Tasting Notes for JJB1

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2010 Andrew Will Sorella Champoux Vineyard Horse Heaven Hills Red Bordeaux Blend (view label images)

8/25/2015 - JJB1 wrote:

flawed

Leaky cork

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2005 Schrader Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon T6 Beckstoffer To Kalon Vineyard Oakville (view label images)

8/13/2015 - JJB1 Likes this wine:

97 points

Fabulosity!!!!!

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1990 Duckhorn Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley (view label images)

2/2/2015 - JJB1 wrote:

flawed

Bad cork

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2000 BOND Matriarch Napa Valley Red Bordeaux Blend (view label images)

1/16/2015 - JJB1 Does not like this wine:

opened too late

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2008 Beaulieu Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon Georges de Latour Private Reserve Napa Valley (view label images)

1/21/2015 - JJB1 wrote:

flawed

Corked wine

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2004 Pride Mountain Vineyards Merlot Vintner Select Mountain Top Vineyard Sonoma County (view label images)

10/31/2014 - JJB1 wrote:

flawed

Corked

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1990 Duckhorn Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley (view label images)

7/26/2014 - JJB1 Likes this wine:

95 points

Very nice bottle, has aged well in bottle

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2001 Pride Mountain Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve Napa Valley (view label images)

7/24/2014 - JJB1 Likes this wine:

97 points

Great wine!

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2009 Pride Mountain Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve Napa / Sonoma (view label images)

5/2/2014 - JJB1 Likes this wine:

94 points

Very pleasant surprise from a great producer

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2004 Quilceda Creek Cabernet Sauvignon Galitzine Vineyard Red Mountain (view label images)

4/8/2014 - JJB1 Does not like this wine:

89 points

Not impressed with this bottle, but have had others.

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2010 Continuum Novicium Napa Valley Red Bordeaux Blend (view label images)

4/4/2014 - JJB1 Likes this wine:

95 points

Excellent as always!

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2011 Doubleback Cabernet Sauvignon Walla Walla Valley (view label images)

3/17/2014 - JJB1 Does not like this wine:

88 points

Too early

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2008 Quilceda Creek Cabernet Sauvignon Columbia Valley (view label images)

3/19/2014 - JJB1 Likes this wine:

94 points

Excellent Wine!

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2011 Lewis Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley (view label images)

3/15/2014 - JJB1 wrote:

94 points

Fabulous

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2005 Roberts + Rogers Cabernet Sauvignon Howell Mountain (view label images)

3/12/2014 - JJB1 Likes this wine:

94 points

Surprisingly good wine. Wonderfully balanced and atomic, lot's of character, berry and tight finish.

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2009 Terlato Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Stags Leap District (view label images)

3/10/2014 - JJB1 Likes this wine:

92 points

Drank at Palm Spr.

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2009 Maybach Family Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Materium Oakville (view label images)

2/24/2014 - JJB1 Likes this wine:

95 points

Fabulous wine.

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2001 Lewis Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve Napa Valley (view label images)

2/22/2014 - JJB1 Likes this wine:

94 points

Bad cork but bottle ok

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2011 Outpost Cabernet Sauvignon True Vineyard Howell Mountain (view label images)

2/21/2014 - JJB1 Likes this wine:

95 points

Excellent surprise. Solid wine which held up well against Dalla Valle, Caymus Special Selection and Cayuse Syrahs all opened on same night.

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2007 Joseph Phelps Insignia Napa Valley Red Bordeaux Blend (view label images)

2/14/2014 - JJB1 Likes this wine:

95 points

Foreign matter in bottle?

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2007 Altamura Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley (view label images)

1/18/2014 - JJB1 Likes this wine:

94 points

Great bottle, fabulous finish and good to the last drop!

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2005 Caymus Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley (view label images)

1/15/2014 - JJB1 Likes this wine:

93 points

excellent

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2009 Quilceda Creek Cabernet Sauvignon Columbia Valley (view label images)

1/11/2014 - JJB1 Likes this wine:

94 points

this wine opened up beautifully but needs a few more years in the bottle. Still a great experience.

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2004 Carter Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon Beckstoffer To Kalon Vineyard H&C Oakville (view label images)

1/10/2014 - JJB1 wrote:

94 points

i wasn't all that impressed. Nice wine but not best Beckstoffer/Tu Kolon I have had.

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2008 Maybach Family Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Materium Oakville (view label images)

12/30/2013 - JJB1 Likes this wine:

96 points

exceptional

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2010 Caymus Cabernet Sauvignon Special Selection Napa Valley (view label images)

12/31/2013 - JJB1 Likes this wine:

95 points

Great compliment to 2008 Continuum

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2011 Continuum Novicium Napa Valley Red Bordeaux Blend (view label images)

12/28/2013 - JJB1 Likes this wine:

93 points

Certainly a year or so early but I wanted to see how it stacked up against the 2010. It is another great one from Continuum. This is basically their drinking stock and it's surely good enough for me!!

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2005 Realm Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon Beckstoffer To Kalon Vineyard Oakville (view label images)

12/6/2013 - JJB1 Likes this wine:

95 points

absolutely exceptional wine, one of the best. I couldn't log that it was drank until I replaced it! That's just me.

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1991 Flora Springs Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve Napa Valley (view label images)

12/15/2013 - JJB1 wrote:

flawed

defective cork

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2005 Realm Cellars Farella Vineyard Coombsville Cabernet Sauvignon (view label images)

12/5/2013 - JJB1 Does not like this wine:

89 points

disappointing

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2007 Caymus Cabernet Sauvignon Special Selection Napa Valley (view label images)

12/6/2013 - JJB1 Likes this wine:

95 points

Fabulous, complex, every inch of this bottle. A true gem.

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2010 Spring Valley Vineyard Uriah Walla Walla Valley Red Bordeaux Blend (view label images)

11/16/2013 - JJB1 Likes this wine:

94 points

Great value, another wonderful Washington wine.

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2010 Saxum Broken Stones Paso Robles Red Rhone Blend (view label images)

11/16/2013 - JJB1 Likes this wine:

94 points

Very nice, complex wine that doesn't dissappoint.

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2001 Lewis Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve Napa Valley (view label images)

11/17/2013 - JJB1 wrote:

92 points

Nice bottle of wine but is open a year too late. Not nearly as good as the 2010.

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2007 Saxum Bone Rock James Berry Vineyard Paso Robles Syrah Blend, Syrah (view label images)

10/12/2013 - JJB1 Likes this wine:

97 points

A very special wine, complex, dark and sooo big. I will definitely look for some more. This wine demands your complete attention! It got only better and better as we went through the bottle.

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2008 Quilceda Creek Cabernet Sauvignon Galitzine Vineyard Red Mountain (view label images)

10/6/2013 - JJB1 Likes this wine:

94 points

Excellent!

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2005 Realm Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon Beckstoffer Dr. Crane Vineyard St. Helena (view label images)

9/7/2013 - JJB1 Likes this wine:

94 points

Excellent bottle, truly among the best!

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2006 Realm Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon Beckstoffer Dr. Crane Vineyard St. Helena (view label images)

10/7/2013 - JJB1 Likes this wine:

95 points

Absolutely fabulous bottle-superior

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2006 Nevada City Winery Merlot Sierra Foothills (view label images)

10/5/2013 - JJB1 Likes this wine:

90 points

Laura and Bryan enjoyed

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2006 Tolaini Valdisanti Tenuta San Giovanni Toscana IGT SuperTuscan Blend (view label images)

10/5/2013 - JJB1 wrote:

83 points

Was decanted but still very inferior. Laura & Bryan drank

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2008 Piña Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon Buckeye Vineyard Howell Mountain (view label images)

9/17/2013 - JJB1 Likes this wine:

93 points

Great great wine, simply scrumptious. A true little gem if you can find it!

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2010 Lewis Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve Napa Valley (view label images)

9/8/2013 - JJB1 Likes this wine:

96 points

Crazy good!! Non reserve a great little wine but this is a monster!

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2006 Castello di Amorosa Cabernet Sauvignon Il Barone Diamond Mountain (view label images)

9/4/2013 - JJB1 Likes this wine:

93 points

Excellent!

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2007 Realm Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon Beckstoffer Dr. Crane Vineyard St. Helena (view label images)

9/2/2013 - JJB1 Likes this wine:

94 points

I really liked this wine. A very interersteting experience from first to last drop. Absolutely fabulous finish...looooong!

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2010 Continuum Novicium Napa Valley Red Bordeaux Blend (view label images)

8/30/2013 - JJB1 Likes this wine:

94 points

Excellent meaty, full bodied wine. Never disappoints.

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2008 Continuum Proprietary Red Napa Valley Red Bordeaux Blend (view label images)

8/29/2013 - JJB1 Likes this wine:

95 points

Loved it, truly a great wine, very complex, fruity and nice finish. Will cellar nicely for a long time.

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2008 Continuum Proprietary Red Napa Valley Red Bordeaux Blend (view label images)

8/28/2013 - JJB1 Likes this wine:

95 points

Absolutely exception wine. An absolute standout among many great California wines. Coming into it's own.

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2006 Maybach Family Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Materium Oakville (view label images)

8/24/2013 - JJB1 Likes this wine:

93 points

great wine, super small production, hard to find, worth it!

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2009 Altamura Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley (view label images)

8/23/2013 - JJB1 Likes this wine:

93 points

Excellent wine!!!

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2006 Chimney Rock Cabernet Sauvignon Ganymede Stags Leap District (view label images)

8/17/2013 - JJB1 Likes this wine:

90 points

Drak

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