| Wine Type | Vintage Name Variety Locale | Date Posted Score Helpful Comments More... |
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| Red |
2011 Horsepower Vineyards Syrah The Tribe VineyardWalla Walla Valley more |
12/31/2014 - rwalker82 wrote: 90 pointsIts honestly a bit early to rate this one - but giving it a 90 based on current enjoyment. As others have stated, this is from a cool WA vintage, which gives it a cool climate feel (reminded me a bit of a sonoma coast syrah). It has cayuse signiture to it - but at this point dominated by traditional cool climate syrah character, not that there's anything wrong with that. After reading the half dozen or so notes on this, a kinda knew what to expect with this before opening but wanted to pop before committing to the 2012s. I drank over 2 nights - by far my favorite was the initial glass, the wine mellowed out from there and by day 2 wasn't all that appealing. Its hard to tell exactly where this wine will go over the next few years, but I have hope that the wine will transition into something nice. |
| Red |
2010 No Girls SyrahWalla Walla Valley more |
7/12/2014 - rwalker82 wrote: 91 pointsPop and pour. Just a baby. This needs more time in bottle. Whereas the no girls 2009s were showy, this is more backward. Dark fruit, ash, minerally, earth, slight funk. Lots of stuffing. Like a bigger version of the 2008 no girls. Could be doable with a long decant. Otherwise, thinking at least another year in bottle. 91 with lots of upside. |
| Red |
2012 Rudius Mourvèdre Bedrock VineyardSonoma Valley more |
5/27/2014 - rwalker82 wrote: 94 pointsPop and Pour. In a great place right now. Interesting nose that you just want to keep smelling. Big dark fruits with plenty of structure. Paired wonderfully with bbq ribs. This could end up being my red wine of the summer. |
| Red |
2012 Rivers-Marie Pinot Noir Summa VineyardSonoma Coast more |
5/12/2014 - rwalker82 wrote: 92 pointsNice wine for red fruit fans. In contrast to the occidental, this has a red fruit core, more open structure, more apparent florals, grapefruit? nose, and classic orange peel-zest TRB PN qualities. In a good place right now but will improve over many years. |
| White |
2012 Rivers-Marie Chardonnay B. Thieriot VineyardSonoma Coast more |
5/12/2014 - rwalker82 wrote: 91 pointsEnjoyed this. Different than prior vintages imo (which I enjoyed). First, visually, lightish yellow, clear, zero haze. Nose, slightly tight, will get better with 6-12 months. Less tropical than prior years. Great balance - everything as it should be - thought more white burg than ca chard - lots of nuance. Buy this up. 91+ |
| Red |
2012 Rivers-Marie Pinot Noir Occidental Ridge VineyardSonoma Coast more |
5/12/2014 - rwalker82 wrote: 94 pointsTasted with Will at RM. Beautiful wine. Very cool aromatics - floral, orange, brown sugar, tea, nutmeg?, blackberry. Taste... Dark black fruits, blackberry, slight cranberry, and some typ russian river big pinot qualities but not overblown. Structure in spades. Enjoyable now with decant but will get better in 1 yr. Into black fruits then drink this. Into red fruits then drink the summa. |
| Red |
2012 Williams Selyem Zinfandel Papera VineyardRussian River Valley more |
5/4/2014 - rwalker82 wrote: 93 pointsTasted at pickup day. As a background, love the Bedrock and Carlisle Papera's. This wine is surprisingly in a very nice spot right now - in comparison, the Bedrock needs time in bottle to settle down. Ripe red fruits, nice structure and acidity, just very enjoyable to drink. |
| Red |
2012 Williams Selyem Pinot Noir Westside Road NeighborsRussian River Valley more |
5/5/2014 - rwalker82 wrote: 93 pointsMy favorite of the pinots from the pickup day. Beautiful nose, nice midpalate fruit, with plenty of underlying structure. Very well put together - I would recommend a few hour decant or holding onto for a few years - this wine will have a long life ahead. |
| Red |
2012 Williams Selyem Pinot Noir Sonoma Coastmore |
5/5/2014 - rwalker82 wrote: 89 pointsTasted at pickup day. There were no major discernable differences between the russian river, sonoma coast, and central coast appelation pinots. More femine and lighter weight style - not a whole lot of structure. Maybe they will put on weight in bottle? |
| Red |
2012 Williams Selyem Pinot Noir Russian River Valleymore |
5/4/2014 - rwalker82 wrote: 89 pointsTasted at pickup day. There were no major discernable differences between the russian river, sonoma coast, and central coast appelation pinots. More femine and lighter weight style - not a whole lot of structure. Maybe they will put on weight in bottle? |
| Red |
2012 Williams Selyem Pinot Noir Central Coastmore |
5/4/2014 - rwalker82 wrote: 89 pointsTasted at pickup day. There were no major discernable differences between the russian river, sonoma coast, and central coast appelation pinots. More femine and lighter weight style - not a whole lot of structure. Maybe they will put on weight in bottle? |
| Red |
2009 No Girls SyrahWalla Walla Valley more |
5/5/2014 - rwalker82 wrote: 96 pointsOpened with family for birthday weekend. 2nd bottled opened - one left. A very cool wine - funk, brine, salt, meat, dirt - with a background of enjoyable fruit and medium weight. One of my favorite syrahs of all time. |
| Red |
2010 Rudius Cabernet Sauvignon Panek VineyardSt. Helena more |
5/3/2014 - rwalker82 wrote: 95 pointsOpened for birthday dinner with family at Spinster Sisters. Dark red fruits, dense, ripe, with ample structure. Drinking nicely even with pop and pour. walks the line between being feminine and big/ripe. Didn't get any heat - in a good place right now. Very nice! |
| Red |
2012 Carlisle Zinfandel Montafi RanchRussian River Valley more |
5/3/2014 - rwalker82 wrote: 93 pointsSurprisingly open for business. Pop and pour. Pretty big, fruit+, but in balance. Fun wine and very tasty. Will improve over the next few years. |
| Red |
2012 Carlisle Zinfandel Sonoma Countymore |
4/25/2014 - rwalker82 wrote: 88 pointsDecanted for one hour. Even with, this wine was very wound up. Has nice acidity but wasn't intergrated (yet) with the other wine components. Nice red fruits and cool florals. My sense is that this needs at least 6 months to come around, but will have a long live ahead of it. 88 now based on enjoyment. 90+ on potential |
| Rosé |
2013 Bedrock Wine Co. Ode to Lulu Old Vine RoséCalifornia Rosé Blend more |
4/22/2014 - rwalker82 wrote: 91 pointsDrank at Easter BBQ. I really really like this rose. Great combo of acidity, fruit, and dab of tannin. My favorite bedrock rose to date. Surprised not more love on CT for this wine, but then again, I'm a rose novice |
| Red |
2012 Bedrock Wine Co. Zinfandel Monte Rosso VineyardSonoma Valley more |
4/22/2014 - rwalker82 wrote: 91 pointsPopped for Easter dinner. This wine is still a baby - needs 1-2+ years in bottle to settle down. Definitely not a fruit bomb - more restrained red/raspberry type fruit (kind of like a dry creek zin). Has interesting but restrained florals. Inital sip makes it seem accessible but then immediately shut down with a wall of intense fine grained tannin. Enjoyed with a fatty juicy rack of lamb, which didn't put much of a dent in the tannin wall. 91-94 based on potential. Storing my other bottles for as long as possible |
| White |
2009 Marcassin Chardonnay Marcassin VineyardSonoma Coast more |
3/1/2014 - rwalker82 wrote: 91 pointsTasted a few months back. Quite rich, long finish, like liquid buttered popcorn. While expressive, it didn't blow my hair back. Had a 2007 marcassin three sisters chard about a year ago which was impressive. This 2009 wasn't in the same league. |
| White |
2010 Breggo Cellars Chardonnay Savoy VineyardAnderson Valley more |
3/30/2014 - rwalker82 wrote: 91 pointsPicked up two cases from friends and family sale. Tasted previously. Bottle one of the two cases. Really like this wine - ripe but has ample acid - very white burg to me. Given the ripeness, I question if it was acidified, but then again I don't care because its damn tasty. Had some heat poking through on the backend - only issue. Looking forward to enjoying over the coming two years. |
| White |
2012 Kosta Browne Chardonnay One SixteenRussian River Valley more |
3/30/2014 - rwalker82 wrote: 91 pointsTasted at the pickup day. Enjoyed this with fish tacos. On the riper side of chard but with nice acidic balance. Bright yellow fruits. Had viscosity but not too heavy. Will please both the ipob and aubert fans. Drink now or hold for a bit. 1 person found this helpful, do you? Yes - No / Comments (2) |
| Red |
2012 Kosta Browne Pinot Noir Sonoma Coastmore |
3/30/2014 - rwalker82 wrote: 90 pointsTasted at pickup party. Ranked 2nd of the three pinots. Slightly awkward stage - recently bottled. Red fruits - lighter stylistically - but should gain weight in bottle. I'd hold for six months. |
| Red |
2012 Kosta Browne Pinot Noir Russian River Valleymore |
3/30/2014 - rwalker82 wrote: 89 pointsTasted at the pickup party. Ranked 3rd for the three pinots. In an awkward spot right now. Guy said it had recently been bottled. Wouldn't recommend opening for at least six months. As others noted, not made in typical flamboyant KB style or even std RR PN style (but I can see if gaining weight and volume with time in bottle). Curious if stylistic shift or overcropped... |
| Red |
2012 Kosta Browne Pinot Noir Santa Lucia Highlandsmore |
3/30/2014 - rwalker82 wrote: 91 pointsTasted at pickup day. Score based on current enjoyment. The SLH was by far the most accessible of the three wines. I noted this to the staff who said the RR and SC had just recently been bottled, hence the tightness on those two wines. Wine was medium ripe - black fruits - balanced- quite tasty. Hold the rr and sc for now. |
| Red |
2012 Bedrock Wine Co. Syrah T 'n' S Blocks Hudson Vineyard SouthCarneros more |
3/22/2014 - rwalker82 wrote: 92 pointsTasted at the pickup day. Surprisingly drinking finely right now (must have been decanted) but will obviously improve with time. Black fruited, big but balanced, gamey, smokey, tar and asphalt. |
| Red |
2013 Bedrock Wine Co. Grenache Gris Gibson RanchMcDowell Valley more |
3/24/2014 - rwalker82 wrote: 86 pointsTasted at pickup party and via bottle next day. Very interesting wine but honestly wasn't a huge fan. Grapey, lite tannin, some heat. Better with food and chilled. Maybe needs time to integrate?... |
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