Wine Type | Vintage Name Variety Locale | Date Posted Score Helpful Comments More... |
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Red |
2009 MontagueRed Mountain Red Blend more |
5/30/2014 - Leomania Likes this wine: 89 pointsBlackberry, dark chocolate, leather. Acidity provides good lift into the mid-palate, but the oak is too prominent on the finish. Very good in spite of that one "flaw". |
Red |
2009 Humanitas Cabernet SauvignonDry Creek Valley more |
5/29/2014 - Leomania Likes this wine: 88 pointsVery enjoyable. Previous notes apply. |
Red |
2009 Eight Bells Roosevelt RedYakima Valley Merlot more |
5/27/2014 - Leomania Likes this wine: 88 pointsGood overall. Previous notes apply. |
Red |
2007 Beresan Winery Merlot Walla Walla Valleymore |
5/26/2014 - Leomania Likes this wine: 90 pointsClassic - blackberry, cacao, fine tannins and good acidity. Very enjoyable. |
Rosé |
2013 Long Shadows Wineries Julia's Dazzle RoséHorse Heaven Hills Pinot Grigio, Pinot Gris more |
5/25/2014 - Leomania Likes this wine: 87 pointsStrawberry, good acidity, very enjoyable. |
Red |
2007 Esterlina Cabernet Sauvignon Lazy SAlexander Valley more |
5/24/2014 - Leomania Likes this wine: 89 pointsCatching up on inventory. Very good, no notes taken unfortunately. |
Red |
2008 Wine Garage SyrahRussian River Valley more |
5/23/2014 - Leomania Likes this wine: 89 pointsBlackberry, black currant, cacao. Oak seeming well-integrated now. Middling acidity, nice finish. |
Red |
2008 Metate Hill Vineyards GracianoCalaveras County more |
5/18/2014 - Leomania Likes this wine: 88 pointsDrank too long ago to relate any notes, but I am looking forward to a trip to Murphys to see if I can buy this again. Very interesting as a 100% varietal. |
White |
2011 Nicholson Jones Sauvignon BlancSt. Helena more |
5/18/2014 - Leomania Likes this wine: 89 pointsA mix of tropical fruit and peach/apricot. For that, not sweet, good acidity. Really like this one. Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comments (1) |
Red |
2010 Purple Hands Pinot Noir Stoller VineyardDundee Hills more |
5/17/2014 - Leomania Likes this wine: 90 pointsClassic cherry and raspberry fruit, good acidity, appropriately oaked. Very enjoyable. |
Red |
2009 Humanitas Malbec Schlumberger BenchDry Creek Valley more |
5/16/2014 - Leomania Likes this wine: 89 pointsFirst of the '09 I opened. Very good, unfortunately no notes taken. |
Red |
2009 Bodega Cerron Vino de la Tierra de CastillaRed Blend more |
5/13/2014 - Leomania Likes this wine: 89 pointsRed fruit and wet stone as with previous bottles. Very good, and not past its prime. |
Rosé |
2012 MacPhail Pinot Noir RoséCalifornia more |
5/13/2014 - Leomania Likes this wine: 90 pointsStrawberry, raspberry, balanced sweet/acid profile. Terrific. |
Red |
2005 Darioush Cabernet SauvignonNapa Valley more |
5/11/2014 - Leomania Likes this wine: 91 pointsVery good. Soft tannins, all the expected currant/cacao. It was ready. |
White |
2011 Conundrum Wines White Table WineCalifornia White Blend more |
5/11/2014 - Leomania Likes this wine: 87 pointsAs usual, enjoyable but this vintage is a bit more one-dimensional than previous ones. No notes, catching up on long-overdue inventory. |
Red |
2007 Pago Casa Gran Falcata Casa GranValencia Mourvèdre Blend, Mourvèdre more |
5/18/2014 - Leomania Likes this wine: 89 pointsAfter nine months in the cellar this is settling down and getting very enjoyable. No notes, catching up on long-overdue inventory. |
Red |
2008 Tulpen Cellars SyrahColumbia Valley more |
5/6/2014 - Leomania Likes this wine: 91 pointsTerrific. See previous notes. The wine is holding up superbly in the cellar. |
Red |
2009 Cellers Can Blau Montsant BlauRed Blend more |
5/4/2014 - Leomania Likes this wine: 88 pointsSimple and delicious Montsant. Consistent with previous bottles. Holding okay but time to drink up methinks. |
White |
2011 Michel Gassier Costières-de-Nîmes Nostre Païs BlancWhite Rhone Blend more |
5/4/2014 - Leomania Likes this wine: 90 pointsHoneydew melon, lemon, and still a hint of something tropical. A slight sweetness but with plenty of acidity. Lovely. |
Red |
2007 Full Pull & Friends Cabernet SauvignonColumbia Valley more |
5/2/2014 - Leomania Likes this wine: 92 pointsGave it a 1.5 hour decant before pouring a glass. Blackberry, black currant, cacao, herbs, oak, medium acidity. Well put together, concentrated, expressive. Terrific stuff. |