| Wine Type | Vintage Name Variety Locale | Date Posted Score Helpful Comments More... |
|---|---|---|
| Red |
2012 Joseph Phelps InsigniaNapa Valley Red Bordeaux Blend more |
12/6/2015 - sumshark Likes this wine: 93 pointsVery good, but tight right now - very long decant or give it 3-5 more years. |
| White |
2011 DuMOL Chardonnay ChloeRussian River Valley more |
12/29/2014 - sumshark wrote: 88 pointsOff vintage year |
| White |
2012 North Vineyards ChardonnayEdna Valley more |
11/27/2014 - sumshark wrote: 89 pointsTasted more like a Roussanne than a Chardonnay |
| Red |
2006 Cayuse Syrah Cailloux VineyardWalla Walla Valley more |
2/22/2014 - sumshark Likes this wine: 93 pointsNeeds a long decant to fully blossom. |
| Red |
2006 Cayuse Syrah En Chamberlin VineyardWalla Walla Valley more |
10/28/2013 - sumshark wrote: 87 pointsHopefully ran into some bottle variation tonight, the wine was out of balance and very acidic. |
| Red |
2006 MacPhail Pinot Noir Wightman HouseAnderson Valley more |
6/23/2013 - sumshark Does not like this wine: 85 pointsVery disjointed |
| Red |
2011 Caymus Cabernet SauvignonNapa Valley more |
6/23/2013 - sumshark wrote: 89 pointsNeeds time to settle down, very primary palate now. |
| Red |
2003 Staglin Family Cabernet Sauvignon EstateRutherford more |
4/7/2013 - sumshark Likes this wine: 94 pointsDrank side-by-side with the 2005 Quilceda Creek and the Staglin was clearly superior at this tasting. |
| Red |
2005 Quilceda Creek Cabernet SauvignonColumbia Valley more |
4/7/2013 - sumshark Likes this wine: 92 pointsOutclassed by the 2003 Staglin. |
| Red |
2003 Lewis Cellars SyrahNapa Valley more |
1/20/2013 - sumshark Likes this wine: 91 pointsNo where close to past prime drinking window, firing on all cylinders. |
| Red |
2008 Cayuse Syrah En Chamberlin VineyardWalla Walla Valley more |
12/22/2012 - sumshark wrote: 93 pointsNext time need to drink side-by-side all the Syrah wines from Cayuse to differentiate between them. |
| Red |
2005 Two Hands Shiraz AresBarossa Valley more |
12/19/2012 - sumshark Likes this wine: 95 pointsUnbelievably outstanding bottle of wine, drank side-by-side with the 2006 El Nido and there was no contest between the two. |
| Red |
2004 Tir Na N'og GrenacheMcLaren Vale more |
12/19/2012 - sumshark Likes this wine: 89 pointsShowing some age, big fruit profile is fading. |
| Red |
2004 MacPhail Pinot Noir Toulouse VineyardAnderson Valley more |
12/9/2012 - sumshark Likes this wine: 90 pointsStill drinking great for a wine that is beyond the drinking window. |
| White |
2010 Alban Vineyards Roussanne EstateEdna Valley more |
12/9/2012 - sumshark Likes this wine: 91 pointsGive the wine about one hour to open up, excellent Roussanne. |
| Red |
2006 McPrice Myers Hommage a Stevan Larner Larner VineyardSanta Ynez Valley Syrah Blend, Syrah more |
12/8/2012 - sumshark wrote: 91 pointsGreat Grenache blend from a super vintage year, unbelievably great value. |
| Red |
2007 Caymus Cabernet SauvignonNapa Valley more |
12/8/2012 - sumshark wrote: 89 pointsGood, but far from a typical Cab profile. |
| White |
2005 Aubert Chardonnay Lauren Estate VineyardSonoma Coast more |
12/3/2012 - sumshark Likes this wine: 94 pointsFantastic, sorry that this is my last bottle for this vintage. Mega complex noise and palate for a 7 year old chard. |
| Red |
2003 Peter Michael Les PavotsKnights Valley Red Bordeaux Blend more |
12/2/2012 - sumshark Likes this wine: 93 pointsNeeds about one to two hours to open, very silky and elegant palette. |
| Red |
2006 McPrice Myers Altas VinasSanta Barbara County Red Rhone Blend more |
12/2/2012 - sumshark wrote: 92 pointsOutstanding Grenache blend and value. |
| White |
2006 Kongsgaard ChardonnayNapa Valley more |
12/2/2012 - sumshark wrote: 90 pointsSome bottle variation must exist with the 2006 vintage, these two bottles were a vast improvement over previous bottles from the same vintage. |
| White |
2006 Kongsgaard ChardonnayNapa Valley more |
11/19/2012 - sumshark wrote: 87 pointsNot much going on with this tonight, 2006 not a stellar year for Kongsgaard. |
| Red |
2002 Paul Hobbs Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valleymore |
11/11/2012 - sumshark wrote: 93 pointsDrink great now, give it up one to two hours to open up and sing. |
| White |
2005 DuMOL Chardonnay ClareCarneros more |
10/3/2012 - sumshark wrote: 92 pointsDrinking wonderfully at this point in time, big Cal Chard, great fruit profile and super long finish. |
| Red |
2005 Lewis Cellars Alec's BlendNapa Valley Syrah Blend, Syrah more |
9/11/2012 - sumshark wrote: 89 pointsNot much going on with this bottle tonight. no where near the same as the last bottle. |
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