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2014 Duckhorn Vineyards Merlot Three Palms Vineyard Napa Valley

12/3/2017 - acyso wrote:

60 points

Vinetasters: Brown Bag (Skokie, IL): Served double blind. Garbage. A laughable attempt at a wine. Sweet and oaky, purple, alcohol, oak, and vanilla. Unidentifiable as to grape, but certainly identifiable as modernist American trash.

DRob commented:

12/28/17, 9:44 AM - acyso has an opinion. I completely respect that! Not every wine is for every person. What I disagree with is acyso's belief that if you don't agree with that opinion, YOU are the one who is wrong. That is bullshit.
DRob commented:

12/28/17, 10:55 AM - Cut and paste from acyso's own primary page.
Please see notes from a wine scoring 60.

I use (almost exclusively) the following scores:
100: eyes-roll-into-the-back-of-your-head good
98: pretty much perfect, but I can imagine how it might be even better
95: superlative
93: good to great
90: above average (I tend to buy things that I know I'd like, so grade inflation has moved my midpoint here)
88, 85: what I would like to imagine is the average quality of all available wine
83, 80: below average
70: has alcohol and is presumably made of grapes, though let's be honest, there's probably more oak than grapes here
60: a crime against winemaking along the likes of Quilceda Creek, Marcassin, Colgin, or Pavie. If you like those, (1) my notes aren't for you and (2) you're wrong.

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Red

2013 Ferrer Bobet Priorat Vinyes Velles Carignan Blend, Carignan

11/2/2015 - DRob wrote:

A new wine from this property, a blend of Estate and purchased fruit. 800 cases produced, 50% Carignan, 23% Syrah, 22% Garnacha, 7% Cabernet Sauvignon. Aged for 1 year in French oak, 60% new, plus one year of bottle age prior to release.

DRob commented:

8/14/16, 11:04 AM - And I now wish I could have more! Not over-saturated and heavy, which happens in the heat of Priorat. Lively red and purple fruits. Terrific.

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White

2012 Domaine Weinbach Riesling Schlossberg Alsace Grand Cru

7/27/2014 - jcbrand wrote:

Worst wine of the night in the Riesling tasting....

DRob commented:

12/16/14, 9:09 PM - Wondering what else was poured?

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