USA, California, Sonoma County, Russian River Valley
Tasted blind - light straw in colour with a slight green tinge. Notes of lemon and lime with some melon and a hint of oak. Light on its feet with a ton of acid and very dry. Good length. Very crisp, clean and refreshing. Medium length. Most of us had guessed this to be french. Drinking very well. Excellent.
Tasted blind - light to medium yellow. Strong notes of coconut on the nose at first but it blew off after a few minutes giving citrus fruits and some underlying herbaceous notes. On the palate more citrus with some greener notes as well. Medium bodied, a little fuller than the first wine, with decent acidic and length. Drinking well now but no rush. Very good.
Tasted blind - light to medium yellow with a greenish hue. At first a little tight on the nose giving some greenish sour notes and no much else. After a few minutes this wine seemed to come alive with classic Chablis notes of citrus fruits, steel, stone and minerality. Medium acidity and body. Drinks well now but there's more to give in time. Excellent. 90+
Beautiful salmon colour. Young and fresh with notes of peach, pink grapefruit and candied strawberries. Medium bodied with good acidity and length. Great with food. I really liked this and wish I had bought more. Drinks great now and from what Im told these will age nicely. Very good. 89+
Tasted blind - medium red with a slight browning hue. Hints of green on the nose with some sweet red fruits. Good amount of acid but the fruit fades a little quick. Might have been a bit better a few years ago but still a decent wine now. I enjoyed the nose more than the palate. Average.
USA, California, Sonoma County, Russian River Valley
Tasted blind - medium ruby in colour. Peppermint and some french oak with cherry fruits on the nose. Palate is quite fruit forward giving raspberries and rhubarb and a hint of spice. Not over the top like I would have expected. One of the better Cali PNs Ive had. Very good.
Tasted blind - medium, almost dark red in colour with slight browning near the edge. This nose had classic tell-tale signs of Syrah and more specifically Northern Rhone. Charred meat, burnt rubber, iron and dark fruits dominate both the nose and palate. Still some structure left and nicely balanced acid. Drinking perfectly right now. Excellent.
Tasted blind - medium, almost dark red in colour with a good amount of browning near the edge. A warm and sweet nose with a raisiny profile. On the palate sweeter notes of dates, prunes, raisins with some red cherries. A very nice wine but Zin still doesn't do that much for me. Others seemed to really enjoy it. This is fully mature and ready to go. Very good.
2006 J. Rochioli Sauvignon Blanc 90 Points
USA, California, Sonoma County, Russian River Valley
Tasted blind - light straw in colour with a slight green tinge. Notes of lemon and lime with some melon and a hint of oak. Light on its feet with a ton of acid and very dry. Good length. Very crisp, clean and refreshing. Medium length. Most of us had guessed this to be french. Drinking very well. Excellent.
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2004 Isabelle & Denis Pommier Chablis 1er Cru Côte de Léchet 89 Points
France, Burgundy, Chablis, Chablis 1er Cru
Tasted blind - light to medium yellow. Strong notes of coconut on the nose at first but it blew off after a few minutes giving citrus fruits and some underlying herbaceous notes. On the palate more citrus with some greener notes as well. Medium bodied, a little fuller than the first wine, with decent acidic and length. Drinking well now but no rush. Very good.
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2004 Domaine Daniel Dampt et Fils Chablis 1er Cru Côte de Léchet 90 Points
France, Burgundy, Chablis, Chablis 1er Cru
Tasted blind - light to medium yellow with a greenish hue. At first a little tight on the nose giving some greenish sour notes and no much else. After a few minutes this wine seemed to come alive with classic Chablis notes of citrus fruits, steel, stone and minerality. Medium acidity and body. Drinks well now but there's more to give in time. Excellent. 90+
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2009 Domaine Tempier Bandol Rosé 89 Points
France, Provence, Bandol
Beautiful salmon colour. Young and fresh with notes of peach, pink grapefruit and candied strawberries. Medium bodied with good acidity and length. Great with food. I really liked this and wish I had bought more. Drinks great now and from what Im told these will age nicely. Very good. 89+
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2003 Spring Vale Pinot Noir 84 Points
Australia, Tasmania, Freycinet Coast
Tasted blind - medium red with a slight browning hue. Hints of green on the nose with some sweet red fruits. Good amount of acid but the fruit fades a little quick. Might have been a bit better a few years ago but still a decent wine now. I enjoyed the nose more than the palate. Average.
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2003 Williams Selyem Pinot Noir Russian River Valley 89 Points
USA, California, Sonoma County, Russian River Valley
Tasted blind - medium ruby in colour. Peppermint and some french oak with cherry fruits on the nose. Palate is quite fruit forward giving raspberries and rhubarb and a hint of spice. Not over the top like I would have expected. One of the better Cali PNs Ive had. Very good.
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1999 Famille Perrin / Perrin & Fils Crozes-Hermitage 90 Points
France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, Crozes-Hermitage
Tasted blind - medium, almost dark red in colour with slight browning near the edge. This nose had classic tell-tale signs of Syrah and more specifically Northern Rhone. Charred meat, burnt rubber, iron and dark fruits dominate both the nose and palate. Still some structure left and nicely balanced acid. Drinking perfectly right now. Excellent.
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1996 Turley Zinfandel Aida Vineyard 88 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley
Tasted blind - medium, almost dark red in colour with a good amount of browning near the edge. A warm and sweet nose with a raisiny profile. On the palate sweeter notes of dates, prunes, raisins with some red cherries. A very nice wine but Zin still doesn't do that much for me. Others seemed to really enjoy it. This is fully mature and ready to go. Very good.
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2003 Bacalhoa (Aliança) Vinho Regional Alentejano Alabastro Reserva 86 Points
Portugal, Alentejano, Vinho Regional Alentejano
Tasted blind - darkest wine yet. Got engaged in a conversation and only had "youthful and fruity" written down. Good.
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