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Red

2008 Quilceda Creek Cabernet Sauvignon

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11/3/2022 - learningandenjoying Likes this wine: 96 points

Side by side with '06. G30; 4.5*+9*+4.5*+9*+9+4.5+4.5*=96+; Dark purple color. This was great from the start, but needed G30 to harmonize. After that it was improving with aromatics leading the way; more dark berry than leather and smoke. Palate certainly followed, but the evolution seemed most apparent in the aromatics with the palate continuing to smooth while maintaining really great complexity. No flaws, just change and evolution as it opened. Super well-balanced wine with good complexity and finish. Strong tannins and acidity on the finish until it has time to mellow in the glass. This is likely years away from its peak and 10 more beyond that for a plateau. No hurry.

  • Comment posted by JS1056:

    11/30/2022 2:51:00 PM - Not familiar with term “G30”.

  • Comment posted by JS1056:

    12/1/2022 4:49:00 AM - Got the response
    Thanks. I am looking to open this bottle at XMAS. Based on your experience would you decant? Or was the glass time sufficient?

  • Comment posted by JS1056:

    12/1/2022 1:47:00 PM - Thanks

    Appreciate you taking the time to answer. Happy holidays
White

2018 DeLille Cellars Chaleur Estate Blanc

 Columbia Valley Sémillon-Sauvignon Blanc Blend more
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8/28/2021 - Neurowine1 Likes this wine: 93 points

Garagiste mystery wine. Gorgeous nose of honeyed pear, white grapefruit, and tropical flowers. In the mouth, absolutely lovely peach, green apple, toasted almonds, herbs, and white pepper. Exceptional acid balance. Crazy long finish. Very much in balance. It is certainly reminiscent of white Bx and reminds me a bit of Ch. Carbonnieux, but there is something unique here that may come from its own unique terroir. I also feel there is more subtlety here than many white Bx and is not as heavy handed or glycerin-y as some. Overall, this is very much a style I love. I have no experience with this producer and very little experience with Washington white wines in general. This is truly spectacular and drinking perfectly but clearly has the stuffing to last. I can't get over how well this is drinking tonight, esp with roasted barramundi. I have some bottles of the '16 I am now very much looking forward to. Zimmerman got this one right!

  • Comment posted by JS1056:

    9/29/2021 8:21:00 AM - One of our favorite whites. All of their wines are great. The roussanne is also lovely as is the single vineyard SB (new bottling this year). Reds are also excellent. Highly recommend their whole line.

    All of their wines are built to age.
Red

2015 Massimo Clerico Coste della Sesia Ca' du Leria

 Nebbiolo Blend, Nebbiolo more
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2/27/2020 - JS1056 wrote: 86 points

Northern Italy Wine Dinner at Sidney's (Sidney's East Berlin PA): Interesting Nebbiolo blend.
By adding the Cabernet it really took away the thing that makes Nebbiolo unique. It was richer than a normal Piemonte wine and in this case I don't think that is a positive.
I didn't dislike this wine, but it was like any other ordinary red table wine.
It didn't help that this really didn't pair well with the sweetness of the carrots and also the onions in the fricasse.

  • Comment posted by JS1056:

    7/4/2021 8:52:00 PM - swhatcher- this was a while ago, so don’t remember who did presentation. But whoever claimed there was Cab in the blend.
    I wasn’t familiar with the wine (still not actually). I take your word for it.
Red

2018 Fattoria di Fèlsina Berardenga Chianti Classico

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4/25/2021 - Bob H wrote: NR

Somewhat reticent but vaguely pleasant nose. Seems a little thin/dilute on the palate. Popped and poured - this is my first time trying the new vintage, and on opening, I’m somewhat on the fence - I don’t hate it by any means, but at first glance I’m not sure I would make a effort to track more down either.

So I’m revisiting this wine 2 days after I originally opened it, and liking it more today. Still young and primary, but I can see the potential here.

  • Comment posted by JS1056:

    6/3/2021 2:32:00 PM - I had the same experience. But I had a little left on night 4 and it was fabulous. Putting my other 4 bottles away for at least several years
Red

2018 DeLille Cellars Syrah Signature

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11/1/2020 - markd.shipley wrote: 88 points

Extremely young. Will settle out with time but afraid there is far too much oak and extraction on this to begin with. Noticing an over extraction trend with Delille.

  • Comment posted by JS1056:

    11/21/2020 8:26:00 AM - My experience w/ DeLille is it takes a good 5 years on any red (except possibly D2 in some years) to integrate. Even then I tend to wait until years 8 to 10 before I start thinking about them. But I do tend to like some age on my wine. In any case enjoy
Red

2011 Spottswoode Cabernet Sauvignon Estate

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11/15/2020 - JJYoyo Likes this wine: 94 points

2.5 hrs air. An exceptional wine in a so-so year. Beautiful sweet smells of maraschino cherry, violet, vanilla, allspice. Palate had abundant cassis and cherry, coffee, roast beef. Tannins not particularly strong, and acidity solid but not high. Good energy right now and though it has years ahead of it, I don’t think this wine will get better from here. In a very nice spot right now.
Score: 94. Relative to expectations: ++

  • Comment posted by JS1056:

    11/19/2020 4:32:00 PM - I had bought various 2011 Napa Cabs because the price was heavily discounted. I have opened about 5 or 6 in the last year and but for one I have been really happy with them. They are reaching maturity very early for their pedigree but they have all had an elegance to them. Personally I have found the vintage berry underrated. Great for drinking as their more heralded siblings age
White

2019 DeLille Cellars Chaleur Estate Blanc

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11/10/2020 - Neecies Likes this wine: NR

An exceptional showing of what IMHO is Washington state's most iconic white wine. Everything's right in this vintage: lemon, apple, minerality, tension. It's the best young Chaleur Blanc I can remember.

  • Comment posted by JS1056:

    11/12/2020 7:53:00 PM - I agree. Year in and year out this is a reliable home run. Also agree that the 19 may be the best in years
White

2014 Morlet Family Vineyards La Proportion Dorée

 Sonoma Coast Sémillon-Sauvignon Blanc Blend more
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11/11/2020 - msuwine wrote: 95 points

This white blend is more settled and honeyed than when I tasted it three and a half years ago (5/17 - 95 points), but it is just as good, if not a little better, albeit for different reasons than before. This wine does not fade into the crowd of California whites, many of which begin to taste strangely similar after a while. This wine has matured, more than aged, and it is completely wonderful.

Darker yellow in color and more full in body, the wine offers compelling aromas of baked almond, gooseberry, lemon marmalade, and beeswax (no more grapefruit here!). Flavors of honeysuckle, pecan pie (cue the Billy Crystal), lime rind, and mandarin orange, with a finish that is more viscous but just as energetic (read: the acidic backbone has held up remarkably well for a wine this full). Blend of 66% Semillon, 32% Sauvignon Blanc, and 2% Muscadelle. 14.8% alcohol. 95+ at the moment. Drink in the next few years, depending on how much you value freshness (now) as opposed to creaminess (later).

P.S. I wholeheartedly endorse csimm's suggestion to pair this with more savory and funky fare (read: blue cheese), since the viscosity of this wine is undeniable - and delicious. This enveloping wine is made for a cold winter's night, when the woods are lovely, dark, and deep...

  • Comment posted by JS1056:

    11/12/2020 7:50:00 PM - Great notes. I am glad you enjoyed it. I have yet to open this vintage but this wine is my desert island wine. Every bottle every vintage reveals another side. The last bottle we drank was served with carbonara and the richness of the simple preparation just killed it with this wine.
White

2018 Morlet Family Vineyards Sauvignon Blanc Les Petits Morlet

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7/22/2020 - Cristal2000 Likes this wine: 92 points

I adore the La Proportion Doree wine from Morlet, so figured I would give this Sauv Blanc a run, despite obviously not having the Semillon component. Apparently this is made for restaurants but with most of them not buying much wine due to Covid shutdowns, they went DTC.

Nose of lemon curd, melon and other various tropical fruits to go along with crushed rock. Displays that perfect soft, round and silky morlet texture with high levels of acidity and freshness. Gets a tad linear through the mid palate and dives deep into minerality and stone-like flavors. Finishes long and with some bite. This actually can use some air, so decant it if drinking now. Doesn't quite get the depth, complexity or overall sophistication of it's older sibling, but that is to be expected.

  • Comment posted by JS1056:

    7/23/2020 1:21:00 PM - Thanks for the notes. I also love La Proportion Doree so I bought some when it was offered. Since I am on East Coast I won’t be getting mine till October. Looking forward to it
White

2018 Morlet Family Vineyards La Proportion Dorée

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7/13/2020 - Minnesota wrote: NR

Luc Morlet again does not disappoint. I'd pour La Proportion Doree or Peter Michael L'Apres Midi every day if possible. Exquisitely flawless, must force myself to slow down and savor.

  • Comment posted by JS1056:

    7/15/2020 7:05:00 PM - I agree. I absolutely love this wine year in and year out. Never would have thought my desert island wine would be a white wine until I tasted my first bottle of this.
Red

2011 Inglenook Cabernet Sauvignon Cask

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6/26/2020 - rocknroller wrote: 92 points

Very dark red color. PNP, drank 2 glasses over two hours. The nose is a lovely mix of bright black currants that are buoyed blackberries and a deep graphite note with dried wood and wood spice overtones. The palate is medium bodied with quite pretty black fruits now, black currants with blackberries and a little plum; graphite, fine tobacco, well balanced, beautiful wood framing and the requisite dusty tannins. I love the weight and finesse of this wine. Give me all the off vintages you want if their made like this. 92+pts.

  • Comment posted by JS1056:

    6/28/2020 3:19:00 AM - I have really enjoyed almost every one of the 2011 Napa wines I have had. All finesse and balance. I think the vintage got a bad rap and I was able to get many a a discount. My only caveat would be concern about extended aging. But who cares, I will drink them now.
Red

2001 Viña Almaviva S.A. Almaviva

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6/1/2020 - JS1056 wrote: 88 points

This was ordinary. Really very unmemorable. Considering it’s reputation it was a big disappointment.
Still have another bottle so we shall see.

  • Comment posted by JS1056:

    6/2/2020 3:55:00 AM - Thanks Dave. I tend not to decant older wines, just uncork and time, but I will follow your advice on the last bottle.
Red

2010 Il Poggione (Proprietá Franceschi) Brunello di Montalcino

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8/31/2019 - JS1056 wrote: 92 points

Had during a meal with friends so the notes are more from memory and perception than anything

The thing that stood out was the complete balance of the wine. Nothing jumped out at you but i mean that in the most positive way. The tannins were smooth and refined. The dark fruit was clear and distinctive but so were the secondary flavors of earth, clove, cinnamon and an ever so slight bit of menthol.
The mouthfeel was rich and smooth. The finish went on for quite a while. The word that keeps crossing my mind is pretty. It was so easy to drink that the bottle was gone before we realized it.
I would have liked to have tasted this after it had been open for a while because I think it probably would have evolved given more time open. Will wait another couple of years before the next bottle.

  • Comment posted by JS1056:

    9/1/2019 6:58:00 AM - Probably 1/2 hour. Not decanted. Not sure I would decant. But I would probably open a little earlier if I had the opportunity.
White

2014 Morlet Family Vineyards La Proportion Dorée

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6/26/2019 - Cailles wrote: 95 points

Much improved vs a bottle I had a year ago. This showed fresh and light, great precision and complexity. A year ago it showed rather too opulent, sweet and fat. Remarkable improvement in just a year.... I guess this could even climb higher with more age. I will hold the remaining bottles for at least five years.

TN: White Bordeaux with a new world twist. Citrus, orange zest, whit fruit, flowers. Nicely complex and well balanced of by a very good acidity which cuts nicely through the fruit and a fine layer of salt providing an additional fresh layer. Well round, zesty and fresh.

Decanting: No decant needed

  • Comment posted by JS1056:

    7/4/2019 12:06:00 PM - I just finished drinking the 2011 now and they are wonderful. I would definitely hold any vintage of this wine for a few years.

    For me if I only could have one wine ever again it would be La Proportion Doree
White

2013 Morlet Family Vineyards La Proportion Dorée

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12/15/2018 - VlgJeff wrote: 92 points

PnP, chilled. Only one glass each at a dinner for six, so not much air time, which would have helped. A very nice medium plus bodied, Cali white Bdx blend, with white fruits, lemon, mineral, and juicy acidity. Last sip began to show a touch of honey. Should hold for several years.

  • Comment posted by JS1056:

    12/17/2018 7:27:00 PM - The air time definitely helps with this wine. I have not opened the 2013 yet, but I have had several bottles of previous vintages. And in every case they have gotten better over the years. I would recommend decanting this wine if you have the opportunity.
    My favorite white wine and maybe flat our favorite wine.
Red

1997 Allegrini Amarone della Valpolicella Classico

 Corvina Blend, Corvina more
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6/10/2018 - ipp wrote: 93 points

Time has treated this wine well. It is soft and elegant. Brick color. Flavors of herbs and dried cherries. It was a perfect pairing at Pepolinos.

  • Comment posted by JS1056:

    6/12/2018 8:22:00 AM - Hi IPP

    I have a bottle that I have been thinking about opening just trying to find that perfect moment. What did you pair it with?

  • Comment posted by JS1056:

    6/12/2018 7:07:00 PM - Thanks
Red

1998 Château La Grave a Pomerol Trigant de Boisset

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1/13/2018 - cephomer Likes this wine: 89 points

I've been drinking from coravin this week. Dark brownish/purple color, nose of earth & dried fruit. The wine starts nicely, but fades quickly in glass. Fruit is mostly dissipated, and the wine demonstrates mostly tertiary qualities. A nice table wine for mid-week sipping. I truly believe the coravin does NOT preserve wines for as long as advertised--this wine has slipped in the 3 times I've tasted it this past week.

  • Comment posted by JS1056:

    1/15/2018 9:48:00 AM - Both I and my son have noticed some seepage from the top of the cork on some isolated bottles. Maybe it is a quirk of particular corks, or maybe we left the needle in too long, or maybe just hit a bad spot. So I tend to agree with you but still not sure if it is across the board or isolated.

  • Comment posted by JS1056:

    1/20/2018 7:53:00 PM - See my note on Fisher Insignia. Spot on a coravin cork. And then cork cracked. But the wine was intact. My impressions tonight were pretty close to my notes from June.
    So at least in this case the spot probably was created pulling at that time.
    Will have to keep monitoring.

  • Comment posted by JS1056:

    4/9/2018 4:14:00 PM - Jon
    Sounds like some pretty reasonable tips. Will use them going forward
    Thanks!!
Red

2015 Carter Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon The O.G. Beckstoffer To Kalon Vineyard

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2/2/2018 - csimm wrote: NR

...Crisis averted from yesterday's strange Coravin experience. Same bottle as yesterday; Coravin pour again. This was not displaying in any sort of disjointed fashion, but I will say it appears to be a little smoother on the initial pour (compared to the first time this bottle was Coravin'd a month ago). This bottle has now been through 3 piercings of the cork over a month's time. This leads me to believe that some minute amounts of O2 are getting into the bottle at this point. This time it is just slightly less powerful. Just FYI when using Coravin; this doesn't preserve indefinitely and is obviously more vulnerable to spoilage the more you pierce the cork. No fault of the wine of course. Still awesome.

  • Comment posted by JS1056:

    2/3/2018 7:28:00 AM - I have noticed on multiple occasions a slight drop on the cork after Coravin. So has my son.
    To this point I haven’t noticed any harmful effects, but the longest I have waited to open the bottle has been about 6 months.
    I appreciate the tips listed especially pressing the trigger as inserting.

  • Comment posted by JS1056:

    2/3/2018 12:02:00 PM - The wine was fine 6 months later. It was a 2000 Fisher Insigna and it was still very good. Hard to say if it accelerated its development as a result since it is 17 years old to begin with.
    All of the other occasions of “cork bleeding”, we opened the bottle in less than three months so can’t really form an opinion.
    But it does bear watching.
Red

2013 Lapostolle Carménère Cuvée Alexandre

 Apalta more
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10/13/2016 - JS1056 wrote: NR

I just can't get my head around this grape, and find it funky but not usually in a good way. And though I liked this one more than most carmenere, it still left me wanting.
Having said that, it did improve remarkedly when the duck was added.

  • Comment posted by JS1056:

    10/14/2016 2:03:00 PM - Thanks for the feedback. I have a bottle of Carmen Reserve and will follow your advice.

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