Tasting Notes for nick.dean

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2009 Wente Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Nth Degree Livermore Valley (view label images)

1/30/2020 - nick.dean wrote:

93 points

- Ruby color with medium forming legs and aromas of blackberry and black currant. It's somewhat balanced and has flavours of black currant and blackberry with a medium/full body. Smooth texture with a medium finish.

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2009 Wente Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Nth Degree Livermore Valley (view label images)

10/19/2019 - nick.dean wrote:

92 points

- Aromas of black currant and has flavours of black currant.

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2014 The Federalist Wines The Federalist Dueling Pistols Dry Creek Valley Red Blend (view label images)

9/9/2017 - nick.dean wrote:

Santa Fe

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2008 Two Hands Shiraz Samantha's Garden Clare Valley (view label images)

11/19/2016 - nick.dean wrote:

92 points

- Crimsom color with medium forming legs and aromas of blackberry and black pepper and has flavours of blackberry and black pepper with a light/medium body. Smooth texture with a medium finish - Sweet overtones

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2006 LDC Winery Luke Donald Collection Rutherford Red Bordeaux Blend (view label images)

3/22/2016 - nick.dean wrote:

92 points

Nice fruit big wine very enjoyable red wine

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2012 Stags' Leap Winery The Investor Napa Valley Red Blend (view label images)

10/7/2015 - nick.dean wrote:

90 points

- Crimsom color with fast forming legs and aromas of black currant, honey and almond. It's balanced and has flavours of black currant, honey and almond with a full body. Smooth texture with a long finish - Great blend and great finish

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1999 Fontodi Chianti Classico Chianti Classico DOCG Sangiovese (view label images)

10/6/2015 - nick.dean wrote:

89 points

- Ruby color and aromas of hay/straw, black currant, black pepper and dusty. It's lacking fruit and has flavours of hay/straw, black currant, black pepper and dusty with a light/medium body. Narrow texture with a medium finish.

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2006 Concha y Toro Cabernet Sauvignon Marqués de Casa Concha Puente Alto (view label images)

9/10/2015 - nick.dean wrote:

88 points

This is a great bottle of wine.

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2001 Starmont Merlot Napa Valley (view label images)

7/28/2015 - nick.dean wrote:

88 points

- Crimsom color and aromas of dusty and cloves. It's overly acidic and has flavours of dusty and cloves with a medium/full body. Polished texture with a medium finish - Bad cork, but wine was great

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2007 Terlato Vineyards Pinot Noir Russian River Valley (view label images)

5/18/2015 - nick.dean wrote:

90 points

- Ruby color with fast forming legs. It's balanced and has flavours of cloves with a light/medium body. Narrow texture with a long finish - This is still a nice PN.

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1998 Domaine Drouhin Oregon Pinot Noir Laurène Dundee Hills (view label images)

5/17/2015 - nick.dean wrote:

92 points

- Purple color with fast forming legs. It's somewhat balanced and has flavours of acetic acid, hay/straw, black currant, black pepper and dusty with a light/medium body. Leathery texture with a long finish - Recd this bottle from brother last year. Wait for the second day to enjoy a very nice PN

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2009 Seghesio Family Vineyards Zinfandel Sonoma County (view label images)

5/8/2015 - nick.dean wrote:

90 points

- Ruby color with slow forming legs. It's somewhat balanced and has flavours of walnut, black pepper, oak and tobacco with a medium/full body. Round texture with a medium finish.

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2001 Starmont Merlot Napa Valley (view label images)

2/25/2015 - nick.dean wrote:

88 points

- Garnet color with fast forming legs and aromas of dusty and black pepper. It's somewhat balanced and has flavours of dusty and black pepper with a medium/full body. Satin-Like texture with a medium finish.

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2012 Ravenswood Zinfandel Old Vine Vintners Blend California (view label images)

10/8/2014 - nick.dean wrote:

80 points

This wine is too young

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1976 M. Chapoutier Côte-Rôtie Syrah (view label images)

9/12/2014 - nick.dean wrote:

90 points

- Brick color with fast forming legs and aromas of tobacco and dusty. It's overly tannic and has flavours of dusty with a light body. Polished texture with a medium finish.

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2012 Decoy Red Wine Sonoma County Red Bordeaux Blend (view label images)

9/7/2014 - nick.dean wrote:

90 points

- Fast forming legs and aromas of blackberry. It's balanced and has flavours of blackberry with a medium/full body. Smooth texture with a medium finish.

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2011 Stolpman Syrah Estate Santa Ynez Valley (view label images)

7/31/2014 - nick.dean wrote:

90 points

- Ruby color with medium forming legs and aromas of blackberry and black currant. It's somewhat balanced and has flavours of blackberry and black currant with a medium/full body. Smooth texture with a medium finish.

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White

2013 Anton Bauer Grüner Veltliner Gmörk Wagram (view label images)

7/22/2014 - nick.dean wrote:

90 points

This is a great wine for the hot summer afternoons and evenings.

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2011 Whitehall Lane Vintner's Mark 3 St. Helena Red Blend (view label images)

7/10/2014 - nick.dean wrote:

APPLEJACK: STAFF FAVORITE: Whitehall Lane Red Vintner's Mark 3 is a fruit forward wine that is huge on the pallet, bursting with blackberry, black cherry, and plum flavors with notes of chocolate, spice, and vanilla. There is depth to this complex, full-bodied wine that provides elegance and a lasting finish. It is a big, rich Cabernet Sauvignon you would expect from a quality producer in Napa Valley.
Another great red from Whitehall Lane, the 2010 Vintners Mark 3 is everything you look for in a full-bodied red blend from one of Californias best wineries. Its fruit-forward and delicious with scintillating aromas of dark cherries, chocolate, and vanilla. Succulent, rich flavors of cassis, plum, and mocha blend harmoniously on your palate. The blend of 51% Merlot, 39% Cabernet Sauvignon, and 10% Syrah is complex yet smooth and well-balanced with good tannins and structure. With its lingering finish, this wine is both graceful and elegant.

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2009 Schloss Vollrads Riesling Rheingau (view label images)

6/20/2014 - nick.dean wrote:

- Light gold color with slow forming legs. It's somewhat balanced with a medium body. Round texture with a medium finish.

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1997 Viberti Giovanni Barolo Nebbiolo (view label images)

5/22/2014 - nick.dean wrote:

90 points

- Brick color with medium forming legs and aromas of tar, blackberry and walnut. It's balanced and has flavours of tar, blackberry and walnut with a light/medium body. Smooth texture with a long finish - Opened and enjoyed a great wine

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1997 Clos du Val Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley (view label images)

5/18/2014 - nick.dean wrote:

90 points

- Brick color and aromas of black currant and tobacco and has flavours of black currant and tobacco with a medium/full body. Satin-Like texture with a long finish.

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2009 Ulrich Langguth Piesporter Goldtröpfchen Riesling Kabinett Mosel Saar Ruwer (view label images)

4/22/2014 - nick.dean wrote:

88 points

- Greenish color with fast forming legs. It's somewhat balanced and has flavours of grapefruit with a light/medium body. Smooth texture with a medium finish.

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2007 Silver Oak Cabernet Sauvignon Alexander Valley (view label images)

4/9/2014 - nick.dean wrote:

92 points

Nice fruit favor, good oak favor

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2011 Rodney Strong Cabernet Sauvignon Alexander Valley (view label images)

4/6/2014 - nick.dean wrote:

88 points

- Aromas of black pepper. It's somewhat balanced and has flavours of black currant with a medium/full body. Smooth texture with a medium finish.

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2009 Alderbrook Pinot Noir Russian River Valley (view label images)

3/24/2014 - nick.dean wrote:

89 points

- Purple color with medium forming legs and aromas of raspberry. It's somewhat balanced and has flavours of raspberry with a light/medium body. Narrow texture with a medium finish - Nice and dry

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2009 Château Greysac Médoc Red Bordeaux Blend (view label images)

3/13/2014 - nick.dean wrote:

- Medium forming legs and aromas of dusty, black pepper and black currant. It's somewhat balanced and has flavours of dusty, black pepper and black currant with a medium/full body. Satin-Like texture with a short finish.

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2009 Baracchi Syrah Cortona Smeriglio (view label images)

2/23/2014 - nick.dean wrote:

- Medium forming legs and aromas of blackberry. It's balanced and has flavours of blackberry with a medium/full body. Smooth texture with a long finish.

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2008 Hall Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley (view label images)

2/19/2014 - nick.dean wrote:

92 points

- It's in total harmony with a full body. Bright texture with a long finish.

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2009 Wente Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Nth Degree Livermore Valley (view label images)

2/2/2014 - nick.dean wrote:

93 points

- Ruby color with fast forming legs and aromas of raspberry and butterscotch. It's somewhat balanced and has flavours of raspberry with a medium/full body. Polished texture with a long finish.

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2010 Kenwood Merlot Jack London Vineyard Sonoma Valley (view label images)

1/31/2014 - nick.dean wrote:

- Ruby color with fast forming legs. It's somewhat balanced with a light body. Satin-Like texture with a long finish.

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2007 Markham Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley (view label images)

1/25/2014 - nick.dean wrote:

90 points

- Aromas of molasses, black pepper and rose. It's balanced and has flavours of molasses, black pepper and rose with a medium/full body. Polished texture with a long finish.

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2011 Giacosa Fratelli Nebbiolo d'Alba (view label images)

1/22/2014 - nick.dean wrote:

88 points

- Fast forming legs and aromas of licorice anise and violet. It's somewhat balanced and has flavours of licorice anise and violet with a light/medium body. Polished texture with a medium finish.

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2010 Kendall-Jackson Summation Vintner's Reserve California Red Blend (view label images)

1/18/2014 - nick.dean wrote:

86 points

- Fast forming legs. It's somewhat balanced with a light body. Bright texture with a medium finish.

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2010 Simi Cabernet Sauvignon Landslide Alexander Valley (view label images)

1/12/2014 - nick.dean wrote:

- Garnet color with fast forming legs and aromas of blackberry. It's somewhat balanced and has flavours of blackberry with a medium/full body. Smooth texture with a long finish.

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2009 Decoy Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley (view label images)

1/11/2014 - nick.dean wrote:

- Crimsom color with fast forming legs and aromas of strawberry. It's balanced and has flavours of strawberry with a long finish.

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2011 Concha y Toro Cabernet Sauvignon Gran Reserva Serie Riberas Palo Santo Colchagua Valley (view label images)

12/17/2013 - nick.dean wrote:

89 points

- Ruby color with medium forming legs and aromas of blackberry. It's balanced and has flavours of blackberry and black pepper with a medium body. Polished texture with a medium finish.

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2010 Desert Wind Vineyard RUAH Wahluke Slope Red Bordeaux Blend (view label images)

12/10/2013 - nick.dean wrote:

88 points

- Aromas of blackberry. It's balanced and has flavours of blackberry with a light/medium body. Smooth texture with a medium finish.

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2007 Charles Krug Winery (Peter Mondavi Family) Family Reserve Generations Napa Valley Red Bordeaux Blend (view label images)

12/5/2013 - nick.dean wrote:

90 points

- Fast forming legs and aromas of black currant. It's somewhat balanced and has flavours of black currant and black pepper with a light body.

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2010 Viña Requingua Toro de Piedra Reserva Curico Valley Red Blend (view label images)

11/23/2013 - nick.dean wrote:

88 points

- Garnet color with medium forming legs. It's unbalanced and has flavours of black currant and blackberry with a medium/full body. Smooth texture.

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2012 Ravenswood Besieged Sonoma County Red Blend (view label images)

11/21/2013 - nick.dean wrote:

90 points

- Fast forming legs. It's balanced and has flavours of blackberry and raspberry with a medium/full body. Round texture with a medium finish.

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2010 Turley Zinfandel Rattlesnake Ridge Howell Mountain (view label images)

11/20/2013 - nick.dean wrote:

90 points

- Garnet color. It's somewhat balanced and has flavours of alcohol with a medium/full body with a medium finish.

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2011 Martoccia di Brunelli Luca Rosso di Montalcino Sangiovese (view label images)

10/22/2013 - nick.dean wrote:

87 points

- Slow forming legs and aromas of dusty, black pepper and tobacco and has flavours of dusty, black pepper and tobacco with a light/medium body. Fleshy texture with a short finish. Needs more time in the bottle.

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2008 Unicorn Winery Chardonnay Northern Virginia (view label images)

9/5/2013 - nick.dean wrote:

96 points

Outstanding wine

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2007 Girard Winery Old Vine Zinfandel Napa Valley (view label images)

8/30/2013 - nick.dean wrote:

91 points

- Purple color and aromas of violet and black pepper. It's somewhat balanced and has flavours of violet and black pepper with a medium/full body. Juicy texture with a long finish.

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2009 Domaine du Bouscat Cuvée la Gargone Bordeaux Supérieur Red Bordeaux Blend (view label images)

8/20/2013 - nick.dean wrote:

92 points

- Crimsom color with fast forming legs. It's balanced and has flavours of black currant, black pepper and alcohol with a full body. Smooth texture with a long finish.

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2008 Tommaso Bussola Ca' del Laito Ripasso della Valpolicella Superiore Corvina Blend, Corvina (view label images)

8/11/2013 - nick.dean wrote:

90 points

- Crimsom color with medium forming legs. It's balanced with a full body. Smooth texture with a medium finish.

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2007 Chateau Ste. Michelle Cabernet Sauvignon Columbia Valley (view label images)

8/11/2013 - nick.dean wrote:

86 points

- Ruby color with medium forming legs and aromas of black currant. It's in total harmony and has flavours of black currant with a medium/full body. Polished texture with a medium finish.

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2004 Luce della Vite Brunello di Montalcino Sangiovese (view label images)

8/1/2013 - nick.dean wrote:

92 points

- Medium forming legs and aromas of smokey, black currant and black pepper. It's balanced and has flavours of smokey, black currant and black pepper with a medium/full body with a medium finish.

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2007 Fattoria di Fèlsina Berardenga Chianti Classico Riserva Rancia Chianti Classico DOCG Sangiovese (view label images)

7/23/2013 - nick.dean wrote:

91 points

- Aromas of black currant. It's somewhat balanced and has flavours of black currant with a medium/full body. Polished texture with a long finish.

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