Mark Ryan Winery, Dead Horse, Red Mountain
Mark Ryan Winery · Washington › Red Mountain › United States of America
Critics Average score from professional wine critics and publications.
92
/100
Reviews
13
professional
Vintages
No vintages
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Community Reviews
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91.5
Avg Score
94
Highest
Taster #8227
· Jul 11, 2019
For my taste, drinking at peak. Nose has sweet tobacco, leather, still some dark fruit and a little oak vanilla. Palate was all nicely integrated, smooth, long and flavorful. Paired with prime NY Steaks off the grill. Nicely paired. Would buy again.
2005 vintage
Taster #2702
· Jul 4, 2013
91/100
Popped and poured with NY strips. A bit tight at first but opened up quite nicely over the next hour with some vigorous swirling. Well balanced with rich notes of black cherry cola, cassis and pipe tobacco. Tannins grippy but well rounded.
2005 vintage
Taster #0708
· May 4, 2013
92/100
Decanted and poured. Wow, full body and very smooth. This is a big wine - yum!
2005 vintage
Taster #5951
· Dec 5, 2012
94/100
Much better than expected. Soft red fruit and a nice finish.
2005 vintage
Taster #0433
· Dec 14, 2011
What a coincidence, as soon as I settled down with this, the TV started a special on the making of the new Spielberg movie "War Horse". Goodness, what a load of sentimental horse manure. This movie is going to suck. And I am sure that by the end of it the horse would be dead, accompanied by the obligatory nauseating John Williams crescendo of violins. You will need to chain me to a chair and put toothpicks in my eyes …
2005 vintage
Taster #0433
· Apr 22, 2011
Very good. Very dark red, dark red fruit and licorice galore. Long and layered finish. Fully resolved and ready to go, though it did hang on for a good day 2 showing.
2005 vintage
Taster #0070
· Apr 1, 2011
90/100
Don't know if it was me or the wine. Had it over two nights with about a glass left for tonight. While it's not bad, I just don't see it giving me that Wow that I would hope for. It was just a nice mellow blend. The nose was nice on the first night but I didn't get much on day 2. It did seem to become much drier on day 2 as well which may or may not explain …
2005 vintage
Taster #0708
· Jan 15, 2011
92/100
Loved this bottle. Used our little prattle aerator/decanter before it went into the glass. Very smooth and Yamuna subdued. Yummy
2005 vintage
Taster #0070
· Oct 3, 2010
92/100
Enjoyed with Diane and Jim. Really enjoyable.
2005 vintage
Taster #5197
· Feb 19, 2010
93/100
Wow, really enjoyed this WA blend. Opened for an hour before drinking. Nice nose of spice box, red meat and dark cherries. Palate was complex blend of dark fruits, cinammon, dusty minerals and pepper. Then it shut down a little. Then I decanted it for an hour and the palate was much more fruit forward. More of a fruit bomb, but an enjoyable one with lots of depth.
2005 vintage
Taster #9362
· Jan 20, 2010
91/100
needed air, for sure, but a great wine. Light on the tanins, nice berry like flavor. Smooth finish, great dinner wine.
2005 vintage
Taster #9586
· Aug 14, 2009
92/100
This has a beautiful bouquet of strawberries and cream. Nice mouthfeel to the wine and slight tannins on the back end. No sign of alcohol. This wine still needs more time, but very well made and really comes together with air!
2005 vintage
Taster #6362
· Jul 3, 2008
93/100
wonderfully smoky, amazing dark garnet color. just the slightest of tannins. a beautiful wine with roast//grilled meats
2005 vintage
Taster #6121
· Feb 21, 2008
89/100
This was a wonderful accompaniment to a fork-tender slow-cooker pork dish; nice, lightly fragrant nose; elegant and medium bodied, tasted of tangy berry; a nice but not overly long finish; overall, a very enjoyable wine.
2005 vintage
Taster #9215
· Dec 9, 2007
90/100
More intriguing on the 2nd night. Tight per the early opening. smokey and something to look forward to in the near years.
2005 vintage
Taster #2104
· Nov 13, 2007
91/100
Tasted at the Esquin wine tasting. Open for about 30-min before tasting. Smoke and oak. Needs food and / or bottle age.
2005 vintage