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White

2007 A to Z Wineworks Chardonnay Oregon

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4/2/2010 - TJolley wrote: 83 points

Pretty basic and bland Chardonnay.
Good hot weather wine or light Pinot Grigio alternative, not to be mistaken with a Pinot Gris' richer more extracted style.

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2006 A to Z Wineworks Chemin De Terre

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4/2/2010 - TJolley Likes this wine: 88 points

Nice complex blend, not typical to see out of Oregon. Such a small amount of Pinot Noir seems to stand out pretty well in the finish.
Interesting, will try again.

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2007 A to Z Wineworks Night & Day

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4/2/2010 - TJolley wrote: 85 points

Pretty basic, the Chemin de Terre stands out more.

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2008 A to Z Wineworks Pinot Noir

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4/2/2010 - TJolley wrote: 84 points

A little off balance, no flavor until the finish starts.
Its not bad, but not that great when comparing side by side to other Pinot's.

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2007 Amavi Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon

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3/7/2010 - TJolley wrote: 92 points

3-6-10 Kim P's B-day party

This is the third time I have this wine in a short period of time, very consistant!

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2006 Andrew Murray Syrah Great Oaks Vineyard

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12/8/2009 - TJolley wrote: 90 points

Tasting a Vertical of Andrew Murray, 2005, 2006, 2007, single vineyards
Reminds me of a Sonoma or Russian River Carlisle upon opening. Major muted aroms, muted flavor- this one needs to decant for an extended period of time before maximum potential will be reached.
Decanted for 1 hours and 30 mintues so far. Cherry pie filling aromas are starting to stand out. On the palate, muted red fruits and slightly dry chalkiness. Estimating another 1.5 hours before the dry chalkiness blowd off and full flavor is reached.

Open for 3 hours now, and by far in its optimal drinking condition - the aromas have peaked and the flavors are very concentrated and silky smooth. Do not drink this wine unless you have at least 2.5 hours of breathing time or you will not understand this wine at all. Still somewhat lacking compared to 07 and
05.

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2007 Andrew Murray Syrah McGinley

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12/8/2009 - TJolley wrote: 92 points

Tasting a Vertical of Andrew Murray, 2005, 2006, 2007, single vineyards

Decanted so far for 2 hours ,aromas of blueberry pie, licorice, cherry, and flowers.
on the palate, rich and silky, concentrated blueberry fruit floral hints, with almost a cranberry tartness to a nice dry finish, this wine is outstanding and rivals some of the high rated Novys i've had. Reminds me of the 2007 Susan's hills Vineyard Novy, the longer this wine is open the more unbelievable it gets. ,

OK this wine has been open for 2.5 hours , Totally exceeding my expectations, 92 Points all day long

GET THIS WINE, LET IT BREATHE!
Optimum drinking period would be: decant for at least 2 hours to get to maximum drinking area, although it tastes fantastic from the start, let this one breathe and see what happens!!

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2005 Andrew Murray Syrah Roasted Slope

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12/8/2009 - TJolley wrote: 92 points

Tasting a Vertical of Andrew Murray, 2005, 2006, 2007, single vineyards

upon opening, concetrated aromas, intense fruit on the palate with a huge oak finish, decanting to balance out flavors
1.5 hours open, aromas of chocolate covered cherries, coffee, asparagus, flowers and a creamy vanilla, on the palate ripe red fruits, chocolate mocha, pufumed flowers with lingering oak.
2.5 hours open, still very good, gaining a more concentrated charactor, flavors are starting to blend closer together verses the more distinct layers of flavor that accured an hour ago.
Optimum drinking window would be to drink 1 hour after decanting and enjoy until the second hour to enjoy this wine in its peak drinking condition.

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2007 Angels Landing Cabernet Sauvignon

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3/26/2010 - TJolley Likes this wine: 87 points

Great wine, but can't compare to the Stags Leap edition.

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2008 Argento Bonarda

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3/18/2010 - TJolley Likes this wine: 90 points

Fantastic value.
No elaborate notes taken, but much more complexities than I expected upon reading critics reviews.

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2008 Argento Cabernet Sauvignon

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3/18/2010 - TJolley Likes this wine: 89 points

This value cab is solid for the price.

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2007 Argiolas Costera

 Isola dei Nuraghi IGT Cannonau, Grenache more
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3/29/2010 - TJolley Likes this wine: 90 points

Very elegant with soft floral characters.
(logging old notes from tastings, no elaborate notes taken)

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2007 Domaine Beau Mistral Rasteau Vieilles Vignes

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12/20/2009 - TJolley wrote: 92 points

Fantastic for the money, upon opening, very smooth, decanted for 4 hours, the wine gained a tremendous amount of complexity, became much more rich and the finish was amazing.

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2008 Domaine de Beauregard (Laurent Gregoire) Muscadet de Sèvre-et-Maine sur lie

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3/25/2010 - TJolley Likes this wine: 87 points

Nice Muscadet, Crisp and refreshing lingering lemon zest.

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Rosé - Sparkling

NV Bitch Bubbly

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3/11/2010 - TJolley Likes this wine: 88 points

3-11-10 Grateful Palate Tasting with Dan Killey.
No detailed tasting notes taken.
Will re-evaluate by its self at a later date.
What a great little sparkler!
To help avoid confusion with this blend, due to seeing several online retailer's all having different compositions of grapes that are used to make this wine, it is a blend of 50% Chardonnay, 45% Grenache, and 5% Shiraz.

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2011 Bourgeois Pig

 Vin de Pays d'Oc Syrah Blend, Syrah more
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8/10/2012 - TJolley wrote: 88 points

25oz Riedel bordeaux
Upon opening.
On the nose: Hints of floral arrangements, tart and ripe red cherries, cinnamon, and spices.
On the palate, slightly tart red fruits burst on the palate accompanied by firm tannins, which then fades to a riper fruit char actor loaded with great minerality.

As the wine opens up over the coarse an hour in a decanter, you will receive a greater concentration in aroma the tannins level off, the minerality softens, leaving you with a very soft and elegant, true to the region French wine at an "Americanized" price point.

This Rivals many Rhone style blends at twice the price.

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2004 Bryant Family Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon

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6/1/2007 - TJolley wrote: NR

Tasted blind, my comment was as stated " This is the best Cabernet I have ever had."

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2006 Buccella Merlot

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4/19/2010 - TJolley Likes this wine: 94 points

Had with a great friend last night after a Cards game. This is one of the best Merlot's I have tried as the quality is exceptional.
No elaborate notes taken due to total inebriation.

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NV Cain Vineyard & Winery Cain Cuvée NV5

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3/9/2010 - TJolley Likes this wine: 87 points

Tasted this side by side against the 2007 Decoy.
Not bad, but have had much better for the money.
The Decoy left this one in the shadows.
Would like to try the NV6.

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NV Cain Vineyard & Winery Cain Cuvée NV6

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3/30/2010 - TJolley Likes this wine: 89 points

Very complex, would expect nothing less from Cain.
Balance could be a little better but still a fantastic bottle.
This is my day off, no elaborate notes taken.

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Red

2007 Carlisle Syrah Cardiac Hill

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12/15/2009 - TJolley Likes this wine: NR

Had a glass, it had only been breathing for 3 hours, and was still completely masked, needs at least 6+ hours to open up, or more age, will retaste at a later date.

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2006 Carlisle Syrah Dry Creek Valley

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3/7/2010 - TJolley Likes this wine: 96 points

Decant at least 3 hours, extreme concentration, superb.

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2006 Carlisle Syrah Russian River Valley

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9/15/2009 - TJolley Likes this wine: 93 points

Can't stress enough how important it is to allow these Carlisle's to breathe for an extended period of time, if you don't then you will never understand what these wines are capable of doing.

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2005 Carlisle Syrah Sonoma County

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10/7/2009 - TJolley Likes this wine: 93 points

This wine, still extremely young, took 4 hours of decanting before it was anywhere near ready to consume. I thought this may have been an off vintage for them until it finally opened up, way to go Carlisle.

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2007 Carlisle Zinfandel Papera Ranch

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1/28/2010 - TJolley wrote: 94 points

Allow to breathe for at least 2 hours, fantastic

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