- > Fall 2012 San Francisco Vintners Market
Fall 2012 San Francisco Vintners Market
Fort Mason Festival Pavillon, San Francisco, California
Tasted Saturday, November 17, 2012 by rjonwine@gmail.com with 405 views
Flight 1 - Aurielle (1 Note)
Flight 2 - B Wise (4 Notes)
2007 B. Wise Vineyards Trios Proprietary Red 90 Points
USA, California, Sonoma County, Sonoma Valley
Very dark red violet color; tart currant, black fruit, light brett nose; rich, tart black fruit, mocha, tart currant palate; needs 2-plus years; medium-plus finish
Post a Comment / Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Report Issue
2010 B. Wise Vineyards Wisdom 87 Points
USA, California, Sonoma County, Sonoma Valley
Very dark ruby color; deep red berry, plum, oak nose; deep red berry, plum, oak palate; medium finish 87+ points (blend of Zin and Cabernet Sauvignon)
Post a Comment / Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Report Issue
2009 B. Wise Vineyards Syrah Sonoma Valley 86 Points
USA, California, Sonoma County, Sonoma Valley
Very dark ruby color; oak, smoke, baked black fruit nose; oak, smoke, baked black fruit palate; medium finish
Post a Comment / Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Report Issue
2009 Brion Cabernet Sauvignon Sonoma Valley 91 Points
USA, California, Sonoma County, Sonoma Valley
Very dark red violet color; loam, tart black currant nose; tasty, tart black currant, loam palate; medium-plus finish 91+ points
Post a Comment / Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Report Issue
Flight 3 - Balo (1 Note)
2010 Balo Vineyards Pinot Noir 90 Points
USA, California, North Coast, Anderson Valley
Medium dark ruby color; appealing, lush, ripe cherry, black raspberry nose; tart cherry, raspberry palate with light oak and medium acidity; medium-plus finish 90+ points (11 mos in 30% new French oak; 3.59 pH, 14.1% alcohol)
Post a Comment / Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Report Issue
Flight 4 - Benessere (5 Notes)
2011 Benessere Pinot Grigio 87 Points
USA, California, Napa / Sonoma, Carneros
Light yellow color; tart apple, citrus nose; tart apple, tart citrus palate; medium finish 87+ points
Post a Comment / Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Report Issue
2009 Benessere Sangiovese 86 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley
Dark cherry red color; spicy, tart cherry, red berry nose; spicy, tart cherry, red berry palate; medium finish
Post a Comment / Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Report Issue
2009 Benessere Zinfandel Estate Black Glass 85 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley, St. Helena
Medium dark red violet color; oak, red berry nose; oak, red berry palate; medium finish
Post a Comment / Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Report Issue
2008 Benessere Phenomenon 87 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley
Dark ruby color; tart black fruit, cedar nose; tart black fruit, cedar palate; medium-plus finish
Post a Comment / Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Report Issue
2009 Benessere Sagrantino Estate 86 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley, St. Helena
Bricking medium dark red violet color; redolent, dried red berry, oak nose; dried red berry, tart plum palate; medium finish
Post a Comment / Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Report Issue
Flight 5 - Bennett Valley (2 Notes)
2010 Bennett Valley Cellars Chardonnay 90 Points
USA, California, Sonoma County, Bennett Valley
Light yellow color; ripe pear, apple nose; creamy textured, tart pear, ripe apple palate with medium acidity; medium-plus finish 90+ points (unoaked, 13% alcohol, 3.4 pH)
Post a Comment / Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Report Issue
2009 Bennett Valley Cellars Pinot Noir 89 Points
USA, California, Sonoma County, Bennett Valley
Medium dark cherry red color; sous bois, tart cherry nose; tart cherry, sous bois palate; needs 2 years; medium-plus finish (14.5% alcohol, 3.48 pH)
Post a Comment / Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Report Issue
Flight 6 - Canard (7 Notes)
2009 Canard Vineyard Zinfandel Estate 90 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley
Dark ruby color; ripe currant, berry nose; rich, ripe currant, ripe berry palate; medium-plus finish 90+ points
Post a Comment / Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Report Issue
2009 Canard Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon Estate 91 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley
Very dark red violet color; ripe black currant, loam nose; rich, ripe black currant, loam palate; medium-plus finish
Post a Comment / Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Report Issue
2009 Canard Vineyard The Rescuer Estate 91 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley, Calistoga
Very dark red violet color; ripe black currant, berry nose; poised, ripe black currant, berry, ripe plum palate; medium-plus finish
Post a Comment / Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Report Issue
2009 Canard Vineyard Adam's Blend Estate 92 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley, Calistoga
Very dark red violet color; appealing, tart currant, black currant, loam nose; tasty, ripe currant, tart black currant palate with medium acidity; medium-plus finish (Cabernet Franc based) 92+ points
Post a Comment / Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Report Issue
2009 Canard Vineyard Throwback Estate 92 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley, Calistoga
Very dark purple red violet color; black currant, loam nose; tasty, tart black currant, loam palate; medium-plus finish 92+ points
Post a Comment / Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Report Issue
2009 Canard Vineyard Zinfandel Reserve Estate 92 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley
Very dark red violet color; ripe currant, black currant nose; poised, ripe currant, black currant, berry palate; medium-plus finish
Post a Comment / Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Report Issue
2009 Canard Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve Estate 93 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley
Nearly opaque red violet color; tart black currant, loam, pencil lead nose; tart black currant, loam, pencil lead palate; medium-plus finish 93+ points
Post a Comment / Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Report Issue
Flight 7 - Chateau Potelle (3 Notes)
2010 Chateau Potelle Chardonnay Mt. Veeder 86 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley, Mt. Veeder
Light yellow color; ripe pear, pineapple nose; ripe pineapple palate with low acidity; medium finish
Post a Comment / Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Report Issue
2009 Chateau Potelle The Illegitimate Napa Valley 87 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley
Very dark red violet color; loam, menthol, stewed black fruit nose; loam, menthol, stewed black fruit palate; medium-plus finish
Post a Comment / Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Report Issue
2010 Chateau Potelle Zinfandel 87 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley, Mt. Veeder
Very dark red violet color; intense, ripe currant, bramble nose; intense, ripe currant, bramble, ripe berry palate; medium-plus finish
Post a Comment / Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Report Issue
Flight 8 - Delgadillo (1 Note)
2004 Delgadillo Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon 91 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley
Very dark ruby color; appealing, ripe black currant, menthol nose; ripe black currant, menthol palate with good balance and a sense of gravel; needs 2-plus years; medium-plus finish 91+ points
Post a Comment / Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Report Issue
Flight 9 - Five/Five (3 Notes)
2009 Five/Five Wines Cabernet Sauvignon Simone 75% Black Sears, 25% Ink Grade 88 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley, Howell Mountain
Medium dark red violet color; redolent, tobacco, stewed black fruit nose; stewed black fruit, tobacco, dried berry palate; medium-plus finish
Post a Comment / Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Report Issue
2009 Five/Five Wines Cabernet Sauvignon Sydnee 85% Ink Grade, 15% Gerlach Ranch 89 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley
Very dark red violet color; menthol, tobacco, loam nose; rich, poised, tobacco, loam, chocolate palate; medium-plus finish
Post a Comment / Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Report Issue
2009 Ink Black Cabernet Sauvignon 85% Ink Grade, 15% Black Sears 90 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley, Howell Mountain
Slightly cloudy dark red violet color; tobacco, tart black fruit nose; tasty, tight, tart black fruit, tobacco, loam palate; needs 2-plus years; medium-plus finish 90+ points
Post a Comment / Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Report Issue
Flight 10 - Idell Family (2 Notes)
2010 Idell Family Vineyards Chardonnay Michael Mara Vineyard 88 Points
USA, California, Sonoma County, Sonoma Coast
Light yellow color; rich, tart apple, pineapple nose; tart apple, tart pineapple palate with possible acid addition; medium-plus finish 88+ points
Post a Comment / Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Report Issue
2009 Idell Family Vineyards Syrah Oscar 90 Points
USA, California, Sonoma County, Sonoma Valley
Dark ruby color; focused, tart plum, tart black fruit, French oak nose; tasty, tart plum, tart black fruit, lightly smoky palate with good acidity; medium-plus finish 90+ points
Post a Comment / Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Report Issue
Flight 11 - Kings Mountain (3 Notes)
2002 Kings Mountain Vineyard Pinot Noir Kings Mountain 89 Points
USA, California, Santa Cruz Mountains
Bricked medium red color; mature, earthy, dried cherry, tart currant nose; mature, earthy, mushroom, cedar, dried cherry palate; medium-plus finish
Post a Comment / Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Report Issue
2009 Kings Mountain Vineyard Pinot Noir Kings Mountain 88 Points
USA, California, Santa Cruz Mountains
Bricking medium red color; tart cranberry, sous bois nose; tart cranberry, tart red berry palate with medium acidity; medium-plus finish 88+ points
Post a Comment / Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Report Issue
2007 Kings Mountain Vineyard Meritage 90 Points
USA, California, Santa Cruz Mountains
Very dark red violet color; cedar, sandalwood nose; cedar, tart black currant, loamy palate with medium acidity; medium-plus finish (52% Cabernet Sauvignon, 28% Cabernet Franc, 14% Merlot, 5% Petit Verdot, 1% Malbec)
Post a Comment / Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Report Issue
Flight 12 - Modus Operandi (3 Notes)
2011 Modus Operandi Cellars Sauvignon Blanc 91 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley, Rutherford
Light yellow color; smoky, tart grapefruit, lemon grass nose; intense, focused, lemon grass, ripe grapefruit, mineral palate with good acidity; medium-plus finish 91+ points
Post a Comment / Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Report Issue
2010 Modus Operandi Cellars Vicarious 90 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley
Opaque ruby color; ripe berry, baked berry nose; ripe black currant, tart berry palate; medium-plus finish (54% Petite Sirah, 34% Cabernet Sauvignon, 9% Merlot)
Post a Comment / Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Report Issue
2009 Modus Operandi Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon 93 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley
Opaque red violet color; appealing, loam, black currant nose; tasty, loamy, tart black currant, menthol palate; needs 2 years; medium-plus finish
Post a Comment / Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Report Issue
Flight 13 - Navarro (5 Notes)
NV Navarro Vineyards Brut Methode Champenoise 87 Points
USA, California, North Coast, Anderson Valley
Very light green-tinged yellow color with small bubbles; ripe peach, floral, chalk, VA nose; chalk, tart lime, mineral palate; medium-plus finish 87+ points (disgorged 2012)
Post a Comment / Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Report Issue
2011 Navarro Vineyards Chardonnay Première Réserve 88 Points
USA, California, North Coast, Anderson Valley
Very light yellow color; tart pear, green apple nose; tasty, tart green fruit, lemon palate with medium acidity; medium finish 88+ points (13.1% alcohol; good value at $13)
Post a Comment / Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Report Issue
2011 Navarro Vineyards Gewürztraminer Estate Bottled Dry 90 Points
USA, California, North Coast, Anderson Valley
Very light yellow color; VA, floral, lychee, tart citrus nose; tart citrus, lychee, mineral palate with medium acidity; medium-plus finish 90+ points
Post a Comment / Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Report Issue
2010 Navarro Vineyards Pinot Noir 91 Points
USA, California, North Coast, Anderson Valley
Medium dark cherry red color; ripe strawberry, raspberry, floral, tart cherry nose; tasty, tart cherry, tart strawberry, rosehips palate with medium acidity; medium-plus finish (13.7% alcohol; good value at $19.50)
Post a Comment / Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Report Issue
2010 Navarro Vineyards Zinfandel 90 Points
USA, California, North Coast, Mendocino
Dark cherry red color; appealing, tart berry, fruity, ripe currant nose; tasty, light-medium bodied, ripe red currant, tart berry, bramble palate with good acidity; medium-plus finish 90+ points (14.4% alcohol)
Post a Comment / Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Report Issue
Flight 14 - Noble (4 Notes)
2006 Noble Cabernet Sauvignon 89 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley
Very dark ruby color; earthy, tart berry, black currant, chocolate nose; chocolate, ripe black currant, berry palate; medium-plus finish (w/5% Petite Sirah; 14.8% alcohol; 32 mos in French oak, 50% new)
Post a Comment / Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Report Issue
2007 Noble Petite Sirah 88 Points
USA, California, North Coast, High Valley
Very dark red violet color; blackberry, berry nose; tight, tart blackberry, berry, cedar, black fruit palate; medium-plus finish
Post a Comment / Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Report Issue
2010 Noble Cabernet Sauvignon Oh Behave! 85 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley
Dark red violet color; oak, brett, black fruit nose; fruity, tart cherry, brett palate; medium finish (w/10% Merlot)
Post a Comment / Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Report Issue
2009 Noble Cabernet Sauvignon Oh Behave! 86 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley
Medium dark red violet color; menthol, tart black currant nose; tight, tart black currant, menthol palate; needs 2 years; medium finish 86+ points
Post a Comment / Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Report Issue
Flight 15 - Poem Cellars (1 Note)
2009 Poem Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon Gentleman Farmer 90 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley
Very dark red violet color; tart black currant nose with some VA; tart black currant, tart cherry palate; medium-plus finish (w/3% Cabernet Franc)
Post a Comment / Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Report Issue
Flight 16 - Rowland Tebb (3 Notes)
2010 Rowland Tebb Chardonnay Michael Mara Vineyard 90 Points
USA, California, Sonoma County, Sonoma Coast
Light yellow color; bright, lemon cream, ripe pear nose; tart pear, tart pineapple palate; medium finish
Post a Comment / Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Report Issue
2010 Rowland Tebb Pinot Noir Tindall Mountain Vineyard 90 Points
USA, California, Santa Cruz Mountains
Medium dark cherry red color; rosehips, sous bois nose; rosehips, sous bois, tart raspberry palate with medium acidity; medium-plus finish 90+ points
Post a Comment / Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Report Issue
2009 Rowland Tebb Cabernet Sauvignon Black Sears Vineyard 92 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley, Howell Mountain
Opaque red violet color; appealing, menthol, tart black currant, loam nose; tasty, menthol, tart black currant, loam, mineral palate; medium-plus finish 92+ points
Post a Comment / Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Report Issue
Flight 17 - Virage (1 Note)
2007 Virage Vineyards 91 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley
Very dark red violet color; complex, herbaceous, loam, tart currant nose; tasty, tart currant, herb, loam palate with good acidity; medium-plus finish 91+ points (71% Cabernet Franc, 24% Merlot, 5% Cabernet Sauvignon)
Post a Comment / Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Report Issue
Flight 18 - Waits-Mast Family (1 Note)
2010 Waits-Mast Family Cellars Pinot Noir Wentzel Vineyard 92 Points
USA, California, North Coast, Anderson Valley
Pre-release - very dark cherry red color; very appealing, tart berry, blackberry, black cherry nose; tight, tart black cherry, tart berry, black raspbery palate with medium acidity; needs 2 years and should age well; medium-plus finish (clones 114, 115, 667 and 777)
Post a Comment / Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Report Issue
Flight 19 - White Oak (5 Notes)
2011 White Oak Vineyards & Winery Syrah Rosé 89 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley
Light orange pink color; light tart currant nose; tart currant palate; medium finish
Post a Comment / Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Report Issue
2010 White Oak Vineyards & Winery Chardonnay 90 Points
USA, California, Sonoma County, Russian River Valley
Light yellow color; tart apple, tart pear, oak nose; rounded, rich, ripe pear, apple, French oak palate; medium-plus finish 90+ points
Post a Comment / 1 person found this helpful, do you? Yes - No / Report Issue
2009 White Oak Vineyards & Winery Syrah 88 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley
Cloudy dark red violet color; smoky, roasted plum, light brett nose; smoky, roasted plum, light brett, tart black fruit palate; medium-plus finish 88+ points
Post a Comment / Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Report Issue
2006 White Oak Vineyards & Winery Myers Reserve 88 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley
Very dark red violet color; tart black fruit, roasted black fruit nose; tart currant, oak, cedar palate; needs 2-3 years; medium-plus finish 88+ points (50% Merlot, 25% Cabernet Sauvignon, 25% Cabernet Franc)
Post a Comment / Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Report Issue
2005 White Oak Vineyards & Winery Myers Reserve 90 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley
Very dark red violet color; redolent, tart currant, loam nose; tasty, tart currant, loam palate; medium-plus finish (45% Cabernet Sauvignon, 32% Merlot, 23% Cabernet Franc)
Post a Comment / Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Report Issue
-
Where to Buy
-
100% Like It 9
-
What do you think?
I like it I don't like it
-
What do you think?
- My Cellar 0
- Tasting Notes 13
- Pro Reviews 2
- My Wish List 0
- My Private Notes 0
-
Community Holdings 329
- Pending Delivery (0%) 0
- In Cellars (46%) 151
- Consumed (54%) 178
- Top Stores
© 2003-24 CellarTracker! LLC. All rights reserved. "CellarTracker!" is a trademark of CellarTracker! LLC. No part of this website may be used, reproduced or distributed without the prior written permission of CellarTracker! LLC.
2008 Aurielle Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley 92 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley
Very dark ruby color; tart black currant, loam nose; tight, tasty, tart black currant, loam, mineral palate; needs 3-4 years, should age well medium-plus finish 92+ points
Post a Comment / Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Report Issue