| Wine Type | Vintage Name Variety Locale | Date Posted Score Helpful Comments Comment Date Community Score More... |
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2004 Joseph Phelps InsigniaNapa Valley Red Bordeaux Blend more |
9/21/2013 - winopops3 Likes this wine: 96 pointsEarly autumn gathering with friends: What a treat. Dark ruby. Nose of blackberry, macerated fruits, cedar. Amazing fruit quality is quite apparent on the palate where intense favors of blackberry and plum are balanced by secondary flavors of tobacco and pencil. The finish goes on and on with that amazing fruit coming back later. This seems to just be entering it's drinking window. One of those wines that remains etched in the mind. |
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2010 Olga Raffault Chinon Les PicassesCabernet Franc more |
1/17/2016 - winopops3 Likes this wine: 92 pointsI had this by the glass at a local restaurant. I don't drink a lot of Cab Franc and this was a revelation for me. Sweet dark fruit with a firm underlying structure. There is a hint of minerality and tobacco leaf that adds interest with a medium finish. Thoroughly enjoyable now, but with great upside for the future. I just bought a case.
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2009 Kosta Browne Chardonnay One SixteenRussian River Valley more |
7/14/2013 - winopops3 wrote: 91 pointsApple, hint of anise and lemon. Oak, but not obtrusive at all. Medium to long finish. Very nice wine. A nice summer white with enough complexity to keep things quite interesting.
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2012 Linne Calodo OverthinkerPaso Robles Red Rhone Blend more |
3/9/2014 - winosis3 wrote: 93 pointsBalanced
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2012 Soter Pinot Noir Mineral Springs RanchYamhill-Carlton more |
1/25/2015 - newkid17 Likes this wine: 92 pointsGreat wine. Red and black fruit up front and minerals and cocoa in the middle. Not a big fruit bomb, very well balanced. I think that this is drinking well now.
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| Red |
2000 Vino Bambino Pinot NoirCarneros more |
5/15/2016 - winopops3 Likes this wine: 90 pointsMild browning/bricking. Earthy nose . On the palate sweet red fruit and earth, citrus and spice adding complexity. This has a viscous enveloping mouth feel. Medium finish. This wine comes across as slightly younger than it's 16 years, but for me this is a drink up now wine. Very nice.
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2009 Coho HeadwatersNapa Valley Red Bordeaux Blend more |
3/1/2013 - winopops3 Likes this wine: 91 pointsWent through 4 bottles of this with large group at a steakhouse. Decanted and poured. Very nice dark ruby. Expressive nose with dark berry, vanilla and cigar. Palate seems fairly complex to me at this early stage, with a well balanced attack of great tasting fruit, coffee, and cigar. Slightly drying tannins which seem to mute the fruit a touch and medium finish. This went very well with the steaks and represents a good value at retail. Should be better in a few more years.
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2012 Ceritas Pinot Noir Hellenthal Vineyard Old Shop BlockSonoma Coast more |
3/20/2015 - newkid17 Likes this wine: 92 pointsTart red fruit, minerals, and tea. Short finish. Seems to be drinking well now.
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Comment posted by winopops3:
9/23/2013 7:04:00 AM - Farinas,
It just so happened that everyone brought fairly young wines. For my palate, the California Cabs and Syrah as a general rule drink pretty well with 3-15 years of age. (Though certainly exceptions) The Pontet-Canet was definitely consumed too young.