| Wine Type | Vintage Name Variety Locale | Date Posted Score Helpful Comments More... |
|---|---|---|
| Red |
2009 Quilceda Creek Cabernet SauvignonColumbia Valley more |
4/15/2019 - slywka7 Likes this wine: 95 pointsSadly a pop and pour. Aromas of blackberry, currant, mint, chocolate and touch of iron. Flavors of blackberry, black cherry, currant, chocolate and touch of olive. Ends with a long finish of 35-40 seconds with blackberry and mocha notes. This may improve through dinner so may update the note. These are always huge wines. Has a bit of a tannic bite still on this so wish I had enough time to decant. |
| Rosé |
2017 Caves d'Esclans Whispering AngelCôtes de Provence Rosé Blend more |
4/15/2019 - slywka7 wrote: 88 pointsNose of salt, hint of raspberry and hint of lime. Would not exactly call this nose "jumping out of the glass." Flavors of cherry, strawberry and a touch of lime. Ends with a 10-15 second finish with a slight cherry note. Simple, easy drinking but can get that for half the price. |
| White |
2016 Rex Hill Chardonnay Seven SoilsWillamette Valley more |
4/14/2019 - slywka7 wrote: 90 pointsAromas of mineral, buttered popcorn, mango and marshmallow. Flavors of salted cracker, touch of vanilla, mineral and hint of tropical fruit. Ends with a 15-20 second finish with salt and nut notes. More old work than new. Interesting wine. |
| Red |
2011 Aubert Pinot Noir UV-SL VineyardSonoma Coast more |
4/14/2019 - slywka7 Likes this wine: 93 pointsPretty much a pop and pour. Aromas of brown sugar, sassafras, dried cherry, dried strawberry and touch of earth. Flavors of dried cherry, strawberry rhubarb, cranberry, anise and touch of brown sugar. Ends with a 25+ second finish with brown sugar notes. Touch a heat on this but a very nice Pinot. |
| Red |
2009 Schrader Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon Beckstoffer To Kalon VineyardOakville more |
4/7/2019 - slywka7 Likes this wine: 97 pointsFew wines at Tequila Revolucion (Tequila Revolucion): I decanted this for 4 hours before serving. Aromas of blackberry, currant, black cherry, plum and touch of iron. Flavors of cherry, currant, blackberry, grape and touch of earth. Ends with a large, long finish of 45+ seconds with blackberry notes. Had this last because it’s huge. It was an interesting evolution of styles, starting with the 04 Palmer, the 12 Dominus then this. I had this neck and neck with the Dominus. Schrader is always reliable to delivery a great wine drinking experience. |
| Red |
2012 Dominus EstateNapa Valley Red Bordeaux Blend more |
4/7/2019 - slywka7 Likes this wine: 97 pointsFew wines at Tequila Revolucion (Tequila Revolucion): Opened but not decanted at 3PM. Aromas of currant, blackberry, iron, mineral and cherry. Flavors of cherry, currant, blackberry, iron and earth. Ends with a long, long finish of 40+ seconds with blackberry and iron notes. This is still a baby and could have used a long decant. Tasting this after the Palmer was interesting because it wasn't all that different in style but just a bigger, better wine. |
| Red |
2004 Château PalmerMargaux Red Bordeaux Blend more |
4/7/2019 - slywka7 Likes this wine: 94 pointsFew wines at Tequila Revolucion (Tequila Revolucion): This was decanted 2.5 hours before serving. Aromas of earth, blackberry, currant, black cherry and hint of smoke. Flavors of iron, earth, blackberry, currant and smoke. Ends with long iron and smoke driven finish of 30+ seconds. I liked this more than some of the other people. They complained it had no structure but I did not share that compliant. I will say that this still needs more time to come together in my opinion. A very solid wine from a less renown vintage. |
| White - Sparkling |
2002 Louis Roederer Champagne Cristal BrutChampagne Blend more |
4/7/2019 - slywka7 Likes this wine: 96 pointsFew wines at Tequila Revolucion (Tequila Revolucion): Aromas of sour apple, mineral, bread dough and slate. Flavors of slate, bread dough, splash of citrus, mineral and a lime note on the finish that goes on for 35+ seconds. Totally different style of wine from the Dom. This had much more weight to it and was expansive on the palate. The Dom was more edgy and crisp. The Cristal is a very exquisite wine for sure. |
| White - Sparkling |
2009 Dom Pérignon ChampagneChampagne Blend more |
4/7/2019 - slywka7 Likes this wine: 94 pointsFew wines at Tequila Revolucion (Tequila Revolucion): Aromas of slate, lime, mineral and hint of nut. Flavors of lime, slate, some citrus note I can’t identity and mineral. Ends with a long finish of 25-30 seconds with mineral notes. Not creamy but mineral driven with citrus notes. A very nice Dom but nothing like the 2002, my favorite recent vintage. 5 people found this helpful, do you? Yes - No / Comments (1) |
| White - Sparkling |
2014 Scholium Project BlowoutCalifornia White Blend more |
4/7/2019 - slywka7 wrote: 87 pointsFew wines at Tequila Revolucion (Tequila Revolucion): Nose of apple, salt and slate. Flavors of grapefruit, star fruit and sour Beer almost. Ends with a 15+ second finish. This is very sour. It’s not bad. Just sour. I ended up dumping this wine because I just could not finish it. The Scholium Project wines I have had are very hit or miss. The one thing I will say though is that the guy likes to push the envelop and whether I like them or not, they are interesting to try. |
| Red |
2017 Bedrock Wine Co. Old Vine ZinfandelCalifornia more |
4/5/2019 - slywka7 Likes this wine: 92 pointsBasically a pop and pour. Aromas of boysenberry, wild cherry, blueberry, cracked pepper and touch of tomato leaf. Flavors of boysenberry, blueberry, cherry, raspberry and touch of currant. Ends with a 25 second finish with boysenberry berry notes. This is lighter on its feet than your typical Carlisle but still packs a lot of fruit. Crazy value for 21.99. |
| Red |
2016 Cline Cellars Zinfandel Ancient VinesContra Costa County more |
3/31/2019 - slywka7 wrote: 90 pointsAromas of cherry, licorice, earth and raspberry. Flavors of wild cherry, blueberry, licorice and strawberry. Ends with a 20+ second finish with notes if strawberry and cherry. Little skeptical at first but with some air gained some weight. |
| Red |
2016 Résonance Pinot NoirWillamette Valley more |
3/30/2019 - slywka7 Likes this wine: 93 pointsSlow oxed for 4 hours. Aromas of cranberry, strawberry, mushroom and cherry. Flavors of strawberry, cranberry, maraschino cherry, mushroom and a touch of earth. Ends with a cherry and earth infused finish of 25+ seconds. This is a very good Pinot and easy drinking. |
| White |
2016 Paul Pernot et ses Fils Bourgogne BlancChardonnay more |
3/29/2019 - slywka7 wrote: 89 pointsAromas of flint, mineral, lemon and a touch of fund. I want to say TCA but I don't get it all the time and it doesn't show on the palate at all. Flavors of lemon, mineral, star fruit and touch of nut. Ends with a mineral driven finish of 20 seconds. This was served too cold initially but got better as it warmed up. Not quite as good as the last time I had it because of the weirdness on the nose but a very solid wine. |
| Red |
2015 Domaine de Cristia Châteauneuf-du-PapeRed Rhone Blend more |
3/24/2019 - slywka7 Likes this wine: 94 pointsDecanted for 1 hour. Aromas of raspberry, roasted herbs, black cherry and a touch of lavender. Flavors of bing cherry, raspberry, boysenberry, roasted herbs and fig. Ends with a long cherry note that hands there for 35+ seconds. The purity of flavor here is intense and very easy drinking with not a hard edge. Glad I have a few more of these. 1 person found this helpful, do you? Yes - No / Comments (1) |
| Red |
2013 Carlisle Zinfandel Montafi RanchRussian River Valley more |
3/22/2019 - slywka7 Likes this wine: 95 pointsDecanted for 1 hour. Aromas of boysenberry, cherry, blueberry, strawberry and touch of fig. Flavors of blueberry, raspberry, cherry, boysenberry and a touch of earth. Ends with 40 second finish with boysenberry notes. Took a little bit of time to come around since it was also a bit cool but once it did it was really nice. |
| Red |
2013 Tenuta Caparzo Brunello di MontalcinoSangiovese more |
3/17/2019 - slywka7 wrote: 91 pointsAromas of tar, roses, cherry and raspberry. Flavors of cherry, raspberry, leather and earth. Ends with a leather infused finish of 25 seconds. Not sure how long this was open. Not as good as the last time I had it. |
| Red |
2009 Kosta Browne Pinot Noir Koplen VineyardRussian River Valley more |
3/16/2019 - slywka7 Likes this wine: 95 pointsPop and pour. Aromas of sarsaparilla, dried cherry, dried strawberry, nutmeg and a touch of cinnamon. Flavors of bing cherry, strawberry, cinnamon, touch oy boysenberry and a touch of cola. Ends with a long finish of 40+ seconds with a very pure cherry note lingering throughout. People say these wines would not age but this is aging wonderfully. This was properly stored though right from release. Parker said that the majority of California wines don't change like Bordeaux but hang on. Think he was referring to the Cabs but the Pinots like this might fall in line as well. |
| White |
2016 Dönnhoff RieslingNahe more |
3/15/2019 - slywka7 wrote: 90 pointsAromas of apple, pear, petrol and mineral. Flavors of apple, mineral, slate and a touch of smoke. Ends with a 20 second finish with apple notes. Very nice entry level wine to the donnhoff style. |
| Red |
2009 Château Smith Haut Lafitte Le PetitPessac-Léognan Red Bordeaux Blend more |
3/10/2019 - slywka7 Likes this wine: 94 pointsDecanted for 2 hours. Aromas of blackberry, current, burning embers, iron and black cherry. Flavors of blackberry, currant, earth, iron and a hickory note. Ends with 30+ second finish with notes of smoke and blackberry. This is very fresh and doesn't seem like a dent has been made in this 10 year old Bordeaux. Still a long life ahead. Saving my last bottle for 10 years. |
| White |
2009 Aubert Chardonnay Lauren Estate VineyardSonoma Coast more |
3/9/2019 - slywka7 Likes this wine: 94 pointsPop, waited for it to come up to temperature before drinking. This is a golden color at this stage. Aromas of hazelnet, mango, papaya, citrus oil and pineapple. Flavors of buttered popcorn, lemon meringue, papaya, mango and a touch of spice. Ends with a long finish of 35+ seconds wit notes of lemon meringue. This is showing a few signs of aging but still has freshness. |
| Red |
2008 Rocca Felice BaroloNebbiolo more |
2/24/2019 - slywka7 wrote: 85 pointsDecanted for 1 hour. Nose is oxidized and more like a sherry or tawny port. Flavors of cherry that is rather simple. Ends with a 15 second finish. Disappointing. |
| Red |
2015 Castello di Volpaia Chianti ClassicoChianti Classico DOCG Sangiovese Blend, Sangiovese more |
2/24/2019 - slywka7 wrote: 90 pointsDecanted for 1 hour. Interesting contrast to the last wine. Aromas of raspberry, cherry, flowers and a touch of tar. Flavors of cherry, raspberry, touch of tar and touch of earth. Ends with a 20 second finish with a cherry note. Much more fruit forward than the previous Chianti. More what I was expecting. |
| Red |
2015 Castello di Monsanto Chianti Classico RiservaChianti Classico DOCG Sangiovese Blend, Sangiovese more |
2/24/2019 - slywka7 wrote: 90 pointsPopped about 1.5 hours before drinking. Aromas of cherry, tar, leather and matchstick. Flavors of cherry, currant, boysenberry and touch of black olive. Ends with a 20+ second finish with an iron note. This is more of a burgundy lovers chianti, more subtle than in your face. Probably needed more time and has the stuffing to benefit from a few years of aging. |
| White |
2015 Arista Winery ChardonnayRussian River Valley more |
2/23/2019 - slywka7 Likes this wine: 94 pointsAromas of hazelnut, toasted marshmallow, papaya, mango and a hint of toasted almond. Flavors of papaya, pineapple, banana, touch of spice and mango. Ends with a 30 second finish with mango and vanilla notes. Someone suggested Aubert but I feel their have a lot more weight. I'd say a baby Marcassin but this is a touch big where the Marcassin has that powerful elegance. Somewhere in between I think. Very nice though. |
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