| Wine Type | Vintage Name Variety Locale | Date Posted Score Helpful Comments More... |
|---|---|---|
| White |
2009 Bedrock Wine Co. Albariño AbrenteCarneros more |
5/10/2011 - swillpower wrote: NRAfter a half hour or so, this comes together to reveal a really attractive food-friendly white wine. Nose of lime, tropical fruit, and a good mineral stroke. The palate is racy, with green apple, a bit of green mango, pineapple, and bracing minerality, along with a faint sesame or nutty note. Overall a sensational effort for the price, and the antithesis of what I expected from a Napa wine. Great value here...feel no hesitation in doubling down on future vintages. Could become a top-ranking Spring wine for me. |
| Red |
2014 Zepaltas Cabernet Franc PickberrySonoma Valley more |
3/19/2018 - swillpower wrote: NRWith a couple of hours of aeration, this is showing beautifully. It has aromas of herb, underbrush, cherry, and cacao. On the palate, it has great structure and a firm spine of fine tannins. Acidity is prominent, and it has a wonderful mocha back note. This is drinking very nicely right now, but could certainly hold off for years. A very fine example of the variety, which speaks to both the winemaker’s skill and the site. |
| Red |
2017 de Négoce Cabernet Sauvignon OG N.02Napa Valley more |
5/15/2023 - swillpower wrote: NRPretty astonishing turnaround since my last note, about 10 months ago. At that time, it was tight and austere, basically giving no pleasure. I was seriously ready to throw away or give away my remaining bottles. |
| Red |
2017 de Négoce Cabernet Sauvignon OG N.02Napa Valley more |
7/21/2022 - swillpower wrote: NRAt 5 years of age, this wine is unyielding, to say the least Decanted two hours. It has some vague Cabernet aromas. There is very little fruit, and the whole thing feels stripped-down and austere to the point of lacking pleasure. |
| Red |
2017 Roots Run Deep Cabernet Sauvignon Educated Guess Napa Countymore |
8/23/2019 - swillpower Likes this wine: NRP&P. Actually benefits from some air time. A nice foundation of slightly dusty red fruits, very soft tannins. Some attractive varietal characteristics. The whole package is nicely in balance, with no component being overbearing. A very good buy, likely could improve with short-term age. |
| Red |
2015 Cameron Hughes Cabernet Sauvignon Lot 643Paicines more |
6/8/2020 - swillpower wrote: NRShould have held on longer...my last bottle. |
| Red |
2007 Pott Wine Cabernet Sauvignon St. Ralph The Liar White Cottage RanchHowell Mountain more |
2/20/2016 - swillpower wrote: NRPretty enjoyable right out of the gate, and gains richness and nuance with air. Heady dark fruit and spice aromas, rich palate structure with bark blue fruits, meat, and leather, with power and sustain. I see no reason to wait per se, but will likely hold for years. |
| Red |
2006 Match Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Butterdragon HillSt. Helena more |
11/6/2012 - swillpower wrote: NRMy first Match wine, and I am impressed for sure. Decanted for about an hour, this shows class, restraint, but still delivers plenty of flavor. Aromas of cocoa, blackberry, cedar, leather, with stylish fruit and pepper flavors that carry on a very long finish. Really enjoyed this wine. Can easily hold for a few years. |
| Red |
2011 Congruence Cabernet SauvignonNapa Valley more |
12/1/2018 - swillpower wrote: NRs recommended, I gave it a decant (about 3 hrs). |
| Red |
2006 Mount Eden Vineyards Cabernet SauvignonSanta Cruz Mountains more |
11/22/2014 - swillpower wrote: NRThis one needed an hour or two of air, as it began a bit coarse and backwards, but it evolves into a righteous medium-weight, serious Cabernet. Lots of leather, herbal dark fruit, and a long finish. Still plenty of tannic support, this can age indefinitely, but drinks well right now with the right food. |
| Red |
2006 Scholium Project Margit's Master BlendCalifornia Cabernet Sauvignon more |
4/1/2012 - swillpower wrote: NRWhat an enigmatic wine...and utterly Scholium. After a 2-hour decant, this shows some oxidative/brown-sugar notes, leather, toasted spice, and still seems a bit closed. Savored throughout the evening, this didn't really show its stuff until six hours after decanting. By this time, it is beginning to unveil some of that classic herbal/green pepper, and some very dark berry notes. Much of the palate is wrapped up in almost indescribable deep, earthy, tarry components, which beg to be understood but defy description. I regret having only one bottle left...the next one will get much more aeration before even starting the journey. |
| Red |
2004 Smith-Madrone Cabernet SauvignonSpring Mountain District more |
1/10/2014 - swillpower wrote: NRI will go on-record as saying that I was misguided on this wine. A couple of years earlier, I had almost written this one off as disjointed and off-target. Forward to 2014, this needs a bit of air, but is exuberant, full of delightful, old-school goodies. Loads of herbs and graphite abound on the nose, while the palate brings rich earth, redwood, and dark cassis/berry action. QPR winner! |
| Red |
2009 Orin Swift Cabernet Sauvignon PalermoNapa Valley more |
4/28/2011 - swillpower wrote: flawedTo all those who posted so lovingly on this wine on CT, I would like to thank you for your wry, sardonic irony...I got quite a laugh out of such lines as "Bold acid and structure" and "A lot less oak than a typical CA cab", but others reading your notes might not get the sarcasm. Seriously, this is one of those wines that makes me wonder if wine has a future in this country. If this is in fact cabernet sauvignon, it is virtually unidentifiable as such. A thick, all-encompassing blanket of oak abolishes all in its way. There is nothing more (and nothing less) to this wine. If you like this sort of thing, go for it, but you can go stand in the lumber aisle at Home Depot and inhale deeply for free. |
| Red |
2008 Provenance Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Rutherfordmore |
6/7/2012 - swillpower wrote: NRSimple, amorphous jam bomb with little to recommend it. Represents almost everything I hate about Cali wine, although with less oak than I had feared. Why would anyone buy this when $30 will get you so many other nice places in the wine world? |
| Red |
2017 The Princess and the Peasant CarignanMendocino County more |
10/10/2019 - swillpower wrote: NRFound a few of these from B-Day 2019. I had opened one shortly after getting it, and found it pleasant but a bit simple. This one is wide open now, and very pleasurable. It’s got some lively, briary notes, a bit of spice, an unexpected thin layer of tannic support. Faint green/stem notes on the surprisingly sustained finish. The overall impression is a lighter-bodied red that has some backbone. Definitely needs some food to show its best. Overall, I found it delightful, and a super value. Drink or hold. |
| Red |
2017 de Négoce Carignane OG N.135Mendocino more |
8/12/2021 - swillpower wrote: NRI’ve purchased numerous wines from DN. While, admittedly, many of them are still on the young side, this one has emerged as a definite dark horse. 3 people found this helpful, do you? Yes - No / Comments (2) |
| Red |
2009 Broc Cellars Carignane CarbonicAlexander Valley more |
9/8/2010 - swillpower wrote: NRTasted with Chris Brockway at 58 Degrees, this was the surprise hit if the lineup. The nose just leaps with strawberries and juicy blue fruit character. The wine goes down smooth as silk, fruity, balanced, a bit tangy, just makes you want to gulp it down...I imagine this lightly chilled on the porch on a Summer evening. Chris explained that he used predominantly carbonic maceration to tame the tannins of the old-vine fruit and add lift and high notes to this often unremarkable blending grape. Mission accomplished. He noted, of course, that, this technique is often used in Beaujolais Nouveau. Well, if more of it tasted like this, I'd drink a hell of a lot more Beaujolais. |
| White - Sparkling |
NV Veuve Clicquot Champagne BrutChampagne Blend more |
11/8/2012 - swillpower wrote: NRIf you think this is good Champagne, or good wine of any kind, you haven't a clue. Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comments (2) |
| White - Sparkling |
NV Gallimard Père et Fils Champagne Grande Réserve Chardonnay Les Riceysmore |
12/13/2021 - swillpower wrote: NRVery good value at LB price. Attractive green apple and lemon, some nice secondary toasty notes. Almost too effervescent at the start, subsides with time. A good buy. |
| White |
2019 Sandar & Hem Chardonnay Mindego Ridge Santa Cruz Mountainsmore |
3/3/2022 - swillpower wrote: NRThis wine feels like it had a lot of potential, but was simply taken too young. |
| White |
2018 Chiron Chardonnay Last Dance Chuy's VineyardMoon Mountain District more |
2/4/2022 - swillpower wrote: NRDefinite highlight of a recent tasting with Bobby. |
| White - Sparkling |
NV Antoine Derigny Champagne Blanc de BlancsChardonnay more |
10/25/2022 - swillpower wrote: NRAt $30, this is a reasonable buy. Has a nice fine mousse, some tasty biscuit and apple notes. It's a bit sweet for my preference, but could work with the right food, since the acid is decent. Enjoyable, though again sweeter than I personally prefer. If you like an off-dry style, it will work well. |
| White |
2018 Bêcheur ChardonnayAnderson Valley more |
3/17/2020 - swillpower wrote: NRFor this price, you will not find a better California Chardonnay. Nice apple/pear notes, citrus, and some minerality that keeps it interesting, with a pleasing nutty element. There is no prominent oak present. I would not say that the style is lean per se, as it certainly has a nice fruit component, but it definitely is not big or overblown in any way. It’s a balanced wine that tastes like it can age. Buy up while you can. |
| White |
2015 Terrien Wines ChardonnaySonoma Valley more |
2/13/2020 - swillpower wrote: NRFirst experience with this producer. Purchased on Berserker Day. |
| White |
2014 Cruse Wine Company Chardonnay Rorick VineyardSierra Foothills more |
2/1/2019 - swillpower wrote: NRI was surprised to find this one in the cellar...forgot I even had it. P&P with kung pao chicken and fried rice. |
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