1/15/2015 - CultJunkie03 wrote:

almost feels like too much wine making going on here.. kinda fell off and got a bit boozy after an hour.. meh..

8/20/2014 - CultJunkie03 wrote:

decent round cali chard..

8/20/2014 - CultJunkie03 wrote:

a bit too hot for my taste.. not really my style of pinot, but i can definitely see people being into this..

8/20/2014 - CultJunkie03 Likes this wine:

90- 91.. drinking well now.. nicely balanced

8/20/2014 - CultJunkie03 Likes this wine:

juicy and delicious..

7/30/2014 - CultJunkie03 Likes this wine:

clean decent quaffer -

7/30/2014 - CultJunkie03 Likes this wine:

tight - a little hot - not bad tho.. this could benefit from some bottle time..

7/30/2014 - CultJunkie03 wrote:

flawed- bummer

7/21/2014 - CultJunkie03 Likes this wine:

Lots of bright red fruit, and a bit of spice, solid clean medium bodied everyday zin

7/6/2014 - CultJunkie03 Likes this wine:

Masculine yet elegant, this was showing very well .. Early morning flight at the tasting room, and this was easily my favorite.. I see why Tanzer gave this 94 points, and this seem likely to improve.. is this the best price out there for a 2012 Shea? Possibly...

4/21/2014 - CultJunkie03 wrote:

not a muscat fan, but this was more palatable than I expected - not too sweet, with decent acidity to balance the sugar.. nose of candied orange perfume

4/21/2014 - CultJunkie03 wrote:

with such a unique blend of varietals I was expecting more.. showed more white rhone character than chard, with a reticent nose, and bit hot on the finish... at 25$ there are better wines for my money..

4/21/2014 - CultJunkie03 Likes this wine:

dry, stone fruits, a little restrained on the nose, but opened up nicely with time, definitely getting the pepper on the finish, bright acidity - would hold 1-2 more years..

3/15/2014 - CultJunkie03 Likes this wine:

very enjoyable juicy pinot. drinking beautifully right now.. followed a 2011 domaine latour-giraud puligny-montachet champs canet 1er cru, and this definitely pleased the crowd...1st bottle I opened of this was badly flawed, but this certainly didn't disappoint.

3/1/2014 - CultJunkie03 Likes this wine:

Tasting this alongside the 2004 martha's made it difficult to fully appreciate this old world style cab - earth, pine, dark fruit, tobacco, black pepper, creme de cassis, ripe tannins, medium plus structure. this was very nice - give this at least 4 more years. 91+

3/1/2014 - CultJunkie03 wrote:

91-92+ still a lot of evolution potential left for this- hold another 7 years - the 09 and 10 were definitely more open in this showing..still a beautiful wine.

3/1/2014 - CultJunkie03 wrote:

92+ see 2010 tasting.

3/1/2014 - CultJunkie03 wrote:

No notes taken. this aired out in my glass for 45 minutes prior to tasting. enoyed in a 3 year vertical at the winery (08, 09, 10). very approachable considering its youth, this was the darkest of the 3 wine- harmonious balance, soft tannins, bright ruby red fruit, spices, dusty ripe tannins, french oak- great representation of rutherford. 93+? hold 7-10years.

3/1/2014 - CultJunkie03 Likes this wine:

92+? surprisingly open. big wine, dark extracted ripe fruit, Blueish-blackberries, vanilla, mocha, cassis, medium acidity, soft integrated ripe tannins, tasted at the property - very well made wine. overall a very enjoyable juice, but still lacking a little bit of the wow factor that i had hoped for considering the critical acclaim this garnered. hold 5-7 years.

3/1/2014 - CultJunkie03 Likes this wine:

St. Helena tasting room. first Martha's did not disappoint.. bottle was gassed and left over from the day prior - this was wonderfully integrated with soft resolved tannins - subtle spearmint, ripe blackberries, eucalyptus. this showing lovely right now, built to last, this can certainly still reward some patience. 93+

2/13/2014 - CultJunkie03 wrote:

Tasted alongside 2006 crystal - the precision and impressive balance of this champagne had me going back for more.. really neat to compare the vastly different styles of the two bubblys next to each other.. typically i prefer the richer style shown displayed in the crystal - but this lean, laser like, blanc de blanc was the bell of the ball in the this setting... if you can still get a good future price on this, i would say to go for it.. 93+

2/7/2014 - CultJunkie03 wrote:

Didn't get to give this the attention it deserves.. tasted at a couple different points during the evening at Bottlenotes' Around the world in 80 sips.. to say this was rather tannic and somewhat sinful to open at this point is clearly stating the obvious... But i really expected more from this.. developed more of a nose, and softened out over the night...Hold this for another 7-10 years at the very least... i would currently rate this around a 90..

1/11/2014 - CultJunkie03 wrote:

tasted at the winery, gripping and rather unapproachable in the present, needs time.. imo i wouldn't touch this for another 7 years.. shows promise

1/11/2014 - CultJunkie03 wrote:

tasted at the winery.. beautifully balanced..the special selection never seems to disappoint. 92+

1/4/2014 - CultJunkie03 Likes this wine:

tasted all 2011's at the winery - this came in second to the special selection for this vintage.. very nice

1/4/2014 - CultJunkie03 wrote:

93+ - tasted at the winery - bottle had been open for roughly 2 hours - impossibly integrated for being so young.. tasted against the mays canyon chard and following pinots - the platt, the cerise, the roman, and the savoy. Old lady and I unanimously agreed that the mays canyon stood above the rest of the group in this showing.. The mays canyon chard impressed as well.

1/4/2014 - CultJunkie03 wrote:

Outstanding Cali Chardonnay in the Burgundian style.. 93+

1/4/2014 - CultJunkie03 Likes this wine:

Solid 93. Sampled from a series of 6 wines at the winery including the Mays Canyon Pinot, the savoy, the roman, the cerise pinot, and the the mays canyon chard. From this fantastic lineup, the platt comes in closely just behind the mays canyon (my personal favorite of the group) in this showing... 93+?

12/10/2013 - CultJunkie03 wrote:

89 right now, give it another year

12/7/2013 - CultJunkie03 wrote:

if i had another bottle, i'd give this at least another year or two .. deep garnet coloring, dark red fruits.. booze peeks through on the finish..

11/20/2013 - CultJunkie03 wrote:

give this another year.

11/20/2013 - CultJunkie03 Likes this wine:

91+... 1st of two bottles.. lovely right bank meritage. - if you have the opportunity, I highly recommend pairing this sucker with grilled lamb chops..

11/17/2013 - CultJunkie03 wrote:

nicer 89, heavy extraction - simple grapey oaky taste - would let it sit another year if i had a second bottle..

11/11/2013 - CultJunkie03 wrote:

tasted at Eden's wedding.. fruity, extracted, one note nose- balance and texture was there, short to medium finish.. if i had this blind i would have guessed it was around 20$..

11/11/2013 - CultJunkie03 wrote:

definitely opened up over the hour..

11/11/2013 - CultJunkie03 wrote:

great everyday medium zin for under 8$..

11/11/2013 - CultJunkie03 wrote:

great every day medium body zin -lightly sweet - 30% off sale at the local safeway for a 6er puts it at 7.55$ of can't go wrong vino.. have had this on multiple occasions.. plan to this as a wedding wine

9/29/2013 - CultJunkie03 wrote:

paired with tempura prawn, andouille sausage, and polenta skewers at seghesio's old vine and rockpile zin release party.... tasted and immediately reminded of a nice dry chenin blanc - solid value, aromatic and tropical, excellent patio pounder..

9/14/2013 - CultJunkie03 wrote:

pnp..nice cab franc profile - ready to drink now- but really seemed to open up over the hour and half it was consumed.. picked up at 19$ and was an excellent value

7/30/2013 - CultJunkie03 wrote:

meh..

7/10/2013 - CultJunkie03 wrote:

still a little hot.. could make it to 91 given time

7/10/2013 - CultJunkie03 wrote:

91-92

7/10/2013 - CultJunkie03 wrote:

91- 92...big jammy intense nose... acidity and tannic heat indicate a nice long life for this mountain zin.. a revisit in 5 years should show beautifully, and definitely add to a couple points to this score..

7/10/2013 - CultJunkie03 Likes this wine:

better on the 2nd-3rd day, or decant for at least 2 hours.. could easily gain a couple points given time in the bottle..

7/10/2013 - CultJunkie03 Likes this wine:

given at least 3-4 years this could be 94-95.. very nice - better on the second day...

6/21/2013 - CultJunkie03 Likes this wine:

nice vino, dark fruit and oaky up front, with a dry short/medium finish - a bit boozy, but opens up nicely with time in the glass revealing notes of chocolate .. given 2-3 more years this could easily add a couple points..

4/13/2013 - CultJunkie03 wrote:

Tasted at SF vintners market alongside the 2009 insignia.. insignia was great as always, but this was showing fantastically....still deserves more time tho.. massive accomplishment for 2010..

6/8/2013 - CultJunkie03 wrote:

Tasted in Healdsburg at Seghesio.. dark fruit, excellent balance.. give this one 3-4 years.

5/21/2013 - CultJunkie03 wrote:

for those that don't know.. the red label just means that it was imported to the US, all other countries have blue labels..

5/21/2013 - CultJunkie03 Likes this wine:

Great entry level zin from Ridge...needed a good hour and half to really open up.. give em another year if you can..