Tasting Notes for Alfaro

Red

1978 Château Mouton Rothschild Pauillac Red Bordeaux Blend (view label images)

3/13/2024 - Alfaro wrote:

95 points

What a treat!!

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Red

1981 Château Margaux Red Bordeaux Blend (view label images)

3/13/2024 - Alfaro wrote:

96 points

What a treat!! Love perfectly aged wines!!!

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Red

2006 Barone Ricasoli Chianti Classico Castello di Brolio Chianti Classico DOCG Sangiovese Blend, Sangiovese (view label images)

2/4/2024 - Alfaro wrote:

96 points

Hitting it's stride!

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Red

2015 TOR Petite Sirah Palisades Vineyard Napa Valley (view label images)

1/29/2024 - Alfaro wrote:

93 points

Complex, still tight, took an hour to start opening

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Red

2005 Clarendon Hills Astralis Shiraz Blend, Syrah (view label images)

1/24/2024 - Alfaro wrote:

96 points

Excellent! Hitting it's stride

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Red

2006 Cheval des Andes Vistalba Red Bordeaux Blend (view label images)

12/30/2023 - Alfaro wrote:

94 points

WOTN! Great example!!

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Red

2010 Beaulieu Vineyard Beaurouge Napa Valley Red Blend (view label images)

12/30/2023 - Alfaro wrote:

91 points

Aging very well

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Red

2016 Rudd Leslie's Blend Mt. Veeder Red Bordeaux Blend (view label images)

12/4/2023 - Alfaro wrote:

94 points

Make sure to decant for an hour at least

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Red

2015 Silver Oak Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley (view label images)

11/19/2023 - Alfaro wrote:

95 points

Just makes me happy with with every sip!

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Red

2013 Simi Cabernet Sauvignon Alexander Valley (view label images)

11/19/2023 - Alfaro wrote:

92 points

6L - Drank great for a birthday party with many guests!!

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White - Sparkling

2004 Dom Pérignon Champagne Champagne Blend (view label images)

11/17/2023 - Alfaro wrote:

96 points

Most Excellent!

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Red

2015 Fattoria Selvapiana Chianti Rùfina Riserva Bucerchiale Sangiovese Blend, Sangiovese (view label images)

11/15/2023 - Alfaro wrote:

92 points

Excellent with food and decanting

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Red

2007 Honig Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley (view label images)

10/29/2023 - Alfaro wrote:

94 points

These bottles were in a perfectly happy drinking window! Loved every drop!

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Red

2006 Ladera Cabernet Sauvignon Howell Mountain (view label images)

10/16/2023 - Alfaro wrote:

96 points

Outstanding!

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Red

2019 Shafer Cabernet Sauvignon One Point Five Stags Leap District (view label images)

10/16/2023 - Alfaro wrote:

93 points

Drank w/Rich & Nancy

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Red

2004 Lail Vineyards Blueprint Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon (view label images)

10/6/2023 - Alfaro wrote:

95 points

Excellent, everyone loved it, WSU appreciation dinner

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Red

2020 Domaine du Vieux Télégraphe Châteauneuf-du-Pape La Crau Red Rhone Blend (view label images)

9/13/2023 - Alfaro wrote:

94 points

Still young and tight, will be delicious in time

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Red

2018 Château de Nalys Châteauneuf-du-Pape Grand Vin Red Rhone Blend (view label images)

9/13/2023 - Alfaro wrote:

95 points

Great nose, still young and tight, will be delicious in time, overall favorite of tasting group

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Red

2020 Domaine du Pégau Châteauneuf-du-Pape Cuvée Réservée Red Rhone Blend (view label images)

9/13/2023 - Alfaro wrote:

92 points

Still young and tight, will be delicious in time

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Red

2013 Buccella Merlot Napa Valley (view label images)

9/7/2023 - Alfaro wrote:

94 points

WOTN!

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Red

2019 Shafer Cabernet Sauvignon One Point Five Stags Leap District (view label images)

9/4/2023 - Alfaro wrote:

93 points

Happy hour with Neighbors

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Red

2019 Shafer Cabernet Sauvignon One Point Five Stags Leap District (view label images)

8/24/2023 - Alfaro wrote:

94 points

Perfect temp and decanted for an hour in Riedel Som Cab Glass drank excellent!

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Red

2018 Paul Hobbs Pinot Noir Hyde Vineyard Carneros (view label images)

8/11/2023 - Alfaro wrote:

94 points

Cunsumed with Josh & Shelly B.

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Red

2012 Beringer Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Private Reserve Napa Valley (view label images)

8/9/2023 - Alfaro wrote:

96 points

exceptional!

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Red

2005 Hidden Ridge Cabernet Sauvignon 55% slope Sonoma County (view label images)

8/2/2023 - Alfaro wrote:

97 points

PnP - Showed and drank extremely well, in it's prime window, can't wait to PnP another!!

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Red

2007 O'Shaughnessy Cabernet Sauvignon Howell Mountain (view label images)

7/24/2023 - Alfaro wrote:

97

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Red

1977 Pétrus Pomerol Red Bordeaux Blend (view label images)

7/13/2023 - Alfaro wrote:

92 points

History in a bottle

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Red

2008 Rudd Oakville Estate Proprietary Red Red Bordeaux Blend (view label images)

6/22/2023 - Alfaro wrote:

98 points

Superb!

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Red

2009 Justin Vineyards & Winery Isosceles Reserve Paso Robles Red Bordeaux Blend (view label images)

6/18/2023 - Alfaro wrote:

94 points

Took to FHNGC to enjoy with friends

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Red

2012 Abreu Rothwell Hyde St. Helena Red Bordeaux Blend (view label images)

5/23/2023 - Alfaro wrote:

98 points

Absolutely superb!

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Red

2013 Cardinale Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon (view label images)

4/10/2023 - Alfaro wrote:

96 points

Dinner with Jim Walters at S&S

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Red

2004 Gundlach Bundschu Cabernet Sauvignon Rhinefarm Vineyard Sonoma Valley (view label images)

4/6/2023 - Alfaro wrote:

92 points

Drink up, fading!

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Red

2009 Soter Pinot Noir Mineral Springs Ranch Yamhill-Carlton (view label images)

3/10/2023 - Alfaro wrote:

94 points

Beautiful!

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Red

2014 Castello di Amorosa Cabernet Sauvignon Il Barone Diamond Mountain (view label images)

2/2/2023 - Alfaro wrote:

95 points

In a very happy drinking window right now, enjoyed with TMA in Dallas, went fast!

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Red

2007 Harlan Estate The Maiden Napa Valley Red Bordeaux Blend (view label images)

2/1/2023 - Alfaro wrote:

98 points

In a perfect window right now!

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Red

2014 Domaine Méo-Camuzet Clos Vougeot Clos Vougeot Grand Cru Pinot Noir (view label images)

1/28/2023 - Alfaro wrote:

95 points

Fantastic! Decanted for an hour, served at proper temperature & in proper wine glass, it shined!

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Red

2020 Ochota Barrels Texture Like Sun Sector Red Adelaide Red Blend (view label images)

1/28/2023 - Alfaro wrote:

89 points

It's interesting

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Red

2012 Hundred Acre Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon Few and Far Between Napa Valley (view label images)

12/3/2022 - Alfaro wrote:

100 points

Enjoyed at S&S with Mike I

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Red

2012 E. Guigal Côte-Rôtie La Turque Syrah (view label images)

11/5/2022 - Alfaro wrote:

95 points

Exceptional

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Red

2016 Turnbull Cabernet Sauvignon Pierra Oakville (view label images)

9/6/2022 - Alfaro wrote:

95 points

Great Body, unctuous, voluptuous, and hedonistic in every way!

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Red

2007 Viader Napa Valley Red Bordeaux Blend (view label images)

8/4/2022 - Alfaro wrote:

97 points

In a beautiful place right now!!!

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Red

2010 Marcassin Pinot Noir Marcassin Vineyard Sonoma Coast (view label images)

8/4/2022 - Alfaro wrote:

96 points

Never tasted a Pinot like it!

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Red - Fortified

N.V. Kopke Porto 20 Year Old Tawny Port Blend (view label images)

7/22/2022 - Alfaro wrote:

95 points

Pnp, enjoyed with friends and after dinner cigars, everyone loved it!

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Red

1976 Sebastiani Vineyards & Winery Petite Sirah American (view label images)

7/17/2022 - Alfaro wrote:

91 points

Surprisingly good!!

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Red

2014 TOR Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley (view label images)

6/23/2022 - Alfaro wrote:

90 points

This bottle was in a funky sage of its evolution, after an hour decant it started to show its true self

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Red

2006 Guenoc Langtry Meritage Red Lake County Red Bordeaux Blend (view label images)

6/17/2022 - Alfaro wrote:

93 points

Holding steady and drinking beautify!!!

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Red

2001 Quintessa Rutherford Red Bordeaux Blend (view label images)

6/11/2022 - Alfaro wrote:

96 points

Delectable!!

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White

2013 Domaine du Vieux Télégraphe Châteauneuf-du-Pape Blanc La Crau White Rhone Blend (view label images)

5/11/2022 - Alfaro wrote:

94 points

In a very happy place, super enjoyable

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Orange

2015 Azienda Agricola COS Terre Siciliane Pithos Bianco Grecanico, Garganega (view label images)

5/11/2022 - Alfaro wrote:

90 points

Vey interesting, don't have anything to compare it to, but it went very well with veal!!!!

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Red

1997 Domaine Raspail-Ay Gigondas Reserve Red Rhone Blend (view label images)

4/12/2022 - Alfaro wrote:

92 points

PnP, surprisingly smooth, well integrated & balanced with dried ripe red fruit finish.

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