Tasted Wednesday, November 28, 2012 by cliffkol with 564 views
Slight oak. Fruity. Good quaffing wine.
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refined, elegant. Well balanced. Crisp, citrus and floral nose and flavors. Well balanced with acidity.
Bordeaux style blend, primarily Merlot. Flavors of dark berries, meat, mint, toast. Very thin tannins.
Bordeaux style blend. Layered flavors of dark berries, slight oak. A nice blend but not of $40 value. Might improve with 1-2 years aging.
Too light in body and taste. Thin flavors.
Soft and thin flavors of fruit. Spices were more pronounced. Very soft tannins.
Bordeaux blend, primarily Cabernet Sauvignon. Light body and depth. Jammy, fruity. Toasted oak is obvious.
Bright flavors of dark berries. Meaty, mint spices, rosermary. Nicely balanced tannins. 50% Merlot/50% Cabernet Franc.
Cherries jubilee. Decent balance of tannins and acidity. QPR lacking at $40. (Doris 89. enjoyed. very smooth)
Blend of Petit Verdot and Malbec from the Tallent Vineyard. Very fruity, fresh. Mouth filling tannins. Coffee and dirt flavors. (Doris 85-86).
Thin flavors and acidity. Light. Lots of oak though, a bit of caramel. (Doris 80. Extremely light. Caramel flavors)
Honedew melon, orange flavors. A bit of depth in this wine. Thought it was Muscat, but the grapes are Blanc du Bois. (Doris 80)
Alcoholic white fruit punch, but dry. Slightly floral notes. (Doris 70)
Muscat grapes. Tasted of dirt, oak. (Doris 85)
Blend of Muscat and Blanc du Bois. Not well done. (Doris 65)
Toast, butter. Flat taste, flavors and acidity. Thin. (Doris 70)
Syrah wine blended with spirits (not sherry). Spicy, cloves. Easy drinking dessert wine.
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Kind of a mess, disheveled. Flavors of dark fruits, dirt, coffee. Not blended very well. This is a Rhone-style blend, GSM.
Very cherry, jammy. Yet slightly too acidic. (Doris 87. Enjoyed. Cherry flavors)
Nice aromas of dark fruits. But messy flavors of grapes, dry fruit punch. Jammy. (Doris 75)
Blend of Zinfandel, Tempranillo, Merlot. Light flavors of dark berries. Light finish. (Doris 80)
This wine seemed to express an attempt at being a serious wine, but fell short. Very dark red color. (Doris 83)
Bright, fresh fruits, jammy, not well integrated. Slight oak was distracting. Vanilla.
Woodsy, dark fruits, nice tannins, caramel. (Doris 80)
Honey, floral. Carbonation added, made for an interesting spritzy wine. Nice balance between sweetness and acidity. Well done.
Overwhelming aromas and flavors of strawberries. Decent finish, well balanced. (Doris 82)
Classic Syrah flavors: Spices, herbs, dark berries. Tannins well balanced. Nice drinking wine. (Doris 84)
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2011 Sister Creek Vineyards Chardonnay 86 Points
USA, Texas, Texas Hill Country
Slight oak. Fruity. Good quaffing wine.
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2011 Sister Creek Vineyards Muscat Canelli Reserve 90 Points
USA, Texas, Texas Hill Country
refined, elegant. Well balanced. Crisp, citrus and floral nose and flavors. Well balanced with acidity.
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2010 Sister Creek Vineyards Merlot 87 Points
USA, Texas, Texas Hill Country
Bordeaux style blend, primarily Merlot. Flavors of dark berries, meat, mint, toast. Very thin tannins.
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2009 Sister Creek Vineyards "4" Blend Reserve 88 Points
USA, Texas, Texas Hill Country
Bordeaux style blend. Layered flavors of dark berries, slight oak. A nice blend but not of $40 value. Might improve with 1-2 years aging.
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2011 Becker Vineyards Chenin Blanc 82 Points
USA, Texas
Too light in body and taste. Thin flavors.
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2010 Sister Creek Vineyards Pinot Noir 85 Points
USA, Texas, Texas Hill Country
Soft and thin flavors of fruit. Spices were more pronounced. Very soft tannins.
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2009 Sister Creek Vineyards "5" Blend 85 Points
USA, Texas, Texas Hill Country
Bordeaux blend, primarily Cabernet Sauvignon. Light body and depth. Jammy, fruity. Toasted oak is obvious.
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2010 Becker Vineyards Culinaria 89 Points
USA, Texas, Texas High Plains
Bright flavors of dark berries. Meaty, mint spices, rosermary. Nicely balanced tannins. 50% Merlot/50% Cabernet Franc.
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2010 Becker Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve Canada Family Vineyard 88 Points
USA, Texas, Texas High Plains
Cherries jubilee. Decent balance of tannins and acidity. QPR lacking at $40. (Doris 89. enjoyed. very smooth)
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2010 Becker Vineyards Raven 86 Points
USA, Texas, Texas Hill Country
Blend of Petit Verdot and Malbec from the Tallent Vineyard. Very fruity, fresh. Mouth filling tannins. Coffee and dirt flavors. (Doris 85-86).
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2010 Woodrose Winery Chenin Blanc Barrel Aged 82 Points
USA, Texas, Texas Hill Country
Thin flavors and acidity. Light. Lots of oak though, a bit of caramel. (Doris 80. Extremely light. Caramel flavors)
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2009 Woodrose Winery Blanc du Bois 83 Points
USA, Texas, Texas Hill Country
Honedew melon, orange flavors. A bit of depth in this wine. Thought it was Muscat, but the grapes are Blanc du Bois. (Doris 80)
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2011 Woodrose Winery Vermentino 78 Points
USA, Texas
Alcoholic white fruit punch, but dry. Slightly floral notes. (Doris 70)
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2010 Woodrose Winery Yellow Rose 80 Points
USA, Texas, Texas Hill Country
Muscat grapes. Tasted of dirt, oak. (Doris 85)
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2009 Woodrose Winery Winter White 65 Points
USA, Texas, Texas Hill Country
Blend of Muscat and Blanc du Bois. Not well done. (Doris 65)
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2011 Woodrose Winery Viognier Woodrose Winery 78 Points
USA, Texas, Texas Hill Country
Toast, butter. Flat taste, flavors and acidity. Thin. (Doris 70)
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2010 Becker Vineyards Vintage Port 86 Points
USA, Texas, Texas Hill Country
Syrah wine blended with spirits (not sherry). Spicy, cloves. Easy drinking dessert wine.
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2011 Becker Vineyards Prairie Rotie 78 Points
USA, Texas, Texas Hill Country
Kind of a mess, disheveled. Flavors of dark fruits, dirt, coffee. Not blended very well. This is a Rhone-style blend, GSM.
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2010 Becker Vineyards Malbec 85 Points
USA, Texas, Texas Hill Country
Very cherry, jammy. Yet slightly too acidic. (Doris 87. Enjoyed. Cherry flavors)
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2009 Woodrose Winery Lenoir 78 Points
USA, Texas, Texas Hill Country
Nice aromas of dark fruits. But messy flavors of grapes, dry fruit punch. Jammy. (Doris 75)
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2009 Woodrose Winery Three Day Weekend 79 Points
USA, Texas, Texas Hill Country
Blend of Zinfandel, Tempranillo, Merlot. Light flavors of dark berries. Light finish. (Doris 80)
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2008 Woodrose Winery Merlot 80 Points
USA, Texas, Texas Hill Country
This wine seemed to express an attempt at being a serious wine, but fell short. Very dark red color. (Doris 83)
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2010 Sister Creek Vineyards "3" Blend 85 Points
USA, Texas, Texas Hill Country
Bright, fresh fruits, jammy, not well integrated. Slight oak was distracting. Vanilla.
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2010 Woodrose Winery Cabernet-Syrah Woodrose Winery 84 Points
USA, Texas, Texas Hill Country
Woodsy, dark fruits, nice tannins, caramel. (Doris 80)
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2011 Sister Creek Vineyards Muscat Canelli 89 Points
USA, Texas, Texas Hill Country
Honey, floral. Carbonation added, made for an interesting spritzy wine. Nice balance between sweetness and acidity. Well done.
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2009 Woodrose Winery Tempranillo Lost Draw Vineyard 83 Points
USA, Texas, Texas Hill Country
Overwhelming aromas and flavors of strawberries. Decent finish, well balanced. (Doris 82)
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2010 Woodrose Winery Syrah Unfiltered 85 Points
USA, Texas, Texas Hill Country
Classic Syrah flavors: Spices, herbs, dark berries. Tannins well balanced. Nice drinking wine. (Doris 84)
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