| Wine Type | Vintage Name Variety Locale | Date Posted Score Helpful Comments More... |
|---|---|---|
| Red |
2016 K Vintners Syrah Motor City Kitty Oldfield-Boushey VineyardWashington more |
3/11/2022 - Wine Gopher wrote: 92 pointsThe aromas leap from the glass. A dark fruit note, smoke, pepper, wet stone and a bit of funk. Tastes start with the dark fruit and then evolve to charcuterie, a red fruit note, and pepper. Medium finish with acidic backbone. |
| Red |
2016 Domaine Drouhin Oregon Pinot NoirDundee Hills more |
1/8/2022 - Wine Gopher wrote: 92 pointsI really like this vintage. Still primary. Bright red cherry, vanilla, slight floral note, crushed rocks. As always, nice acidity. Medium-plus finish. Good now but I feel like it will age well. |
| Red |
2015 Reynvaan Family Vineyards Syrah StonessenceWalla Walla Valley more |
8/1/2021 - Wine Gopher wrote: 94 pointsThis is a very good vintage of Stonessence. It has that rocks funk but it’s not over the top and has an elegance to it. There is still some fruit on the front (mix of dark (blackberry) and red (cherry) and I like that combination with the briny olive. |
| Red |
2008 Dalla Valle MayaOakville Red Bordeaux Blend more |
4/11/2021 - Wine Gopher wrote: 96 pointsVery expressive nose. You can smell it from a foot away. Red fruited with an herbal (anise) and pencil lead smell to it. Mouth confirms the nose and it stands out that this is a super concentrated wall of flavor and yet remains light on its feet because of the acidity. Four corner cabernet with fruit (cassis), herbal (anise), earth (graphite), and barrel notes (vanilla). Even at 13 years past vintage it is still more toward the primary fruit side. Very fine grain tannins that just disappear in your mouth and a long lingering finish. This is really good now but still felt young. |
| Red |
2015 Gramercy Cellars Cabernet Franc Old Stones VineyardWalla Walla Valley more |
3/21/2021 - Wine Gopher wrote: 92 pointsNotes from memory a few hours later. Crunchy red fruit followed by graphite on the mid-palate and then a medium-plus finish with nice acidity. I really liked this. |
| White |
2017 House of Bones Chardonnay Celilo VineyardWalla Walla Valley more |
1/20/2021 - Wine Gopher wrote: 91 pointsThis feels like it is going for a Mersault style. It at least feels in that vein but from a warmer climate that gave it a bit fatter body. It’s a good representation of US Chardonnay. Because of the weight, I enjoyed it more toward 48-50 degrees whereas I usually drink my Chardonnay at 50-55. |
| Red |
2017 Rôtie Cellars Mourvèdre "dre"Washington more |
1/14/2021 - Wine Gopher wrote: 91 pointsVery fleshy with a ripe fruit profile and not the meatiness you expect from Mourvèdre but it is really delicious. Dark fruited with a hint of thyme and star anise. Medium-plus acidity. |
| Red |
2015 Gramercy Cellars Syrah The Deuce Walla Walla Valleymore |
1/9/2021 - Wine Gopher wrote: 91 pointsCrunchy red fruit. The nose is a mix of charcuterie and flowers. Red fruited with a green note, pepper and a tingly spine of tannins that provide a crunchy mouth feel. Above average acidity and medium finish. |
| Red |
2006 Peterson Winery Cabernet Sauvignon Bradford Mountain VineyardDry Creek Valley more |
12/25/2020 - Wine Gopher wrote: NREnjoyed from magnum over Christmas Eve Prime Rib dinner. No formal notes or score but this was in a good spot with plenty of life left. Some bottle age notes but mostly still primary. |
| Red |
2010 Gérard Quivy Gevrey-Chambertin Les JourneauxPinot Noir more |
12/19/2020 - Wine Gopher wrote: 94 pointsI had this with Coq au Vin. Opened a couple hours early and then poured in to a decanter about an hour before dinner. No formal notes but this was in a very good spot. Still mostly primary with cranberry and cherry with a hint of mushroom. |
| Red |
2015 Gramercy Cellars Syrah Forgotten Hills VineyardWalla Walla Valley more |
11/27/2020 - Wine Gopher wrote: 93 pointsI love the combination of smoked meat, mineral and acid that you get from Forgotten Hills. This vintage has more of a graphite note I typically associate with Cabernet Sauvignon. There is a nice salinity and white pepper. There is so much complexity to take in and it kept evolving over 3 hours of drinking after an hour decant. |
| Red |
2016 Reynvaan Family Vineyards Syrah In the HillsWalla Walla Valley more |
7/7/2020 - Wine Gopher wrote: 93 pointsDeep magenta color. White pepper and charcuterie followed by blackberry in the background and then washed down with racy acidity that leaves a prickle on your tongue. Medium-minus body and tannins--like Pinot Noir--which makes the concentration of flavors all the more impressive. I'm really enjoying the 2016 vintage in Walla Walla and I can't understand whey it isn't scored higher. Maybe it's personal preference but I like this much more than the far more heralded 2012 vintage. |
| Red |
2014 Gramercy Cellars Syrah Old Stones VineyardWalla Walla Valley more |
6/18/2020 - Wine Gopher wrote: 94 pointsThis was really excellent. It’s a blend of savory, umami and fruit with loads of acid that makes it hard to put down. You can tell it’s from the rocks but it’s just a small element instead of overpowering. |
| Red |
2010 Continuum NoviciumNapa Valley Red Bordeaux Blend more |
5/23/2020 - Wine Gopher wrote: 93 pointsMagenta color that is light in color on the edge. No bricking yet. Red fruit dominant aromas; currant, Wild cherry and a hint of graphite. Medium-to slightly plus body that is very smooth and polished. Red currant, cherry, pencil lead and sage. Long finish. |
| White |
2018 Domaine du Nozay SancerreSauvignon Blanc more |
5/22/2020 - Wine Gopher wrote: 90 pointsPale straw, almost translucent color. |
| Red |
2005 Domaine Jean-Marc / Thomas Bouley Volnay 1er Cru Clos des ChênesPinot Noir more |
5/9/2020 - Wine Gopher wrote: 92 pointsIn a good spot. Red cherry, star anise, forest floor, mushroom. Medium body that still has a slight bit of tannic astringency. Very good with mushroom risotto. |
| Red |
2014 Gramercy Cellars Syrah Columbia Valleymore |
4/30/2020 - Wine Gopher wrote: 91 pointsAromas of red fruit and pepper. It shows a great blend of (restrained) new world fruit and savory with pepper and very subtle roast meat. Acid driven. Very nice complexity for the price point. |
| Red |
2013 Delmas Syrah SJR VineyardWalla Walla Valley more |
4/25/2020 - Wine Gopher wrote: 92 pointsI opened this yesterday and drank 3/4. Vacu-vinned the portion that I'm recording today. |
| Red |
2013 Horsepower Vineyards Syrah The Tribe VineyardWalla Walla Valley more |
4/25/2020 - Wine Gopher wrote: 91 pointsCoravined - decanted for 5 hours |
| Red |
2013 Horsepower Vineyards Syrah Sur Echalas VineyardWalla Walla Valley more |
4/25/2020 - Wine Gopher wrote: 92 pointsCoravined - decanted for 5 hours |
| Red |
2013 Horsepower Vineyards Grenache Sur Echalas VineyardWalla Walla Valley more |
4/25/2020 - Wine Gopher wrote: 90 pointsCoravined - decanted for 5 hours. |
| Red |
2017 Saxum Heart Stone VineyardPaso Robles Red Rhone Blend more |
4/23/2020 - Wine Gopher wrote: 91 pointsDecanted 4 hours. Dark magenta color. Aromas of blueberry pie, blackberries and raspberry. Flavors match the fruit aromas and also expand in to pepper, cured meat and black licorice. Full bodied with smooth texture but then a tannic spine on the finish. |
| Red |
2014 Result of a Crush Red WineWalla Walla Valley Syrah Blend, Syrah more |
4/20/2020 - Wine Gopher wrote: 90 pointsThe aromatics hit you in the face. Pepper, roast meat, iodine and flowers but mostly pepper. The flavor packs a punch too with the pepper up front followed by an umami meatiness and dark berries. The flavor intensity exceeds what you would expect from a medium-light body. Long finish with ample acidity that leaves a tingle on your tongue. |
| Red |
2013 Gramercy Cellars Syrah LagniappeColumbia Valley more |
4/18/2020 - Wine Gopher wrote: 91 pointsDecanted 2 hours and paired with brisket. |
| Red |
2012 Domaine Drouhin Oregon Pinot Noir LaurèneDundee Hills more |
4/15/2020 - Wine Gopher wrote: 92 pointsAromas of cherry, violets, baking spice. Flavors of sour cherry, raspberry, blackberry, cinnamon and vanilla. I recall the 2012s being a bigger wine (warm vintage) than I generally prefer but it feels like it is in a good spot now; eight years past vintage and the fruit is still very primary. This is good now but has years to go. Medium body, nice acidic backbone on the long finish with a hint of tannin and a slight bit of heat/alcohol every so often. |
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