Istaples

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Wine	Like It	Don't Like
2006 Barnett Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Spring Mountain District	Yes
2006 Del Dotto Pinot Noir Cinghiale Vineyard	Yes
2005 Hall Cabernet Sauvignon Bergfeld	Yes
2006 Fielding Hills Cabernet Franc Riverbend Vineyard	Yes
2006 Fielding Hills Merlot Riverbend Vineyard	Yes
2008 Loosen Bros. Riesling Dr. L	Yes
2009 Villa Maria Sauvignon Blanc Cellar Selection	Yes
2008 Chateau Ste. Michelle Chardonnay	Yes
2007 Robert Craig Cabernet Sauvignon Affinity	Yes

2008 d'Arenberg The Stump Jump Grenache Shiraz Mourverde
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1/10/2011 - Istaples wrote: 89 Points
Drank this over two nights. made the mistake of thinking that because this is a relatively inexpensive wine you could just unscrew the top and pour. Big mistake - the first night the wine was light bodied and unripe, the second night the wine was a smooth mouth filling wine with lots of ripe fruit.
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2007 Shenandoah Vineyards Zinfandel Rezerve Paul's Vineyard
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11/27/2010 - Istaples wrote: 86 Points
When I first opened the bottle the nose was musty and on the palate there was little fruit with a medicine, high alcohol finish. After 15-20 minutes the mus was gone and the wine became very fruit forward, almost jammy, with a little tartness on the finish. Matched well with turkey, sweet potatoe casserole and cranberry. Not the best zin but worked well with the meal.
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2005 Del Dotto Cabernet Franc
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11/25/2010 - Istaples wrote: flawed
Bottle was corked, unfortunately my last bottle
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