wineclerk
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Member since June 2012
Real name: Kyle Bambrick
Locale: Hollister, California, USA
Favorite region: Mendoza (Argentina) and Bordeaux (France)
Dream wine: Altrocedro Malbec Gran Reserva 2009
I'm a part time retail manager in a major wine and spirits chain. Most of my exposure comes from work, host tastings, and attending major retailer/vendoring tastings.
I'm currently studying for my level one Sommelier Crediental through the Court of Master Sommeliers.
I aspire to be a major wine import buyer who taste over 10k wines a year (Huge pipe-dream, I know) . My goal for this year is to get over a thousand (I've got to start somewhere.) with at least 10 percent posted publicly.
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2009 Caymus Cabernet Sauvignon
6/16/2012 - wineclerk wrote: 94 Points
Getting to try the Caymus Cab 2009 is a real treat.
A thick very dark wine appears almost inky scarlet to vermilion in color. On the nose, it exhibits lush fruit, succulent blackberry, ripe raspberry, and big black cherry. The fruit hits it out of the park!
The bouquet brings mushrooms, chocolate, vanilla to the table. Well structured, the French-Oak delivers toast and smoke on the palate (16 months French-Oak before bottling).
Soft tannins coat the mouth. Low acidity and sweet red fruit make it taste like red otter-pops (in a good way). The finish is tannic and hot just the way I want my Napa Cabs (14.8% abv).
Overall it's an exceptional wine.
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2009 Frank Family Vineyards Pinot Noir
6/14/2012 - wineclerk wrote:
Sweet dried cherries, cinnamon, vanilla ans spice box on the nose. Tobacco leather and red fruit mix with a silky texture and a pleasant acidity leaving a long cherry pie finish.
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