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Mendocino & Lake Counties Winetasting Trip
Mendocino & Lake Counties, CA
Tasted Saturday, August 13, 2005 by rjonwine@gmail.com with 779 views
Flight 1 - Fife (9 Notes)
Flight 2 - Mendocino Wine Company (9 Notes)
2004 Parducci Pinot Grigio 84 Points
USA, California
Light apple nose; lightly oily textured, light apricot palate; short finish
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2004 Parducci Sauvignon Blanc 86 Points
USA, California, North Coast, Mendocino
Nice grassy nose; tasty, concentrated, lightly oily textured, lemon grass palate; medium finish
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2004 Parducci Chardonnay 83 Points
USA, California, North Coast, Mendocino County
Ripe banana, tropical fruit nose; light, buttery, oaky, tropical fruit palate; medium finish
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2003 Mendocino Wine Company Cabernet Sauvignon Big Yellow 85 Points
USA, California, North Coast, Mendocino County
Smoky, tobacco, cherry, cassis nose; good cherry, cassis palate; short-medium finish
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2002 Parducci Coro Mendocino 86 Points
USA, California, North Coast, Ukiah Valley
Tight nose; dried plum, berry palate with sweet tannins; medium finish 86+ pts. (58% Zinfandel, 22.5% Petite Sirah, 19.5% Syrah)
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2001 Parducci Coro Mendocino 85 Points
USA, California, North Coast, Ukiah Valley
Ripe and dried plum nose; grapey, plum palate with velvety mouthfeel; short finish 85+ pts. (68% Zinfandel, 22% Petite Sirah, 10% Syrah)
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1998 Hidden Cellars Petite Sirah Eaglepoint Ranch Mendocino 83 Points
USA, California, North Coast, Mendocino
Dark red color; bright, rounded cherry and plum nose; fruit has dropped from palate, drying tannins; medium finish
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2004 Mendocino Wine Company Syrah Roselle Thornhill Vineyard 83 Points
USA, California, North Coast, Mendocino County
Delicate pink color; intriguing ripe cherry, kirsch nose; ripe strawberry palate; short-medium finish (98.5% Syrah, 1.5% Souzao)
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2004 Parducci Moscato Bartolucci Vineyard 83 Points
USA, California, North Coast, Lake County
Big orange blossom, honeyed nose; sweet, honeyed, dried apricot palate; short finish
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Flight 3 - Steele (7 Notes)
2004 Shooting Star (Jed Steele) Sauvignon Blanc 82 Points
USA, California, North Coast, Lake County
Faint nose; pointed lemon grass palate; short finish (stainless steel fermentation, no oak)
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2004 Steele Wines Pinot Blanc 83 Points
USA, California, Central Coast, Santa Barbara County
Banana, guava nose; big banana, oaky palate; short finish
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2004 Shooting Star (Jed Steele) Lemberger Blue Franc 87 Points
USA, Washington
Cherry, white chocolate, kirsch nose; light, cherry, plum, warm berry pie palate with musky tannins; short-medium finish
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2001 Steele Wines Syrah Clear Lake 88 Points
USA, California, North Coast, Clear Lake
Evocative blueberry, blackberry, blackberry liqueur, chocolate nose; tight, blackberry, black fruit palate with firm tannins, a little hot; medium finish
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2002 Steele Wines Zinfandel Century Old Vines Catfish Vineyard 86 Points
USA, California, North Coast, Clear Lake
Nice plum, blackberry nose; blueberry, plum, dried plum palate, a little hot; medium finish
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2000 Steele Wines Zinfandel Port Pacini Vineyard 88 Points
USA, California, North Coast, Mendocino
Big ruby port nose; tasty, cherry candy, berry palate; medium finish (65 year old vines)
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2004 Shooting Star (Jed Steele) Riesling 73 Points
USA, California, North Coast, Lake County
Honey, honeydew melon nose; watery palate with odd sweetness mid-palate; very short finish
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Flight 4 - Guenoc and Langtry Estate (11 Notes)
2004 Guenoc Sauvignon Blanc 87 Points
USA, California, North Coast, Lake County
Penetrating, pointed, lemon grass nose; broad, grassy, lemon, mineral, peach palate; medium finish 87+ pts.
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2003 Guenoc Sauvignon Blanc Langtry Reserve 85 Points
USA, California, North Coast, Guenoc Valley
Very light yellow color with pale greenish tinge; toasty oak nose; melon, lemon chiffon, vanilla oak palate; medium finish (French and American oak)
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2002 Guenoc Chardonnay Estate Selection 81 Points
USA, California, North Coast, Guenoc Valley
Very light yellow color with light green tinge; guava, funky nose; lemon, vanilla palate; short-medium finish
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2001 Guenoc Chardonnay 83 Points
USA, California, North Coast, Guenoc Valley
From 375 ml - bright canary yellow color; tropical fruit, guava nose; big tropical fruit palate; medium finish
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2001 Guenoc Zinfandel California 78 Points
USA, California
Mint nose; cherry koolaid palate with tannins; spicy dry short-medium finish
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2000 Guenoc Victorian Claret 84 Points
USA, California, North Coast
Deep garnet red color; earthy cassis nose; ripe cassis, berries, earth palate with a touch of mint; medium finish (61% Merlot with Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot, Malbec and 1% Carmenere)
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2001 Guenoc Cabernet Sauvignon North Coast 84 Points
USA, California, North Coast
Dark red color; cherry, plum, dried plum nose; dried plum, cherry and oak palate; medium finish
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2001 Guenoc Langtry Meritage Red 86 Points
USA, California, North Coast, Lake County
Deep garnet red color; evocative dried berry, oak nose; cassis palate with a little mint, starting to dry out; short-medium finish (85% Cabernet Sauvignon, 13% Petit Verdot, 2% Carmenere; 58% Lake Co. fruit, 42% Napa)
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2001 Guenoc Cabernet Sauvignon Central Coast 86 Points
USA, California, Central Coast
Blueberry, vanilla nose; sweet cassis, blackberry, raspberry palate with some tannins; medium finish 86+ pts.
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2001 Guenoc Petite Sirah North Coast 88 Points
USA, California, North Coast
Blueberry, vanilla, licorice nose; tasty, inky, concentrated, blueberry palate; medium finish
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2000 Guenoc Vintage Port 89 Points
USA, California, North Coast, Guenoc Valley
Chocolate, orange, ripe berry nose; tasty, deep cherry, blueberry, raspberry palate; long finish (from reserve Petite Sirah, with 4% Zin)
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Flight 5 - OnThEdge (7 Notes)
2003 OnThEdge Winery Made in the Shade Rosé Frediani Vineyard 80 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley
Starts sweet, then turns dry, with lime note; short finish (50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 25% Cabernet Franc, 25% Charbono)
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2001 OnThEdge Winery Zinfandel Frediani '1956 Vineyard' 88 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley
Roses and earth nose; plum, deep berry, raspberry palate, should age well; medium finish
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2002 OnThEdge Winery Zinfandel Luvisi "1908" Vineyard 86 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley
Tight nose; light-medium bodied, tasty, roses, berry palate with tannic backbone; medium finish
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2003 OnThEdge Winery Charbono Frediani Vineyard 88 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley
Deep purple red violet color; roses, spicy nose; rose, earth, tomato paste palate; medium finish 88+ pts. (70 year old vines)
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2002 OnThEdge Winery Cabernet Franc Frediani Vineyard 86 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley
Scarlet red color; soft, ripe red fruit palate; medium finish 86+ pts.
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2001 Vermeil Wines Cabernet Sauvignon Jean Louis Vermeil Frediani Vineyard 87 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley
Deep cherry red color; berry, chocolate nose; solid, tasty, berry, cassis, milk chocolate palate; medium finish 87+ pts.
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2000 OnThEdge Winery Cabernet Sauvignon Frediani Vineyard 88 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley
Chocolate, cherry nose; chocolate, cherry palate, hedonistic and for drinking now; medium finish 88+ pts.
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1999 Ca' Vesta Sangiovese 87 Points
USA, California, North Coast, Mendocino
Cherry red color; spicy, dried plum nose; tasty, dry, spicy, dried black fruit palate; medium finish 87+ pts.
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1999 Ca' Vesta Charbono 88 Points
USA, California, North Coast, Mendocino
Purple red violet color; redolent roses, cinnamon, spicy, borscht nose; light-medium bodied cherry cola, roses, spice palate; short-medium finish
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2001 Fife Redhead Red 87 Points
USA, California, North Coast, Mendocino
Garnet red color; black cherry nose with some heat; tasty, cherry, dried cherry, dried berry palate; short finish
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2002 Fife Syrah Mendocino 87 Points
USA, California, North Coast, Mendocino
Dried plum, licorice nose; tasty, dark berry, black fruit palate with firm tannins, needs time; short-medium finish
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2002 Fife Zinfandel Redhead Vineyard 88 Points
USA, California, North Coast, Redwood Valley
Juicy grapey, plum, blueberry nose; tasty, rich, grapey, plummy palate; medium finish 88+ pts.
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2002 Fife Redhead Rosé 85 Points
USA, California, North Coast, Mendocino County
Lovely pink red color; light tomato pasta nose; a little sweet, with some roughness, and chalk and lime nose; short-medium finish 85+ pts.
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2001 Fife Petite Sirah Redhead 89 Points
USA, California, North Coast, Redwood Valley
Dark black red violet color; redolent, deep licorice, tar nose; tight clove, black fruit, licorice palate with sweet tannins; medium finish 89+ pts.
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2000 Fife Scarlet 90 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley
Pepper, Bordeaux-like nose; nice, rich, spicy, peppery, plum palate with good concentration; medium finish (40% Merlot, 40% Cabernet Franc, 20% Cabernet Sauvignon)
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2001 Fife Petite Sirah Port 90 Points
USA, California, North Coast, Mendocino
Licorice, tar nose; tasty, rich, deep berry, blueberry palate; medium finish 90+ pts.
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