I usually am suspicious of Napa Valley wines given the snobery and outrageous P/Q ratios but I think this wine is actually quite nice. The aroma that hit first is toasted oak and blueberry with a hint of anise and damp oak leaves, but not too earthly or fungal. The mouth feel is big, but not overly fruit forward or high in alcohol- delicate tannins come in the midpalette, then some butter and stronger tannins for the finish. It’s well balanced and dry. Not really sure if it will get better with age- it’s actually really good now.
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Beautiful Spanish Grenache! Nose is bright cherry, strawberries and plum with a hint of garique and dry dusty schists. The palate opens up with more stawberries, anise, toasted oak, and slightly bitter orange peel tannins. Very different than a Chateneuf or other grenache wines. Residual sugar is very low so if you like dry wines I would get some. Almost in balance now but tannins maybe too much for some.
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Really nice boutique napa cab. nose of blackberries, currants, baking spices. very dense, voluptuous and round mouth feel- very feint hints of clove, tabacco and leather. very low acidity. quite dry with some tannins but not overpowering - overall well-balanced and integrated. really enjoyable. I think this is ready to drink.
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2017 Duckhorn Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley
8/18/2020 - Eastbaywineguy Likes this wine: 95 Points
I usually am suspicious of Napa Valley wines given the snobery and outrageous P/Q ratios but I think this wine is actually quite nice. The aroma that hit first is toasted oak and blueberry with a hint of anise and damp oak leaves, but not too earthly or fungal. The mouth feel is big, but not overly fruit forward or high in alcohol- delicate tannins come in the midpalette, then some butter and stronger tannins for the finish. It’s well balanced and dry. Not really sure if it will get better with age- it’s actually really good now.
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2014 Telmo Rodríguez Pegaso Barrancos de Pizarra Sierra de Gredos
10/25/2019 - Eastbaywineguy Likes this wine: 95 Points
Beautiful Spanish Grenache! Nose is bright cherry, strawberries and plum with a hint of garique and dry dusty schists. The palate opens up with more stawberries, anise, toasted oak, and slightly bitter orange peel tannins. Very different than a Chateneuf or other grenache wines. Residual sugar is very low so if you like dry wines I would get some. Almost in balance now but tannins maybe too much for some.
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2014 Somerston Estate Cabernet Sauvignon
9/30/2019 - Eastbaywineguy Likes this wine: 93 Points
Really nice boutique napa cab. nose of blackberries, currants, baking spices. very dense, voluptuous and round mouth feel- very feint hints of clove, tabacco and leather. very low acidity. quite dry with some tannins but not overpowering -
overall well-balanced and integrated. really enjoyable. I think this is ready to drink.
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