| Wine Type | Vintage Name Variety Locale | Date Posted Score Helpful Comments Comment Date Community Score More... |
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2018 Pride Mountain Vineyards Cabernet SauvignonNapa / Sonoma more |
12/18/2023 - gharter Likes this wine: 91 pointsPnP, beautiful nose, not shy . Blackberry, currant, herbs, fig, spice, cedar aromas. Layers of flavor with red and black fruits, sandalwood, graphite, forest floor, spice, some oak, but not overpowering. Very smooth tannins in the long finish. showing well now. |
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2021 Rivers-Marie Pinot Noir Sonoma Coastmore |
4/16/2023 - gharter wrote: 86 pointsTight, tight, tight. PnP, and just wouldn't budge. had hints of red fruits, but not really showing much at this point. Not at all consistent with previous years versions. Don't plan to open another bottle for at least a year.
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2012 Pride Mountain Vineyards Cabernet SauvignonNapa / Sonoma more |
4/18/2023 - gharter Likes this wine: 90 pointsPnP. Opens with black fruit, anise, cedar, cassis and a hint of herbs on the nose. Black fruits, anise, cassis, a touch herbal and cedar flavors. Good balance. Long finish where the tannins have softened nicely.
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2016 Schrader Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon LPV Beckstoffer Las Piedras VineyardNapa Valley more |
9/30/2021 - gharter wrote: 88 pointsI have yet to be amazed by any Schrader wine from Las Piedras. This may be the best yet. Starts with earth, black cherry, blackberry and plum aromas. Similar flavors. Smooth finish. There are no flaws in this wine. Lots of flavor, but still lacks something compared to other Schrader wines. Still my least favorite of what they make.
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2015 Chateau Montelena Cabernet Sauvignon The Montelena EstateCalistoga more |
12/11/2022 - domco wrote: NRLast tried 2 years ago and still feels a little disjointed to me. Hope it comes together. We’ll try and forget the last bottle for a few more years.
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2018 Pride Mountain Vineyards Reserve ClaretNapa / Sonoma Red Bordeaux Blend more |
12/6/2022 - gharter Likes this wine: 92 pointsPnP, very young and needs time. Aroams of plum, black cherries and blackberry, tobacco and spice. Medium body, with similar flavors. Long finish with smooth finish. good now, but should be much better in a few years. If you open now, decant at least an hour.
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2013 Rhys Chardonnay Horseshoe VineyardSanta Cruz Mountains more |
5/20/2022 - gharter wrote: flawedPurchased along with 3 other bottles direct at release. This cork was soaked. Wine was muted and clearly flawed compared to the other 2 previous bottles. Weird as all the bottles were shipped together and stored in temp and humidity controlled cellar.
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2015 Ridge GeyservilleAlexander Valley Zinfandel Blend, Zinfandel more |
1/29/2022 - gharter Likes this wine: 92 pointsPnp, started out a little tight. The last bottle was ready to go on opening, this would have benefitted from a short decant. On the nose, cherry, blackberry, plums, herbs, anise and spice. Loaded with flavor with cherry, blackberry, spice, plum, leather, anise. Very soft tannins in the finish. Showing really well, but as with all Geyservilles, has years of life to go, if you can keep your hands off them.
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2004 Chateau Montelena Cabernet Sauvignon The Montelena EstateCalistoga more |
1/16/2022 - lovemycab Likes this wine: 93 pointsEnjoyed over the course of a few hours. Deep purple in color with medium plus intensity. Both red and black fruits here. Secondary notes of oak and spice. Some earth and leather notes coming through. Even after a few hours, this still felt like it was holding back a bit. Would give it a much ox time or long decant. There is plenty left here and going strong.
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| Red |
2007 Pride Mountain Vineyards Cabernet SauvignonNapa / Sonoma more |
11/22/2021 - 55degrees wrote: 85 pointsCellared since release
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1993 Chateau Montelena Cabernet Sauvignon The Montelena EstateNapa Valley more |
11/2/2021 - seijaro Likes this wine: 92 pointsAnother nice surprise: not dead yet and in fact rather nice. Sure, past its prime but still quite flavorful and fun to drink. A mature CA classic vineyard that has held for almost 30 years because it has been perfectly cellared since release.
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2015 Kutch Pinot Noir Sonoma Coastmore |
9/14/2021 - gharter wrote: NRStarted with funk that I haven't noticed in previous bottles. Some blew off, but still showing some Bret.
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| Red |
2015 Ridge GeyservilleAlexander Valley Zinfandel Blend, Zinfandel more |
8/15/2021 - gharter Likes this wine: 92 pointsPnP. Great aroma with cherry, blackberry, plums, herbs, anise and spice. Lots of flavor similar to the nose. Soft tannins in the finish. Showing really well, but as with all Geyservilles, has years of life to go.
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1987 Chateau Montelena Cabernet Sauvignon The Montelena EstateNapa Valley more |
8/8/2021 - anthozep Likes this wine: 97 pointsStunningly fresh. Deep to medium ruby with basically zero bricking. Cork was in fantastic shape and fill was slightly above base neck. High toned fruit on the nose with currants, crushed rock, earth, licorice, and leather. Blind I would have pinned this for at least a decade younger from the nose. On the palate, there is still tannin, but it is well integrated along with the acidity. Dark fruits, blackberry, violets, and a long finish, fantastically integrated, again, just stunning.
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1997 Chateau Montelena Cabernet Sauvignon The Montelena EstateNapa Valley more |
7/19/2021 - dkentaustin Likes this wine: 98 pointsFlint, ash, deep raspberry flavors with blackberry, light earth and licorice. Lovely texture, perfect weight & balance and incredible structure. Can easily understand why this is considered a first growth of CA. Really drinking spot on after almost 25 years - extremely impressed.
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2013 Schrader Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon CCS Beckstoffer To Kalon VineyardOakville more |
6/21/2021 - gharter Likes this wine: 99 pointsAmazing wine. Benefitted from a 2 hour decant, but shined after that. Blackberry, blueberry, cassis, floral, pencil shavings on the nose. Loaded with smooth, silky, balanced fruit. Blackberry, cassis, spice, floral and pencil shavings. Long silky smooth finish. Incredible now with a decant, but should hold for years.
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2013 Maybach Family Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon MateriumOakville more |
12/2/2020 - gharter Likes this wine: 98 pointsTime has been very good to the wine. Still very young. Decanted 2 hours and it helped. A little tight when it was opened. Very aromatic with blackberry, plum, tar, tobacco, anise and mocha and chocolate. Layers of rich flavors showing more complexity. Blackberry, cassis, anise, mocha, tobacco, plum and chocolate flavors. Very well balanced. Long silky smooth finish. Not really showing much tertiary character, but really good.
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2002 Chateau Montelena Cabernet Sauvignon The Montelena EstateNapa Valley more |
6/3/2021 - La Cave d'Argent Likes this wine: 95 pointsFrom a magnum purchased upon release and cellared under pristine conditions, this deep ruby wine was decanted off of its sediment and allowed six hours in decanter prior to funneling back into the cleansed bottle. It was then served at a dinner party, where it was sampled over a three-hour period. Since last being tasted approximately five years ago, it remains intensely aromatic, flaunting a bouquet of cassis, dark plums, fig, cedar, crushed rocks, licorice and bittersweet chocolate. Full-bodied, freshly acidic, judiciously oaked and with silky-textured tannins, it delivers flavors in line with the aromas and incorporates its 14.4% alcohol seamlessly. Dense on the mid-palate, layered and lengthy on the back end, this is fleshing out beautifully. Although it is drinking well now, those holding well-cellared magnums need not hurry. Drink now-2032.
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2010 Chateau Montelena Cabernet Sauvignon The Montelena EstateCalistoga more |
4/7/2021 - gharter Likes this wine: 94 pointsJust really starting to enter its drinking window. Still primary. Purchased at release, this was unusual as it threw NO sediment. No browning. NIce aromas of blackberry, plum, spice, anise, leather, pencil shavings, a hint of herbs and forest floor. Showing a lot of flavor mirroring the nose. Not showing any secondary character yet. I prefer them at 15+ years and this easily has 15-20 years ahead of it. Really good now, but the best is to come.
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2015 Marqués de Murrieta Rioja Reserva Finca YgayTempranillo Blend, Tempranillo more |
10/18/2020 - gharter Likes this wine: 88 pointsNeeds at least a 1 hour decant. Cedar, tobacco, cherry, spice, dusty tannins. The tannins are present in the finish. More of a food wine than a sipping wine. A blend , Tempranillo dominant.
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2011 J. Rochioli Chardonnay Rachael's VineyardRussian River Valley more |
5/26/2020 - gharter Likes this wine: 92 pointsShowed better than the last bottle. Great aromatics on opening. Pear, green apple and minerals. the oak is well integrated. Medium body and finish. Great balance.
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2012 Rhys Chardonnay Horseshoe VineyardSanta Cruz Mountains more |
5/16/2020 - gharter Likes this wine: 95 pointsOne of the best Chardonnays I've had in a while. Amazing aromas as soon as it was opened. Floral, minerality, lemon , citrus, and mint. Loaded with flavors. Lemon, citrus, mint, floral, minerality, a touch of oak. Medium bodied with a long smooth finish with minerals and some oak showing up.
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2014 Ridge GeyservilleAlexander Valley Zinfandel Blend, Zinfandel more |
4/27/2020 - gharter Likes this wine: 91 pointsTasted blind with 2014 Ridge lytton Springs. This was the clear winner. Faster out of the gate. Black fruit, black cherry, pepper and tobacco. Smooth finish. Years ahead of it.
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Comment posted by gharter:
12/18/2023 10:51:00 AM - It either was just a better bottle or it has integrated better. They also sent me a magnum. As slowly as magnums age, I don't plan to touch it for another 3-4 years at least. Otherwise, a long decant might help.
Comment posted by gharter:
12/18/2023 7:40:00 PM - Looked again, the magnum was a 19. definitely a hold for a few more years.