2021 Ridge Carignane Sandy Lane Vineyard

Community Tasting Notes (5) Avg Score: 90.5 points

• Options

  • Post a Comment
  • View pogreb's profile
  • Report Issue

  4/5/2024 - pogreb wrote: 88 Points

  Nothing special. Simple.

  Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comment

• Options

  • Post a Comment
  • View pogreb's profile
  • Report Issue

  4/5/2024 - pogreb wrote: 88 Points

  Simple wine.

  Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comment

• Options

  • Post a Comment
  • View Giggs's profile
  • Report Issue

  12/26/2023 - Giggs wrote: 86 Points

  Mouthcoatingly full-fruited with exotic red plum, wild raspberry, and an herbal/savory undertone. But it plays that same note the whole time. Very tasty in a straightforward way.

  1 person found this helpful, do you? Yes - No / Comment

• Options

  • Post a Comment
  • View WetRock's profile
  • Report Issue

  11/1/2023 - WetRock wrote:

  Real dusty, ripe , complex fruit. Good acidity and medium density. Over a few nights open this gets darker and richer while becoming less flamboyant. Here I am on night four and its not showing oxidation. Much more wild than the focused Buchignani Carignan. I hope they keep getting this fruit. Going to rest my other bottle a coupla-few.

  2 people found this helpful, do you? Yes - No / Comment

• Options

  • Post a Comment
  • View ChateauShiny's profile
  • Report Issue

  10/13/2023 - ChateauShiny wrote: 93 Points

  Decanted 60+ minutes. Deep inky ruby in color. Very fragrant nose. Wild dark currants, squid ink, wild blueberries, sweet cigar box, and a mild dash of American oak driven spices. If I didn't know better, I would peg this as a Syrah from the nose.
  
  Medium bodied with high acidity. Palate goes in a different direction - blueberries, blackberries, vanilla, sweet ceder, a little bit of sweet tobacco. On the second glass, I get a burst of violets and blossoms on the palate right before the finish. Moderate amount of chewy velvety tannins - way less than I expect from a Carignane. Long herbal finish starts with a burst of dark currants. Coffee, graphite, and black pepper follow fruit.
  
  I do not expect a Carignane to have this many layers and this level of depth. I was going in to this wine with low expectations due to the many misses from the ATP shipments last year. Instead, I am pleasantly surprised and looking forward to trying the other two bottles from this shipment.

  3 people found this helpful, do you? Yes - No / Comments (1)

Professional reviews have copyrights and you can view them here for your personal use only as private content. To view pro reviews you must either subscribe to a pre-integrated publication or manually enter reviews below. Learn more.