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| Community Tasting Notes (average 93.8 pts. and median of 94 pts. in 38 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by 2 Utes on 10/18/2023 & rated 96 points: A really incredible bottle of wine. Love these guys (283 views) | | | Tasted by JDB on 3/5/2022: Cork issues but the wine seems intact (952 views) | | | Tasted by jmartcpa on 11/20/2021 & rated 95 points: Beautiful silky smooth wine. Soft tannins no alcohol taste it all. Love the old world flavors of this wine. Still drinking great and we'll hold for a few more years. (916 views) | | | Tasted by Rajeev Jain on 9/12/2020 & rated 92 points: enjoyed (1612 views) | | | Tasted by effrom on 5/11/2018 & rated 93 points: better on night 2 (3038 views) | | | Tasted by JDB on 6/4/2017 & rated 92 points: Poured into a decanter and consumed over 3 hours with grilled lamb chops & yorkshire. Surprisingly approachable right out of the gate. Softer than I expected but quite delicious. I am not sure I see this getting any better (3525 views) | | | Tasted by MAXIMUM SATISFACTION on 3/6/2016 & rated 96 points: More elegant and restrained than expected. Ripe black/blue fruit, vanilla, light oak, tobacco, eucalyptus, and cassis. No sharp edges but definately the tannins to Go further. Decanted for only 1 hour. (4809 views) | | | Tasted by JJB007 on 2/14/2016 & rated 95 points: it was good (4553 views) | | | Tasted by JJB007 on 2/12/2016 & rated 94 points: it was good (4221 views) | | | Tasted by jctra on 11/20/2015 & rated 96 points: Superb cab, plenty of dark fruit, deep and complex, great balance and long finish. I need more! (3225 views) | | | Tasted by JHumps on 8/25/2014 & rated 93 points: Delicious, and very well put together. Needs hours in the decanter right now, but needs to rest in the cellar for another 3+ years. (2634 views) | | | Tasted by Jord26 on 3/22/2014 & rated 95 points: Hyper-decanted. Gorgeous wine. Structured but so soft and floral. Epic pairing with braised short rib (4061 views) | | | Tasted by Jwd12 on 1/27/2014 & rated 91 points: Color was almost black nose had berry, mint, and spice. Tasting had red fruit coffee and complete balance. Excellent full bodied mouth filling (4021 views) | | | Tasted by stanb on 12/30/2013 & rated 95 points: Way too young, hold for another 3 -5 yrs (3995 views) | | | Tasted by pdemaio on 12/25/2013 & rated 94 points: Huge and tannic animal. A very well built wine with all the ingredients for greatness that should grow out of it's gangly paws and into a lovely well integrated beast. Good fruit, nice acid. Nice secondary flavors of vanilla and brown sugar.
Don't drink for 3-5 years I would estimate. (3415 views) | | | Tasted by SeattlePaul on 12/23/2013 & rated 92 points: An excellent wine, needs some time in the bottle to develop its full potential, but wasn't drinking badly. Big big tannins, dark fruit, well integrated throughout though. (2625 views) | | | Tasted by ssspore on 12/15/2013 & rated 91 points: This was a very good wine but needs some more time in the cellar. Big fruit forward nose. Lots of etoh on the nose. Touch of vanilla, chocolate, rose pedal. Tannins where big and bold. Need to mellow some. Finish ok. I'm glad I've got more. Will def wait to try again. Should be worth the wait. (1644 views) | | | Tasted by S R U D I N on 10/8/2013 & rated 94 points: Going to be an incredible wine, needs some time. Great texture and fruit forward taste right now. (1909 views) | | | Tasted by Spookey on 6/7/2013: Tasted at HiTimes in Costa Mesa. Well balanced even at this stage. Would love to try it 5 years from now. (2180 views) | | | Tasted by KenK on 3/3/2013 & rated 94 points: Tasted at Checkerboard.
Goal with Kings Row is to make a more approachable wine when released yet very true to the vineyards expression. This is a truly amazing property that does everything first class. We met winemaker Martha McCellan and co-owner Dennis O'Leary who are very hands on and clearly demanding in every sense. They are out to make the best wine possible from this site with quality at any expense being the driving force. This wine shows aromas of dark chocolate and rich plummy blackberry fruit. Dark sweet good acidity are immediatley clear on first sip, Lovely dark flavors with nice zip. Elegant style that shows deep blackberry fruits and refined structure with sleek finish. 94 (2906 views) | | | Tasted by vegasoenophile on 6/16/2012 & rated 87 points: A nose rather like young Bordeaux with a smoky, savory quality joined by cassis and earth. Pure fruit and velvety tannins with flavors of sweet black currant, charcoal, graphite and earth. Rich and dry. Big tannins and very dry finish. It's nice, but I am not sure I'd pay $100 for it. (2899 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
| Checkerboard Vineyards Producer websiteRed Bordeaux BlendRed Bordeaux is generally made from a blend of grapes. Permitted grapes are Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Petit Verdot, Malbec and rarely Carménère.Today Carménère is rarely used, with Château Clerc Milon, a fifth growth Bordeaux, being one of the few to still retain Carménère vines. As of July 2019, Bordeaux wineries authorized the use of four new red grapes to combat temperature increases in Bordeaux. These newly approved grapes are Marselan, Touriga Nacional, Castets, and Arinarnoa.
Wineries all over the world aspire to making wines in a Bordeaux style. In 1988, a group of American vintners formed The Meritage Association to identify wines made in this way. Although most Meritage wines come from California, there are members of the Meritage Association in 18 states and five other countries, including Argentina, Australia, Canada, Israel, and Mexico.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)Napa ValleySt. Helena |
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