4/23/2024 - 1961Vintage Likes this wine: 93 points

Remains wonderful and solid. Enjoyed this bottling. Think this could go another few years. Try one now and decide for yourself.

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4/22/2024 - Pedroel Likes this wine: 90 points

First time on this vintage. It may need more time. Judging it next to a ‘17 Chester-Kidder probably isn’t fair, as the C-K is stellar.

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4/22/2024 - Bonjour Bob Likes this wine: NR

Aged well beyond drink by dates

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4/20/2024 - acyso wrote: 93 points

Dinner at Tiny Pine Bistro (Carbondale, CO): Very dark in stature, the way Washington syrah can get, but there was a slightly natural bent to this the way Franck's Sans Soufre can get as well. That said, it's not like this wine is dirty or funky at all -- in fact, it's very clean and though the fruit quality here is incredibly dark and purplish, there is also this silky texture that young-vintage Allemand might have. An excellent bottle of New World syrah, and with a big bunch of Cayuse in my recent memory, this far surpasses that style for my palate.

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4/14/2024 - ccarter5181 wrote: 90 points

20 minute decant (sediment was around the cork which was strange - maybe case was stored upside down?) Inky dark red, almost opaque. Impressive concentration and richness, good Cab Sauv character. A bit one dimensional with minimal secondary elements.

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4/21/2024 - DaneM wrote: NR

From the winemaker:

A deeply violet wine that overflows with raspberry, cassis and cocoa notes. It is textured with many layers showing flavors that range from all-spice to dark fruit. The finish is long and brimming with the bright acidity and supple tannins that are indicative of Red Mountain.

Enjoy this wine from now until 2044.

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4/21/2024 - forsythes Likes this wine: 87 points

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4/21/2024 - Hendrix98 Likes this wine: 94 points

Very much enjoy Four Flags, but the 2013 could be my favorite! (Will need to give a few more years for several to see)

Drinking well (very smooth) now…hope you enjoy!

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4/21/2024 - MVO Wine Likes this wine: 93 points

A beautiful mature wine. Black fruit, spice, and leather on the nose with smooth integrated tannins. This has a nice long finish with medium acidity. Drink now or within the next two years.

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4/21/2024 - KenCT Likes this wine: 90 points

I agree that this needs a few more years in the bottle. Plenty of fruit but a bit tight w present tannins. Did t open up much more on the second night.

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4/20/2024 - winelover6709 wrote: NR

Perfect ! Smoothe bold and balanced

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4/20/2024 - RichardP wrote: 91 points

Plum and menthol on the nose. On the palate, black cherry, currant, and notes of plum, oaky coconut, and vanilla, with strong tannins and strong acidity on the medium to long finish. This was better the second day, after the coconut note had faded and the tannins had integrated some. This is much too young; it's probably five years from a reasonable drinking window. Even so it was an excellent value at a little over $50.

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4/19/2024 - robmatic wrote: NR

Pretty powerful, and not quite fully mature.

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4/20/2024 - mojotojo Likes this wine: 92 points

Excellent, mature, GSM-type blend from Force Majeure. Dark cherries and other red fruit, lavendar, "french" spices, garrigue, just a hint of olive tapenade, and wet stone. The tannins have fully resolved and are silky and sweet. Lush is a good descriptor. Delicious wine wine that is complex and drinking wonderfully now and can probably last a few more years.

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4/19/2024 - Nbquilici wrote: NR

Solid and fairly robust. Notes of chocolate, sweeter than I’d thought it would be. Smooth and more berry than earth.

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4/19/2024 - finewinebuff57 wrote: 87 points

59% Roussanne, 23% Chenin Blanc, 18% Viognier in the 2019 of this field blend. Interesting and not unattractive but the acidity is very pronounced.

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4/17/2024 - chairmanzian Likes this wine: 90 points

Medium full bodied with milk chocolate like texture. Well integrated with dark chocolate and ripe black fruit on the tongue. Ripe acidity mid palate, with red berry notes more prominent with more air. Moderate finish with savory, herbaceous terminal notes. Overall, very pleasant and ready to drink.

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4/17/2024 - Drbobo Likes this wine: 89 points

earthy, dusty on the nose. tasting now, one day after opening. initial up front tannins, with some remaining fruit and acid in the background, and the finish has some slight raisin. overall pleasant and not overly muscular for a cab, which I like.

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10/1/2023 - djpo wrote: 92 points

This winery always impresses me. In full bloom now and seems to have at least 3 years in fine form.

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4/17/2024 - Joshuachef88 wrote: NR

Tasty. Decent tanins, medium fruit. Great for a Tuesday

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4/6/2024 - djsaunde Does not like this wine: 83 points

Wine was dominated by a strong alcohol note (15.6%!). Otherwise, it was mostly black fruits, baking spice, tannic, and fairly extracted. Maybe I got a bad bottle?

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4/17/2024 - Tomportwine Likes this wine: 94 points

Red cherry and blueberry fruit, round bready mid-palate, rich and concentrated, nice velvet tannins texture. Balanced acidity. Very good cab!

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4/17/2024 - Professor_Budge wrote: 91 points

Fruit bomb but not too slutty. Pronounced aromas of blackberry and dark fruit with some sweet vanilla oak, herbaceous sage, and cocoa. The sage distinguishes WA from Napa for me. Not super complex but drinking well at this stage with a 2 hour decant. About medium acidity with velvety tannins.

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1/26/2024 - ylkim30 Likes this wine: NR

January 2024 Northern Rhone Dinner: A Syrah varietal wine sourced from the Columbia Valley in Washington State. Darker in character than the ‘11 Benetiere, it shared a fresh-tasting vibrancy and textural delicacy on the palate. While it had the smoke, meat, and herbs of the Northern Rhone, that Old World savoriness was married with a restrained, yet luminescent fruit that clearly placed it in the New. Although this cuvee is meant to be held for no longer than 10 years, the intensity of flavor feels a little too serious to be simply glou-glou, despite its easy-going drinkability. I never heard of this producer before, but I’m looking forward to following them in the future. (Apparently, Yves Gangloff consults on the Syrah and Viognier wines produced by Kobayashi).

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