| Wine Type | Vintage Name Variety Locale | Date Posted Score Helpful Comments More... |
|---|---|---|
| Red |
2000 Robert Sinskey Vineyards Merlot Los Carnerosmore |
12/28/2010 - eleanor wrote: NRCork completely dry despite proper storage. Nose on opening dominant varietal with mild vinuousness. Color deep ruby, obscured by corkdust (did not filter due to potential fragility). Nose of dusty cherry, still some tart fruit notes with addition of tarry age elements. Like many Carneros bottlings this still has enough acidity to stimulate salivation and carry on to a lovely cocoa dried cherry finish. An excellent performance, why we bought it (untasted from Library for sheer exploration) and nice that having forgotten it, it did not spoil. Good reminder to take others' tasting notes with grain of salt and that a bottle may pass through many stages. Looking forward to tasting the remainder of our vertical 00, 01, 02 over the holidays. |
| White |
2008 Porter Creek Chardonnay Old Vine George's HillRussian River Valley more |
10/9/2010 - eleanor wrote: 92 pointsgorgeous. light yet rich mouthfeel, no impressions of m-a ferm, nice hint of creaminess from possible sur-lie. lemony & crisp. lingering & harmonious finish. |
| Red |
2005 Goosecross Cellars ZinfandelNapa Valley more |
1/8/2010 - eleanor wrote: NRmed dk ruby color; nose: bit of alcohol burn which faded, blackberry/boysenberry jam & bramble, baking spices, leaves, bit of menthol; notes of clove lingering on finish. nice |
| Red |
2004 Gary Farrell Pinot Noir Allen Vineyard Hillside BlocksRussian River Valley more |
2/1/2010 - eleanor wrote: NRmed ruby with some traces of age; initial nose of chocolate, ripe black cherry, darjeeling tea; gave way to cola, damp earth, vanilla. very nice |
| Red |
2006 J Vineyards & Winery Pinot Noir Barrel 16 Russian River Valleymore |
3/7/2010 - eleanor wrote: NRon nose: blue fruit, lavender, violet pastilles, montmorency cherry, whiff smoke, sage, tarragon, moss & dried porcini. Excellent! |
| White |
2005 Villa Erbice Soave Superiore Vigneto PanvinioGarganega more |
4/24/2010 - eleanor wrote: NRnew-style, quite overly oaked; deep gold in color; some riper fruit flavors unusual in garganega; true varietal character obscured |
| Red |
1988 Foppiano Petite SirahRussian River Valley more |
1/2/2010 - eleanor wrote: NRFound one last bottle while doing inventory for CT import. Extracted cork with no effort, in excellent condition. Again, lovely & smooth with aromas of dried violets, leather, tar. Flavors of dried blueberry and earth. |
| Red |
2005 Joseph Phelps Le MistralMonterey County Red Rhone Blend more |
1/2/2010 - eleanor wrote: 90 pointsInitial nose of caramel, tar, bacon & rosemary; restrained fruit. On palate ripe blackberries, black pepper, asphalt & chocolate. Med+ finish. |
| Red |
2006 Flowers Pinot Noir Andreen-Gale Sonoma Coastmore |
12/19/2009 - eleanor wrote: 88 pointsHeady Sonoma pinot nose. Smoky, bing cherry, sour cherry, sage, bay & moss. Not as rich as I'd have expected, other than this bottling ending up at Costco (which never seems to happen with the really great stuff). |
| Red |
2005 Ridge Zinfandel Paso Roblesmore |
1/12/2009 - eleanor wrote: 85 pointsHeavily extracted wine, with Paso fruit notes somewhat overrich. Alcohol dominates and acidity could be higher. |
| Red |
2006 DeRose Negrette Miller VineyardsCienega Valley more |
7/18/2009 - eleanor wrote: 87 pointsneat bottling of a rare varietal. inky black, violets, black fruits, leather - interesting. |
| Red |
2007 Lone Madrone The Will Will's HillsPaso Robles Red Blend more |
11/24/2009 - eleanor wrote: 92 points41% Grenache, 40% Petite Sirah, 19% Zinfandel - this rich dark wine had a nose of blackberry juice, bramble, blueberry jam, herbs and black pepper. chewy mouthfeel but tannins not inordinate. will leave other bottles to soften a bit. |
| Red |
2002 Ridge Carignane Buchignani RanchSonoma County more |
11/6/2009 - eleanor wrote: 89 pointslovely for such an older bottle of an varietal not typically judged age-worthy. the acidity provided backbone, but enough fruit to engage. aging deepened the complexity. |
| Red |
2007 Lone Madrone Points West RedPaso Robles Red Rhone Blend more |
12/13/2009 - eleanor wrote: 88 pointstasted at winery over Thanksgiving holiday, sampled this wine and it was much better. opened our other bottle to see what a month did, and it had settled down. we saw the same dynamic at work with neighboring winery Grey Wolf's Lone Wolf bottling (admittedly at half the price) - nice to find another affordable blend from Paso. |
| Red |
2007 Lone Madrone Points West RedPaso Robles Red Rhone Blend more |
11/9/2009 - eleanor wrote: 85 pointsnew labeling from Lone Madrone as it goes for wider distribution. tried this perhaps a bit too early, it was quite jangly and not integrated. hoping some time will help this come together. |
| Red |
1993 Beaulieu Vineyard Tapestry ReserveNapa Valley Red Bordeaux Blend more |
12/21/2009 - eleanor wrote: 86 pointsLeather, cassis, dried cherry, tobacco, thyme, cedar and vanilla showing through in this mellowed blend that's getting a bit tired. Slight vegetal note combined with vinous aged character made it a bit off with the pairing. |
| Red |
2003 Jessup Cellars MerlotNapa Valley more |
3/4/2009 - eleanor wrote: 92 pointsJessup is in downtown Yountville and tasting is open later than most others, so I assumed we purchased these under the glow of a day's accumulated tastings. However, opened this one up and found it was delicious - rich cherry fruit, true merlot varietal character, easy on the oak - wonderful. |
| Red |
1998 Joseph Phelps Le MistralMonterey County Red Rhone Blend more |
2/5/2008 - eleanor wrote: 90 pointsdelicious rhone character, showing marvelously |
| White |
2007 Epiphany Grenache Blanc Camp 4 VineyardSanta Barbara County more |
8/24/2008 - eleanor wrote: 92 pointsdelightful - bought at winery unsampled as result of their brag of winning a gold medal in some SF wine competition and it was lovely. |
| White |
2006 Epiphany InspirationSanta Barbara County White Rhone Blend more |
7/5/2008 - eleanor wrote: 88 pointshoneyed pears, rich mouthfeel. alcohol more apparent. bought at winery unsampled on strength of 2005, not as good but a nice red wine drinker's white. |
| Red |
1988 Foppiano Petite SirahRussian River Valley more |
10/25/2008 - eleanor wrote: 90 pointsscary to open, but beautiful and old in a remarkably non vinous way. mellowed out petit sirah with the tannins all smoothed. |
| Red |
2005 J Vineyards & Winery PinotageRussian River Valley more |
9/6/2009 - eleanor wrote: 89 pointsPinotage works for me in general, and this is the best I've tasted outside of the Western Cape. Black & blue fruit along with the tar and smoke. Nice herbal notes from bay and sage round it out. |
| Red |
2005 J Vineyards & Winery PinotageRussian River Valley more |
1/1/2010 - eleanor wrote: 89 pointsPinotage works for me in general, and this is the best I've tasted outside of the Western Cape. Black & blue fruit along with the tar and smoke. Nice herbal notes from bay and sage round it out. |
| Red |
2000 Gary Farrell Pinot Noir Starr Ridge VineyardRussian River Valley more |
11/27/2008 - eleanor wrote: 92 pointsbeautifully integrated & balanced, fruit on par with smoke and spice, wonderful example of why RRV pinot can be worth holding on to. |
| Red |
2004 Talty Winery Zinfandel Estate William Talty VineyardsDry Creek Valley more |
12/26/2008 - eleanor wrote: 92 pointslovely rich fruit, very jammy but with structure and balance. will be interesting to see how ages. |
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