Pine Ridge Vineyards, Cabernet Sauvignon, Howell Mountain

Pine Ridge Vineyards · California › Howell Mountain › United States of America

Red · Cabernet Sauvignon
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LWIN 1588624
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91 /100
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24
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Taster #3984 · Nov 2, 2023
91/100
Decanted off minimal sediment for an hour. Didn't take notes. For $37 in 2017 this was great. It leans into loam and dark red/black fruit. Tannins resolved.
2013 vintage
Taster #8996 · Sep 23, 2023
95/100
Out of the bottle it seemed disjointed and out of place. We set the bottle aside after 30 minutes and began drinking a 2016 Bevan Tench which we'd been decanting for the previous hour. The Bevan was superb but what we didn't know was that over the next hour and a half. the Pine Ridge had opened and exploded into the most gorgeous and balanced wine. We were shocked at how beautiful the mouthfeel was, and with a wonderfully long …
2013 vintage
Taster #4792 · May 14, 2023
92/100
Just finished our last bottle. Drinking great. Their base Napa cab is an incredible value. Punches way above its weight class.
2013 vintage
Taster #7147 · Apr 14, 2023
Brought to a restaurant. Open and enjoyed immediately out of a Magnum. Plummy fruits, light tannins. Drinking very nicely.
2013 vintage
Taster #7738 · Jul 22, 2022
90/100
Very well done. Cassis, blueberries and charred oak. Sweet and modest tannins.
2013 vintage
Taster #7738 · Jul 2, 2022
90/100
Drinking very well now. Great on the second day. Drink now or in the next 2-3 years.
2013 vintage
Taster #7398 · Apr 17, 2022
93/100
Black fruits, black currants, plum. Full bodied, smooth and balanced. Polished tannins and medium length finish. Two hour decant from magnum. Paired well with rib-eye steaks.
2013 vintage
Taster #6928 · Dec 2, 2021
93/100
Nearly impossible to go wrong with Pine Ridge NV. It is a fair price for a very high quality cabernet. The fruit is superb and it has just enough tannins to add to the mouthfeel.
2013 vintage
Taster #7738 · Sep 25, 2021
90/100
Deep dark center, red rim with modest signs of age. Heady nose of blueberries and crushed black plums, slightly oily, black olives and polished oak, alcohol is noticeable. Smooth and a little sweet, lots of blue/black fruit mixed with oak, tannins and acidity are waining but still present, alcohol better integrated, nice toasty oak and roast black berry finish. Very polished Cabernet, in a very Napa Valley style - not my preferred choice, but still very enjoyable. Drinking well now …
2013 vintage
Taster #4792 · May 9, 2021
92/100
I think jroberts86 described it best. Drinking great right now. Let it decant for 90 minutes. tannins are soft. Acidity gone. Fruit very good. Have one bottle left. Hmmm
2013 vintage
Taster #8732 · Apr 10, 2021
92/100
Rich and complex. Chocolate, brandy and a bunch of other good stuff.
2013 vintage
Taster #4871 · Mar 28, 2021
89/100
Still heavy oak which has not faded. Would be better with less oak.
2013 vintage
Taster #8732 · Mar 14, 2021
92/100
Deep full bodied Cabernet. Needs a good decant - quite closed at the beginning. Opens up to fine tannins and a solid finish. It is starting to get a bit of a brandy feel to it, so may be at or past its peak, but still an absolute pleasure to drink.
2013 vintage
Taster #6512 · Feb 17, 2021
88/100
a good bottle. Very earthy, old world style. Over all it was a bottle that I could drink, but would not buy again. Cheers
2013 vintage
Taster #0773 · Jan 3, 2021
92/100
My last bottle, glad I waited. Just lovely! Rich deep hue, modest nose. Integrated fruit of cherry, elderberry, blueberry. An underlying minerality and medium soft tannins. ah, the finish!
2013 vintage
Taster #0703 · Oct 9, 2020
93/100
Just delicious.
2013 vintage
Taster #8810 · Oct 5, 2020
90/100
Great wine, but needs to be decanted and filtered. Opens up nicely with dark fruit. The tannins soften after decanting for at least 1/2 hour. Paired perfectly with a red sauce pasta dish, as well as with dessert, a chocolate cake :)
2013 vintage
Taster #3505 · Sep 8, 2020
92/100
Pretty solid, especially as I tend not to like any of the '13 vintage in Napa. This is a bit more balanced but also quite powerful, some nice acidity too. Well done for the vintage.
2013 vintage
Taster #8454 · Sep 6, 2020
91/100
Still decent. Agree with note that a great QPR.
2013 vintage
Taster #3371 · Jun 9, 2020
92/100
Excellent QPR!
2013 vintage
Taster #1243 · Feb 14, 2020
92/100
So here I am, planning my evening dinner and thinking to myself what do I want to drink? For context, you will need to know that I was planning a simple preparation of Meatloaf (Pasture raised of course) with a Mushroom Sauce and Roasted Potatoes (remember, that’s my go-to now). I had just had a weekend wherein I had tasted a couple of wines I had poured the day before, nothing outlandish and nothing I’m writing about, so I wanted …
2013 vintage
Taster #9334 · Jan 26, 2020
89/100
Well balanced, savory dark and red fruits, pepper. Nice.
2013 vintage
Taster #8882 · Jan 25, 2020
89/100
Balanced, smooth wine.
2013 vintage
Taster #8057 · Nov 28, 2019
From a magnum. Corked. Major bummer.
2013 vintage
Taster #8998 · Sep 16, 2019
90/100
Very good and solid Cabernet sauvignon. Smooth and balanced, acidity is tight and alcohol content was 14.7%.
2013 vintage
Taster #5533 · Nov 21, 1987
84/100
Nice varietal aroma, thick, jammy, herbacious, and a bit toasty. Ready now
1982 vintage