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2012 Cline Cellars Zinfandel Ancient Vines
8/13/2013 - smokeshowing Likes this wine: 90 Points
QPR home run! Picked up a couple of these Zins at Costco yesterday and popped one last night to accompany a spaghetti dinner. For a price slightly north of $10/bottle this is a shockingly good wine. While Cline refers to this wine as being "ripe," I found it to be pleasingly subtle for a mass produced old vine Zin. Lovely aromas of dark fruits and a pleasing hint of chocolate. Flavors revolve around more of those dark red fruits, a hint of smoke and a subtle vanilla note. This is a wonderfully satisfying wine that actually fits inside our budget! Way to go Cline!
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2011 Kutch Pinot Noir Sonoma Coast
7/19/2013 - smokeshowing wrote: 94 Points
This wine is absolutely spot on for me. No formal tasting notes, but enjoyed the heck out of this one. What stood out for me was the wonderfully tart cherry and raspberry flavors that dominate. There's a bunch going on here and all of it positive. Here again, gotta stop kicking myself for not purchasing more of this beauty!
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2011 Anthill Farms Pinot Noir Sonoma Coast
5/19/2013 - smokeshowing Likes this wine: 90 Points
One word came to mind immediately upon tasting this latest edition of the Sonoma Coast bottling - lean. This is a sleek (light) Pinot Noir with substantial acidity that pairs well with salmon dishes.
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