| Wine Type | Vintage Name Variety Locale | Date Posted Score Helpful Comments More... |
|---|---|---|
| Red |
2014 Cedarville Vineyard Cabernet SauvignonEl Dorado more |
4/9/2024 - VeniceCalif wrote: 93 pointsDeep bricky garnet color. Shy nose showing black plums, cherry compote. Comes alive on the palate, as smoke and mushrooms join the party. Brisk acidity lifts it all up and provides an elegant texture. Nice long finish with zero tannins. It’s rich and extracted but smooth and complex. Not likely to improve further |
| Red |
2018 Sandlands CinsaultLodi more |
2/28/2024 - VeniceCalif wrote: 89 pointsAll smoothed out. Shades of orange at the rim. Pleasant. |
| Red |
2017 Sandlands MerlotCoombsville more |
1/27/2024 - VeniceCalif wrote: 92 pointsPlummy, spicy, a bit of gravel. Rounded but still lively. Most pleasant. |
| Red |
2015 Holly's Hill PatriarcheEl Dorado County Red Rhone Blend more |
1/19/2024 - VeniceCalif wrote: 88 pointsSmoothed out, rich, cherries, pleasant. |
| Red |
2015 Cedarville Vineyard The Rules Of Fair PlayRed Blend more |
1/11/2024 - VeniceCalif wrote: 90 pointsClassy and stylish. |
| Red |
2016 Markus Wine Co. ZeitlosLodi Syrah Blend, Syrah more |
12/19/2023 - VeniceCalif wrote: 92 pointsZeitlos means timeless, and I’m glad that I kept it this long. Deep garnet color with flashes of brick. Nice nose showing mushroom, leather, bacon fat, and black cherry. Medium-bodied and polished on the palate, as you might expect after 5 years in the bottle. The finish is a bit quick and tannin-free. Delicious. |
| White - Fortified |
NV Pérez Barquero Montilla-Moriles Gran Barquero Amontillado Solera 25 AñosPedro Ximénez more |
12/14/2023 - VeniceCalif wrote: 94 pointsMedium Amber color. Wonderful nose, showing chamomile, saline, earth, and mushroom. Medium bodied on the pallet, dry, but not rakingly dry. Long finish, which brings chalk and butterscotch and lasts and lasts. |
| Red |
2014 Tablas Creek Pinot Noir Full CirclePaso Robles more |
11/29/2023 - VeniceCalif wrote: 88 pointsShowing few visible signs of age, only faint brick flashes. Nicely polished, beautiful flavors of cherries, smoke, mushrooms. The nose was pretty blank though. Not sure why. |
| Red |
2012 Cedarville Vineyard Cabernet SauvignonEl Dorado more |
11/21/2023 - VeniceCalif wrote: 90 pointsShowing almost no signs of age. Not opening up much. Dumb phase? |
| White |
NV Harbor Winery Oloroso SoleraAmador County White Blend more |
11/7/2023 - VeniceCalif wrote: 94 pointsBeautiful, golden amber color, tinged with copper. The nose jumps up from the glass with dried apricot, coral, licorice hazelnut almond salt and chalk. A wonderful nose, in other words, very rich. Medium full body on the palate, with a nectarous texture. Not bone dry, but rather rich and elegant. The finish is exceptionally long, recapping all of the aromas in the form of flavors. An amazing bottle. The level of alcohol, 22%, means that it is rather potent. But otherwise wonderful. |
| Red |
2015 Giornata Aglianico French Camp VineyardPaso Robles more |
11/6/2023 - VeniceCalif wrote: 88 pointsNever quite opened up, 2 hrs. after decanting. |
| Red |
2016 Beckmen Vineyards Syrah Block Six Purisima Mountain VineyardBallard Canyon more |
8/30/2023 - VeniceCalif wrote: 92 pointsDeep garnet, showing very little brick at the edge. Very nice nose, bringing black fruits, hard spice, and that Syrah mustiness. |
| White - Fortified |
NV Equipo Navazos La Bota de Amontillado "Navazos" 117Montilla-Moriles Palomino Fino more |
7/6/2023 - VeniceCalif wrote: 92 pointsMedium amber color. Pleasant nose showing almond, tobacco, stones, grapefruit, smoky note. Very elegant on the palate, medium-bodied and clean. Excellent finish, long-lasting |
| White - Fortified |
NV Emilio Lustau (Almacenista) Jerez-Xérès-Sherry Amontillado del Puerto Jose Luis González ObregónPalomino Fino more |
7/6/2023 - VeniceCalif wrote: 90 pointsMedium deep amber color. Nice nose showing nuts, chalk, smoke. Medium-plus body on the palate, with a kiss of oak-borne richness in the texture. Long finish. |
| Red |
2021 Sandlands TrousseauSonoma County more |
6/27/2023 - VeniceCalif wrote: NRDelicious |
| Red |
2010 Stolpman Sangiovese Sangio degli AngeliSanta Ynez Valley more |
6/27/2023 - VeniceCalif wrote: NRShowing superbly. |
| Red |
2014 McCay Cellars Zinfandel Lodi Native Lot 13 - The Estate VineyardLodi Mokelumne River more |
6/27/2023 - VeniceCalif wrote: NRShowing superbly |
| Red |
2019 Rune Wines GrenacheWillcox more |
6/12/2023 - VeniceCalif wrote: 89 pointspretty ruby color. Trending toward brick at the edges. Pleasant nose, showing sand, herbs and black cherries. Light bodied, and firm on the palate, with a touch of ink, showing a warm climate. Finishes well, with light, grip and low tendons. A completely worthy bottle. |
| White - Sweet/Dessert |
2005 Château GuiraudSauternes Sémillon-Sauvignon Blanc Blend more |
5/30/2023 - VeniceCalif wrote: flawedWet rubber tires. A pity. Texture was still compelling though. |
| Red |
2015 Turley Zinfandel CedarmanHowell Mountain more |
5/6/2023 - VeniceCalif wrote: 90 pointsReady to drink. Very deep redwood color, fading at the edge. Nice nose of tobacco, black cherry compote. Medium-bodied and polished on the palate, smoothed out by bottle age. Excellent finish. |
| Red |
2016 Markus Wine Co. SolLodi Red Rhone Blend more |
4/13/2023 - VeniceCalif wrote: 91 pointsVery deep garnet with flashes of orange at the edge. Nice nose of black and blue fruits, sand. Full-bodied on the palate, with rich texture that pulls in flavors of creosote, milk, berries, in a balanced acid profile which makes the wine delicious. Finishes well, with tannins smoothed put by bottle age. Mostly Petite Sirah, this wine has benefitted from about 5 years of cellaring. Only 35 cases made, but it’s very nice. |
| Red |
2017 Michael-David Vineyards Cinsault Ancient Vine Bechthold VineyardLodi more |
4/4/2023 - VeniceCalif wrote: 87 pointsMedium garnet, fading at the edge, with only flashes of brick color. Pleasant nose of black cherry, wood stave, pine notes. Medium body on the palate, well balanced toward the rich side. Juicy finish with zero tannins. It seems that this Cinsault has been given an old-school Lodi treatment with deep extraction and rich flavors. As the number shows, I dissent. Oh it’s fine & drinkable, but I think it misses the potential of this grape at this site. |
| Red |
2020 Land of Saints GSMSanta Barbara County Red Rhone Blend more |
3/21/2023 - VeniceCalif wrote: 90 pointsMedium ruby color. Fragrant nose, showing red fruit and herbs. Medium-bodied and lithe on the palate, with fruit lending deliciousness. Spicy finish. |
| Red |
2016 Pali Wine Co. Pinot Noir Huber VineyardSta. Rita Hills more |
3/14/2023 - VeniceCalif wrote: 90 pointsDecanted off of zero sediment. Deep garnet color, fading at the edge. The nose on this never really opened up, but the flavors were fab. Black cherry, tomato leaf, violets, earth tones. Rich and elegant texture, on the full side for PN. Especially from this vineyard, one of the eastern-most in the SRHills. The extraction was a surprise, but it’s all polished up by bottle age and ready to enjoy. |
| Red |
2017 Dos Cabezas Wine Works QuintosolCochise County Red Blend more |
3/14/2023 - VeniceCalif wrote: 92 pointsMedium ruby with lots of brick. Very nice nose, showing barrel, tobacco, creosote, smoke. Medium-bodied and elegant on the palate, red berry flavors, with texture polished by bottle age, very pleasant. Finishes smooth and uncomplicated, zero tannins. Very nice bottle. |
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