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2017 Prisoner Wine Company The Prisoner Napa Valley Zinfandel Blend, Zinfandel

12/8/2018 - K2Short wrote:

Beautifully balanced wine with full bodied finish

BMG Wine commented:

1/8/19, 12:04 PM - Nice to see you using CellarTracker!

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2013 Clos Pegase Merlot Mitsuko's Vineyard Carneros

11/12/2016 - BMG Wine Does not like this wine:

70 points

Ummmm.....NO!

BMG Wine commented:

12/27/17, 2:11 PM - Opinions are like .... well everybody has one.
I appreciate your disagreement. That's the beauty of the open forum. I stand by my rating though I no longer remember that bottle. I don't keep the crappy bottles in memory. I assure you that as a 20+ year veteran of the industry, if I score a wine that poorly, it was deserved. Additionally, people tend to forget that the 70-79 range represents "below average to average"...
This wine was below average for me, hence the score. So in my opinion, again everybody has one, this score is well placed and in no way ridiculous as you stated.
Fortunately, with so many hundreds of thousands of wines in the world, there will always be those who like and those who don't. It's the best part of the free market system.

Cheers and good drinking!
BMG

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2010 Château Villars Fronsac Red Bordeaux Blend

11/22/2016 - wineotim Likes this wine:

91 points

This is a very unique wine. Aromas of anise, cinnamon, and some funk, on the palate it's medium bodied, plummy, and notes of cinnamon, anise and funk continue, the tannins are rustic, gritty and grainy, and rather quiet, but drying nonetheless. For those of you who snub Merlot like I used to...the French know how to bring out the nuance and terroir of it and this wine is a great example of that. Was there a mediocre '10 Bordeaux wine produced? I haven't found one.

BMG Wine commented:

11/23/16, 6:12 AM - Quite glad your experience was similar to mine!

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2010 Château Villars Fronsac Red Bordeaux Blend

11/20/2016 - BMG Wine Likes this wine:

91 points

Aging beautifully. Plenty more left in the tank!

BMG Wine commented:

11/20/16, 6:04 PM - Yessir! Fantastic little affordable gem! Enjoy! I decanted for 2 hours in the cellar and I think it's perfect. Chin chin!

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2009 Soos Creek Palisade Columbia Valley Red Bordeaux Blend

1/2/2014 - BMG Wine Likes this wine:

90 points

Another great value cabernet, I MEAN MERLOT, from Washington State. Got careless the first time I wrote the note.

BMG Wine commented:

1/4/14, 7:28 PM - Yes, you are correct! My apologies. Got a little careless with my notes. Thank you!

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2010 Pisoni Pinot Noir Estate Santa Lucia Highlands

1/2/2014 - BMG Wine wrote:

92 points

Complete accident here. Meant to pull the 2004 but alas...we robbed the cradle. WAY too young. Hasn't yet developed the usual depth of a Pisoni Estate.

BMG Wine commented:

1/4/14, 7:26 PM - Yes! My bud just had his 3rd born and I plan to drink with him ASAP!

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2009 Soos Creek Palisade Columbia Valley Red Bordeaux Blend

12/17/2013 - BMG Wine Likes this wine:

Perfect example of a HORRIBLE transition. NEVER try to drink something like this after an Opus Overture. I usually love this wine and this was clearly unfair. Never underestimate how important the transitions between wines are.

BMG Wine commented:

12/20/13, 7:43 PM - $80 vs $20 which was kind of the point...I was trying to be a bit more frugal with the second bottle so the Soos, which is normally one of my favorites, was just unfairly represented. Not meant to be a knock on the Soos in any way. In fact, I really thought the Soos would be a good follow. Oh well, we live and learn.........

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2008 G.D. Vajra Barolo Albe Nebbiolo

3/3/2013 - BMG Wine Likes this wine:

94 points

Roses leap from the glass! This is beautifully expressive on the nose with dusty cherry and tobacco as well. Dark rich cherry on the palate with earthy tobacco undertones. WAY too young as the best glass was by far the last one at the 2 hour mark. (It had also been decanted for 2 hours.) Let this one sleep a couple more years to see it's true potential.

BMG Wine commented:

3/4/13, 5:22 AM - Agreed, very hard to be patient...good luck!

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