Vacation Trip

Food companion at lunch: appetizer Deviled Eggs, Salmon Salad and Cobb Salad. Food quality, disappointing in contrast to previous times. lunch for 2 incl kids meal USD 165.--. Poor PVR. Rating: 83/100

Food Companion for dinner: King Fish Kimichi, NY Strip Steak. Food quality, ok. But for a Four Seasons with these prices I expect more. Dinner for 2 incl kids meal and corkage, USD 180.--. Rating: 89/100

• 2012 Frank Family Vineyards Chardonnay Carneros 88 Points

  USA, California, Napa / Sonoma, Carneros

  (4/14/2015)

  Golden color. Vanilla, sweet apples and hints of osk. Quite fat but not overdone. Good balance. To drink now. Went well with the deviled eggs...

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

• 2009 The Mascot 91 Points

  USA, California, Napa Valley

  (4/14/2015)

  P'nP: dark color. Nose of black currant, vanilla, cherries. Still tannic, less power than the 2008. actually I do think the wine changed quite a bit against the 2008, it feels that the 09 is more elegant but at the same time lacking the power, complexity and depth of the initial offering. I will retaste shortly but at the current phase falls a bit behind expectations. On the next bottle I'll give a 2-3 hr decant...

  Post a Comment / 1 person found this helpful, do you? Yes - No

• NV Duval-Leroy Champagne AB (Bio) Brut 88 Points

  France, Champagne

  (4/14/2015)

  Easy drinking Champagne. Quite high dosage. Ok but nothing more

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

• 2011 Au Bon Climat Pinot Noir Santa Barbara County 87 Points

  USA, California, Central Coast, Santa Barbara County

  (4/14/2015)

  ruby color. Nose of raspberry sirup. Quite sweet and rich for a pinot. Easy drinking but not really resembling Pinot. Ok but nothing more

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

• 2012 Decoy Merlot 86 Points

  USA, California, Sonoma County

  (4/14/2015)

  nose of raspberry, sweet merlot finish. All a bit simple and boring. It is a decent wine but I would rather put $20 more on the table and go for the Duckhorn or even better for the Matanzas Creek which costs less than $30.

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

• 2012 SLO Down Wines Sexual Chocolate 85 Points

  USA, California, Napa Valley

  (4/15/2015)

  I actually purchased the bottle because the label caught my interest. Cost $27.99. nose of sweet plum yelly. Sweetness continues in the mouth, reminds of grape juice. Good structure and easy drinking but very one dimensional on the sweetness. Crowd pleaser. The name and the label is defenitely more interesting than the wine itself. Would not buy again. Poor pqr. Drink now

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