| Wine Type | Vintage Name Variety Locale | Date Posted Score Helpful Comments Comment Date Community Score More... |
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2019 VHR Cabernet Sauvignon Vine Hill RanchOakville more |
4/8/2024 - Mark1npt Likes this wine: 97 points2nd bottle of a 3 pack directly from the winery. Full decant for 5 hours before going back into the bottle to the restaurant where the stopper was removed and we enjoyed it over 2-3 hours with Mary. |
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2021 Quivet Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon Beckstoffer Las Piedras VineyardNapa Valley more |
4/7/2024 - Badmonkey wrote: 97 pointsCurious and decided to pop one. Purple fruit - currants, blackberry, and some blueberry. Really smooth mid-palate with a beautiful purity and solid depth/concentration. Nice vibrant flavors of cassis, some spice/licorice, and a mineral/graphite component. Fairly long finish. Decanted for around twenty four hours. Really impressive - no surprise of the 97 rating from WA. According to WA, anticipated maturity 2025 to 2040 which makes sense, however, this bottle was really good after a long decant. 97 for me even at this really youthful stage. 100% cab.
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2019 Quivet Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon Kenefick RanchNapa Valley more |
1/30/2024 - Badmonkey wrote: 94 pointsCame across some bottles at a nice price that I’m thinking about buying but wanted to revisit first. Slow ox for 24 hours and decanted for a couple more but that wasn’t enough - fairly closed/not overly expressive. Revisited on day three and it was better but even better on day four as it opened-up further. A lot of these 2019 Napa cabs are pretty darn stubborn. Nonetheless, I believe a promising future in light of how it showed on day four. I’m going to try and lay this vintage down for at least a couple more years. In my opinion, in the middle of Dunnuck’s 93 to 95 rating on day four. 100% cab.
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2018 Beta Cabernet Sauvignon Montecillo VineyardMoon Mountain District more |
1/5/2024 - Joshbturner Likes this wine: NRDay one. Decanted 3 hrs before dinner. Outstanding wine. Enjoyed it pnp. Certainly evolved over the next few hours. With food (pot roast) I did not find it overly tannic at all. Great pairing. Glad I opened it. Had been hesitant based on other CT notes. There are some wines that are truly not enjoyable for 20 years such as a 2005 Pontet Canet I had a couple years ago…straight up chalky. It becomes hard to differentiate between that experience and one like this Beta. When you see notes saying not to open this wine for 10 years etc etc. I find that to be not the case here. It may very well be an even greater wine in 10 years, but it’s damn good already.
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2017 Myriad Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon Beckstoffer Georges III VineyardRutherford more |
12/17/2023 - michigan dogs Likes this wine: 97 pointsI had this wine 18 months age, same restaurant, same friends. I rated it 98pts then and 97 tonight. Excellent, big dense dark fruit, well balanced- really great wine for an average vintage. Both of my ratings are well above other posters but I'll stick with an excellent rating- not sure what others are getting.
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2021 Carlisle Syrah Rosella's VineyardSanta Lucia Highlands more |
12/9/2023 - Matt Scott Likes this wine: 97 pointsDecanted for two hours. The world can be cruel and in many ways illogical. Ironic. Why is it that the finest Rosella’s Syrah to ever be made by Carlisle is the last vintage that will ever be produced? I still recall the first time I had a Syrah from this outstanding vineyard in Santa Lucia Higlands. The ‘06 was killer and the inaugural vintage. However, with the wines from Carlisle becoming more and more refined over time, this is a dead ringer for an otherworldly Côte Rotie in texture and aroma - with the grapefruit that has been a mainstay from here. One for the cellar or a serious decant. The 25% whole cluster add some interesting aspects. Blueberries, blackberries, grapefruit, cream, black lava and black peppercorns. Lavishly long, and the backend has such an enchanting grip. Fine-grained tannins. Impeccable balance. A feminine, yet full body. Stock up and study for anthology. I’ll refrain from crying…for now. Santa Lucia Highlands beckons for more Syrah and not Pinot, in my humble opinion. Sorry, but there’s more than enough of that. I am grateful for many vintages of this particular Syrah that has become a pure classic. Drink 2026 - 2038.
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2021 Quivet Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon Kenefick RanchNapa Valley more |
12/2/2023 - Badmonkey wrote: 96 pointsRevisited a half of bottle on day three along with a fresh bottle. Both were great but the bottle on day three was better integrated, a little fuller fruit, and a longer/deeper finish. Letting it “age 6-12 months to add a little weight, depth, and density” as recommended by the Winery is probably wise; however, it’s still really enjoyable on day one at this stage and hard to resist. Once again, no surprise of the 94 to 96 rating from WA. 95 on day one and 96 on day three. 100% cab.
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2013 Dunn Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Howell Mountainmore |
11/28/2023 - Robmcl920 Likes this wine: 96 pointsThe ‘13 Howell Mountain is an incredible wine. While it’s young and intense today, it was very expressive, so there is no harm in opening a bottle right now. Compared to the ‘19 I had recently, the ‘13 is a tad more rustic but also more powerful.
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2013 Marcassin Pinot Noir Marcassin VineyardSonoma Coast more |
11/20/2023 - michigan dogs Likes this wine: 93 pointsTook to Selden Standard in Detroit, really great meal with dishes to share. Wine was really big for a Pinot, rich fruit.
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2019 Turley Zinfandel Pesenti VineyardPaso Robles more |
10/29/2023 - Mark1npt wrote: 94 pointsMy last bottle 😞......Right from the pnp it's classic Pesenti and drinks as expected over 2 hours of air. To me this is THE best and purest example of Cali zin made today. Just the right fruit profile blended with the right spicebox/pepper and acid profile. One big glass left in the bottle under a Repour stopper in the fridge overnight and enjoyed it with the leftover pizza this afternoon. No degradation overnight. This is always my fav vineyard from Turley and just continues to produce year in and year out.
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2021 Carlisle Zinfandel Mancini RanchRussian River Valley more |
9/9/2023 - Matt Scott Likes this wine: NRI drive by and check out Mancini often. It is at a somewhat busy corner in far west Santa Rosa, yet this is a grand cru, old vine Zinfandel dominant vineyard. One with so much history, and beautiful, gnarly vines. To be perfectly transparent, I am very obsessive with the vineyards that Mike works with in the Piner-Olivet area of the Russian River Valley AVA. From what I have experienced, the finest Zinfandels out California are grown in that particular AVA. Carlisle works with the best vineyards within this relatively small area - this also includes Papa’s Block and Two Acres. With that stated, 2021 is (bold statement here) the finest vintage for Carlisle. The 2021 Mancini is astonishing. On day five it is stunning. Almost salacious. This is close to perfection. Jay Maddox, who would eschew this statement, is one of the best winemakers to ever touch a Zinfandel grape. The next round of ‘21s will released in December and I am giddy for them. I tend to engage (or should I state gulp?) in more Carlisle than wines from any other winery every year. The 2021s will eclipse my previous vintage indulgences. I have annihilated six bottle of this so far. It seriously changes every single time and the acidity is perfect. Better than ‘16, ‘18, ‘19 and ‘20 - which were all amazing. Mancini is the acid queen and has become a true icon.
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2018 Mark Herold Wines Cabernet Sauvignon Brown LabelCoombsville more |
10/29/2023 - Cablover1982 Likes this wine: 96 pointsWine + Pizza Night
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2021 Quivet Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon Kenefick RanchNapa Valley more |
10/28/2023 - Badmonkey wrote: 95 pointsDecided to pop a bottle with the plan of drinking it over two days, however, I didn’t get to day two - too good on day one. Dark ruby fruit - currants, blackberry, dark raspberry, and some blueberry. Smooth mid-palate with a nice purity and solid depth/concentration. Nice vibrant/expressive flavors of cassis, baking spices, some cocoa, and a little graphite component. Decent finish but not overly long nor deep. Popped/poured but drank out of a decanter for around three hours. Improved with time and showed its best towards the end of the session as it opened-up further. Once again, another nice vintage of this wine and no surprise of the 94 to 96 rating from WA. 100% cab.
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2021 Myriad Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon Beckstoffer Georges III VineyardRutherford more |
10/16/2023 - Badmonkey wrote: 97 pointsThinking about buying more to lay down in light of the 98 to 100 rating from WA but wanted to get an idea where it’s at first. Slow ox overnight for around ten hours and decanted for another nine hours. Originally I was planning to drink it over three days to see how it developed but I didn’t get there - too good on day one. Dark ruby fruit - currants, blackberry, and dark cherry. Smooth mid-palate with a beautiful purity and solid depth/concentration. Nice vibrant flavors of cassis, baking spices, cocoa, and a graphite component. Fairly long finish. Reminds me of a nice vintage of the Bevan Tench cab. No surprise of the 98-100 rating from WA. 96/97 for me at this really youthful stage. 100% cab.
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2013 Dunn Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Howell Mountainmore |
10/17/2023 - stschutz Likes this wine: 96 pointsExtraordinary earthy tones on the nose and initial palate. Heart, big mouthfeel, gorgeous blood red color and long legs in the glass. Cork looked like it was born yesterday. I bought this on 8-8-17 and was stored in 60-66 degree natural mid-western Ohio cellar temperature since. Katie compared this to a beautiful girl coming straight out of the shower, wet, natural, if you can handle me then meet me there; you gotta know what you're looking for and want with me.! As compared to the gorgeous 2010 Opus we had alongside it that is more akin to the made up and beautiful model along the runway that is more open to a greater audience. These two wines are completely different wines.
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2018 Bedrock Wine Co. Grenache Gambrels of the SkyCalifornia more |
9/26/2023 - der Schmecker Likes this wine: 94 pointsDuring one Pick-up Day at Bedrock, I asked Morgan Twain-Peterson when I should open the 2018 Gambrels of the Sky, and he replied that I should wait until 2023. Here I am, it's 2023 and I'm with a glass in front of me.
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2016 Domaine de la Janasse Châteauneuf-du-Pape Vieilles VignesRed Rhone Blend more |
9/12/2023 - michigan dogs Likes this wine: 88 pointsdisappointing, nothing special on first day, 2nd day was dramatically better- good depth, balanced, 92+. You would think I would have learned to air wines long enough to get them closer to optimum drinking place.
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1973 Château Mouton RothschildPauillac Red Bordeaux Blend more |
8/6/2023 - J @ y H @ c k Likes this wine: 92 pointsFirst, the storage: Purchased on release at Zachy's in approximately 1976. Two years in an unairconditioned apartment that recent law school graduates live in while earning $16,500 a year. Then eight years in a rack in the basement with a very leaky door to the outside at your first house that you could afford only because your father loaned you the money for the down payment, then 27 years in a passive underground cellar of your second house until your wife insists that you have to build a real cellar in the basement because she is tired of having to move cases around on the floor just to find the wine that you want, then 10 years in a temperature-controlled cellar built by Chris Kravitz.
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2009 Ridge GeyservilleSonoma County Zinfandel Blend, Zinfandel more |
8/4/2023 - rocknroller wrote: 94 pointsDark red color. PNP, drank a couple glasses over 3 hours. This has a wonderful perfume of red and dark berries, plum, raspberries, mushroom, dried wood, black cherry and violets. The palate is sublime, raspberry, dark cherry, wood, mushroom, earth, tangy with great acids, and a mediu, body with nearly lush tannins and silky texture. Loved it, gotta be at or near the apex! 94+pts.
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2008 Joseph Phelps InsigniaNapa Valley Red Bordeaux Blend more |
7/7/2023 - kend707 Likes this wine: 94 pointsElegant, voluptuous, romantic, all can be used to describe this terrific Insignia. Opened to celebrate my 75th birthday. Wanted something special and was not disappointed. Blackberry dominates on the palate, but dark cherry is a close second. Tannins impeccably Intergrated. Doubt that time will improve this much, but there are many years of peak enjoyment remaining.
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2018 Torrin AkashaPaso Robles Syrah more |
6/29/2023 - Mark1npt Likes this wine: 95 pointsPretty much covered by Crunge below. Opened by our host the DQ, who decanted this bottle for 9 hours. Very floral nose, dark berry fruit, very-very smooth given all the airtime it had. A very enjoyable Syrah for me because it was not overly heavy or gamey. Just the right amount of every component for me! Thanks for opening, DQ!
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2018 Quivet Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon Kenefick RanchNapa Valley more |
6/11/2023 - michigan dogs Likes this wine: 95 pointsBetter than my bottle from a year ago. This was excellent, black and blue fruits, smooth, balanced. Really drinking great right now. Some tasters believe you should drink Mike's cabs early, but this could not have been better.
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2016 Torrin The MavenPaso Robles Willow Creek District Grenache Blend, Grenache more |
6/11/2023 - SMagowan Likes this wine: 95 points93% Grenache and 7% Mourvèdre. Bought on release from the winery. I don’t know why I drink anything other than Torrin. Year in and year out they produce. Opened and drank over several weeks and each glass exploded with flavors of berries, grilled red bell peppers, turmeric, sea salt, earth, and I don’t know what. Not funky. Not ethereal. It’s Orson Welles in Chimes at Midnight, rather than The Third Man. Mysterious, yes, but boisterous and fun not basically sinister.
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2018 Torrin AkashaPaso Robles Syrah more |
5/21/2023 - Crunge Likes this wine: 93 pointsYoung, but delicious now and has plenty of upside. Full-flavored with dark fruits and slate. There's a hint of bitterness in a good way (like dark chocolate), and a touch of oak. Tannins are noticable but not distracting.
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Comment posted by michigan dogs:
4/10/2024 6:10:00 AM - nice note you got me excited since I have 2 bottles I never know when to open my great bottles-it seems like you have to have the perfect situation . Now if you come to Michigan that may qualify as a perfect time.. Hope you are well'