| Wine Type | Vintage Name Variety Locale | Date Posted Score Helpful Comments More... |
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| Red |
2012 Robert Young Estate Winery Cabernet Sauvignon Bob's Burn PileAlexander Valley more |
11/21/2021 - flwinos wrote: 92 pointsOpened and tasted right away. At first the acid and tannins in this wine were front and center, and were bullying the fruit to the point where it was hiding. Cranberry, sour strawberry. So I threw it into a decanter for about an hour. After the hour, it was a great pairing for a grilled prime NY Strip. After dinner though, the fruit came to the forefront as this mellowed out a bit. Really interesting to taste this over a 4 hour period. My suggestion is to decant this wine for 1.5 to 2 hours before drinking. |
| Red |
2013 Hidden Ridge Cabernet Sauvignon 55% slopeSonoma County more |
11/20/2021 - flwinos wrote: 94 pointsDrinking well with an hour of decant time. Consumed a few weeks ago - so no detailed notes. |
| Red |
2009 Neyers Syrah Old Lakeville RoadSonoma Coast more |
10/10/2021 - flwinos wrote: 93 pointsDrinking very well from magnum right now. |
| Red |
2015 O'Brien Estate Cabernet Sauvignon Passion of the SoulNapa Valley more |
9/19/2021 - flwinos wrote: 93 pointsPopped and let breathe for about 45 minutes before consumption. It did not *need* a decant, and we did not decant, but it may have benefited from a decant. Fruit forward with some tannins left. Paired with a filet and a NY Strip, but the wine drank better on its own after several hours of air in the bottle. |
| Red |
2009 Domaine du Bouscat Les Portes de L'AmBordeaux Supérieur Red Bordeaux Blend more |
9/19/2021 - flwinos wrote: 92 pointsStill gobs of fruit left. Popped and let breathe for about an hour before starting consumption. In a good spot and not falling off a cliff anytime soon, but if you like it more on the youthful side, I would drink up soon. |
| Red |
2010 Tenuta Carlina Brunello di Montalcino Togata dei TogatiSangiovese more |
9/4/2021 - flwinos wrote: 92 pointsDecanted for one hour and consumed over 1.5 hours after that. Powerful nose of rose petals, cherry. Nice cherry and cranberry fruit predominant on the palate. Drinking pretty well at this point in time. Paired with meat sauce over pasta and it complemented the meal nicely. |
| Red |
2010 Cimarossa Cabernet Sauvignon Riva di Ponente VineyardHowell Mountain more |
8/29/2021 - flwinos wrote: 93 pointsBig wine that is drinking well after 1.5 - 2 hours in the decanter. Still tannins and acid that need age or air time to resolve. Good core of fruit. No rush on drinking this wine. 93 after the 2 hour decant. |
| Red |
2010 Robert Young Estate Winery Cabernet Sauvignon Bob's Burn PileAlexander Valley more |
8/8/2021 - flwinos wrote: 92 pointsDecanted for about an hour before consumption. This wine is very interesting. To me, it was a constant give and take between a strong cranberry note, and some sweet oak that is still in the mix. Overall, this is more Bordeaux like IMO. A bit different than other vintages of this wine. I really enjoyed this, paired with filet and NY Strip. |
| Red |
2014 Robert Craig Cabernet Sauvignon Spring Mountain Districtmore |
8/1/2021 - flwinos wrote: 93 pointsPopped and let breathe for about an hour and was drinking well. No detailed notes from last night unfortunately. |
| Red |
2009 Seavey Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon CaravinaNapa Valley more |
8/1/2021 - flwinos wrote: 93 pointsPopped and let breathe for about 30 minutes. Didn't need much air. Drinking well. Good fruit and acidity and some secondary notes starting to form. Really nice wine. 1 person found this helpful, do you? Yes - No / Comments (1) |
| Red |
2017 Myriad Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valleymore |
3/21/2021 - flwinos wrote: 92 pointsDrinking well with 60 minute decant |
| Red |
2014 Myriad Cellars Syrah Halcon VineyardYorkville Highlands more |
2/14/2021 - flwinos wrote: 93 pointsVery big Syrah that needs a 2+ hour decant to show its stuff. After a lot of air, black pepper, olive, bacon....very Northern Rhone and tasty. |
| Red |
2015 Myriad Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valleymore |
2/14/2021 - flwinos wrote: 92 pointsPopped and let breathe for about 2 hours. Definitely fruit forward with some oak presence that was much better integrated by the 3rd hour open. Nice QPR if you like this style. |
| Red |
2016 Château CharmailHaut-Médoc Red Bordeaux Blend more |
1/10/2021 - flwinos wrote: 90 pointsPopped on day 1, and had a glass. Really tight. Vacu-vin after day 1 with most of the bottle remaining. |
| Red |
2009 Larkmead Vineyards Cabernet SauvignonNapa Valley more |
1/10/2021 - flwinos wrote: 91 pointsCork disintegrated during opening. Decanted for 30 minutes and served slightly below rom temp. |
| Red |
2010 Tenuta Caparzo Brunello di Montalcino Vigna La CasaSangiovese more |
1/3/2021 - flwinos wrote: 92 pointsA range of tasting notes on this wine. Not sure if this is due to bottle variation or just perception. To me I do see what others are saying that the wine is a bit thin and restrained, with lower tannin. With that said, I did get a healthy dose of cherry, leather, sandalwood, and the wine showed relatively well for me. My only concern is that there was very little tannin left on the wine, and with muted fruit, this wine may not be a candidate for cellaring for many more years. I hope I am wrong, as I have 3 left. |
| Red |
2013 Jaffurs Syrah Larner VineyardSanta Barbara County more |
1/3/2021 - flwinos wrote: 92 pointsPopped and let breathe for about 20 minutes, and then decanted for another 20 before starting consumption. |
| Red |
2014 Pahlmeyer MerlotNapa Valley more |
1/3/2021 - flwinos wrote: 94 pointsPopped and let breathe for about 20 minutes and this was drinking great. |
| Red |
2017 Robert Young Estate Winery Cabernet SauvignonAlexander Valley more |
1/3/2021 - flwinos wrote: 91 pointsPnP after a Coravin glass two days prior. |
| Red |
2013 Law Estate Wines IntrepidPaso Robles Syrah more |
1/3/2021 - flwinos wrote: 93 pointsPopped and let breathe for about an hour before consumption. |
| Red |
2010 Larkmead Vineyards FirebelleNapa Valley Red Bordeaux Blend more |
1/3/2021 - flwinos wrote: 94 pointsPopped and let breathe for about 2 hours. First sip was muted but after some air. this was drinking really well. |
| Red |
2009 Robert Young Estate Winery Cabernet Sauvignon ScionAlexander Valley more |
10/24/2020 - flwinos wrote: 95 pointsDrinking perfectly right now with just a little bit of air. |
| Red |
2009 Robert Young Estate Winery Cabernet Sauvignon Big Rock BlockAlexander Valley more |
9/26/2020 - flwinos wrote: 94 pointsPopped and let breathe for about an hour. This was drinking perfectly. Soft tannins with good primary fruit and secondary flavors starting to show. Just wish I had another case of this, based on how well it is drinking right now. No detailed notes as this was consumed with several other bottles. |
| Red |
2014 Scarlett Wines Cabernet SauvignonRutherford more |
9/19/2020 - flwinos wrote: 93 pointsPopped and let breathe for about 2 hours. Did not taste initially, but after two hours of slow ox, this was drinking great. Certainly lower tannin on this wine, but I don't see it falling off a cliff anytime soon. However, it may not get any better IMO. No detailed notes taken on the flavor profile. |
| Red |
2012 Larkmead Vineyards Cabernet SauvignonNapa Valley more |
7/4/2020 - flwinos wrote: 92 pointsAgree with others that this is in a good spot right now. I have had the '09 and '10 vintages of this wine and I feel like the fruit has faded significantly. That was not the case with this vintage right now - still plenty of fruit left. |
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