The Portland Crew with Tooch (Kirk's Place): Medium+ garnet in the glass. A very ripe nose of rich blackberry liqueur with faint hints of brett. The nose is like dark obsidian on amber, with all the co-reflections that implies. Insinuations of tamari. A delicious wine in the mouth, medium+ bodied, with warm spices, med+ tannins, med+ alcohol, med+ acid. Beautiful flavors and major yum factor. A little cedar, but I don't mind the plain wood in this case - it seems to work in context. Very interesting to boot. In fact, it's reminiscent of musar to me. WOTN. 92-95. ~35 cases!!!
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Opened and left for 4 hours. Consistent with previous TN. Beautiful black fuits on the nose with some leather and wet paint. Full bodied but smooth with good black fruit intensity. Long finish with integrated tannins. still drinking nicely and should continue to do so for many more years.
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(Teachworth Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon Estate Blend) Vayniac Guest Host #3 - Kirk Grant (aka "slave2thevine"); #3; COLOR-dark; NOSE-classic Napa Mountain fruit (purple paint, so extracted; like an under control Barossa Shiraz; black fruit and a dark chocolate component); Eucalyptus; tomato juice component; TASTE-little hints of Oak; really pure fruit; I like it; a solid effort, I like the vegetal aspects; better than Silver Oak & Cakebread; really well made & structured; I would love to see what this does over the next 7-8 years; GV-91
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8/25/2014 - annerk wrote: flawed
Flawed--VA
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4/24/2013 - Topper wrote: 88 Points
May be showing it's age. Serious heat on the finish mars whatever positives derive from the fruit and structure. Stick with the '02 for now.
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9/29/2011 - Yamadori wrote: flawed
Corked.
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2/28/2011 - RajivAyyangar wrote: 93 Points
The Portland Crew with Tooch (Kirk's Place): Medium+ garnet in the glass. A very ripe nose of rich blackberry liqueur with faint hints of brett. The nose is like dark obsidian on amber, with all the co-reflections that implies. Insinuations of tamari. A delicious wine in the mouth, medium+ bodied, with warm spices, med+ tannins, med+ alcohol, med+ acid. Beautiful flavors and major yum factor. A little cedar, but I don't mind the plain wood in this case - it seems to work in context. Very interesting to boot. In fact, it's reminiscent of musar to me. WOTN. 92-95. ~35 cases!!!
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12/25/2010 - Yamadori Likes this wine: 94 Points
Opened and left for 4 hours. Consistent with previous TN. Beautiful black fuits on the nose with some leather and wet paint. Full bodied but smooth with good black fruit intensity. Long finish with integrated tannins. still drinking nicely and should continue to do so for many more years.
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