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Bang for the Buck!
Farpointe Cellar
Tasted June 21, 2008 by mmurry with 407 views
Flight 1 (5 notes)
Red
2005 Bommarito Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon
92 points
The nose had earth, blackberry, cherry, and vanilla. The palate had forest floor, spice, blackberry, and vanilla.
Red
2006 Jiménez Landi Méntrida Sotorrondero
92 points
The nose had cedar, blackberry, blueberry, and spice. The palate was fat, with blackberry and minerals, and ended with blueberry and cedar.
Red
2005 Odfjell Cabernet Sauvignon
90 points
The nose had herbs, plum, and blueberry, and ended with licorice and vanilla. The palate was big, and had fig and raspberry, and finished with herbs and licorice.
White
2006 Trevor Jones Chardonnay Virgin
90 points
The nose had lots of peach, pear, and apple. The palate was rich and crisp, and had citrus, peach, pear, and a spicy floral finish.
Red
2006 Gran Familia Rioja
89 points
A good nose of smoke, cherry, leather, and vanilla. The palate had cedar and smoke, and finished with raspberry and spice.
Flight 2 (2 notes)
Red
2005 Orin Swift Papillon
93 points
The nose had loads of chocolate, some raspberry, plum, and vanilla. The palate had milk chocolate and pepper, and finished with raspberry and currant.
Red
2003 Irene Alemany Penedès Sot Lefriec
90 points
The nose had a band-aid smell, mixed with earth, black currant, and vanilla. The palate had black cherry, smoke, vanilla, and spice. It finished a little hot.