The 2016 Wren Hop Ritchie by Proxy opens up with a straight-lined, attentive attack of sprightly yellow citrus, lemon crud, lemon zest, lemon grass, ripe green apple pulp and skin, and some subtle…
Tight yellow citrus, green apple, and white stone fruit notes. Some pumice, wet cement, and grass notes added an elevated experience overall. A slightly bitter acacia note on the back end helped with…
Previous notes apply, though this wine started to make more sense to me tonight. Decanted and put back in the refrigerator to keep cool (but not overly cold). Probably served at around 50 degrees…
Notes of green apple, quince, dry hay, mountain grass, lemon verbena, and faint travertine. Deeper but subtle flavors of dried apricot, grapefruit rind, cantaloupe, and white peach emerged with some…
Yellow citrus, yellow pear, lemon and orange zest, candied/honey lemon, white stone, and hints of buttered popcorn and glycol. A fortified flavor burst of energy on the front end, but still holding…
Previous notes apply. I love how the ripe pear, fresh lime, and grass notes intertwine amongst the yellow citrus and white stone core fruit. Drink now.
A little better than when I last had it a couple of months ago. When given the chance to air out a bit, it showed some nice yellow citrus flavors. Fairly agreeable, pairing well with salmon over a…
Similar to previous notes. One of the finer examples of this particular wine. Lemon citrus, lemon zest, vanilla glycol, pumice, and hints of hay. Somewhat straightforward, but flavorful and balanced.…
Yellow citrus core. Lemon curd and zest, lemon olive oil, lightly buttered popcorn, vanilla, glycol, and subtle grass. Medium-to full in weight; a nice drive with a balanced push of flavors evenly…
From magnum. Quince, lemon peel, lemon seed, and white rock. Fairly bitter and linear, this wine never fully came around for me, even with hours in the decanter. It was good, but missing some of the…
From magnum. Butterscotch, lamp oil, grilled peach, bruised pear, bronze/copper, and some brown pineapple. Fairly oxidized, but still maintaining its intensity of flavors (though overly-matured) and…
From Magnum. A phenomenal showing this time around. After about two hours of air and some vigorous swirling in the decanter, this absolutely gorgeous wine kicked-out all sorts of seductive and…
Much improved from when I last had it earlier in the year. This was a PnP so it was surely much fresher and more energetic than the flattened-out boo-boo lipped version from my last note.
My previous note from the beginning of the year still applies. Buttery citrus, poached pear, honey, and subtle butterscotch. A sultry Chardonnay all the way through. A melts in your mouth kind of…
A beautiful Chardonnay, with a complexity of silky and sexy flavors that is hard to come by in most domestic Chards. Much richer and viscous than the Ritchie Chard served before it, this True Course…
Yellow citrus, white peach, yellow apple skin, lemon zest, and some white stone. Fairly acidic, but providing nice energy and lift, especially on the back end where the grip clenches the jaw and…
An decent showing, but missing that next-level oomph. Refreshing and crisp, but a bit singular in its delivery of would-be complex flavors. Paired well with the seafood dishes. As a stand-alone, it…
Having the opportunity to follow these VV Platt wines is really something special. My previous notes apply, with some additional comments about "quality"...
65% new oak/14 months. A Burgundian rendition with pure lemon citrus and white peach notes. Fairly full on the front end, but clean, crisp, and pure overall. Mid-palate was a tad hollow, with the…
Two years ago since I last had this wine. PnP kicked out some off-putting spritz that threw the flavors all out of whack. It tasted like a Sauvignon Blanc had a love child with a super dry…
Same as all of my previous notes on this wine. Held up great over the course of over three hours. Beautifully balanced, with just enough of a kiss of buttery citrus to push the flavor spectrum into…
PnP with notes of zippy white stone and somewhat pithy yellow citrus core fruit; fresh lemon juice, lemon seed, quince, unripe pear, and pumice. The front end of the attack was full of verve, with an…
PnP. Nice but linear. Purity of fruit was good, but I felt this was missing some tiered flavors; weight mid-palate was just ok, with a focused but simple attack. Previous notes apply in terms of its…
