Tasting Notes for smartmass

Red

2012 Seven of Hearts Pinot Noir Special Reserve Willamette Valley (view label images)

10/21/2017 - smartmass wrote:

90 points

Good fruit forward wine. Paired with pasta

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Red

2010 Ken Wright Pinot Noir Freedom Hill Vineyard Willamette Valley (view label images)

10/19/2017 - smartmass wrote:

90 points

Roll Tide!

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Red

2010 Château Côte de Baleau St. Émilion Grand Cru Red Bordeaux Blend (view label images)

10/1/2017 - smartmass wrote:

88 points

Strong initial notes. Softened instead of growing

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Red

2012 Wirra Wirra Church Block Cabernet Sauvignon Shiraz Merlot McLaren Vale Red Blend (view label images)

9/30/2017 - smartmass wrote:

89 points

Good strong notes

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Red

2013 Chancellerie des Chevaliers de L'Arquebuse Beaune 1er Cru Pinot Noir (view label images)

9/9/2017 - smartmass Likes this wine:

89 points

Held up nicely. Good bold flavor

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Red

2011 Seven of Hearts Pinot Noir Armstrong Vineyard Ribbon Ridge (view label images)

9/8/2017 - smartmass Likes this wine:

88 points

This wine continues to live up to the original tasting experience

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Red

2009 Caymus Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley (view label images)

12/23/2015 - smartmass Likes this wine:

89 points

I have held onto this bottle for a while with great expectation. It was good, but not quite the "great" I was looking for

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Red

2013 Alexander Valley Vineyards Zinfandel Alexander School Reserve Old Vine Alexander Valley Dry Creek Valley (view label images)

9/4/2017 - smartmass Likes this wine:

89 points

Enjoyed this with my family. Deep tones in this beautiful full red.

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White

2015 Remy Pannier Sancerre Sauvignon Blanc (view label images)

5/25/2017 - smartmass Likes this wine:

88 points

Not a big fan of white wine, but this Sancerre was pretty damn tasty.

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Rosé

2016 K Vintners Syrah Rosé Walla Walla Valley (view label images)

6/1/2017 - smartmass wrote:

86 points

Was good

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Red

2010 Château Lamothe Bergeron Haut-Médoc Red Bordeaux Blend (view label images)

6/21/2017 - smartmass Likes this wine:

88 points

I did not do back flips, but it held up nicely to a Strip Steak and some frites.

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White - Off-dry

2016 Vignobles Lacheteau Pouilly Fumé Loire Valley Sauvignon Blanc (view label images)

6/29/2017 - smartmass wrote:

87 points

Cold and good.

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Red

2013 Bodegas Breca Garnacha Breca Calatayud (view label images)

7/1/2017 - smartmass wrote:

88 points

Paired well with a glass.

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Red

2012 Seven of Hearts Grenache Chatte d'Avignon Columbia Valley (view label images)

7/27/2017 - smartmass Likes this wine:

88 points

It went in my belly. That's about what I remember.

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Rosé

2016 Gérard Bertrand Languedoc Cote des Roses Rosé Blend (view label images)

7/30/2017 - smartmass wrote:

87 points

Another good BBQ pairing

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White

2013 Jarvis (California) Winery Chardonnay Finch Hollow Vineyard Napa Valley (view label images)

8/10/2017 - smartmass Likes this wine:

89 points

This was a really good wine to pair with a last minute bbq.

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White

2016 Château de Blaignac Blanc Bordeaux Sauvignon, Sauvignon Blanc (view label images)

8/23/2017 - smartmass wrote:

84 points

This wine was good for what I needed, a hot day and a bbq.

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Red

2013 Lindeman's Shiraz Bin 50 South Eastern (view label images)

9/3/2017 - smartmass wrote:

83 points

It was just ok. I have had this bottle for a long time and keep putting off drinking it. Might have been more of a mental thing.

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Red

2008 Silver Oak Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley (view label images)

12/15/2016 - smartmass wrote:

91 points

Did not fit the meal, but was a great wine nonetheless.

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Red

2010 Jarvis (California) Winery Merlot Napa Valley (view label images)

2/1/2017 - smartmass Likes this wine:

91 points

Paired with a steak. Was actually better post-dinner.

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Red

2011 Hartley-Ostini Hitching Post Generation Red Santa Maria Valley Red Blend

7/2/2014 - smartmass Likes this wine:

92 points

Better than expected

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Red

2009 Hidden Ridge Cabernet Sauvignon 55% slope Sonoma County (view label images)

9/4/2017 - smartmass Likes this wine:

92 points

A slow starter, but definitely worth the wait

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Red

2009 Château Prieuré Canteloup Cuvée Faustine Premières Côtes de Bordeaux Red Bordeaux Blend (view label images)

11/24/2015 - smartmass wrote:

83 points

Not impressed

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Red

2008 Boudreaux Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve Columbia Valley (view label images)

11/24/2015 - smartmass wrote:

88 points

I expected more, but was satisfied

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Red

2012 Cantina Valpantena Ripasso della Valpolicella Superiore Torre del Falasco Corvina Blend, Corvina (view label images)

11/24/2015 - smartmass wrote:

89 points

good!

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Red

2011 Freemark Abbey Cabernet Sauvignon Mt. Veeder (view label images)

11/24/2015 - smartmass wrote:

90 points

Big and meaty

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Red

2009 Hermanos Pérez Pascuas Ribera del Duero Crianza Viña Pedrosa Tinta del Pais, Tempranillo (view label images)

11/24/2015 - smartmass wrote:

90 points

Very good. Took some time to get its wind, but got there eventually

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Red

2011 Domaine des Bosquets Gigondas Cuvée "Le Lieu Dit" Red Rhone Blend (view label images)

11/24/2015 - smartmass wrote:

91 points

Wonderful wine. Was a surprise

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Red

2010 Andrew Will Ciel du Cheval Vineyard Red Mountain Red Bordeaux Blend (view label images)

11/24/2015 - smartmass wrote:

91 points

Great wine served well with steak, seafood, sushi etc.

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Red

2011 Silver Oak Cabernet Sauvignon Alexander Valley (view label images)

11/24/2015 - smartmass wrote:

90 points

Very big

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Red

2011 La Giaretta Amarone della Valpolicella Classico Corvina Blend, Corvina (view label images)

11/24/2015 - smartmass wrote:

88 points

At NAIC dinner at Bond 45

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Red

2011 John Anthony Vineyards Syrah Oak Knoll District (view label images)

11/24/2015 - smartmass wrote:

90 points

Very good

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Red

2010 Les Halos de Jupiter Vacqueyras Red Rhone Blend (view label images)

7/27/2015 - smartmass Likes this wine:

91 points

Full and beautiful

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Red

2012 Stéphane Ogier Syrah La Rosine Vin de Pays des Collines Rhodaniennes (view label images)

7/3/2015 - smartmass wrote:

90 points

Full and rich. Very good

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White

2012 John Anthony Vineyards Sauvignon Blanc Napa Valley (view label images)

7/3/2015 - smartmass wrote:

89 points

Nice

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Red

2010 Road 31 Wine Co. Pinot Noir Napa Valley (view label images)

5/25/2015 - smartmass wrote:

86 points

The last bottle was great. This one needs a day or two open

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Red

2012 Gramercy Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon Columbia Valley (view label images)

5/20/2015 - smartmass wrote:

88 points

Nice wine

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Red

2008 McCrea Mourvèdre Yakima Valley (view label images)

5/20/2015 - smartmass wrote:

91 points

Great WA wine!

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Red

2011 Jonata Winery Todos Santa Ynez Valley Syrah Blend, Syrah (view label images)

5/23/2015 - smartmass wrote:

90 points

Started slow and moved to a very good wine

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Red

2004 E. Guigal Côte-Rôtie Château d'Ampuis Syrah (view label images)

5/17/2015 - smartmass Likes this wine:

93 points

Damn!

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Red

2005 Château La Fleur de Boüard Lalande de Pomerol Red Bordeaux Blend (view label images)

5/17/2015 - smartmass Likes this wine:

88 points

Full bodied. Very good with steak

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White

2013 Domaine Berthet-Rayne Châteauneuf-du-Pape Blanc White Rhone Blend (view label images)

5/14/2015 - smartmass Likes this wine:

89 points

Deep and buttery. I really loved this

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Red

2011 Les Portes de Bordeaux Fronsac Red Bordeaux Blend (view label images)

5/4/2015 - smartmass wrote:

83 points

Maybe it just needs to open up more...

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Red

2012 Seven of Hearts Mourvèdre Chatte d'Avignon Mourvedre Yamhill-Carlton (view label images)

5/2/2015 - smartmass wrote:

87 points

Nice and light

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Rosé

2013 Michele Satta Bolgheri Rosato Sangiovese Blend, Sangiovese (view label images)

3/9/2015 - smartmass wrote:

89 points

Very nice

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White - Sparkling

N.V. Veuve Clicquot Champagne Brut Champagne Blend (view label images)

3/25/2015 - smartmass wrote:

89 points

yum

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Red

2008 Podere Paganico Brunello di Montalcino Sangiovese (view label images)

3/31/2015 - smartmass wrote:

89 points

Expected more from this typical winner of a batch

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Red

2008 Silver Oak Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley (view label images)

4/1/2015 - smartmass wrote:

92 points

Exactly what I paid for it to be

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Red

2007 Jarvis (California) Winery Lake William Napa Valley Red Bordeaux Blend (view label images)

4/3/2015 - smartmass wrote:

90 points

Always a crowd pleaser

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Red

2012 Domaine Yves Cuilleron St. Joseph Les Pierres Seches Syrah (view label images)

4/10/2015 - smartmass wrote:

89 points

Probably too drunk to really enjoy it

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