Lodi and environs, California
Tasted Sunday, November 13, 2011 by rjonwine@gmail.com with 1,466 views
Barrel sample - tart poached pear, tart apple nose; tart poached pear, tart apple palate with good acidity; medium finish 87-89 points
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Barrel sample - light-medium cherry red color with 2 millimeter clear meniscus; floral, roses, tart cherry nose; tart cherry, tart raspberry palate with balance; medium finish 88-90 points
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Barrel sample - dark ruby color; tart red berry nose; tart currant, tart red berry palate with medium acidity; medium-plus finish 86-89 points
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Barrel sample - dark ruby color; lifted, floral, tart berry nose; tasty, complex, tart berry, tart currant palate with good balance; medium-plus finish 89-91 points
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Dark red violet color; focused, baked berry, red bean nose; soft, tart red berry, baked berry palate; medium finish
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Dark red violet color; baked berry, baked plum, smoky oak nose; tart black fruit, iodine palate; medium finish
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Very dark purple red violet color; tart black fruit, tart berry, tar nose; tight, tar, tart black fruit, dark chocolate palate; needs 3 years; medium-plus finish
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Dark red violet color; chocolate, oak, caramel, berry nose; ripe berry, chocolate, ripe plum palate; medium finish
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Medium dark ruby color; deep berry, chocolate nose; deep berry, chocolate, baked berry, hot palate; long finish
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Dark red violet color; tart black fruit, tar nose; tart black fruit, tar, olive palate; medium-plus finish 88+ points
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Dark red violet color; lifted, tart plum, tart berry nose; tart black fruit, tar palate; medium finish 85+ points
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Medium dark ruby color; violet, black fruit, lavender nose; tasty, black fruit, tart berry, lavender palate; medium-plus finish 90+ points
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Barrel sample - very dark maroon color; berry, creosote, oak nose; rich, tart black fruit, creosote, tart berry palate; medium-plus finish 90-92 points (new French oak, Hermitage barrel)
Barrel sample - very dark maroon color; herbaceous, tart plum, tart currant nose; tasty, tart currant, tart plum palate with medium acidity; medium-plus finish 90-92 points (neutral, '07, Hermitage oak)
Barrel sample - very dark maroon color; lovely, tart currant, creosote nose; tasty, tart currant, tart plum palate; medium-plus finish 90-92 points (1/3 new oak, 2/3s neutral)
Barrel sample - very dark maroon color; rich berry, blackberry, creosote, light pepper nose; tasty, tart blackberry, creosote, black currant palate with good acidity; medium-plus finish 91-93 points (blend of all the barrels)
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Light yellow color; light honeysuckle, tart pear nose; tasty, tart pear, light honeysuckle palate; medium finish
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Light straw yellow color; tart apple, lemon nose; chalky, straw palate; medium finish
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Light straw yellow color; tart green apple, green pea nose; reduction, green pea, tart citrus palate; medium finish
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Light-medium garnet red color with 1 millimeter clear meniscus; vanilla oak, cherry, strawberry nose; tart strawberry, vanilla oak palate; short-medium finish
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Medium cherry red color with pale meniscus; herbaceous, tart currant nose; tart currant, herbaceous palate; short-medium finish (with Petit Verdot and Petite Sirah)
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Medium ruby color; oak, ripe cassis, red berry nose; oak, ripe cassis, red berry palate; medium finish
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Medium cherry red color; baked berry, black currant nose; simple, black currant, berry palate; medium finish (15 yr old vines; "old vine"? really?)
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Light straw yellow color; light reduction, tart citrus, nose; reduction, tart green apple, chalk palate; medium finish
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Medium cherry red color with pale meniscus; sourdough, oak, briary, baked currant nose; poised, tart black currant, tart berry palate; medium finish (25-yr old vines)
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Dark garnet color; maturing, dried currant, tart berry nose; tart black currant, iodine, savory palate; medium-plus finish 88+ points (45 yr old vines)
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Medium cherry red color with pale meniscus; lifted, ripe currant, olive nose; lifted, ripe currant, olive palate; medium finish (Zin blend with Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Montepulciano, Syrah and Barbera)
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Medium garnet color; smoky, oak, tart red fruit nose; tart currant, olive, herbaceous palate; medium finish
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Dark red violet color; complex, cigar box, tart plum, ripe currant nose; tasty, ripe currant, iodine, very tart black fruit, light cedar palate; medium finish (blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Malbec, Petit Verdot and Tannat)
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Light yellow color; tart pear, tart peach nose; soft, tart pear, tart peach palate; medium finish 87+ points
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Light yellow color; nice tart apple, tart pear nose; tasty, tart pear, tart green apple, mineral palate; medium finish
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Medium dark ruby color; spicy red fruit, spicy cherry nose; tight, tart cherry, spicy, cinnamon palate; needs 3-plus years; medium-plus finish
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Barrel sample - cloudy dark maroon color; ripe cherry, baked cherry, berry nose; very tart cherry, tart red berry palate with medium acidity; medium finish 87-89 points
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Medium pink color with 1.5 millimeter clear meniscus; focused, tart currant, green olive nose; tart red berry, tart currant palate; medium finish (blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Zinfandel and Muscat)
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Light yellow color; very tart apple, chalk, citrus nose; tart apple, chalk, citrus palate; medium finish
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Dark maroon color; tart berry, light bramble, black fruit nose; tart berry, tart black currant palate; medium finish (60 yr old vines; American oak)
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Medium dark maroon color; dried plum, dried berry nose; tight, tart currant, dried plum palate; needs 2 years; medium-plus finish (French oak, mainly new)
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Dark red violet color; ripe black currant, black fruit nose; tart black fruit, iodine, vegetal nose; medium-plus finish
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Slightly cloudy light-medium pink color with 1.5 millimeter clear meniscus; ripe strawberry, watermelon nose; tart red berry, tart watermelon palate with near medium acidity; medium finish
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Dark red violet color; lifted, floral, tart roasted black fruit, dried currant nose; tart dried currant, tart red berry palate; medium finish
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Cloudy black red violet color; major VA nose; VA, balsamic vinegar, flawed
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Very dark black red violet color; tart berry, red currant nose; tart currant, very tart red berry palate; medium finish
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Opaque black red violet color with red violet meniscus; herbs, tart currant, oregano nose; very tart currant, oregano palate; medium-plus finish
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From magnum - dark black red violet color; tart currant, tart black currant, tart plum nose; tart black currant, very tart plum palate with good acidity; medium-plus finish (in barrel 48 mos.)
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Light straw yellow color; light citrus, grapefruit nose; chalk, citrus, grapefruit palate; medium finish
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Light straw yellow color; focused, light citrus, tart apple nose; white cheese, light citrus, chalk palate with possible acidification; medium finish
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Medium ruby color; ripe berry, blackberry, black fruit nose; tart black fruit, tart berry, iodine palate with good acidity; medium finish (1/3 new oak for 9 mos.)
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Medium ruby color; smoke, oak, savory nose; smoky, tart red fruit, sour cherry palate; medium finish (18 mos. in oak, last 9 mos. new; basically overwhelmed by oak; vines planted in '07)
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Medium garnet color with pale meniscus; oak, tart strawberry, tart cranberry nose; smoky, tart strawberry palate; medium finish (18 mos. in oak, i.e., too much oak)
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Medium cherry red color with pale meniscus; tart black cherry, black raspberry nose; tart black cherry, tart black raspberry palate with grip and acidity; medium-plus finish
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Medium ruby color; oak, toast, black fruit nose; toast, tart black fruit, oak palate; medium-plus finish (18 mos. in American oak, i.e., too f'ing much oak)
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Very light yellow color; Frangelico, sweet almond nose; sparkling, heavy mousse, sweet almond, Frangelico palate; short-medium finish
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Barrel sample - medium dark ruby color; smoky oak, toast nose; tart red berry, smoke, herbal palate; medium-plus finish 84-86 points
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Medium cherry red color with pale meniscus; tart cherry, tart red berry nose; light-medium bodied, rich, baked berry, nutmeg palate; medium finish
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Medium ruby color; tart plum, herbaceous nose; focused, tart currant, tart plum, herbaceous palate; medium-plus finish
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Dark ruby color; focused, tart currant, cedar nose; tart currant, cedar palate; medium finish
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From 375 ml - dark red violet color; focused, baked berry, baked black fruit, dried berry nose; rich, baked berry, chocolate, chocolate cherry palate; medium-plus finish
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Light yellow color; tart apple, tart pineapple nose; tart pineapple, tart apple palate; medium finish
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Light orange pink color; focused, tart currant, blood orange nose; silky textured, tart currant, tart blood orange, mineral palate; medium finish
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Medium dark red violet color; aromatic, lightly smoky, tart currant, salumi nose; tasty, tart currant, salumi, light oregano palate with medium acidity; medium-plus finish
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Medium dark red violet color; dried berry, dried black currant, baked berry nose; baked berry, dried black currant, tar, licorice palate; medium-plus finish 90+ points
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Dark red violet color; dark chocolate, dried berry, tar nose; dried berry, marjoram, tar, chocolate palate; medium-plus finish 88+ points ('07, '08 and '09, American and French oak; indigenous yeast)
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NV The Dancing Fox Fire Dance 85 Points
USA, California, Central Valley, Lodi
Light yellow color; tart peach, apple nose; sweet peach, ripe apple palate; short-medium finish
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2010 The Dancing Fox Chenin Blanc 86 Points
USA, California, Central Valley, Lodi
Very light yellow color; slightly savory, tart apple nose; savory, tart apple, mineral palate; medium finish
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2007 The Dancing Fox Zinfandel Ancient Vine 88 Points
USA, California, Central Valley, Lodi
Dark red violet color; tart berry, dried berry, tart black currant nose; maturing, tart berry, tart black currant iodine palate; medium finish
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2009 The Dancing Fox Zinfandel RumpelstilZIN 88 Points
USA, California, Central Valley, Lodi
Very dark red violet color; intense, baked plum, black fruit, charcoal nose; intense, tart black fruit, baked berry palate with sweetness; medium-plus finish 88+ points
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2008 The Dancing Fox Petite Sirah 90 Points
USA, California, Central Valley, Lodi
Very dark red violet color; complex, dried berry, dried orange nose; tasty, complex, tart dried berry, tart black fruit palate with orange acidity; medium-plus finish
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2007 The Dancing Fox Cabernet Franc Reserve 88 Points
USA, California, Central Valley, Lodi
Very dark red violet color; rich, tart currant, tart plum nose; rich, tart currant, tart stewed plum palate; medium-plus finish
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