| Wine Type | Vintage Name Variety Locale | Date Posted Score Helpful Comments Comment Date Community Score More... |
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2020 Holocene Pinot GrisWillamette Valley more |
3/23/2024 - Jack Cranley Does not like this wine: 60 pointsIt pains me to write this review because I really love the Holocene label, and absolutely everything Todd Alexander does. But I think this was a wine that they were trying to do something to salvage the 2020 vintage with, And I'm afraid it did not hit the mark. In fact, this wine really should have never been bottled. |
| Red |
2019 Lewelling Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon WightSt. Helena more |
10/24/2023 - pakabear wrote: flawedCorked unfortunately
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| Red |
2020 Lewelling Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon St. Helenamore |
12/6/2023 - pakabear Likes this wine: 93 pointsClassic profile from the more recent style of Lewelling, loads of blue and black fruits, camphor, cinnamon and vanilla, great round texture and purity. Upon opening the finish was a bit short, however with a couple hours of air in bottle the length was much better. Drink now with some air or hold for a year or two.
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| Red |
2019 Turtle Rock Plum OrchardPaso Robles Red Rhone Blend more |
5/18/2022 - pakabear Likes this wine: NRNo notes
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| Red |
2020 Faethm / Fingers Crossed Grenache Head Held HighCalifornia more |
3/3/2023 - pakabear Likes this wine: 96 pointsTook a couple hours to really hit it’s stride, dark rich black and blue fruits, sweet kirsch liquor, baking spices, milk chocolate with ultra fine tannins and amazing balance. I’ll hold my last bottle a couple years… if I can manage to lay my hands off it. I’m not giving good odds on that… |
| Red |
2016 Beau Vigne Cabernet Sauvignon RomeoNapa Valley more |
2/7/2023 - pakabear Does not like this wine: 85 pointsLess over-bearing oak juice with a couple more years in it, however this is still a bit monolithic with a heavy background of oak chips and vanilla. I don’t see this getting better. Not my style.
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| Red |
2014 Boyanci Cabernet Sauvignon Beckstoffer Missouri Hopper Oakvillemore |
1/29/2023 - MK9786 wrote: flawedCork in terrible shape in both bottles: dry and crumbly. Recent order with Wine Access.
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| Red |
1983 Joseph Phelps Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valleymore |
8/28/2022 - pakabear Likes this wine: 93 pointsDrank from a double mag that was stored at cellar temp. Explosive nose, dark cherry, currants, anise, cinnamon, vanilla, tobacco leaf, ripe bell pepper, fine tannins that are now integrated very well with the fruit and structure. I imagine this will be over the hill from a 750, but out of a larger format this was singing!
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| Red |
2018 Rivers-Marie Cabernet Sauvignon Herb Lamb VineyardNapa Valley more |
8/14/2022 - pakabear Likes this wine: NRReally good with some air, it really needs 3-5 years though.
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| Red |
2018 Fait-Main Cabernet Sauvignon Bettinelli Sleeping Lady VineyardYountville more |
8/2/2022 - pakabear Likes this wine: 97 pointsAs others have noted, this takes some aeration to come around, after an hour and double decant this started singing. Dark red fruits, cherry, cassis, strawberry, fresh and dried roses, spice box, cinnamon, clove, vanilla, pure silk on the palate with intense fruit and along finish. This is my first experience with this producer and I’m impressed, I can’t wait to try the rest of the lineup.
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| Red |
2018 Saxum G2 VineyardPaso Robles Willow Creek District Red Rhone Blend more |
7/22/2022 - pakabear wrote: flawedMassively corked unfortunately.
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| Red |
2019 Outpost Cabernet Sauvignon True VineyardHowell Mountain more |
6/24/2022 - pakabear Likes this wine: NRNo notes
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| Red |
2019 Château de Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-PapeRed Rhone Blend more |
5/1/2022 - acyso wrote: 80 pointsVinetasters: 2019 Châteauneuf-du-Pape (Skokie, IL): Served double blind. A mix of red and black fruit, but slightly stewy and feeling dried out. Thin and empty on the palate, missing midpalate, but with structural elements all jutting out, especially the alcohol and tannin. Feels like a wine that has dried out. My 5th, group's 5th.
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| Red |
2019 Caterwaul Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valleymore |
2/22/2022 - pakabear Likes this wine: NRLove it!! |
| Red |
2012 Paloma MerlotSpring Mountain District more |
1/12/2022 - pakabear Likes this wine: NRSimilar to previous bottles, make sure you have a coffee filter…
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| Red |
2016 Force Majeure Cabernet SauvignonRed Mountain more |
1/9/2022 - pakabear Likes this wine: 98 pointsThis bottle was better than the others, great dark blue and black fruits, loads of baking spices, dried violets, dried earth, medium + acid and medium + tannin that coat the mouth but sweet and fine grain. This has perfect balance and drinkable now but really needs 3-5 years. I love this wine.
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| Red |
2019 Caterwaul Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valleymore |
12/2/2021 - pakabear Likes this wine: 94 pointsThis wine is always a consistent home run for QPR and traditional Napa Cab. This year is the best example I’ve had to date! Drinks well as a PnP but gets better after an hour or two of air, dark red cherry, ripe raspberry, cherry cough medicine suckers, blackberry, violets, absolute perfect integration of sweet baking spices (cinnamon, nutmeg), vanilla, tannins give the wine an amazingly balanced structure at this age. Love this… I might be underrating it, it’s that good. Lacks in complexity, but the balance is so perfect for my palate.
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| Red |
2015 Schrader Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon CCS Beckstoffer To Kalon VineyardOakville more |
5/1/2021 - pakabear Likes this wine: 97 pointsRipe red fruits, cassis, currants, cherry, raspberry, red apple skin, red plum, dried earth, leaf tobacco and cigar box, fine baking spices, clove, cinnamon and a touch of vanilla. This is perfectly balanced, medium tannin, acidity and medium plus body and length. This has the perfect weight and one of the better red fruit dominant cabs in the valley. Drinks well as a PnP, but will be putting this in a decanter for four hours before dinner.
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| Red |
2019 Wine Access Cabernet Sauvignon Echoes in the CanyonNapa Valley more |
6/29/2021 - pakabear Likes this wine: NRSimilar to my previous bottle, very good right now and well worth the price.
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| Red |
2018 Scarlett Wines Cabernet Sauvignon ReserveRutherford more |
5/29/2021 - pakabear Likes this wine: 93 pointsBlackberry, blueberry, plum, cinnamon, clove, anise, asphalt, great balance, light to medium body…. This is really good but I expected more based on other reviews and comments.
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| Red |
2018 Detert Family Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Oakvillemore |
6/3/2021 - pakabear Likes this wine: 91 pointsDark raspberry, cherry, blackberry, clove, asphalt, licorice, intense fruit however it’s missing the mid palate and structure you find in profound wines. Overpriced based on the property…
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| Red |
2003 Château AngélusSt. Émilion Grand Cru Red Bordeaux Blend more |
5/7/2021 - pakabear Likes this wine: 95 pointsThis was singing, intense cherry, rhubarb, dried earth, dried tobacco, cocoa powder, cloves and absolute perfect balance. Still has many years left.
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2018 Bevan Cellars OntogenyNapa Valley Red Bordeaux Blend more |
3/10/2021 - pakabear Likes this wine: 96 pointsDark red and black fruits, cassis, intense fruit on the attack all the way through. Mid palate on adds baking spices, dried earth, vanilla, cigar box and perfect balance.
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Comment posted by pakabear:
3/23/2024 3:50:00 PM - I completely agree with you. I still have 2 bottles, which are probably going to go to waste. I love Holocene and Todd's wines, but this wine just didn't come close to what I would want to drink.