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Wattle Creek Winery
Ghiradelli Square

Jen and I found ourselves at Ghiradelli Square during Fleet Week and were desperately seeking a refuge from the crowds. We noticed that the Wattle Creek winery had a tasting facility in the square . We had never heard of Wattle Creek but decided to split a tasting. The white wines of Wattle Creek receive our infamous “Four F” rating: flaccid, flabby and fatally flawed. Their whites were overripe and completely lacked acidity. Unfortunately for Wattle Creek, writing, “crisp acidity” in the tasting notes has no talismanic efficacy on the wine. Their $35 Cabernet Sauvignon had the opposite problem – it was underripe causing a thin, vegetal palate. We definitely prefer our $4 house cab (Santa Ema). We recommend that Wattle Creek hire a consulting winemaker. Perhaps Heidi Barrett is available…