by Ray Johnson | Nov 13, 2009 | Cabernet Sauvignon, California, Napa Valley, Spring Mountain District
Atlas Peak, Napa Valley, Spring Mountain District, Cabernet Sauvignon 2004 In the nose there is caramel and tobacco with red raspberries and vanilla. In the mouth this wine is quite youthful, with significant grip and acidity. Produced and bottled in Napa 14.5% $85...
by Ray Johnson | Nov 4, 2009 | Cabernet Sauvignon, California, Napa Valley, Spring Mountain District
Terra Valentine, Napa Valley, Spring Mountain District, Cabernet Sauvignon 2005 There’s a very sweet expression of fruit in the nose. In the mouth the wine is dense, structured but ripe, filled-out with lots of berry and vanilla – very nice. GP&B in...
by Ray Johnson | Sep 28, 2009 | California, Chardonnay, Napa Valley, Spring Mountain District
I’ve long been a fan of the Riesling produced by Smith-Madrone and further an ardent admirer of their willingness to stick with a grape which despite the great wines it can deliver, doesn’t bring home the biggest side of bacon in the Napa Valley. Their...
by Ray Johnson | Sep 22, 2009 | Cabernet Sauvignon, California, Napa Valley, Spring Mountain District
Terra Valentine, Napa Valley, Spring Mountain District, Yverdon Vineyard, Estate, Cabernet Sauvignon 2005 This dense wine sports cedar in the nose, as well as black fruits and cigar box. In the mouth it is quite dense and structured, built to age, full of fruit and...
by Ray Johnson | Sep 22, 2009 | Cabernet Sauvignon, California, Carneros, Chardonnay, Diamond Mountain District, Howell Mountain, Mount Veeder, Napa Valley, Oak Knoll District, Pinot Noir, Rutherford, Sauvignon Blanc, Sauvignon Gris, Spring Mountain District, Stags Leap District
Grgich Hills, Napa Valley, Estate Grown, Fume Blanc 2007 This wine is always ripping with acidity, tangy and bright and the same is certainly true today – yes! Sourced from biodynamically grown fruit grown in American Canyon and the Carneros, the wine is...
by Ray Johnson | Jul 21, 2009 | Cabernet Sauvignon, California, Napa Valley, Sonoma County, Spring Mountain District
Pride Mountain Vineyards, Napa Sonoma, Cabernet Sauvignon 2006 In the nose there is a sense of Bordeaux, with cigar box and sweet pipe tobacco to augment the black fruit. In the mouth you find plenty of structure in a ripe way, tannic but not green, approachable now...
