| Wine Type | Vintage Name Variety Locale | Date Posted Score Helpful Comments More... |
|---|---|---|
| Red |
2006 Loring Wine Company Pinot Noir Russell Family VineyardPaso Robles more |
8/6/2010 - stufis wrote: 96 pointsHey Tim Perr! Gotcha beat on Loring, bro! |
| Red |
2000 Turley Zinfandel Mead RanchAtlas Peak more |
3/21/2015 - stufis wrote: 94 pointsCan't get more sublime than this...lengthy finish complemented the Zin-specific notes on the nose & palate. 15.8% was not an issue. Overall this hardly tasted like a 14 year old Zin...or perhaps it did, when it's made by this producer! |
| Red |
2009 Carlisle Zinfandel Carlisle VineyardRussian River Valley more |
1/1/2014 - stufis wrote: 94 pointsJosh Raynolds was sure right on this one. Smoother than most Carlisles only 3 years out. The usual fragrance, quite forceful, makes you pay attention. Has the noted red-note profile on the palate as well as a long finish. An hour or two later it's even better, so a short decant would help. |
| Red |
2003 Windy Oaks Estate Pinot Noir Proprietor's Reserve Schultze Family VineyardSanta Cruz Mountains more |
5/30/2014 - stufis wrote: 94 pointsPerhaps the best WOE PN we have ever had...peer-ee-owed. Some bricking on the rim, the nose is still classic WOE, and a lengthy finish. Violets all over the tongue...both crushed and otherwise...tannins gone like Hitler's Wehrmacht from Stalingrad, yielding a wonderful sippin' wine, yet it is magically holding it's own at the table. |
| Red |
1987 Beringer Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Private ReserveNapa Valley more |
12/25/2011 - stufis wrote: 94 pointsTruly remarkable, this offered a balanced approach and a decently long finish. Hugely rewarding notes of cigar and cedar that balanced the fruit, whivch was wonderfully fresh (given its age). An awesome display. |
| White |
1996 Zind-Humbrecht Pinot Gris HeimbourgAlsace more |
6/27/2010 - stufis wrote: 94 pointsThis bottle aged well, no sharp edges, deep yellow/golden color followed by a very floral nose. On the palate a deep smoothness, unctious without being cloying. No bitter notes. Perfectly aged. |
| Red |
2004 Carlisle Zinfandel Tom Feeney RanchRussian River Valley more |
2/25/2011 - stufis wrote: 93 pointsSolid wine; still youthful. Classic Carlsile nose followed by a mid-length attack that hits all the right darker notes. A wine to be savored vs served at a BBQ where it would share the spotlight. Should go another 5 years. |
| Red |
1995 Beringer Vineyards Merlot Bancroft RanchHowell Mountain more |
2/27/2015 - stufis wrote: 93 pointsYep-this boy is still struttin' the stuf...lengthy on the palate, fragrant on the nose, and an aggressive attack to start things off. Tannins still present but in the mild-ish sense. |
| Red |
2010 Big Basin Vineyards Pinot Noir Lester Family VineyardSanta Cruz Mountains more |
4/3/2015 - stufis wrote: 93 pointsShe sed it was a Windy Oaks, maybe even a (unnamed) bottle that goes for $90 bucks. I sed...nah, you're not worth that...if we had any. |
| White |
2010 Windy Oaks Estate Chardonnay One Acre Schultze Family VineyardSanta Cruz Mountains more |
5/20/2014 - stufis wrote: 93 pointsHuge win for WOE. While still a young'un, this is showing plenty of levels/layers. Still a fresh offering, as if it were bottled last spring, yet there is so much more. |
| White - Off-dry |
1991 Schloss Schönborn Hochheimer Hölle Riesling SpätleseRheingau more |
11/25/2012 - stufis wrote: 93 pointsA hugely successful bottle at a Turkey-fest this year with two CA Pinot producers who both stopped posturing to focus on the impact of this wine when offered. Served at "cellar temp," this offerd golden hues and great fragrance ( after an initial blow-off), followed by a long finish. I don't have the lexicon for comparing good vs great Rieslings, but this was a huge success after 20 years. |
| Red |
2004 Scherrer Winery Zinfandel Old and Mature Vines Scherrer Vineyard Alexander Valleymore |
8/22/2015 - stufis wrote: 93 pointsThis was tremendous...spicey, lengthy finish, round Zin flavors. No hint of age, other than the balance and nuance all of "us oldsters" bring to the table. The last of the lot, alas. On to the '05s next! |
| Red |
2005 Scherrer Winery Zinfandel Old and Mature Vines Scherrer Vineyard Alexander Valleymore |
8/10/2012 - stufis wrote: 93 pointsYup, that's a 93 "with an arrow" if I could. |
| Red |
2007 Windy Oaks Estate Pinot Noir Diane's Block Klein Family Mountain VineyardSanta Cruz Mountains more |
9/15/2011 - stufis wrote: 93 pointsWow-double decanted at noon, a bit of a fridge chill down (here in LA) and this is amazing; typical huge nose, all the WOE spice, red fruit dominance on top of a pale coloring makes for a great surprise. Diane's is the Aptos vyd 3 miles away and a tad warmer than the home vyd yr in and yr out, but the clones are the same so you do sense the modestly fruit-forwardness of this site. Nothing coy about this wine (well, at least compared to their home vyd PNs). This could be my fave WOE (after the SBC for 2X the $$$). This will go for many, many years. |
| Red |
1996 Dehlinger SyrahRussian River Valley more |
2/21/2015 - stufis wrote: 93 pointsMi espose has a much better palate than I, so I blind-tasted her on this, our last of the vintage. "Youthful, fruit-forward, vibrant, really spicy, so I'd say a 2012 Zin, maybe one of the Turleys." |
| Red |
2007 Carlisle Zinfandel Carlisle VineyardRussian River Valley more |
4/4/2013 - stufis wrote: 93 pointsOne point more than the 92's being offered of late, as I really liked this, my first of the '07s C Squares. Not my fave Carlisle vyd (Montafi is ), but a really fine, almost profound Zin (What?? Can a Zin be thus???) red wine. A bit red-ish for my tastes, but ready to go 5 years on, with a huge nose balanced by huge lingering finish (such a surprise...as if...). A balanced, great wine...so be it. It'll be great in '20 (13 years), as my '01 and '02 CSquares have been great with similar times in cellar this past year. |
| Red |
2007 Ridge Lytton SpringsDry Creek Valley Zinfandel Blend, Zinfandel more |
11/6/2010 - stufis wrote: 93 pointsDecanted for 90 mins, which perhaps contributed to this seeming to be seamless. True to the Zinnish nature of this blend, on the darker side of things, long finish. A Zin that's profound? This sure seems close! |
| Red |
2003 Windy Oaks Estate Pinot Noir Proprietor's Reserve Schultze Family VineyardSanta Cruz Mountains more |
1/3/2015 - stufis Likes this wine: 93 pointsGreat way to celebrate the New Year. Fruit is still quite present, holding its own vs. the oak, which I would agree with others is still a factor. Hoiwever, all in all, it's a nice balancing factor. Tannins are modest at this point, so this has become a sippin' wine as well as a wonderful meal wine. I also agree with others that this bottling has years to go. |
| Red |
2003 Arcadian Syrah Stolpman VineyardSanta Ynez Valley more |
2/28/2015 - stufis wrote: 93 pointsCould be the very best Arc Syrah we've had. Everything in it's place. Guessing it might start to taper off in 5+ years, but this is a beauty. The elegance of a Syrah made by a Pinot bigot! |
| Red |
2002 Carlisle Zinfandel Carlisle VineyardRussian River Valley more |
3/15/2013 - stufis Likes this wine: 93 pointsWhile the last '02 C Squared was "fine," this bottle was beyond great. While all young Carlisle Zins are vivid, in-your-face (or...tongue) wines that wrap their fingers around your throat as they goes down your gullet in some magical, mesmerizing way, this was all about the echoes of what once was. Still a lengthy presence on the palate, very nice and non-alcoholic nose, all in harmony. Harmony is surprising in an older wine showing 15.9% on the label. A beautiful wine that seems to have exceeded Mike's expectations in terms of longevity. |
| Red |
1996 Joseph Swan Vineyards Zinfandel Zeigler VineyardRussian River Valley more |
12/20/2008 - stufis wrote: 92 pointsA priveleged "Joe's Drinkin' Buddies" purchase from this past summer (man, you hafta join and get their older vintages from theiir liberry! At...like $25 bones, dude!). 14.1%, per label. Popped and poured with primo-superior Prime Sirloins from Gelson's (who needs Flannery when we can walk in at any time and get these for $26/lb?). |
| Red |
2004 Windy Oaks Estate Pinot Noir Special Burgundian Clone Schultze Family VineyardSanta Cruz Mountains more |
4/20/2014 - stufis wrote: 92 pointsStarted off a bit oak-y, but after 30-45 mins this was singing...the fruit has receded a tad since its days as a fruit monster, but the lengthy finish and several layers more than compensate. Good for another few years, IMO. Still nothing "Burgundian" about this, though...assertive CA PN, no confusion about it. |
| Red |
2003 Carlisle Zinfandel Riebli RanchSonoma County more |
4/26/2013 - stufis wrote: 92 pointsAfter an '02 Carlisle Carlisle that seemed OTH, I opened this with some angst. What a beaut (especially for a 15.7%-er). Dark coloring followed by a fragrant nose that spoke to Mike's stylistic palate; a solidly Carlisle signature. Then the wine hit the palate and all concern was dissipated. This is a beaut, a long-ish impact on the tongue, one that further resolved itself over 2 hours. I see there are 37 bottles still in cellars (give or take). No reason to wait; this is a great tasting Zin. |
| Red |
2005 Windy Oaks Estate Pinot Noir Wood Tank Fermented Schultze Family VineyardSanta Cruz Mountains more |
6/19/2009 - stufis wrote: 92 pointsStarted out pretty oaky, lot of tannic grip. Dinner helped greatly to smooth this out (ie, not a sippin' wine). Agree that this is one dark sucka (not as dark as the motor-oil dark SBC). Seemed to miss some of the spice notes of the other WOE offerings, perhaps due to it being more layered so it didn't stand out. Eiterh way a superb wine. |
| Red |
2005 Windy Oaks Estate Pinot Noir Diane's Block Klein Family Mountain VineyardSanta Cruz Mountains more |
11/7/2010 - stufis wrote: 92 pointsPopped and poured. Hard to tell this didn't come from the home vyd (it's a mile+ further west...in Aptos). Winemaking over terroir, I would suggest, except the spices on the nose seemed much more heightened than the other WOE reds. Oak is nicely subdued (5 years must be the magic point), the red notes are enhanced, on the palate it seems more weighty their other offerings, the finish is huge...and did I say anything yet about the spices in the nose and on the palate??? Tremendous. |
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