Very dark core with dull reddish purple rim; vanilla, blueberry, sweet nose, blackberry, alcohol; brandy warmth on the palate, alcohol burn, sweet liqueur, blue and black fruit, soft tannin; was on Coonawarra.
Dark core with reddish purple rim; cassis, blackberry, plum, dusty, stewed tomato, fish tank and floral at the same time, de-seeded jalapeno; red currant, spicy, nice texture, higher alcohol, smooth.
Dark core with dull maroon rim; currant, green pepper, leather, tobacco, a little tar, some shell; good depth and richness, sweet currant, slight pine, pleasant structure; quite good.
Dull see through maroon; sweet, cranberry, cherry, confected, black pepper, fruit juice-like; lighter body, spicy, sweet juicy red fruit, strawberry, cherry, cranberry, elegant; very drinkable.
Black core with dull reddish purple rim; graphite, red currant, leather, Bordeaux-esque, cassis, green pepper, integrated vanilla, cigar, wet earth; nice grip, currant, tobacco, green pepper; very much like Bordeaux.
Dark core with medium plus extraction and a dull maroon rim; sweet plum, blackberry, ash, violets, vanilla; vanilla, plum, brown baking spice, soft tannin, bitter grip on the finish, sweet plum; to be brutally honest this tastes inexpensive.
Dark core with large chocolate bricking; very Bordeaux-like, green pepper, leather, earth, compost, incense; older but still good sweetness in the fruit, some tannin; fooled me for Bordeaux but didn't fit the theme.
2010 Thirty Bench Riesling Small Lot Steel Post Vineyard
Canada, Ontario, Niagara Peninsula, Beamsville Bench VQA
Very light color with straw hues; crisp, honey, lime, fresh tennis ball, slatey?, Riesling, petrol; softer acid, bitter lime, dry, floral, sharp red apple; very nice. 11.1% ABV
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2012 ZD Wines Chardonnay
USA, California
Bright yellow green, good clarity; poached pear, pineapple, banana, butter!, butterscotch, a bit obnoxious, lung filling; decent acid, shorter finish.
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2011 Mollydooker Shiraz The Boxer
Australia, South Australia
Very dark core with dull reddish purple rim; vanilla, blueberry, sweet nose, blackberry, alcohol; brandy warmth on the palate, alcohol burn, sweet liqueur, blue and black fruit, soft tannin; was on Coonawarra.
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2007 Niner Wine Estates Cabernet Sauvignon Bootjack Ranch
USA, California, Central Coast, Paso Robles
Dark core with reddish purple rim; cassis, blackberry, plum, dusty, stewed tomato, fish tank and floral at the same time, de-seeded jalapeno; red currant, spicy, nice texture, higher alcohol, smooth.
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2008 Ramey Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley
USA, California, Napa Valley
Dark core with dull maroon rim; currant, green pepper, leather, tobacco, a little tar, some shell; good depth and richness, sweet currant, slight pine, pleasant structure; quite good.
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2012 Cass Mourvèdre
USA, California, Central Coast, Paso Robles
Dull see through maroon; sweet, cranberry, cherry, confected, black pepper, fruit juice-like; lighter body, spicy, sweet juicy red fruit, strawberry, cherry, cranberry, elegant; very drinkable.
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2012 J Vineyards & Winery Pinot Noir Russian River Valley
USA, California, Sonoma County, Russian River Valley
See through maroon core with pale rim; floral, sweet confected cherry, vanilla, cherry cola; soft tannin, noticeable alcohol, sweet, cherry brandy.
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2009 Bell Wine Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon Claret
USA, California, Napa Valley
Black core with dull reddish purple rim; graphite, red currant, leather, Bordeaux-esque, cassis, green pepper, integrated vanilla, cigar, wet earth; nice grip, currant, tobacco, green pepper; very much like Bordeaux.
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NV Yonah Mountain Vineyards Genesis 4
USA, Georgia, Lumpkin County
Dark core with medium plus extraction and a dull maroon rim; sweet plum, blackberry, ash, violets, vanilla; vanilla, plum, brown baking spice, soft tannin, bitter grip on the finish, sweet plum; to be brutally honest this tastes inexpensive.
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1988 Viña Santa Rita Cabernet Sauvignon
Chile, Maipo Valley
Dark core with large chocolate bricking; very Bordeaux-like, green pepper, leather, earth, compost, incense; older but still good sweetness in the fruit, some tannin; fooled me for Bordeaux but didn't fit the theme.
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NV Yonah Mountain Vineyards La Fin
USA, Georgia, White County
Pale yellow green, some CO2; sweet and vinegary acidity, floral, steely fruit, nectarine; sweet but same vinegar note, savory; not a fan.
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