2010 Muscardini Cellars Rancho Salina Vineyard

Community Tasting Notes (7) Avg Score: 89.3 points

• Options

  • Post a Comment
  • View Aztec94's profile
  • Report Issue

  1/4/2020 - Aztec94 wrote: 91 Points

  Could have benefited from a longer decant. Good fruit and spice notes, but was a little overpowered by the green pepper notes at first. Once those started to taper off was much more enjoyable and balanced. Overall, a nice wine.

  Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comment

• Options

  • Post a Comment
  • View bjwca's profile
  • Report Issue

  12/21/2015 - bjwca Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Wow! Fantastic after a good 2 hour decant, it was really a strong full bodied wine. Fruit forward style.

  Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comment

• Options

  • Post a Comment
  • View merryberry's profile
  • Report Issue

  4/24/2015 - merryberry Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Really dark ruby. Blueberry, spicy oak, and violet nose. Medium to full bodied, plums, blackberries, well integrated tannins, dark chocolate, and a nice long finish. Well made and tasty.

  Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comment

• Options

  • Post a Comment
  • View xtopher.brandt's profile
  • Report Issue

  9/11/2014 - xtopher.brandt Likes this wine:

  Deliciousness Factor : B+
  Refinements
  Smell : 0
  Depth of Flavour : 0
  Mouth Feel : +1 (nicely rounded, but not flabby)
  Finish : 0
  Value : +1
  
  Overall : A+ - We decanted for about 4 hours which really helped it open up
  
  Scoring Factors Description
  Deliciousness Factor
  The is the base score for the wine, puts the score in a range
  Score of 1, 2 or 3
  1 - Doesn't leave me wanting more (base score: D)
  2 - Decent (base score: C)
  3 - Why is the bottle empty already (base score: B+)
  
  Refinements
  These are sub-factors which skew the score one way or another. Each factor is again a 3 point scale:
  -1 : Didn't like
  0 : No strong feeling or Don't remember
  +1 : Liked
  
  Each refinement can move the overall score by 1 position (ie, from a B+ to a A or a D to D-)
  
  So if a wine has an overall deliciousness of a B+, but was too expensive for what I thought I got, then it would be a B
  Smell
  Depth of Flavour
  Mouth Feel
  Finish
  Value
  yes, value. If I know the cost value always comes into play. If I don't know the cost this doesn't change the score.

  Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comment

• Options

  • Post a Comment
  • View Wicked Panda's profile
  • Report Issue

  9/19/2013 - Wicked Panda wrote: 88 Points

  Blueberries with green pepper notes. Chewy tannins, a bit of toasted oak. Decent blend that should age for another 5-7 years

  Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comment

View all 7 Community Tasting Notes

Professional reviews have copyrights and you can view them here for your personal use only as private content. To view pro reviews you must either subscribe to a pre-integrated publication or manually enter reviews below. Learn more.