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BYO - US wines
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Tasted September 28, 2013 by canan with 407 views
Flight 1 (2 notes)
White
2012 Larkmead Vineyards Friulano
92 points
Beautiful and tense flowery nose with a hint of cat-pee.
Full-bodied palate with lots of white flowers and sharp acidity.
Lovely young wine.
Full-bodied palate with lots of white flowers and sharp acidity.
Lovely young wine.
White
2012 Araujo Estate Sauvignon Blanc Eisele Vineyard
92 points
Loads of sweet green gooseberries on the nose with a hint of cat-pee.
Plenty of fresh green gooseberries on the palate also with a grass touch. Perhaps a little alcohol heavy in the aftertaste.
Plenty of fresh green gooseberries on the palate also with a grass touch. Perhaps a little alcohol heavy in the aftertaste.
Flight 2 (2 notes)
White
2010 Williams Selyem Chardonnay Allen Vineyard
94 points
Beautiful and powerful nose with intense exotic fruits, smoke, vanilla and dried grapes.
Full-bodied pineapple flavors and other exotic fruits. Great wine but very US in its style.
Full-bodied pineapple flavors and other exotic fruits. Great wine but very US in its style.
White
2007 Newton Chardonnay Unfiltered
94 points
Lots of buttered popcorn on the nose with also some corn, gun powder, farts and strangely enough peanuts.
Cool and refreshing pineapple flavors with lots of acidity but also some vanilla, coffee and smoke.
A well-made wine that impresses at this price.
Cool and refreshing pineapple flavors with lots of acidity but also some vanilla, coffee and smoke.
A well-made wine that impresses at this price.
Flight 3 (2 notes)
Red
2011 Antica Terra Pinot Noir Botanica
94 points
Impressive and complex nose with red currants, buttermilk, dirt, violets. Quite expressive.
Strawberry, dirt and coffee flavors dominate the elegant palate. Delicious and juicy wine but still with a good structure and balance.
Strawberry, dirt and coffee flavors dominate the elegant palate. Delicious and juicy wine but still with a good structure and balance.
Red
2011 Antica Terra Pinot Noir Ceras
93 points
Buttermilk, dirt and lavender nose with a hint of smokey bacon.
Compact but elegant palate with some strawberries but it is also a little bit metallic and perhaps a bit to dry in the aftertaste which ruins the overall balance for me.
It does improve with air and shows some potential.
Compact but elegant palate with some strawberries but it is also a little bit metallic and perhaps a bit to dry in the aftertaste which ruins the overall balance for me.
It does improve with air and shows some potential.
Flight 4 (4 notes)
Red
2010 Greer Cabernet Sauvignon Greer Vineyard
96 points
Intense nose with a lot of green bell-pepper, some sweet dark cherry fruit (kirsch).
Long and impressive palate with dense black currant fruit and liquorice. The fruit is quite "cool" in its impression which is really impressive.
Great wine.
Long and impressive palate with dense black currant fruit and liquorice. The fruit is quite "cool" in its impression which is really impressive.
Great wine.
Red
2007 Shafer Cabernet Sauvignon Hillside Select
95 points
Nose: Dense blackberry fruit.
Palate: Wild acidity, dense black currants.
A bit disappointed when the bottle was revealed but it could be that it just needs more time..
Palate: Wild acidity, dense black currants.
A bit disappointed when the bottle was revealed but it could be that it just needs more time..
Red
2006 Araujo Estate Cabernet Sauvignon Eisele Vineyard
97 points
Complex nose showing lots of black currants and glue.
Cool fruit on the palate with an elegant dense and balanced black currant fruit.
A HUGE wine that I simply adored.
Cool fruit on the palate with an elegant dense and balanced black currant fruit.
A HUGE wine that I simply adored.
Red
2005 Heitz Cellar Cabernet Sauvignon Martha's Vineyard
97 points
Wild wine with lovely black currant jam and a hint of eucalyptus.
A beautiful wine!!
A beautiful wine!!
Flight 5 (2 notes)
Red
1994 Philip Togni Cabernet Sauvignon
93 points
Nose: Gun powder, blackberry, coffee, perfumed intensity.
Palate: Earthy, juicy blackberry. Declining a bit..
Palate: Earthy, juicy blackberry. Declining a bit..
Red
1990 Dominus Estate
94 points
Nose: Elephant cage, hay, cheese.
Palate: Juicy blackberry, powerful acidity and young tannins. Lovely wine.
Palate: Juicy blackberry, powerful acidity and young tannins. Lovely wine.
Flight 6 (1 note)
Red
1995 Ridge Monte Bello
93 points
Lovely wine with a modern fruit profile.
Still very nice.
Still very nice.
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Flight 7 (3 notes)
Red
2008 Cayuse Syrah Cailloux Vineyard
95 points
Great wine.. Compact and fresh fruit..
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Red
2008 Scholium Project Androkteinos Hudson Vineyard
96 points
Extreme wine, dense and very extracted. Loved it!
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