Wine Type | Vintage Name Variety Locale | Date Posted Score Helpful Comments Comment Date Community Score More... |
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2021 Domaine Gramenon Côtes du Rhône Sierra du SudSyrah more |
10/20/2022 - Rote Kappelle Likes this wine: 92 pointsOpened after the rather splendid guzzler made in the same stable by MF Laurent (the 2020 La Rubiconde) and although this is mostly/all Syrah where the Rubiconde is apparently all Grenache, there is more in common between them than is different, despite the different grape. |
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2015 Dirty and Rowdy Mourvèdre Old Vine Rosewood VineyardsRedwood Valley more |
10/30/2016 - Peter Kleban Likes this wine: NR** (close to ***)
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2016 Bedrock Wine Co. Heritage Wine Pato VineyardContra Costa County Zinfandel Blend, Zinfandel more |
12/6/2017 - Ben Christiansen wrote: NRThe Evangehlho vineyard. Got big bramvble rye fruit but with some action on the mid palate, needs some time to shake it out.
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2010 E. Guigal Châteauneuf-du-PapeRed Rhone Blend more |
4/19/2016 - Loren Sonkin wrote: 92 pointsHdr Closing Tasting: Nice showing. Meaty nose with black cherries. Very deep. 80/20 Mourvedre/Grenache. Some tannins. Drinking well though.
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2009 Wind Gap Wines OrraNorth Coast Red Rhone Blend more |
2/9/2017 - River Rat wrote: flawedHad a strange buildup in the bottom of the bottle. Looked like chicken skin bobbing around. Decanted it off but wine was stripped of aromas and flavor. Not sure what that stuff was but I didn't want any of it in my system. Draino!
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2014 Gamba Old Vine Zinfandel Gamba Estate VineyardRussian River Valley more |
2/25/2016 - bestdamncab Likes this wine: 94 points2016 ZAP Trade Tasting, this is their top of the line zinfandel for $48 Retail and worth it, nose of briar, bramble, pepper, dark fruit, and allspice, more of the same on the palate, tasty with very rich and mouth filling fruit, good complexity, this winery consistently produces great Zinfandel and it showed today, big body, touch of heat on the mid palate, long, long, flavorful finish.
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2012 Bogle Vineyards PhantomCalifornia Zinfandel Blend, Zinfandel more |
1/28/2016 - spicy1 wrote: 84 pointsLooking back at the cellar tracker ratings over the last 20 years this has been a very consistent performer--generally around 89. I have had it numerous times over the years and thought it a decent high volume wine. Don't know how many cases they produce each year but it must be tough to blend it so it doesn't vary too much-even within a vintage. This bottle had an overpowering oak/vanilla taste with sour cherry--don't remember that from past bottles. The best I can say is it is a decent "supermarket" wine.
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2011 Bedrock Wine Co. Zinfandel Rowe VineyardNorthern Sonoma more |
1/22/2015 - rmh66 wrote: 92 pointsOpens up over 30-60 minutes. Beautiful nose of blueberries, brambly blackberries, smoke, ripe strawberries, earth, herbs, and a little baby powder. Bright focused acidity, followed by blackberry jam, caramel, red cherries, saline, bramble, earth, and some spice on the palate. Acidity is a bit tart, but with food turns bright and juicy. Dense, full bodied, with a layer of fine tannin behind the fruit. Nice finish. This wine was great. Rich, full, fruity, mouthwatering, and delicious. I practically guzzled it.
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2014 Dashe Cellars Carignane Les Enfants Terribles Evangelho Vineyard Old VinesContra Costa County more |
1/13/2016 - Ben Christiansen wrote: NR130 year old vines on their own roots. They are essentially growing straight out of sand dunes notes Mike.
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2013 Three Wine Company Carignane Lucchesi VineyardContra Costa County more |
10/18/2015 - Mike Kopanski wrote: 92 pointsBefore I even asked them to pour me a taste, I knew this was going to be good. Matt Clines's talent and experience, Contra Costa County, phylloxera free sandy soil, old vine, single vineyard Carignan. Let's just say it did not disappoint. I am a big fan of Carignan and have hands on experience working with it in California where I learned to appreciate the lovely rose petal aromas and pure strawberry flavors it can achieve, which this one does. Only medium bodied. The super dark pink to magenta color we expect. The rose petal nose is on point. This one has seen some oak. There is enough structure to the fruit that we pick up some mulberry and blueberry also. The 92 score is justified by the layers of spice, acid and oak behind the fruit on the finish.
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2013 Trentadue Winery Zinfandel La StoriaAlexander Valley more |
10/20/2015 - MateusPetrus Likes this wine: 90 pointsWonderfully fruity, very tight nose requires decanting. Overpriced. Delicious.
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2014 Bedrock Wine Co. Old Vine ZinfandelCalifornia more |
10/22/2015 - Mike Dildine Likes this wine: 91 points14.4% abv. Bright ruby red with expressive aromatics. Raspberry, cranberry, spice and distinctive old vine bramble highlight a deep and long palate impression. A hint of a tannic edge, this will continue to improve for several years.
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1969 Sebastiani Vineyards & Winery Beaujolais Bin No. 70California Gamay more |
9/26/2015 - RichEB1 Likes this wine: NRWow. Sourced from a pristine cellar, which is clearly evident by the cork which was in perfect condition and came out fairly easily with an Ah-So (which is impressive on it's own for a 46 year old wine).
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2011 Edge Hill Mixed Blacks Field Blend St. HelenaZinfandel Blend, Zinfandel more |
11/13/2013 - bkoeblitz wrote: NRAs I walk the Edge Hill Estate, I often think about the people who have come before me as stewards of this land. In 1867, General Erasmus Darwin Keyes purchased 1500 acres of primarily hillside land to the south of Sulphur Springs Road in St. Helena and named the property Edge Hill. Ten acres of Mission vines were included in this land, and Keyes immediately set about planting an additional 25 acres of what he called "foreign" varieties, many of which are planted today at Edge Hill. This land is home to an incredibly rich history, and in honor of our forbearers who established the legacy of Edge Hill, we are privileged to release our 2011 Edge Hill Mixed Blacks and 2009 Edge Hill Abel 1833 Cabernet Sauvignon.
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2013 Bedrock Wine Co. Ode to LucienCalifornia Red Rhone Blend more |
1/23/2015 - DrewGoin Likes this wine: 93 pointsOpened and poured without decanting /breathing. Rich, balanced, alcohol not overly aggressive at all. Amazing nose of violets and licorice, with fruit following after twenty minutes. Full-bodied, opulent yet balanced at all times. Brambly blackberries and earthy licorice that lingers on the finish. I was concerned with opening the bottle so soon, but have no regrets in hindsight. This gorgeous wine will last and continue to harmonize the flavor components over the next few years.
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2014 Dirty and Rowdy Mourvèdre FAMILIARCalifornia more |
5/21/2015 - Bakerbd Likes this wine: 91 pointsBing cherry, boysenberry, earth, dusty tannin. Med acid, med - body, refreshing, best with a light chill. Have heard D&R wines compared to cru beaujolais and that seems appropriate here.
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2013 Carlisle Zinfandel Sonoma Countymore |
5/10/2015 - texaswinelover wrote: 92 pointsHow does mike officer make such an amazing wine for $20+? Varietal correctness, beautiful color, touch of oak, bursting red fruit, wildness and underbrush, so complex yet quaffable. Doesn't get better for the price.
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Comment posted by DrewGoin:
7/29/2023 7:58:00 AM - Excellent tasting note!
Arthur Conan Doyle's fictional Brigadier Gerard, a bold though blundering hussar in Napoleon's army, may have been partly inspired by the Comte LeSalle.
In one especially funny tale, LeSalle, Etienne Gerard's commanding officer, describes the titular character as "all spurs and moustaches, with never a thought beyond women and horses".