2/14/2024 - Muledog71 Likes this wine:

Very nice, was expecting more from all the hype. Didn’t change my life, it DID need a ton of air time to come into its own. I’ll leave the rest in the cellar and check back in a year on this one. Very taut and linear, not much fruit with good acid. Lots of things going on I couldn’t quite put my finger on.

10/19/2023 - Muledog71 wrote:

Sold off

4/2/2020 - Muledog71 Likes this wine:

A touch rich, but well balanced. I don’t get the sweetness that others do. Nothing crazy complex here, and for just under $50 prob can do a bit better. Rebuy just for the reliability

12/21/2021 - The Drunken Cyclist Likes this wine:

The Fourth Annual World’s Largest Blind Tasting of American Sparkling Wine; 12/20/2021-12/23/2021: Retail $35. "92% Orange Muscat from Muska Vineyard and 8% Early Muscat from Eola Springs Vineyard, both in the Eola-Amity Hills AVA." Whoa. While I have had quite a few sparkling wines in my life, this one was unique. The muscat is clear on the nose with Meyer lemon, candied peach, orange blossom, an almond-like nuttiness, and a distinct sweetness. The palate is completely dry, but laden with fruit (which comes off as some sweetness) and bursting with tartness. Yeah, whoa. This is an intensely compelling wine with boatloads of flavor and miles of complexity. Yowza.

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6/29/2021 - Muledog71 Likes this wine:

90+ almost a dry Riesling quality to it. Just a faint wisp of grapefruit zest on the nose. Not overly complex but well done nonetheless.needs a bit of air and it opens up quite a bit.

6/20/2021 - Purple Tooth wrote:

Ok, last time i was being nice. This time, I will dare say, To me, this Champagne is more hype than anything mind blowing. Yesterday afternoon, this was totally outclassed by a Comtes de Champagne 2006 drank side by side. At the end, the Comtes was dust and there was a 3/4 of a bottle of Dom left between 3 experienced drinkers (me, not being one of them), and we unanimously agreed that while this and the CdC are only 2 years apart and age was not a factor, the cdc kept pulling away. In comparison, this was far more energetic with much acidity and finer bubbles, but shot its load within 75 minutes and totally lost steam. I am not a fan of 2008 Dom, and won't buy any more, but always happy to drink yours! I still own a few, but will hold this and see what happens. HOLD

3/21/2020 - Muledog71 wrote:

So it was an ‘11 and it was compromised of some sort. No seepage on the cork, but a touch of”mold”on the bottom third(inside bottle side) . By way of the nose couldn’t really tell it was off since it was throwing some petrol notes,although a bit muted. On the palate though it verified that it was past due or tainted. Color was a golden yellow and the acidity was gone on the palate too.