Blind 1:
Elevated 14% (actually 14.5%) Alcohol, Chardonnay winemaking - maybe 20% new French oak, notable elevated acid - a really nice acid backbone to this. Fruit character is warm climate chardonnay - verging on pineapple, tropical fruit. To me this is explosive, fruity, New-World chardonnay, but done very well.
Guess: Santa Cruz Mtns. Chardonnay, 2013 (no noticeable development)
Score: Between 8.5 and 9

Blind:
Semi aromatic - maybe slightly terpenic. Bitterness, medium acid, light and dry. Maybe an Albarino - basic bottling?
2014 McPherson Roussanne (Texas!)
-Kassie’s family’s wine!

Blind:
Super intense sweet syrupy dark fruit - cassis and blueberry. Sweet and lush. Some tannic grip. Elevated acid. Oak - well-integrated.
I’m not the biggest fan of this, but it seems like maybe New World cab, which would probably make the best call California Cabernet, 2012.
Actual: 2012 Seghesio Zinfandel “Monte Rosso” (Sonoma Valley).
Surprising!

Sweet (ripe to overripe fruit, and maybe a hint of RS?), slight suggestion of exuberance that hints at carbonic / whole cluster, vanilla.

Within the context of New World Syrah, I don't really understand this - I liked Torbreck's lineup a bit better, in terms of fruit quality, complexity, and balance.

Dark overripe blackberry and blueberry, hints of menthol or pine. Sweet (possible RS?). Cloying for me.

Some sweet caramel-fig development, and overall a raisinated quality to the dark plum / cassis fruit. Really intense fruit-driven nose. A bit more structured (acid-wise) than I remember the Duckhorn Merlot being.

The oak (60% new French barrels) is pretty well-integrated at this point.
Score: Around 8.5.

48% Merlot, 45% Cab Franc, 7% Petit Verdot
Intense syrupy cassis. Super ripe. Restrained oak presence. Almost no structure at this point - very soft tannins.
Score: Around 8.5

Sweet, hint of stemmy vegetal notes, sweet gingerbread (reminds me of the Torbrecks) - a combination of raisination and new oak. Very soft. Clean style.
Score: Around 8.5

10% Merlot
23 months in mostly French barrels (unknown age).
$25 - great value for this ripe style!

50% New French Oak (other 50% is 2nd and 3rd fill)
Merlot Picked between 24.7 and 24.9 Brix.
Cab Franc picked between 24.7 and 25.8 Brix.

Super ripe, slightly earthy, a bit of an off-aroma (plasticky? cardboard?). Possibly corked?

Somewhat bitter nose of grapefruit (thiols?) and a bit of cheese rind. Overall pretty fresh with great medium plus acid and medium body. Not super interesting aromatically.
76% Mourvedre, 24% Grenache.
4 months sur lie aging (hence the cheese rind).
Score: Around 8-8.5

Inky purple. Nose of dark, fresh turned earth, hints of underripe blueberry, with stems. A bit of a floral/brambly quality to it. Fruit is dark (blueberry and blackberry) but reticent, and tightly coiled, maybe closed. On the palate it’s a bit savage, with elevated acid, harsh medium plus tannins and a dose of bitterness. I can see its use as a blending grape!

Score: Between 8 and 8.5
50% new French oak (22 months) - didn’t show it!
14.5% alcohol
3.84 pH, .67 g/L TA - had an acidic kick to it!

No autolytic brioche notes (surprising considering this was aged 24 months en Tirage). Fresh. Dried apricots. Detergent. Interesting. Slightly acrid smelling. A bit sweet for me (20 g/L dosage, and tasted about like that).

Score: around 8.

8g/L total acidity
3.18 pH
20 g/L dosage
24 months on tirage
12% alcohol

A little light on terpenes. Some peachy aromas. Nose like an entry-level Viognier.
Dry on the palate, a bit transparent / glycerine-like (in my imagination). Light, medium plus acid, and just a touch of phenolic bitterness. Peach aromatics, rather than rose aromas. Not a bad wine but Gewurz can do so much more. Sort of like a cross between the structure of an Oregon Pinot Gris, and maybe some Albarino aromatics?
Score: Around 8-8.5
13.2% alcohol

85% Semillon, 15% Sauv Blanc
13.9% Alcohol
aged in neutral french oak
$20

Smells peanuty - possible mousiness? Is this low sulfur?
Dry on the palate, but tastes like maybe a bit overripe.
Score: Around 8-8.5