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| Drinking Windows and Values |
| Drinking window: Drink between 2013 and 2016 (based on 6 user opinions) |
| Community Tasting History |
| Community Tasting Notes (average 86.7 pts. and median of 88 pts. in 33 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by merryberry on 12/25/2021 & rated 90 points: All these years later, its still delivering good red fruit, surrounded interesting notes of garrigue and spices, with only a tiny bit of bricking. What a value. (437 views) | | | Tasted by merryberry on 11/19/2020 & rated 89 points: Still plenty of red fruit, with lots of subtle spices, especially on the finish. This was enjoyable and didn't feel "old". (519 views) | | | Tasted by hcnate on 5/24/2020 & rated 87 points: Found this hiding in th me cellar - super fruity. Probably past it’s prime, was losing much of its body. (609 views) | | | Tasted by vaaccess on 1/29/2018: This wine is probably past its time, so read this review with that in mind.
Nose is raisin, old plum, jelly.
Taste is surprisingly fruity, it's opening up quickly. There's a muddy plum on the end of the palate, however, and maybe tart raisins. I can taste the alcohol, but it isn't overly astringent. The finish leaves a filmy texture on the tongue. (1401 views) | | | Tasted by merryberry on 4/26/2016 & rated 88 points: Big expressive red fruit nose. Spicy, cranberries, cherries, undiscernible tannins, and a medium long sour cherry candy finish. Not getting any better, so drink up. (1947 views) | | | Tasted by foobarski on 9/4/2015 & rated 88 points: Still drinking very well. Soft and spicy. (1899 views) | | | Tasted by ChipGreen on 7/25/2015: Smooth, easy drinking crowd pleaser that just keeps hanging on.... (1950 views) | | | Tasted by merryberry on 7/16/2015 & rated 89 points: Strawberry and raspberry nose, cranberries, pepper, cherries, somewhat green tannins are an off-note, and a bit of smoke and heat in the medium finish. Better than last time, with redder fruit. (1797 views) | | | Tasted by foobarski on 1/2/2015 & rated 88 points: Even though the calendar has moved to 2015 I don't think this is ready for "panic drinking" yet. I am noticing a more pronounced meaty-smoky-ness to it now. (1667 views) | | | Tasted by foobarski on 11/14/2014 & rated 88 points: It's still holding its own. (1135 views) | | | Tasted by Wicked Panda on 7/12/2014 & rated 86 points: Nice GSM table wine (1346 views) | | | Tasted by bob_jones on 6/14/2014 & rated 83 points: Good price value, straight forward and clean. Has a medium body without any shining characteristics other than easily drinkable and semi-sweet fruits. Flavor doesn't stick around long. Sipped it w/o food, this wines flavor would probably would be overwhelmed by some heavier pairings. (1309 views) | | | Tasted by joesi16 on 12/31/2013: A bit of strawberry and a touch of pepper, just what a GSM should be. My first Woot Cellar wine, dumb label but decent wine. (1658 views) | | | Tasted by hcnate on 11/15/2013 & rated 88 points: Woot delivered good value with this wine. Nice fruit forward blend with beautiful light coloring. Definitely worth it. (1677 views) | | | Tasted by MerlynXLII on 10/3/2013 & rated 88 points: Surprisingly different than the last 3 bottles opened, all of which were a little one-dimensional.
Well structured, medium bodied, enough bite to have a strong presence while encouraging you to come back for more and more.
This bottle went well with some leftover beef tenderloin and duck breast from a night out. (1824 views) | | | Tasted by FullerFamily on 9/27/2013 & rated 82 points: Peppery and fruitier than expected. Good midweek sipper with dinner. Suggest a run through aerator for better nose. (1533 views) | | | Tasted by merryberry on 9/10/2013 & rated 88 points: Translucent purple with ruby highlights. Blueberry, spice and oak on the nose. Light to medium bodied, cranberries, cherries, black pepper, soft tannins, and a cinnamon-sweet, short to medium finish. Overall, a nice simple sipper that is more than worth the price. (1488 views) | | | Tasted by ChipGreen on 8/16/2013 & rated 86 points: Seems more fruit forward than 8 months ago but that may be at least partly because the oak has already mellowed out quite a bit. Still getting a candied fruit quality on the nose and palate but more strawberry than cherry this time.
Light/medium bodied with mild tannins. Even more sure than before that this should be consumed sooner rather than later, i.e. within the next 2-3 years. (1892 views) | | | Tasted by foobarski on 6/21/2013 & rated 88 points: Spicy nose, rich fruit. Easy drinker, don't really notice the heat. (1401 views) | | | Tasted by grdnbrrtt on 5/13/2013 & rated 80 points: Thin, some harsh tannins, light dark fruit. Would not rebuy. (1360 views) | | | Tasted by North316 on 12/26/2012 & rated 86 points: I have very limited experience with Grenache, but if you had asked me what the majority of this blend was made of, I would have guessed Cab Franc, not Grenache. To me it seemed to have the body of a grenache or pinot noir, but the flavor profile of a cab franc. Medium to lighter bodied, with peppery, vegital notes (green pepper) on the palate. I think some of the more prominent green notes blew off after being opened for a little while and more fruit started showing through. I didn't get a lot of oak on this, but often-times I taste that more as a peppery note than an oak note, so it could be present here.
I definitely liked this better after some air time, and in the future will decant before drinking. This was a nice easy drinker and solid QPR. I'm sure this will be fine for a few years, but I don't see this evolving much over that time. (2297 views) | | | Tasted by manny651 on 12/25/2012 & rated 84 points: Very tasty and smooth, a crowd pleasing red with soft tannins. (1859 views) | | | Tasted by Schaeferr on 12/18/2012 & rated 88 points: This is very good. Lots of fruit on the nose, with a hint of green pepper, maybe? The initial palate tastes a lot like a young cab: lots of red berry tastes, but the finish is smooth. Not a lot of pepper on the finish, but still good.
I did not pick up the strong oak hints that others in their reviews had mentioned. That may be because I let mine rest for longer after shipment; I'm not sure. (1754 views) | | | Tasted by foobarski on 12/11/2012 & rated 88 points: It has a very pleasant crispness to it. (1787 views) | | | Tasted by ChipGreen on 12/2/2012 & rated 87 points: In the glass: Deep ruby, almost violet. Medium, closely spaced legs.
On the nose: Bright fruit. Candied cherry, raspberry, boysenberry and a hint of oak.
On the palate: Fruit is darker and a little more subdued than on the nose, oak is more prominent. Good acidity with mild tannins on the short/medium finish. Not especially complex but well integrated and paired well with milk chocolate. (2047 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
| Woot Cellars Producer website
2011 Woot Cellars Phat GooseVarietal: GSM Red Wine Blend
Vintage: 2011
Varietal Composition: 57% Grenache, 39% Syrah, 4% Mourvedre
Harvest Date(s): October 2nd - October 28th
Harvest Brix: 25-28
Alcohol: 14.50%
pH: 3.61
TA: 0.64 g/100 ml
Residual Sugar: 0.34 g/100 ml
Cooperage: 35% new French oak, 65% neutral oak
Produced and bottled for Woot Cellars by Hahn Family Wines.Red Rhone Blend Read about the different grapes used to produce red and white Rhone wines
On CellarTracker, Red Rhone Blend is the term for a wine consisting of two or more of the traditional 13 Southern Rhone grape varieties. Typically it's the Grenache, Syrah, Mourvedre or Cinsault grapes, but can also contain the Muscardin, Counoise, Clairette, Bourboulenc, Picpoul, Roussanne, Terret Noir, Picardan or Vaccarese grapes.
A 'food' wine. Lacking pretension and intended for local consumption with local cuisine. Lacks the 'high' notes on a Bordeaux, more earthy and sharper so often a better partner to meat dishes with a sauce. USAAmerican wine has been produced since the 1500s, with the first widespread production beginning in New Mexico in 1628. Today, wine production is undertaken in all fifty states, with California producing 84% of all U.S. wine. The continent of North America is home to several native species of grape, including Vitis labrusca, Vitis riparia, Vitis rotundifolia, and Vitis vulpina, but the wine-making industry is based almost entirely on the cultivation of the European Vitis vinifera, which was introduced by European settlers. With more than 1,100,000 acres (4,500 km2) under vine, the United States is the fourth-largest wine producing country in the world, after Italy, Spain, and France.California2021 vintage: "Unlike almost all other areas of the state, the Russian River Valley had higher than normal crops in 2021, which has made for a wine of greater generosity and fruit forwardness than some of its stablemates." - Morgan Twain-Peterson Central Coasthttp://www.ccwinegrowers.org/links.html
http://www.discovercaliforniawines.com/regional-wine-organizations/
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