Tasting Notes for Fishboy

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1985 Beringer Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Chabot Vineyard St. Helena (view label images)

2/21/2015 - Fishboy wrote:

92 points

Outstanding! Wish I had more.

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Red

2005 Twomey Merlot Napa Valley (view label images)

8/31/2013 - Fishboy Does not like this wine:

84 points

Seems tired. All wood no fruit.

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Red

1993 Beringer Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Private Reserve Napa Valley (view label images)

8/31/2013 - Fishboy Likes this wine:

92 points

Great napa cab. Needs at least an hour to open up. Drinking well right now.

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Red

2004 Twomey Merlot Napa Valley (view label images)

8/17/2013 - Fishboy Likes this wine:

89 points

Very enjoyable merlot that is drinking well right now.

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Red

2007 Martinelli Zinfandel Jackass Hill Russian River Valley (view label images)

8/10/2013 - Fishboy Likes this wine:

92 points

Great zin. Drinking well right now.

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Red

2002 Twomey Merlot Napa Valley (view label images)

6/29/2013 - Fishboy Likes this wine:

89 points

Very good merlot

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Red

2001 Beringer Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Bancroft Ranch Howell Mountain (view label images)

6/22/2013 - Fishboy Likes this wine:

90 points

Consistent notes.

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Red

2001 William Cole Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Cuvée Claire Napa Valley (view label images)

6/22/2013 - Fishboy wrote:

93 points

Great bottle of cab. Drinking extremely well.

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Rosé - Sparkling

N.V. Gonet-Médeville Champagne Premier Cru Extra Brut Rosé Champagne Blend (view label images)

6/2/2013 - Fishboy Likes this wine:

90 points

Great sparkler

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Red

1995 Château Palmer Margaux Red Bordeaux Blend (view label images)

6/1/2013 - Fishboy Likes this wine:

92 points

Best bottle of the night including 88 Pichon Baron and 86 Pichon Lalande.

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Red

1986 Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande Pauillac Red Bordeaux Blend (view label images)

6/1/2013 - Fishboy wrote:

90 points

Good but not as great as previous bottles. Seemed muted compared to the last bottle we had in December.

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Red

2007 Vineyard 29 Cabernet Franc 29 Estate St. Helena (view label images)

5/12/2013 - Fishboy Likes this wine:

91 points

Even better than the last bottle. Needed some time to open up but drinking well right now.

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Red

2009 Pride Mountain Vineyards Sangiovese Sonoma County (view label images)

4/21/2013 - Fishboy wrote:

89 points

Hasn't changed much from the last time. Little bit of a bite on the finish. Decanted for 1.5 hours.

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Red

2003 Diamond Creek Cabernet Sauvignon Volcanic Hill Diamond Mountain (view label images)

4/20/2013 - Fishboy Likes this wine:

92 points

Great cab. Decanted for an hour. Drinking well right now but could easily age longer.

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Red

1996 Merryvale Merlot Reserve Napa Valley (view label images)

4/14/2013 - Fishboy Likes this wine:

90 points

Great merlot. Drinking very well right now.

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Red

2001 Beringer Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Private Reserve Napa Valley (view label images)

4/7/2013 - Fishboy Likes this wine:

91 points

Some old world notes. Needed an hour to open up. Drinking very well right now.

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Red

2005 Fisher Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Coach Insignia Napa Valley (view label images)

4/7/2013 - Fishboy Likes this wine:

92 points

Very enjoyable. Continues to evolve.

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Red

1995 Beringer Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Private Reserve Napa Valley (view label images)

3/30/2013 - Fishboy Likes this wine:

91 points

Another great bottle

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Red

2006 Alban Vineyards Syrah Reva Alban Estate Vineyard Edna Valley (view label images)

2/23/2013 - Fishboy Likes this wine:

94 points

Consistent notes

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Red

2003 Beringer Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Private Reserve Napa Valley (view label images)

2/3/2013 - Fishboy Likes this wine:

90 points

Deep purple, fruit forward, red fruit, tobacco, and coffee notes. Still very young. Will be interesting to see how this develops.

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Rosé - Sparkling

2009 Schramsberg Vineyards Brut Rosé North Coast Champagne Blend (view label images)

1/26/2013 - Fishboy Likes this wine:

90 points

Great bubbles.

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Red

1990 Château Pichon-Longueville Baron Pauillac Red Bordeaux Blend (view label images)

1/24/2013 - Fishboy wrote:

94 points

Needed alittle time to open up but drinking very well right now.

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Red

2007 Skewis Pinot Noir Lingenfelder Russian River Valley (view label images)

1/13/2013 - Fishboy Likes this wine:

90 points

Another great bottle

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Red

1986 Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande Pauillac Red Bordeaux Blend (view label images)

12/28/2012 - Fishboy Likes this wine:

94 points

Another great bottle with black fruit, tobacco and cedar notes. Held up well against 86 Ducru, 82 Las Cases, and 86 Haut Brion.

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Red

2007 Martinelli Zinfandel Giuseppe & Luisa Russian River Valley (view label images)

1/12/2013 - Fishboy Likes this wine:

90 points

With alittle time it opened up nice. Blue and red fruit with alittle heat on the finish.

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Red

2007 Vineyard 29 Cabernet Franc 29 Estate St. Helena (view label images)

12/24/2012 - Fishboy wrote:

90 points

Very good. Still young. Needed time to open up.

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White

2008 Vineyard 29 Sauvignon Blanc Estate St. Helena (view label images)

12/16/2012 - Fishboy wrote:

89 points

Another great bottle.

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Red

2004 Paradigm Cabernet Sauvignon Oakville (view label images)

12/7/2012 - Fishboy Likes this wine:

90 points

Great cab. Could easily go a few more years.

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Red

2007 Sea Smoke Pinot Noir Ten Sta. Rita Hills (view label images)

12/2/2012 - Fishboy Likes this wine:

90 points

Another great bottle

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Red

2005 Nickel & Nickel Cabernet Sauvignon Copper Streak Stags Leap District (view label images)

12/2/2012 - Fishboy Likes this wine:

89 points

Great napa cab

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Red

2008 Roar Pinot Noir Santa Lucia Highlands (view label images)

11/30/2012 - Fishboy wrote:

90 points

Great pinot

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Red

2006 Pride Mountain Vineyards Syrah Sonoma County (view label images)

12/1/2012 - Fishboy wrote:

90 points

Consistent notes

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Red

1997 Beringer Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Bancroft Ranch Howell Mountain (view label images)

11/26/2012 - Fishboy Likes this wine:

90 points

Another great bottle

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Red

1996 Château Lynch-Bages Pauillac Red Bordeaux Blend (view label images)

11/16/2012 - Fishboy wrote:

flawed

May have been corked

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Red

2008 Lucia Pinot Noir Garys' Vineyard Santa Lucia Highlands (view label images)

11/22/2012 - Fishboy wrote:

90 points

Another great bottle

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Red

2008 Williams Selyem Pinot Noir Sonoma Coast (view label images)

11/22/2012 - Fishboy wrote:

90 points

Great Pinot with cherry, earth, and spice notes.

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Red

2006 Paul Hobbs Pinot Noir Lindsay Estate Vineyard Russian River Valley (view label images)

11/22/2012 - Fishboy wrote:

90 points

Seems to have fallen off a bit and has a bite on the finish

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Red

2007 Skewis Pinot Noir Reserve Anderson Valley (view label images)

11/10/2012 - Fishboy wrote:

90 points

Another great bottle.

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Red

2007 Sea Smoke Pinot Noir Southing Sta. Rita Hills (view label images)

11/10/2012 - Fishboy wrote:

90 points

Great Pinot.

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White - Sparkling

2001 Schramsberg Vineyards J. Schram North Coast Champagne Blend (view label images)

11/10/2012 - Fishboy wrote:

91 points

Great sparkler

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Red

2006 Pisoni Pinot Noir Estate Santa Lucia Highlands (view label images)

11/10/2012 - Fishboy wrote:

92 points

Great Pinot.

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White - Sparkling

2002 Schramsberg Vineyards Reserve North Coast Champagne Blend (view label images)

11/10/2012 - Fishboy wrote:

92 points

Favorite sparkler of the night.

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Red

2007 Chappellet Cabernet Franc Napa Valley (view label images)

11/2/2012 - Fishboy wrote:

90 points

Another great bottle.

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Red

2007 Paradigm Cabernet Franc Oakville (view label images)

11/2/2012 - Fishboy wrote:

90 points

Great cab franc. Paired well with pasta. Favorite wine of the night.

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2008 Au Bon Climat Pinot Noir Knox Alexander Santa Maria Valley (view label images)

11/1/2012 - Fishboy wrote:

90 points

Great Pinot.

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Red

2007 Erna Schein Cemetery Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon (view label images)

10/31/2012 - Fishboy wrote:

90 points

Big napa cab

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2008 Peay Vineyards Pinot Noir Pomarium Estate Sonoma Coast (view label images)

10/29/2012 - Fishboy wrote:

88 points

Good but not great. Very fruit forward with cranberry, cherry and some medicinal notes. Still very young

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Red

2000 La Rioja Alta Rioja Viña Ardanza Reserva Tempranillo Blend, Tempranillo (view label images)

10/28/2012 - Fishboy wrote:

90 points

Consistent notes.

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Red

2005 Shafer Cabernet Sauvignon One Point Five Stags Leap District (view label images)

10/27/2012 - Fishboy wrote:

92 points

Consistent notes

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White - Sparkling

N.V. Krug Champagne Brut Grande Cuvée Champagne Blend (view label images)

10/27/2012 - Fishboy wrote:

90 points

Consistent and very good

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