| Wine Type | Vintage Name Variety Locale | Date Posted Score Helpful Comments More... |
|---|---|---|
| White - Sparkling |
2012 Sea Smoke Pinot Noir Sea Spray Blanc de NoirsSta. Rita Hills more |
12/26/2016 - Tamu1956 Likes this wine: 92 pointsFantastic bubbly, almost rose in the glass and very effervescent. Light fruity nose with a sweet crisp taste and wonderful finish. |
| White |
2009 Kistler Chardonnay Kistler VineyardSonoma Valley more |
4/20/2016 - Tamu1956 Likes this wine: 94 pointsPulled and let it breathe for about 30 minutes in a cooling sleeve. Thick straw color in the glass with a light floral nose. Classic buttery Cali taste with hints of pineapple and melon, great complexity and a smooth finish. Fantastic, classic chardonnay. |
| Red |
2011 Williams Selyem Zinfandel Bacigalupi VineyardRussian River Valley more |
9/11/2015 - Tamu1956 Likes this wine: 92 pointsDark cherry in the glass with no noticeable nose (maybe it was me). Great legs and clear texture. Beautiful jammy taste, hints of cherry, flowers, pepper and a smooth tart finish. Very, very good and improved as it breathed. I regret not having more. |
| Red |
2010 Williams Selyem Pinot Noir Eastside Road NeighborsRussian River Valley more |
9/6/2015 - Tamu1956 Likes this wine: 93 pointsThe time in the cellar definitely helped and this pinot is fantastic now. Garnet colored in the glass with a light floral nose. Hints of cherry but not too fruity and a fantastic pinot finish. Loved it and wish I had more. |
| White |
2011 Kistler Chardonnay Vine Hill VineyardRussian River Valley more |
7/5/2015 - Tamu1956 Likes this wine: 91 pointsLight floral hints amd bright amber in the glass. A creamy, buttery classic cali chard with hints of melon and grapefruit. A very smooth finish but this iteration lacked some of the complexity of other Kistler chards. Very nice and if you are looking for a great chard that doesn't overwhelm, this is a great choice. 1 person found this helpful, do you? Yes - No / Comments (1) |
| Red |
2010 deLorimier Zinfandel Stone RanchAlexander Valley more |
4/18/2015 - Tamu1956 Likes this wine: 91 pointsClose to perfect Zin, jammy with hints of pepper and cherry not overwhelming, perfectly balanced to go with anything (consumed with bar-b-que) with a smooth finish. |
| White |
2013 Weingut Robert Weil Kiedricher Gräfenberg Riesling Spätlese trockenRheingau more |
6/19/2014 - Tamu1956 Likes this wine: 90 pointsSmooth, fresh crisp and not too sweet with hints of melon. |
| Red |
2008 Mazzocco Zinfandel Juan Rodriguez Reserve Dry Creek Valleymore |
4/4/2014 - Tamu1956 Likes this wine: 90 pointsMy second bottle and this one had a hint of sediment in it. Very inky in the glass with a strong fruity nose. Still very jammy but the hints of pepper are really starting to fade and overall the wine has flattened out. Suggest you drink now. |
| Red |
2005 deLorimier Cabernet Sauvignon Crazy Creek VineyardAlexander Valley more |
3/16/2014 - Tamu1956 Likes this wine: 90 pointsDecanted for 2+ hours, slight sediment in the bottle. Dark red in the glass with great legs. Chocolate and cherry with a great finish. Possibly going past its peak and suggesting to drink now. |
| White |
2010 Kistler Chardonnay Vine Hill VineyardRussian River Valley more |
3/16/2014 - Tamu1956 wrote: 92 pointsAmber straw appearance in the glass with a light fruity nose. Hints of melon, grapefruit with a long buttery finish. A brilliant chardonnay! |
| Red |
2008 Mazzocco Zinfandel Kenneth Carl Reserve Dry Creek Valleymore |
2/22/2014 - Tamu1956 Likes this wine: 93 pointsInky in the glass, with a light nose and excellent legs. Classic zin tastes of jam and pepper with hints of cinnamon, tobacco and chocolate. No real change as it breathed and still very good but possibly this is sliding past its peak so recommending to drink now. |
| White |
2010 De La Montanya Fumé Blanc Jacobson RanchLake County Sauvignon Blanc more |
2/16/2014 - Tamu1956 wrote: 85 pointsFloral nose and amber in the glass. Sweeter than expected for a fume blanc and lacking mineral hints and grassiness. Disappointing. |
| Red |
2011 Kistler Pinot Noir Sonoma Coastmore |
12/24/2013 - Tamu1956 Likes this wine: 92 pointsThe wine has a beautiful garnet color, light in the glass with almost no legs. The nose was light with hints of fruit and minerals. A light fruity taste that is tart and not sweet and a smooth texture. The finish is long and the wine really improved with air and I probably opened this years to soon. A very nice Pinot. |
| Red |
2007 D’Alfonso – Curran Pinot Noir Rancho la Viña VineyardSta. Rita Hills more |
12/24/2013 - Tamu1956 Does not like this wine: 55 pointsI really like the wines from D'Alfonso and Curran but this wine is shockingly bad. The color was a light brownish red, light in the glass with a light nose with hints of acetone. The tastes are so mixed, fruit and bitterness and a sickly sweet finish that makes it all but undrinkable. We had two bottles and both tasted identical, glad I had only two. |
| White |
2012 Curran Grenache BlancSanta Ynez Valley more |
11/24/2013 - Tamu1956 Likes this wine: 88 pointsLight to the nose and light amber in the glass. Very crisp, like an apple going from green to red. Great finish. More complexity than a Sav Blanc, very nice wine. |
| Red |
2009 Badge Pinot Noir Double BarrelSta. Rita Hills more |
10/28/2013 - Tamu1956 Likes this wine: 91 pointsLight and fruity nose and very inky in the glass. Tastes of cherry and root beer with a tart finish. A bold and complex pinot that really opened up as it aired. Wish I had more. |
| Red |
2009 Jaxon Keys Farmhouse RedMendocino County Red Blend more |
8/12/2013 - Tamu1956 Likes this wine: 87 pointsDark and inky in the glass with a light fruity nose. Very balanced with hints of black currant, light cherry and a smooth finish. Did not much change with air, matched will with grilled steak. |
| White |
2012 Wilson Winery Sauvignon BlancNorth Coast more |
7/28/2013 - Tamu1956 Does not like this wine: 70 pointsA combination of sweet / bitter reminiscant of a lemonade. |
| White |
2010 Kistler Chardonnay Vine Hill VineyardRussian River Valley more |
7/2/2013 - Tamu1956 wrote: 92 pointsThick amber in the glass with a very light floral scent. The initial impression is one of lemon with lots with orange and cucumber and an underlying tone of butter. The finish had a citrusy bitterness like lemon pith which weakened with time and exposure to air. Lots of complexity as a typical Kistler chardonnay exhibits without the usual minerality. And definitely not a California butter bomb. |
| White |
2010 Kistler Chardonnay Durell VineyardSonoma Coast more |
6/18/2013 - Tamu1956 Likes this wine: 93 pointsAmber in the glass with a light floral nose. Smooth buttery oak flavors mixed with mineral tartness. Hints of melon and grapefruit and has a very full finish. Excellent iteration of a great CA chardonnay. |
| Red |
2008 Rubicon Estate Cabernet Sauvignon CaskRutherford more |
4/14/2013 - Tamu1956 Likes this wine: 89 pointsPoured through a venerator into the decanter and allowed to breathe for an hour or so. Dark red with fantastic legs. Has a nose of cherry and chocolate that was light and not overbearing. Fruity with hints of oak, tobacco, black currant. Excellent finish and drinking well now. Being possibly over critical, lacks a level of complexity and earthiness and that keeps it just below 90, but still a very nice Napa cab. |
| White |
2009 Kistler Chardonnay Trenton RoadhouseSonoma Coast more |
2/12/2013 - Tamu1956 Likes this wine: 93 pointsA brilliant CA chardonnay. Oaky, floral with a rich honey smoothness. Less mineral crispness than other appellations but still with a strong finish. |
| White |
2010 Williams Selyem Chardonnay Drake Estate VineyardRussian River Valley more |
12/30/2012 - Tamu1956 wrote: 89 pointsLight floral nose with with a rich golden color. Light taste with hints of melon, honey and apple. Nice finish without being overly oak influenced. Very nice but lacks complexity and mineral bite. |
| Red |
2010 Williams Selyem Pinot Noir Eastside Road NeighborsRussian River Valley more |
12/6/2012 - Tamu1956 wrote: 92 pointsFlavors of cherry, cranberry with hints of rose and chocolate in this surprisingly complex pinot. As it breathed the crispness faded and it became more balanced and less fruit forward. The aroma was light and fruity and it was inky purple in the glass. A very nice wine that should work well with any food. 1 person found this helpful, do you? Yes - No / Comments (1) |
| Red |
2005 deLorimier Cabernet Sauvignon Preston RanchAlexander Valley more |
7/22/2012 - Tamu1956 wrote: 88 pointsOpened and decanted for 3 hours. Bottle had significant sediment on the bottom. Dark, inky red to the pour and scents of cherry and oak. Black currant with hints of chocolate, smoke and cherry. Good but not great and not up to par with Napa style cabs. |
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