Tasting Notes for creek55

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2018 La Pelle Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley (view label images)

1/2/2023 - creek55 Likes this wine:

92 points

Great full bodied cab to start 2022! Highly recommend!

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2013 Andrew Geoffrey Cabernet Franc Diamond Mountain (view label images)

11/13/2021 - creek55 Likes this wine:

93 points

Louis 94th birthday dinner in Charlotte

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2012 Powers Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve Sheridan Vineyard Columbia Valley (view label images)

9/19/2021 - creek55 Likes this wine:

91 points

Great cabernet for the price. Sorry to have finished my last bottle of the 2012 vintage.

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N.V. L Garnier Chartreuse Yellow France White Blend (view label images)

8/3/2021 - creek55 Likes this wine:

92 points

Great addition to the bar!

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2019 Thistle & Thorn Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley (view label images)

7/7/2021 - creek55 Likes this wine:

90 points

Great everyday 2019 cabernet for the price!

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2010 Brick House Pinot Noir Evelyn's Ribbon Ridge (view label images)

2/7/2021 - creek55 wrote:

87 points

The bottle was past its prime.

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2012 Hedges Family Estate Red Mountain Red Bordeaux Blend (view label images)

2/1/2021 - creek55 Likes this wine:

90 points

This wine aged nicely. Great Washington state Bordeaux blend style wine for the price.

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N.V. Green Brier Distillery Belle Meade Oloroso Sherry Cask Finished Straight Bourbon Whiskey, 45.2% Tennessee Grain (view label images)

1/28/2021 - creek55 Likes this wine:

92 points

This is a great Tennessee boubon!

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2010 MacPhail Pinot Noir Sonoma Coast (view label images)

1/26/2021 - creek55 Likes this wine:

90 points

Surprisingly good 10+ year pinot noir.

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2014 Wolf Mountain Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Family Reserve Lumpkin County (view label images)

12/31/2020 - creek55 Likes this wine:

87 points

This bottle was a dissapointment compared to past Wolf Cabs. I think it was past its prime.

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2016 Estancia Cabernet Sauvignon Paso Robles (view label images)

12/5/2020 - creek55 Likes this wine:

89 points

Very nice wine for the price.

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2011 Donnafugata Sicilia Tancredi Red Blend (view label images)

11/16/2020 - creek55 Likes this wine:

94 points

This wine aged exceptionally well. A nice find!

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2014 Wolf Mountain Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Family Reserve Lumpkin County (view label images)

11/21/2020 - creek55 Likes this wine:

This bottle was past its prime. I was disappointed as past Wolf cabs have bben excellent.

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2014 Lail Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Blueprint Napa Valley (view label images)

10/17/2020 - creek55 Likes this wine:

94 points

Perfect compliment to an Italian dinner to celebrate a 93rd birthday.

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2014 Wolf Mountain Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Family Reserve Lumpkin County (view label images)

7/11/2020 - creek55 Likes this wine:

91 points

Our dinner guests (appropriately socially distanced!) were pleasantly surprised to learn they were drinking a Georgia Cab vs a Napa Cab.

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2014 Orin Swift Machete California Red Blend (view label images)

5/16/2020 - creek55 Likes this wine:

92 points

Geay w.ay to celebrate life starting to move to the new normal in the COVID-19 Pandemic.

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1996 Pertinace (Cantina Vignaioli) Barbaresco Nebbiolo (view label images)

5/25/2020 - creek55 Likes this wine:

88 points

This one is past its prime. If it's in your inventory, you need to drink it!

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2011 Ridge Zinfandel Pagani Ranch Sonoma Valley (view label images)

4/14/2020 - creek55 Likes this wine:

92 points

Great Ridge Zin! This one aged well.

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2012 Giovanna Madonia Ombroso Sangiovese di Romagna Sangiovese (view label images)

3/21/2020 - creek55 Likes this wine:

91 points

This bottle aged nicely. It was a great 2012 bottle for a reasonable price.

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2013 Andrew Geoffrey Cabernet Franc Diamond Mountain (view label images)

6/23/2019 - creek55 Likes this wine:

94 points

A great Cabernet Franc getting even better with age.

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2015 St Huberts Cabernet Sauvignon The Stag North Coast (view label images)

1/31/2019 - creek55 Likes this wine:

Very nice wine for the price.

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2003 Rubicon Estate Cabernet Sauvignon Cask Rutherford (view label images)

1/11/2019 - creek55 Likes this wine:

94 points

Great cabernet! Now down to my last bottle. It was a perfect bottle for early in 2019.

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2016 Boekenhoutskloof The Chocolate Block Swartland Red Blend (view label images)

9/19/2018 - creek55 Likes this wine:

90 points

Nice red blend. Enjoyed over dinner with friends at 10 Degrees South in Atlanta.

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2014 Orin Swift Cabernet Sauvignon Palermo Napa Valley (view label images)

8/26/2018 - creek55 Likes this wine:

92 points

I really enjoy this Cabernet from Orin Swift. I think it will get even better with time.

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2015 Orin Swift Cabernet Sauvignon Mercury Head Napa Valley (view label images)

8/11/2018 - creek55 Likes this wine:

94 points

An amazing full body cab from Orin Swift. Save for a special occasion.

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2016 Orin Swift Abstract California Grenache Blend, Grenache (view label images)

8/24/2018 - creek55 Likes this wine:

91 points

Another great blend from Orin Swift. Should get even better with time.

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2015 Orin Swift Papillon Napa Valley Red Bordeaux Blend (view label images)

8/24/2018 - creek55 Likes this wine:

92 points

A great Bordeaux blend from Orin Swift.

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2013 Andrew Geoffrey Cabernet Franc Diamond Mountain (view label images)

8/25/2018 - creek55 Likes this wine:

93 points

A great Cabernet Franc that will only get better.

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2003 Rubicon Estate Cabernet Sauvignon Cask Rutherford (view label images)

3/11/2018 - creek55 Likes this wine:

92 points

This is a great Cabernet. I am sad to have only 2 bottles left from the case I purchased in 2007.

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N.V. Buffalo Trace Colonel E.H. Taylor Jr. Small Batch Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey, 50% Grain (view label images)

3/16/2018 - creek55 Likes this wine:

93 points

This is a great bourbon to have at your bar!

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Red

2013 Korbin Kameron Cabernet Sauvignon Moon Mountain District (view label images)

10/22/2017 - creek55 Likes this wine:

92 points

Really nice cabernet which will likely get better with age.

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2010 O'Neill Vosti Wines Petit Batard Napa Valley Red Bordeaux Blend (view label images)

7/7/2017 - creek55 Likes this wine:

91 points

Still holding up very nicely.

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2012 Hedges Family Estate Red Mountain Red Bordeaux Blend (view label images)

7/5/2017 - creek55 Likes this wine:

90 points

Nice every day Bordeaux.

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2012 Acre Wines Cabernet Sauvignon Mill Race Vineyard Yountville (view label images)

5/14/2017 - creek55 Likes this wine:

92 points

Perfect cab for Mother's Day dinner.

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1999 Clos Pegase Merlot Mitsuko's Vineyard Carneros (view label images)

4/15/2017 - creek55 Likes this wine:

91 points

This wine got better beyond its tasting window.

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2008 Sineann Cabernet Sauvignon Sugarloaf Mountain Vineyard Napa Valley (view label images)

1/16/2017 - creek55 Likes this wine:

92 points

This wine has aged nicely. Beautiful, rich color.

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2014 Château Rocher-Calon Montagne-St. Émilion Red Bordeaux Blend (view label images)

11/27/2016 - creek55 Likes this wine:

89 points

I would let this wine age in the cellar. I think it will get better

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2012 Spring Valley Vineyard Uriah Walla Walla Valley Red Bordeaux Blend (view label images)

11/20/2016 - creek55 Likes this wine:

91 points

Really nice Bordeaux blend from Washington state.

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2010 Meteor Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon Perseid Coombsville (view label images)

8/13/2016 - creek55 Likes this wine:

94 points

Great wine to celebrate Perseid's meteor shower 2016.

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2007 Andrew Geoffrey Cabernet Sauvignon Diamond Mountain (view label images)

9/4/2016 - creek55 Likes this wine:

93 points

Great cab. A bit sad that the last of my 2007s is now gone.

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1999 Pride Mountain Vineyards Merlot Napa / Sonoma (view label images)

4/22/2016 - creek55 wrote:

87 points

This bottle got past the ideal drinking window. My bad. I should have poured it sooner. That said, I am still a big fan of Pride Mountain.

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2014 Prisoner Wine Company The Prisoner Napa Valley Zinfandel Blend, Zinfandel (view label images)

3/24/2016 - creek55 Likes this wine:

91 points

A nice compliment to a NCAA Sweet 16 game. This wine will get better with age.

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2006 Left Coast Estate Pinot Noir Latitude 45 Willamette Valley (view label images)

2/29/2016 - creek55 Likes this wine:

91 points

This wine aged very well. It was a great full-bodied pinot noir.

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2005 Beaucanon Cabernet Sauvignon Longwood Napa Valley (view label images)

12/24/2015 - creek55 Likes this wine:

90 points

Aged nicely. Very good 2005 Cabernet for the price.

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2014 Orin Swift Abstract California Grenache Blend, Grenache (view label images)

10/31/2015 - creek55 Likes this wine:

92 points

Another great wine by Orin Swift. Hard to beat the value of the Bordeaux blend.

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2005 Paul Hobbs Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley (view label images)

10/16/2015 - creek55 Likes this wine:

91 points

This cab keeps getting better.

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2012 Acre Wines Cabernet Sauvignon Mill Race Vineyard Yountville (view label images)

9/6/2015 - creek55 Likes this wine:

94 points

This is a great full-bodied Cabernet.

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White

2006 Kistler Chardonnay Les Noisetiers Sonoma Coast (view label images)

4/26/2015 - creek55 Likes this wine:

86 points

Unfortunately I waited too long to drink this Kistler. It was past its prime

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2003 Rubicon Estate Cabernet Sauvignon Cask Rutherford (view label images)

4/6/2015 - creek55 Likes this wine:

92 points

Great Cabernet! Very smooth.

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2008 Rocca Family Vineyards Vespera Napa Valley Red Blend (view label images)

3/2/2015 - creek55 Likes this wine:

91 points

This was a nice Napa red. I'm guessing this wine will continue to improve with further age.

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