| Wine Type | Vintage Name Variety Locale | Date Posted Score Helpful Comments More... |
|---|---|---|
| Red |
2012 Arianna Occhipinti Il FrappatoTerre Siciliane more |
10/17/2015 - jnanz wrote: flawedCorked |
| White |
2011 Wind Gap Wines Trousseau Gris Fanucchi Wood Road VineyardRussian River Valley more |
9/26/2012 - jnanz wrote: NROutstanding bottle of wine. Alas, this was the last of our house summer white - it will be missed. I think others have covered the flavor spectrum here very well: orchard fruit, with herbal and floral notes supported by a solid mineral and acid profile. A great summer sipper. |
| Red |
2011 Achával-Ferrer MalbecLujan de Cuyo more |
9/20/2012 - jnanz wrote: flawedPartially corked |
| White |
2010 Wind Gap Wines Chardonnay Brosseau VineyardChalone more |
9/25/2013 - jnanz Likes this wine: NRExcellent chardonnay. Aromas of apple, pear and citrus. The wine had a great verve, very lively and long. Flavors of bartlett pear, sweet lemon (lemon curd?), and citrus pith supplemented by excellent minerality (almost limestone?) and light floral tones. The floral tones emerged later, after being open for an hour and warming slightly. I think this will be outstanding with time. |
| Red |
2010 Bodegas Breca Garnacha BrecaCalatayud more |
1/18/2013 - jnanz Does not like this wine: NRHave had 3 bottles to date. All have had consistent flavor profile. A dark, extracted wine. Nose of dark berry and oak. The palate wasn't much different. Very extracted, purple color with a lot of dark berry fruit. The wine was very much over-oaked to my palate with the nella-wafer oak profile dominating most other (potential) secondary notes. After airing out overnight this was subdued a bit, but it never hit the aromatic complexity or flavor profile noted in critical review. Will likely improve with age and offer more, but this is not my cup of tea. Well made for the money I suppose (a good to very good wine), but more or less one dimensional. |
| White |
2010 Wind Gap Wines Pinot Gris Windsor Oaks VineyardChalk Hill more |
4/24/2013 - jnanz Likes this wine: NRAn excellent wine. My last of six bottles - and one of my favorite spring / summer sippers. Pretty salmon color, can be a little cloudy (sediment) if one does not stand the bottle or decant gently. Aromas of citrus and strawberry. The taste profile is similar - light strawberry, citrus with an herbal element. Nice acidic frame. |
| Red |
2010 Rivers-Marie Pinot Noir Summa VineyardSonoma Coast more |
10/11/2015 - jnanz Likes this wine: NRPretty nose filled with red fruit and some spice. Flavors of ripe strawberry, red berries and apple juice were supported by good acidity / structure. The bright fruit and silky texture left the wine feeling medium weight. Secondary spicy aromatic notes were in the background, but this didn't stick around long enough for them to really emerge. This was excellent and really surprised me. |
| Red |
2010 Wind Gap Wines Blaufränkisch Ritchie Creek VineyardSpring Mountain District more |
7/11/2012 - jnanz wrote: NRExcellent |
| Red |
2010 Rivers-Marie Pinot Noir Sonoma Coastmore |
11/6/2012 - jnanz wrote: NRExcellent to outstanding. Nice red fruit, great texture, earthy undertones on a decent acidic backbone. Easy to drink and over-delivers for the price. I bit of heat on the finish subsided with about an hour of air. |
| Red |
2010 Produttori del Barbaresco Langhe NebbioloLanghe DOC more |
11/14/2012 - jnanz wrote: NRExcellent example of "introductory" nebbiolo. Cherry, strawberry, porcini, tobacco, hints of tar and floral aromatics. Transparent ruby, medium light body. |
| Red |
2009 Le Piane MaggiorinaColline Novaresi Nebbiolo Blend, Nebbiolo more |
12/12/2010 - jnanz wrote: 88 pointsExcellent wine. Great QPR offering a forward nebbiolo flavor profile. |
| White |
2009 Schloss Gobelsburg Grüner Veltliner Reserve Lamm Kamptalmore |
6/11/2014 - jnanz Likes this wine: NROutstanding wine. My first experience with Gruner of this caliber. A complete wine with a fantastic nose, gorgeous weight and texture. Richer and more full bodied than other Gruner's I've had. The stone and orchard fruit profile is balanced deftly with excellent minerality and acidity. I must seek more of this in the future. |
| Red |
2009 Carlisle Zinfandel Carlisle VineyardRussian River Valley more |
8/15/2012 - jnanz wrote: NRExcellent - outstanding. Best Carlisle I've had to date. Plush, rich, spicy black fruit. Nice tannins on a cocoa-y finish. |
| Red |
2009 Carlisle Syrah Cardiac HillBennett Valley more |
11/16/2012 - jnanz wrote: NROutstanding. Best Carlisle syrah I've tasted to date. Has plenty of time to go. Ripe black fruit with hints of meat and spice. |
| Red |
2009 Carlisle Syrah Dry Creek Valleymore |
7/31/2012 - jnanz wrote: NRVery good wine. Decanted 12 hours. Big, rich, extracted with tons of inky fruit, cocoa powder and a creamy finish (a good dose of new oak). Very good and "fun" to drink, yes. But I am not sure this is what I seek in a syrah. More about extraction than any place (or varietal character); muscle opposed to elegance. Sure it is a crowd pleasing wine, but I may stick to the Zins moving forward. |
| White |
2009 Kosta Browne Chardonnay One SixteenRussian River Valley more |
6/29/2015 - jnanz Likes this wine: NRExcellent. The oak has integrated, leaving flavors of honeyed pears, with candied citrus tones. The finish is loaded with a rich honey flavor. |
| White |
2009 Radio-Coteau Chardonnay Savoy VineyardAnderson Valley more |
7/30/2011 - jnanz wrote: flawedCorked. |
| Red |
2009 Weingut Niklas SchiavaAlto Adige - Südtirol more |
5/15/2011 - jnanz wrote: NRVery good. Very nice nose of flowers. Light bodied, good with food, bright fruit. |
| Red |
2009 Wind Gap Wines Pinot Noir Gap's Crown & Griffin's LairSonoma Coast more |
10/9/2011 - jnanz wrote: 91 pointsExcellent wine. Great nose of red berries and earth translated well to the palate. Bright red fruit (cherry, cranberry, raspberry), earthy elements and herbs were carried along the palate with good energy (acidity). Perfect for herb-roasted chicken. Great texture and balance. |
| White |
2009 Chester's Anvil Gretna Green Stagecoach VineyardNapa Valley White Rhone Blend more |
12/19/2010 - jnanz wrote: 91 pointsVery nice wine. Great weight and texture with flavors of peach pit, pear and melon. The stone notes are also detected on the finish along with a little spice. Excellent. |
| White |
2009 Merry Edwards Sauvignon BlancRussian River Valley more |
3/30/2011 - jnanz wrote: NRContinues to be an excellent bottle of sauvignon blanc. Gooseberry, citrus, juniper and other herbal flavors are supported by excellent acidity and a touch of oak. Delicious. |
| White |
2009 Wind Gap Wines Trousseau Gris Fanucchi Wood Road VineyardRussian River Valley more |
8/15/2010 - jnanz wrote: 90 pointsGreen-tinged and slightly turbid. Floral-accented citrus aromas and flavors. Great acidity and a ton of minerality. Delicious and intriguing wine. Benefits greatly from a little "breathing" time. |
| Red |
2008 Pali Wine Co. Pinot Noir HuntingtonSanta Barbara County more |
3/20/2010 - jnanz wrote: 88 pointsEnjoyed this. Certainly not an enlightened drinking experience, but this was a decent straight-forward pinot. Good fruit, decent tannin and aciditty... it went well with our meal. Better than most CA pinots in this price range (< $20). |
| White |
2008 Merry Edwards Sauvignon BlancRussian River Valley more |
9/22/2009 - jnanz wrote: 92 pointsConsider me another fan of this wine. Melon, ruby red grapefruit (ripe), guava and peach fruit flavors run the palate. The acid provided by the grapefruit component balances well with the almost sweet finish. The texture is velvety, and nicley balanced by acid and mineral notes. Great stuff! |
| White |
2008 Merry Edwards Sauvignon BlancRussian River Valley more |
12/24/2009 - jnanz wrote: 93 pointsSee previous note. |
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