having tried this same village and vineyard combo from 2011 and 1983 and 1976 I can say this wine is in the same league. The wine is loaded with acidity and has the thick viscousity to last for decades.

1/15/2018 - RichardsEric1 Likes this wine:

It's very good. But it's also not great. The fruit is mostly gone. The feel on it is super silky. The acidity is almost gone. I really like the nut in Earth Tones. However the lack of fruit makes it a little bit tough to work with.