8/25/2019 - vinopa wrote:

Beautiful wine with dark fruits, lead pencil and hint of tobacco on the nose. Drinking well now

5/20/2017 - vinopa wrote:

Young but approachable now with a few hours in the decanter. Classic Sojourn mouthfeel. Strawberries and cream for days. Enjoy

3/25/2017 - vinopa wrote:

Lot 10.161..has improved big time since my last bottle 5 years ago.. ready to enjoy now. Red fruit, forrest floor, tobacco.. Tannins mellowed put but still drying on the finish.

1/29/2017 - vinopa wrote:

Really nice napa cab. Has aged well since I first tasted it young. Dark fruits, leather and some tobbaco

10/1/2016 - vinopa wrote:

Solid 2nd wine. Blackberries along with hints of tar and leather. Soft taninns with a medium finish. Good value

4/14/2013 - vinopa wrote:

Had to try one of my 3 bottles.. I prefer to drink priorats young .. This was open for business as soon as I pulled the cork. Beautiful nose if fresh red berries, minerals, spice. Palate : cherries and strawberries along with minerals. The fruit is so fresh and the wine is well balanced at this young stage. The finish goes on for minutes. Very impressive. The tannins do show it's face with more air time but its very enjoyable now. Uncork one today and enjoy your remaining bottles over the next 15 -20 years

4/7/2013 - vinopa wrote:

Nose: dark chocolate , blackberries, fig, Asian spice and minerals.. Palate: dark berries , chocolate, spice, leather, smoke and herbs.. Nice concentration but not jammy at all. Everything is in balance. Drinking great now. The only thing that kept this under the 95 pt range was the finish which came up a bit short. Still a great Bordeaux .. Enjoy

4/4/2013 - vinopa wrote:

Outstanding Malbec ... The aromatics are intense with red candied fruit, floral notes and minerals.. The palate showed much of the same with greet concentration and balance. A long long finish as well .. This wine is tough to find but if you can find it buy it.. This also has the structure to age another 10 years or so. Bravo

3/1/2013 - vinopa wrote:

This was a beautiful cab.. Nose: rich dark fruit, tobacco leaf and dark chocolate. Palate: plums, prune, blackberries, chocolate and some spice. Very elegant with fine grained tannins.. Long finish. Drink now or over the next 10 years.. Cheers

2/10/2013 - vinopa wrote:

Outstanding juice. Very complex and elegant. Got the structure to last decades. Find some!!

1/6/2013 - vinopa wrote:

A great bottle.. Lovely red fruit and minerals on the nose and palate. Would have liked a bit more complexity. Good acidity which gave this wine nice freshness. Very long on the finish. Still got many many years ahead of it. Just starting to hit its stride. Cheers

12/31/2012 - vinopa wrote:

Drinking fantastic now. The tannins are mellow and the fruit is shining through.. Great length on the finish. The secondary notes of leather , tobacco and a little funk along with the dark fruit made this a delight to taste.. No rush to uncork but it's in a good place right now. Cheers

12/21/2012 - vinopa wrote:

Flawed

12/10/2012 - vinopa wrote:

Drinking very well now..Still quite young looking. The nose was great and got better with time. Red fruit, minerals, wet earth dominated the nose along with floral notes. Palate: Fresh red fruit, cassis, charcoal and black tea. Delicious. Still has the structure to age for another 10 years plus.. Cheers!!

12/7/2012 - vinopa wrote:

What a beautiful Barton....dark red in color (teeth staining).. This was my first bottle of 6. Nose: Intense with floral, ripe dark berries, tobacco and earth tones. Palate: Dark ripe fruit, leather, tobacco, crème de cassis and minerals. The acidity keeps everything in balance here and gives the fruit freshness. The tannins are integrated nicely at this stage. This still has the structure to age for a long time. I urge people to find and taste this wine. Cheers!!

12/1/2012 - vinopa wrote:

My favorite Zin.. Spicy, meaty, nice ripe fruit. This zin handles its 16.7 alc level very well. Well balanced with a long finish. Very intense wine. Love it.. 1st bottle of my 6 pack. Will be tough to hold off uncorking more early. Cheers!!

11/30/2012 - vinopa wrote:

Still very primary at this early stage but enjoyable. Nice concentration with a medium + finish.. Good freshness and depth.

11/4/2012 - vinopa wrote:

A disappointment.. Not much to say but I was bored drinking this burg.

11/3/2012 - vinopa wrote:

Corked

10/19/2012 - vinopa wrote:

outstanding young burg thats drinking really well early..Nose: red and dark fruit, smoke, earth and crushed rock. Palate is much of the same as the nose. Great freshness along with nice acidity. Well balanced and silky on the palate. This will improve over the next 5 years but can be enjoyed right now. Cheers!!

10/17/2012 - vinopa wrote:

Jeff levy nailed it once again..not much I can add to his notes..Just a great bottle of bordeaux and fairly priced as well considering the quality. These 09's are showing nicely so young however its still very primary at this stage.

10/7/2012 - vinopa wrote:

Closed down, not showing much at this stage.. Stay patient

10/1/2012 - vinopa wrote:

These 09 burgs are drinking well young.. Earth, red fruit and spice. This wine has a great silky mouthfeel that completely coats your palate. Well done. It has the structure to age for a decade or more but can be enjoyed today. Cheers

9/26/2012 - vinopa wrote:

Outstanding Barolo.. Tart cherry , earth, spice and tar on the nose. Juicy palate with cherries, strawberry, earth tones and spice. Well rounded with a long finish. Tannins are not intrusive but do show up on the finish. Very well made. Cheers!!!

9/15/2012 - vinopa wrote:

Completely closed down.. Will retry in 5 years plus

9/12/2012 - vinopa wrote:

Nice well balanced CDP..Drinking well now with a touch of heat on the finish. Nice concentration.

6/7/2012 - vinopa wrote:

Basemess stole my thunder. Could not describe this bottle any better..Cheers!!

5/31/2012 - vinopa wrote:

Another great value in this great 09 vintage..Dark ruby red in color. lucsious red and dark fruit on the nose along with chocolate,herbs and a hint of earth tones. Palate was much the same with cherries ,blueberries, coffee and earth. Very elegant with decent structure which should let this age nicely for 10 plus years. This is a winner. Cheers!!

5/26/2012 - vinopa wrote:

Very disappointed .. Very modern style brunello made for napa lovers. If you like old world brunellos stay away!!!

5/24/2012 - vinopa wrote:

Light red brick in color .. Nose: Tar, floral, red fruit and licorice . Palate: Earth, tar, fresh red berries, licorice. The purity of the fruit is impressive. Nice balance and good acidity. Med plus finish. Nice tannin structure which should give this a another decade of good drinking. Cheers!!!

5/14/2012 - vinopa wrote:

A beautiful Guigal..Stunning nose of Dark berries, smoke, bacon, olives and bubble gum. On the palate this wine rocked. Dark fruit, smoke, herbs, bacon fat and pepper. The taninns were soft and very approachable. Great mouthfeel and a long finish. Bravo!!

4/21/2012 - vinopa wrote:

Very young but still a great experience. Classic barolo notes on the nose with Tar, scortched earth, sour cherries , floral and spice . Palate: great mouthfeel with red fruit, earth , tar, spice and leather. This bottle got a long life ahead of it but with a 4-5 hour decant it can be enjoyed now. It showed much better on day 2. Cheers!!!

3/19/2012 - vinopa wrote:

Decanted 4 hours and it still was very tight. This is not opened for business right now. Seemed to be in a dumb phase. On the nose I got some red berries, smoke and coffee beans. Palate: Medium bodied.. red and dark berries, leather, coffee, and pencil shavings. It took the entire 4 hours to get the majority of these notes. Overall I was a bit disappointed but I believe this needs another 3 years or so before uncorking. It has the structure to last 15 plus more years .. Enjoy

3/18/2012 - vinopa wrote:

Corked :(

2/26/2012 - vinopa wrote:

Well I purchased 4 so I wanted to check in since a lot of the 09's are showing nicely early on. The nose explodes out of the glass with dark and red fruit, chocolate, earth tones and smoke. Palate: Chocolate covered cherries, blackberries, Plum, licorice along with floral notes and a touch of heat which will intergrate over time. Very powerful but elegant with its fine grained tannins hidden in the background. Very silky in the mouth with a very long finish. I will wait at least 4-5 years to uncork another. I see a potential 100 pt wine down the road. Cheers!!!!

1/24/2012 - vinopa wrote:

Very solid . Mr Jennings ts notes were spot on. Not much else I could add .. I would buy again

1/17/2012 - vinopa wrote:

Had with a cowboy ribeye..Classic barbaresco..Nose: Tar, floral, tart cherries and earth..Palate much of the same as on the nose. Drinking very well now..Enjoy

1/15/2012 - vinopa wrote:

Dark red in color...Nose: Touch of funk, red berries, smoke and a hint of bacon fat.. Palate: very rich and creamy, fresh red berries, earth and smoke..A bit concentrated but so well balanced with good acidity and velvety tannins..Drinking very well at this young stage. Bravo!!!

1/8/2012 - vinopa wrote:

Red/garnet in color.. Nose: Dried dark fruit, black cherries, dark plums along with a hint of asian spice. Palate: black cherries dominate the palate along with plum and a hint of leather and spice in the background. Nice round tannins and good acidity. Med plus finish. Cheers!!

12/24/2011 - vinopa wrote:

Nose: tart cherries, minerals, mushrooms, truffles along with smoke which really stands out. Right when I uncorked the bottle the aromatics were filling the room. Palate : much like the nose red fruit , crushed rock, smoke along with some bacon fat and earth. For such a young burg this is drinking very well. Enjoy one now and save another for the future.. Cheers!!!

12/18/2011 - vinopa wrote:

Not much change since my last tasting note on 12/4/09

12/12/2011 - vinopa wrote:

Decanted for 2 hours...Classic Margaux notes of pencil lead, dark fruit, leatherand earth on the nose. On the palate this was very elegant with fine tannins and the usual mineral notes, graphite, dark and red fruit. Overall it is a pretty wine but not worth the coin imo. Drinking well now not sure how much this will improve..Why wait?

12/9/2011 - vinopa wrote:

Awesome well balanced Pinot !!! Juicy red fruit, spice, floral on the nose and palate. Good acidity with a med plus finish. Very very nice

11/25/2011 - vinopa wrote:

Decanted 1 hour... The nose was tremendous with mushrooms, truffles, bark and ripe red fruit. Palate: cherries , earth, asian spice along with a hint of cola.. Good acidity and freshness .. Great balance with the structure to age another 7-8 years. Bravo!!!

10/22/2011 - vinopa wrote:

A very good well balanced barbaresco..A bit tight at this early stage but still enjoyable..What a tremendous QPR!!

10/19/2011 - vinopa wrote:

I rarely open a young Barton but from reading some TN's i decided to check in...The color is an amazing bright purple which really looked inviting..Nose: For such a young Barton this opened up quite nicely with incense, black and blue fruit, leather, and minerals...The nose should develop very nicely over time ...Palate: A nice concentration of black and blue fruit which is impressive for an 08. Hints of tobacco, leather and minerals but its the bright fruit that is shining at this stage. The tannins are firm and powerful but in no way blocking the fruit ..This is the best drinking young Barton I have ever tasted. Everything is in balanced at this stage but time will bring out all those secondary notes..I totally recommend people buying this and enjoying them early and a decade from now.Plus the 08's present a great value..Cheers

10/15/2011 - vinopa wrote:

Still young looking in the glass... Nose: dark fruit, leather, Forrest floor and crushed rock.. Palate much of the same notes as on the nose..The finish was medium with grippy tannins. This Barton got a ways to go no need to rush uncorking one.. Cheers

10/11/2011 - vinopa wrote:

A very good solid SB but did not blow me away either..Good citrus notes on the nose and palate and well balanced...Medium finish.

10/8/2011 - vinopa wrote:

Another solid but overpriced Cali cab..cherries and spice dominate the nose and palate.. Lacks complexity and was quite boring.. However it was balanced with no sign of heat on the finish despite the 15.2 Alc ..For 75 bucks u can find a much more complex Bordeaux or CDP that will not leave u bored drinking it.

10/1/2011 - vinopa wrote:

Solid Pauillac but nothing special.. Nose: Red berries, cigar box, spice and herbs. Overall the nose was very nice but then came the disappointment..Palate: Red fruit, cassis, tobacco along with earth tones. The wine was quite thin and lacked some depth on the palate. The finish was medium length while the tannins were tame..It's a solid 88...Cheers!!!