Tasting Notes for Fred44

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2017 Le P'tit Paysan Le P'tit Pape Central Coast Grenache Blend, Grenache (view label images)

9/16/2020 - Fred44 Likes this wine:

We first encountered this wine on a visit to Carmel. It has become a stanby for us.

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2017 Castello di Bolgheri Varvàra SuperTuscan Blend (view label images)

5/5/2020 - Fred44 wrote:

90 points

Very enjoyable approachable wine.

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2017 Ridge Cabernet Sauvignon Estate Santa Cruz Mountains (view label images)

5/2/2020 - Fred44 wrote:

93 points

A fine wine.

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2016 Barbi Ciliegiolo Umbria (view label images)

4/1/2020 - Fred44 wrote:

89 points

Peppery. Nutmeg and allspice.

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2017 Ridge Rancho Lambert Dry Creek Valley Zinfandel Blend, Zinfandel (view label images)

1/31/2020 - Fred44 Likes this wine:

91 points

Bigger and fruity zinny zin.

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2015 Tenuta di Arceno Chianti Classico Chianti Classico DOCG Sangiovese Blend, Sangiovese (view label images)

1/28/2020 - Fred44 wrote:

92 points

Delicious peppery

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2017 J. Rochioli Pinot Noir West Block Russian River Valley (view label images)

12/12/2019 - Fred44 Likes this wine:

94 points

Beautiful!!! Happy Birthday Fred.

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2015 Paraduxx (Duckhorn Vineyards) Block 5 Rector Creek Vineyard Napa Valley Red Blend (view label images)

3/14/2019 - Fred44 wrote:

Delicious

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2016 J. Rochioli Pinot Noir West Block Russian River Valley (view label images)

10/27/2018 - Fred44 wrote:

97 points

My God!

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2011 Isole e Olena Cabernet Sauvignon Collezione Privata Toscana IGT (view label images)

5/5/2018 - Fred44 wrote:

This is a wine of surpassing beauty.

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2014 Argyle Pinot Noir Nuthouse Eola - Amity Hills (view label images)

5/3/2018 - Fred44 Does not like this wine:

84 points

Junk wine. It was on sale. We had never seen it before. No wonder.

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2015 Réva Barbera d'Alba Superiore (view label images)

3/31/2018 - Fred44 wrote:

74 points

Did they build their resort and golf course before any thought was given to the grape? Can you find bad wine in the Piedmont?

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2015 Ridge Zinfandel Blasi Chalk Hill (view label images)

3/29/2018 - Fred44 wrote:

94 points

Beautiful!

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2013 Shea Wine Cellars Pinot Noir Estate Shea Vineyard Willamette Valley (view label images)

3/23/2017 - Fred44 wrote:

81 points

Not Oregon's best

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2010 Gianni Gagliardo Barolo Nebbiolo (view label images)

3/16/2017 - Fred44 wrote:

92 points

Wow! Decanted about 40 minutes. Nutmeg and cloves kind of eggnog nose. I'm guessing tis is a modern style. Really approachable.

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2011 Palmaz Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley (view label images)

2/28/2017 - Fred44 wrote:

86 points

A muddled somwhat harsh wine-mushrooms

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2015 La Clarine Farm Mourvèdre Cedarville El Dorado (view label images)

2/13/2017 - Fred44 wrote:

88 points

The nose is all fruit. Stone fruit. Very little tannin

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2014 Rhys Pinot Noir Anderson Valley (view label images)

1/16/2017 - Fred44 wrote:

91 points

Spare burgundian style wine.

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2014 Cape Point Vineyards Sauvignon Blanc (view label images)

12/3/2016 - Fred44 wrote:

90 points

Lime, lemon, peach, pair-and lots of it

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2012 J. Rochioli Pinot Noir Little Hill Russian River Valley (view label images)

11/19/2016 - Fred44 wrote:

94 points

Stone fruit, mushroom, dirt (Jenny tastes Lox and Bagels-but she lives in Brooklyn).

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2011 Domaine Philippe Tessier Cour-Cheverny La Porte Dorée Romorantin (view label images)

11/19/2016 - Fred44 wrote:

92 points

A sea breeze with apricot and flowers. Great with shrimp and cheese grits.

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2012 A. Rafanelli Cabernet Sauvignon Dry Creek Valley (view label images)

5/31/2016 - Fred44 wrote:

75 points

Tannic, cooked stew.

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2003 Luciano Sandrone Barolo Le Vigne Nebbiolo (view label images)

2/27/2016 - Fred44 wrote:

95 points

Beautiful! Happy open that bottle night everyone!

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2006 La Lecciaia Di Pacini Mauro Brunello di Montalcino Riserva Sangiovese (view label images)

2/15/2016 - Fred44 wrote:

83 points

Muddled. Lacked structure and complexity.

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2005 Fattoria Petrolo Galatrona Toscana IGT Merlot (view label images)

2/14/2016 - Fred44 wrote:

94 points

Beautiful wine

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2012 Two Hands Shiraz Fields of Joy Clare Valley (view label images)

1/28/2016 - Fred44 wrote:

75 points

Hawaiian Punch with some Tito's Vodka? Is this really wine??

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2014 McPherson Cellars dbs Texas Sangiovese Blend, Sangiovese (view label images)

1/14/2016 - Fred44 wrote:

75 points

As this wine comes from Buddy Holly's hometown I wish it were better.

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2013 Bodegas El Nido Jumilla Clio Red Blend (view label images)

12/13/2015 - Fred44 wrote:

91 points

Wow! Drinking well now but still a lot going on. This is a BIG wine. We'll revisit this in a year with great expectations.

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2008 Agricola Punica Barrua Isola dei Nuraghi IGT Carignan Blend, Carignan (view label images)

11/14/2015 - Fred44 wrote:

Very smooth, earthy. Layered stone fruit, mushrooms. Decanted 40 minutes before drinking.

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2013 Ridge Zinfandel Paso Robles (view label images)

9/13/2015 - Fred44 wrote:

92 points

Bright, sparkling, juicy zin. Ridge Zin!

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2013 Prisoner Wine Company Saldo California Zinfandel (view label images)

9/13/2015 - Fred44 wrote:

91 points

Fruit forward but plenty of structure. Great for the price.

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2013 Poggio Anima Montepulciano d'Abruzzo Samael (view label images)

9/1/2015 - Fred44 wrote:

90 points

Plum and cherry. Very soft.

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2010 Walter Hansel Winery Pinot Noir The Three Rows Russian River Valley (view label images)

8/9/2015 - Fred44 Likes this wine:

90 points

Structured, mature, bone dry pinot. Great wine for the price.

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2012 J. Rochioli Pinot Noir Three Corner Vineyard Russian River Valley (view label images)

7/24/2015 - Fred44 Does not like this wine:

93 points

Beautiful!

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2007 Illuminati Controguerra Rosso Lumen Red Blend (view label images)

7/21/2015 - Fred44 Likes this wine:

88 points

Dry, earthy, licorice.

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2012 Ca' Marcanda (Gaja) Promis Toscana IGT SuperTuscan Blend (view label images)

4/18/2015 - Fred44 wrote:

90 points

Very soft for a 2012. Fruit and chocolate at first taste. The night young, as Faye Dunaway would say, stay tuned and we'll see how this bottle opens up.

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2013 Maison Albert Bichot Chablis Domaine Long-Depaquit Chardonnay (view label images)

3/29/2015 - Fred44 wrote:

86 points

A bit fruity for a Chablis

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2012 Joseph Phelps Pinot Noir Freestone Vineyards Sonoma Coast (view label images)

3/28/2015 - Fred44 wrote:

84 points

Very tannic.

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2012 Gary Farrell Pinot Noir Russian River Selection Russian River Valley (view label images)

3/5/2015 - Fred44 wrote:

80 points

A disgrace to the name. Sharp, tannic, and lacking complexity.

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2012 Ridge Zinfandel East Bench Dry Creek Valley (view label images)

2/14/2015 - Fred44 wrote:

93 points

Beautiful fruity tart

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2012 J. Rochioli Pinot Noir Little Hill Russian River Valley (view label images)

1/19/2015 - Fred44 wrote:

95 points

Happy Birthday Robert E. Lee! A great wine in honor of a great man!

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2006 Neal Family Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley (view label images)

1/9/2015 - Fred44 wrote:

88 points

Right at it's peak-a passingly good inexpensive Napa Cab.

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2010 Columbia Crest Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve Columbia Valley (view label images)

1/9/2015 - Fred44 wrote:

70 points

Flabby and unstructured-I'll wager no aging potential. But that's unfair-I'll never buy another bottle and lay it down to find out. I've got better uses for our money.

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2012 Ridge Zinfandel Ponzo Vineyard Russian River Valley (view label images)

12/26/2014 - Fred44 wrote:

91 points

Beautiful potential but needs another two years. I need to learn patience.

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2009 Hagafen Cabernet Sauvignon Kosher Estate Bottled Silverado Trail Cellars Napa Valley (view label images)

10/9/2014 - Fred44 wrote:

90 points

Spare, spicy and dry.

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2012 Ridge Geyserville Sonoma County Zinfandel Blend, Zinfandel (view label images)

9/5/2014 - Fred44 wrote:

92 points

Great spicy Zinfandel!

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2008 Marchesi Mazzei "Philip" Toscana IGT Cabernet Sauvignon (view label images)

9/5/2014 - Fred44 wrote:

89 points

No nose. Earthy with little depth.

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2011 Walter Hansel Winery Pinot Noir The North Slope Vineyard Russian River Valley (view label images)

7/16/2014 - Fred44 wrote:

90 points

good for the price

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2008 Château Beard St. Émilion Grand Cru Red Bordeaux Blend (view label images)

7/12/2014 - Fred44 wrote:

91 points

Bitter, black and beautiful for the price.

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2008 Tommasi Amarone della Valpolicella Classico Corvina Blend, Corvina (view label images)

5/20/2014 - Fred44 wrote:

95 points

Deep fruit, balanced, smoooth. Beautiful Amarone.

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