| Wine Type | Vintage Name Variety Locale | Date Posted Score Helpful Comments More... |
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| Red |
2013 Va Piano Vineyards Black Label Reserve DuBrul VineyardColumbia Valley Cabernet Sauvignon more |
7/13/2018 - LordByron wrote: 94 pointsThis is a superb bottle of wine and we have one left to share with some special friends! Wonderful nose and beautiful dark color, clearly a good indication of what was to come. Dark, brambly, fruit flavors layered & nicely integrated with acids; proper amount of tannins provides for very strong cab flavors, a hint of earth and bit of tar when swished around in one's mouth; in five years it has become a nicely full & complete wine; pleasant mouth feel to it and a wonderful, very enjoyable smooth finish. I have been wanting to open this wine for quite some time, but am glad we held off doing so. While it certainly could cellar longer, its proven to have been worth the wait. We have long been fans of wines of the DuBrul Vineyard, and Va Piano, you nailed this one! |
| Red |
2012 Patricia Green Cellars Pinot Noir NotoriousWillamette Valley more |
5/14/2018 - LordByron wrote: 93 pointsOutstanding wine |
| Red |
2012 Lewis Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valleymore |
5/5/2018 - LordByron wrote: 95 pointsProbably one of the best cabs that my wife and I have ever drunk! Its color?.....dark and foreboding; its nose?...unbelievably sensuous & full; its initial taste?.... spectacular! Dark fruit, with a hint of cherry; perhaps a hint of tobacco, but big and sumptuous. We both looked at each other and couldn't believe how smooth and flawless it was. Nice acids, beautifully integrated with layers of complexity indicating that much had occurred for this to be such a complete bottle of wine. Its texture & tannins were smooth on our palates with a delightfully long finish! I don't feel as though I am adequately describing how much we enjoyed this wine. We have never had a Lewis cab before, but I can guarantee you, it will not be our last! |
| Red |
2009 Archery Summit Pinot Noir Archery Summit EstateDundee Hills more |
4/12/2018 - LordByron wrote: 94 pointsProbably one of the very best bottles of wine we have ever enjoyed from AS. We had it for dinner at The Ringside in Portland to celebrate our anniversary; it wasn't even decanted, but was smooth & layered with an amalgam of cherry,raspberry & strawberry fruit, acid and structure that all lingered beautifully on our palates, providing us with a wonderfully long finish. Its texture in our mouths was balanced and when paired our steaks and mushrooms, proved to be a terrific pairing to their outstanding food, providing us with a spectacular & memorable evening. If you have bottles in your cellar, pull them out, open them up and get busy enjoying them; I truly don't know if it gets any better than this! |
| Red |
2013 Alexana Grenache, Syrah, Mourvedre BlendColumbia Valley Grenache Blend, Grenache more |
3/31/2018 - LordByron wrote: 91 pointsShared with friends just before dinner; beautiful purple color; a very nice nose with a little hint of spice; while it was smooth on one's palate with a slight hint of tobacco or smokiness, we were impressed that it was bigger & bolder than expected from a GSM; was surprised at how much all of us liked this wine, especially from a producer known for producing good pinots |
| Red |
2011 Va Piano Vineyards Syrah Black Label Reserve Les Collines VineyardWalla Walla Valley more |
3/29/2018 - LordByron wrote: 94 pointsAn outstanding Syrah from Walla Walla; big, mature, ready to drink; delicious dark fruit, beautiful color, long lasting on one's palate; a smooth, layered and well balanced wine |
| Red |
2011 Zichichi Family Vineyard Zinfandel EstateDry Creek Valley more |
3/29/2018 - LordByron wrote: 93 pointsWe had this last night with ribs; wow, what a combination! We've long known about Zichichi wine sand have enjoyed many over the years. This one seems to be our favorite. Big & bold, smooth, well balanced and complex but not hot nor overpowering. Wonderful dark fruit with nicely integrated spice. We have more Zichchi in our cellar, but alas, no more 2011. Enjoy it now; it's ready to drink. |
| Red |
2013 Lady Hill Cuvée Etienne Lucier Slide Mountain VineyardYakima Valley Red Bordeaux Blend more |
3/28/2018 - LordByron wrote: 90 pointsMy wife & I enjoyed this wine immensely over dinner; we PnP without decanting; had a nice initial nose and color that we think is common to Yakima Valley fruit. We've enjoyed Slide Mountain wines before (through Owen Roe primarily) and find the blends to be delicious, soft in the mouth, with cherry accents, well balanced and smooth. We are fortunate to have several more bottles to enjoy over the coming year to see how it improves. |
| Red |
2012 Proper Wines Estate SyrahWalla Walla Valley more |
3/1/2018 - LordByron wrote: 93 pointsTerrific bottle of Syrah from "The Rocks"...beautiful dark purple color, strong Syrah nose of dark fruit; bit of olive & something I had never tasted before, but mentioned by another taster..."blood & raw meat"; nicely integrated spices, full bodied with a big finish on the palate. We have consumed one bottle, have one bottle left to look forward to; wish we had a case! For $35 bucks, what a buy! I would buy this one again in a heart beat! |
| Red |
2013 Daou Vineyards Reserve AuxPaso Robles Syrah Blend, Syrah more |
2/19/2018 - LordByron wrote: 91 pointsMy wife & I opened this bottle and did not decant it; we should have known better, because generally we have found that Daou's need time to breathe. We gave it a score of 91, but believe if it had opened up more (we were hungry & thirsty) we would have more than likely scored it much higher. It's nose was big & strong, and we anticipated what we got; the wine was big, with very strong dark fruit flavors, some leather & a bit of spice making itself known. I don't think we will try another one for a few years, because we thought this one should have been left alone to further bottle age. Nice tannins and a great long finish, but I'd recommend if you have any in your cellar, to let it mature, soften a bit and fully develop its potential. |
| Red - Fortified |
NV Privé Vineyard Pinot Noir Quinta do Prive Vineyard - RubyOregon more |
2/17/2018 - LordByron wrote: 94 pointsAnother very nice port from Prive, nicely integrated elements, smooth taste with spices that meshed nicely with the fruit flavors; everyone loved this after dinner quaff and felt it couldn't have been done any better |
| Red |
2009 Glencorrie MalbecColumbia Valley more |
2/17/2018 - LordByron wrote: 93 pointsA wonderful, full bodied, delicious Malbec with very nice spices layered with dark fruit, beautiful mouth feel and long finish. |
| Red |
2011 Daou Vineyards Estate MayotePaso Robles Adelaida District Red Bordeaux Blend more |
2/15/2018 - LordByron wrote: 93 pointsWe celebrated Valentine's Day by bringing this bottle along to one of our favorite restaurants where we enjoyed it immensely with filet mignon. It had a wonderful nose of bluish fruit and a hint of spice. We let it sit for a bit as we enjoyed the wilted baby spinach salad with warm bacon dressing. As we sipped it, we talked about it's fullness and the development of strong fruit flavors. It was subtle, yet had some nice layers on the palate as more spice came forth wrapping around the inside of your mouth. Great lasting feel as the syrah began to also come through and make itself known, certainly not in an over powering way, but working nicely with the petit verdot and cabernet. |
| Red |
2009 Tobin James Zinfandel Blue Moon ReservePaso Robles more |
1/20/2018 - LordByron wrote: 92 pointsThis was a luscious wine. It was just a hair on the sweet side for our taste, but it was still well integrated, full bodied & luscious. Great mouth feel and exciting on the palate. |
| Red |
2010 Owen Roe Syrah Red Willow Vineyard Chapel BlockYakima Valley more |
1/2/2018 - LordByron wrote: 94 pointsOver the New Year's weekend, we went to the Oregon Coast with our best friends and opened several syrahs (four, I believe). They were, for the most part, all wonderful and luscious. This one in particular was terrific and full of fruit. Another syrah with a great balance of fruit, acidity, spice, a bit of tobacco, herbs, succulent on the palate with a lovely, long finish. What a treat to compare this one from the Yakima Valley (Red Willow Vineyard), with two from the Walla Walla area and one from Paso Robles. Its parts were well integrated, thus providing a complexity, yet nicely balanced wine with a wonderful mouth feel and finish. It seemed to explode when I swished it around inside my mouth providing again, what I like so much about a great syrah, that big, strong, tasty, spicey finish, leaving you with a wish for more, and more and more! Don't hold off drinking and enjoying this bottle of wine. It's ready now! |
| Red |
2010 Privé Vineyard Syrah ZerbaWalla Walla Valley more |
1/2/2018 - LordByron wrote: 93 pointsa surprisingly great bottle of wine; the nose was inviting and aromatic; the fruit up front was nicely balanced with pleasant acidity; full & complex on the palate; and another syrah with a terrific finish. And I have a couple more to enjoy; my spouse says "...let's get busy and open the others; it's perfect now!" Well done, Prive! |
| Red |
2010 Garrison Creek Cellars SyrahWalla Walla Valley more |
1/2/2018 - LordByron wrote: 93 pointsfruit forward, with nice combination of spice & pepper, wonderful nose, great syrah color, full and balanced on one's palate with a nice long finiah |
| Red |
2009 Rasa Vineyards Syrah Occam's Razor Block 10, Seven Hills VineyardWalla Walla Valley more |
12/16/2017 - LordByron wrote: NRUnbelievable bottle of wine; had a wonderful nose of leather, tobacco, earthiness & tasted very much like that on one's palate; succulent and full bodied; we had friends over after dinner who, along with us gave it a 93 or 94! Wish we had had more of it in our cellar |
| Red |
2009 Boudreaux Cellars MerlotWashington more |
11/29/2017 - LordByron wrote: 93 pointsOne of the finest Merlots I have ever tasted; full, complex and soft with ripe berries, a beautiful merlot flavor; great mouth feel; wonderful lasting fruit-lingering after taste that just melted away as one laid back and enjoyed the experience. We bought a case and have thoroughly enjoyed virtually every bottle. Unbelievably good! We have only one bottle of his 2010 vintage and are anxious to taste it against our 09 experience. |
| Red |
2012 Delmas Syrah SJR VineyardWalla Walla Valley more |
11/16/2017 - LordByron wrote: 92 pointsRich and savory, nicely balanced with strong syrah flavors; great mouth feel, long finish on the palate; sure am glad I have some more to taste later on; should cellar very well for several years |
| Red |
1999 Woodward Canyon MerlotColumbia Valley more |
10/19/2016 - LordByron wrote: 93 pointsUnbelievable bottle of wine after all this time! Lush berry flavors, nicely balanced tannins; wonderful, lasting taste on our palate; both of us gave it scores of 92 & 93; beautiful complement to our steak dinner |
| Red |
2012 Le Cadeau Pinot Noir ÉquinoxeWillamette Valley more |
6/19/2016 - LordByron wrote: 92 pointsWonderful bottle of wine; |
| Red |
2007 Archery Summit Pinot Noir Archery Summit EstateDundee Hills more |
6/19/2016 - LordByron wrote: NRShared this bottle of wine with friends over dinner at The Painted Lady on June 18th along with several other bottles of PN; it was and anticipation; the longer it sat in the glass and opened up, the better it got; great pinot taste; succulent, nice layers and complexity; acidity was well balanced and it mouth feel was superb and a lasting finish; our anticipation was aptly rewarded! Oh, to have had several more bottles of this one in my wine cellar! Alas, it was my last 07. For a year that was not initially highly regarded, it was elegant! |
| Red |
2009 Carabella Pinot Noir Inchinnan Carabella VineyardChehalem Mountains more |
3/7/2016 - LordByron wrote: 94 pointsSpectacular bottle of wine; wonderful nose of cherries and plum, fruity, yet with a hint of spice on one's palate; beautiful mouth feel, full, complex with a great lingering after taste of a well-developed Oregon Pinot; quite surprised that it was an 09, but, wow, do I wish I had more of this in my cellar; I believe that this wine is indicative of just what Mike Hallock can do with the Chehalem Pinot Noir grown grape! |
| Red |
2010 Va Piano Vineyards Black Label Reserve DuBrul VineyardColumbia Valley Cabernet Sauvignon more |
2/27/2016 - LordByron wrote: 94 pointsserved amongst four of us over a Tuscan Steak tenderloin; the aroma or nose was very appealing, full and loaded with black berry and dark cherry, leather-like flavors; nicely balanced, with integrated tannins, smooth on the palate with a lengthy, pleasant and full finish; delightful with dinner with potatoes au gratin; everyone felt it was a superb choice |
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