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Farpointe Cellar
Tasted June 13, 2009 by mmurry with 433 views
Flight 1 (7 notes)
Red
2005 Whitman Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon
91 points
The nose had espresso, tar, black currant, raspberry, and a little earth. The palate had olives, tar, raspberry, earth, and some black currant on the finish.
Red
2004 Castello di Volpaia Chianti Classico Riserva Coltassala
90 points
The nose had tobacco, tar, raspberry, and cherry. The palate had smoke and tobacco, with a little cedar, and some cherry and raspberry on the finish.
Red
2006 Moorilla Pinot Noir
90 points
The nose had rhubarb, cherry, spice, and a little vanilla. The palate was smooth, and had cherry, rhubarb, earth, and a nice oaky finish.
Red
2005 Col Solare Shining Hill
89 points
The nose had sweet raspberry and black currant, with hints of oak and spice. The palate had black currant, spice, oak, and some raspberry on the finish.
White
2007 Ferraton Père & Fils St. Joseph Blanc La Source
89 points
The nose had peaches, floral notes, stone, and beeswax. The palate was crisp and clean, and had stone, peach, and floral notes.
White
2006 Snowden Sauvignon Blanc
88 points
The nose had grass, pineapple, grapefruit, and a little stone at the end. The palate was crisp and clean, and had stone, grapefruit, and a slightly grassy finish.
Red
2002 Ilona Howell Mountain
88 points
The nose had rhubarb, cherry and spice. The palate had cherry, oak, spice, and a rhubarb finish.
Flight 2 (2 notes)
Red
2006 Larkmead Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon
93 points
The nose had smoke, graphite, cassis, spice, and vanilla. The palate had cassis, spice, pencil lead, cassis, and a vanilla finish.
Red
2007 Red Car Pinot Noir Heaven & Earth La Bohème
93 points
The nose had blackberry, cherry, earth, and spice. The palate had blackberry, vanilla, spice, earth, and a good cherry finish.