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| Community Tasting Notes (average 91 pts. and median of 90 pts. in 39 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by DavilaDC on 9/17/2018 & rated 90 points: The previous note is still applicable.
I just wanted to add, over that last few bottles, this wine needs about 30 minutes of air before drinking. (1285 views) | | | Tasted by DavilaDC on 8/16/2017 & rated 90 points: Chocolate, dried herbs, with a hint celery salt
Enjoyable! (2087 views) | | | Tasted by Tonythefish on 10/23/2015 & rated 91 points: See prior notes (3029 views) | | | Tasted by Tonythefish on 9/24/2015 & rated 90 points: A real chocolate bomb with lots of fruit and decent finish. HB favorite (3103 views) | | | Tasted by V cellar on 7/10/2015 & rated 91 points: drinking well. Bold flavored of dark fruits. Excellent finish. (3001 views) | | | Tasted by corkscrews on 5/29/2015 & rated 91 points: Similar to last note, in a great drinking zone. www.winelx.com (2432 views) | | | Tasted by Tonythefish on 12/27/2014 & rated 89 points: Ok but not as good as 2006 (2067 views) | | | Tasted by Tonythefish on 11/12/2014 & rated 89 points: See prior notes - I don't think this has a 10 year drinking window - really nice now and for 1-2 more years (1447 views) | | | Tasted by Tonythefish on 6/8/2014 & rated 90 points: Not as much chocolate as 2006 or 2007, but still very easy to drink and enjoy (2145 views) | | | Tasted by Tonythefish on 7/20/2013 & rated 90 points: Chocolate goodness (3111 views) | | | Tasted by Tonythefish on 6/7/2013 & rated 90 points: Lots of chocolate - great with brownies (3012 views) | | | Tasted by Tonythefish on 4/7/2013 & rated 92 points: A chocolate bar in a glass - and I dont even like chocolate. Smooth well rounded wine with vanilla and coffee overtones, but the chocolate comes through big time. John Caldwell success once again (2860 views) | | | Tasted by Jab_343434 on 2/20/2013 & rated 91 points: Great bottle of wine. Drinking well. Needs about a half hour to open up. (3027 views) | | | Tasted by Suss on 1/29/2013 & rated 92 points: Nice blend and fun bottle! (2789 views) | | | Tasted by Jasonbaker75 on 11/30/2012 & rated 100 points: I am a big fan of everything John Caldwell puts out. I saw this on the menu and I had to have it. Unfortunately at $117 a bottle I think I overpaid. That's what I get for ordering Napa wines in Texas. (2345 views) | | | Tasted by ltadd on 11/18/2012 & rated 85 points: Very enjoyable fruity full bodied wine (1998 views) | | | Tasted by corkscrews on 4/8/2012 & rated 90 points: Caldwell Vineyard-Rocket Science-Proprietary Red-Syrah-Cabernet Sauvignon-Merlot-Tannat-Petit Verdot-Napa Valley-California-2008-$39.98-A nose of dark fruit and spice, dark garnet in color. A full bodied kitchen sink blend, with blueberries, black currants, herbs and white pepper, finish of dusty chocolate and spice. This is the fifth vintage I have tried, all have been very good, cool bottle design. (2616 views) | | | Tasted by Tonythefish on 3/17/2012 & rated 89 points: Nice wine to finish evening with - hints of cocoa and dark chocolate with a new rounded finish (2427 views) | | | Tasted by joshwoodward on 7/25/2011 & rated 93 points: Vanguard (Columbus, OH): Concentrated, red sweet tart, tannic, delicious. $48 (4042 views) | | | Tasted by bigdomer on 7/9/2011 & rated 90 points: Shockingly better than remembered when tasted at Caldwell last spring. Great blend. (2703 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
| Caldwell Producer Website2008 Caldwell Rocket ScienceBlend: 47% Syrah, 24% Cabernet Sauvignon, 22% Merlot, 4% Tannat, 3% Petit Verdot.Red Blend.USAAmerican wine has been produced since the 1500s, with the first widespread production beginning in New Mexico in 1628. Today, wine production is undertaken in all fifty states, with California producing 84% of all U.S. wine. The continent of North America is home to several native species of grape, including Vitis labrusca, Vitis riparia, Vitis rotundifolia, and Vitis vulpina, but the wine-making industry is based almost entirely on the cultivation of the European Vitis vinifera, which was introduced by European settlers. With more than 1,100,000 acres (4,500 km2) under vine, the United States is the fourth-largest wine producing country in the world, after Italy, Spain, and France.California2021 vintage: "Unlike almost all other areas of the state, the Russian River Valley had higher than normal crops in 2021, which has made for a wine of greater generosity and fruit forwardness than some of its stablemates." - Morgan Twain-Peterson Napa Valley Napa Valley Wineries and Wine (Napa Valley Vintners) |
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