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| Drinking window: Drink between 2012 and 2015 (based on 11 user opinions) |
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| Community Tasting Notes (average 88.4 pts. and median of 89 pts. in 21 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by Halfeel on 10/1/2023 & rated 90 points: This aged Napa Valley Rhone is no lightweight quaffer. I agree with those who said this is a wine to be paired with food. Its complexity and weight came through nicely when paired with a homemade Salad Nicoise made with fresh grilled Ahi and few anchovies added for additional umami. (87 views) | | | Tasted by mats13 on 8/9/2017 & rated 89 points: Vibrant. (940 views) | | | Tasted by Genghis88 on 7/30/2016 & rated 87 points: Straw colored, full bodied
Stone fruit, honey, slate, gooseberry
Big and Bold. Very fruity. Tastes much like the nose. High alcohol.
Waxy. Much better as a food pairing wine.
Smoked a Tatuaje Unico (1224 views) | | | Tasted by corkscrews on 4/21/2014 & rated 89 points: A nose of citrus fruits and spice, medium yellow in color. A medium to full bodied Rhone white, with pineapple, apple, hazelnut and spice on finish, good acidity. www.winelx.com (2610 views) | | | Tasted by JOJ on 7/3/2013 & rated 92 points: Even better than a prior bottle of three months ago, and again better upon warming slightly from cellar temperature. On the nose, peach, pineapple, and papaya, with a creamy, yeasty note. On the palate, lemon/lime and papaya with notes of creme brulee and nutmeg. Great. (3234 views) | | | Tasted by JVG on 4/17/2013 & rated 75 points: Color: Light gold.
Nose: Pretty muted; I really have to concentrate to get much of anything. Faint mixed tropical fruit aromas of pineapple, cantaloupe, and mango. I don't really get any secondary notes except for some oak. And some alcohol.
Mouthfeel: Bloated and oily.
Palate: Really just nothing going on. Vacant from the initial attack through to the finish. No real fruit to speak of, watery due to lack of concentration, and flabby due to lack of acid. There are vague flavors of buttery vanilla oak and alcohol, and a short, bitter finish.
I have nothing good to say about this wine, which is really disappointing considering the reputation of the winery and the vineyard, the price, and the fact that I love the Rhone wines of Francois Villard, who collaborated on this project. This would be bad at half the price, to be honest. (3505 views) | | | Tasted by JOJ on 3/30/2013 & rated 90 points: Aromas of freshly cut green apple and lemon curd evolved into nutmeg, pear and canteloupe as the wine warmed in the glass. On the palate, a similar experience -- starting with tart green apple and spritz of citrus, and opening to pear and creamy notes. Nice acidity; a touch hot. An interesting wine. (2792 views) | | | Tasted by studleytrey on 12/31/2012 & rated 91 points: This was a really interesting wine. Light golden color with an almost light brown tint. Nutty, bready, vanilla and stone fruit nose, and a touch of alcohol. Full bodied, oily, and viscous on the palate, with nut oil, marshmellow, and a bit of an herbal note. Alcohol is definitely spiking on the finish as well. Low to moderate acid and long finish, but the alcohol is carrying it on the back end. I'm really torn on this wine; on the one hand I want to give it 92-94 for its interesting qualities, texture and finish, but on the other the heat detracts and I'd love to trade some of it for some acid instead. This is a big boy, hedonistic white that I think will be polarizing. Wish I had more to age a bit and see what happens. (3278 views) | | | Tasted by tomherer on 12/7/2012 & rated 91 points: Pale gold, long legs. Slightly reticent nose of pear and caramel popcorn. Feels both fat and light in the mouth, with a round texture and delicate flavors. Caramelized pear, orange marmalade, bitter almond, and a little white chocolate s'more. Has that thing going on that I've only felt with fine Marsanne where the finish floats forever somewhere between your tongue and the roof of your mouth. Even if they're pressed together. Only complaint is that it ends just a little raw and hot.
My stated score is by the book. Subjectively, this is more like 92-94 points, mostly because it's such a unique and fascinating wine to come out of Napa. Then again, Francois Villard is a unique man to be making wine in Napa. (1843 views) | | | Tasted by ecola on 11/3/2012 & rated 89 points: Medium to full body. Peach fuzz and some other melon type fruit. Dry with a pronounced minerality and dusty mouthfeel. May make a versatile food wine with the weight that is present. (1235 views) | | | Tasted by BklynNeophyte on 9/22/2012 & rated 85 points: Simple, too sweet, with a saccharine aftertaste. No acid. (1219 views) | | | Tasted by Dar3 on 7/27/2012 & rated 88 points: Unique and enjoyable white wine. As it warmed in the glass, I got a bitterness on the finish that I have only associated with some reds previously, but this was not so present when a cold glass was freshly poured. Overall, nice wine, glad I tried it, but not the greatest qpr (1345 views) | | | Tasted by pete s. on 6/9/2012 & rated 88 points: Solid white rhone, but not sure I would've paid full price. Weighty on the palate with notes of white peach and honey. Nice concentration, but I was hoping for more acid on the finish to balance out the thicker mouthfeel. (1304 views) | | | Tasted by ecola on 5/26/2012 & rated 89 points: Aromas of light white fruit and subtle dry hay. Medium to full body. Ripe but mellow fruit with mild acidity. Very nice example of the varietal with a touch of CA sunshine. (1288 views) | | | Tasted by Colima74 on 4/3/2011 & rated 91 points: This came in this week, and now its gone. Very good overall, with right amount of acidity and tart fruit. Medium bodied, it actually went well with a tomato-base vegetable soup. (1683 views) |
| Miner Family Producer WebsiteMarsanne Varietal character (Appellation America)Stagecoach Vineyard On weinlagen-infoUSAAmerican 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)Napa ValleySt. Helena |
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