One of my favorite vintages of Vintage Reserve from Gunlach. Decanted for about 1.5 hours, but could have used a bit more. Earthy, smooth, nice finish. This really delivers
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This is a fantastic wine! I received this wine as a gift from a co worker about a year ago. Kept it in the cellar since and decided to make some NY strip steak now that it is starting to get cooler in New England. Decided to decant this without knowing much about it. Decanted for approximately 4 hours and so glad that I did!
The nose was pure fruit - lots of dark fruits, blackberries, cherries, and a hint of cedar. The palate is medium to full bodied - very rich, extracted, bursting with flavor. This just explodes with bright fruit on the palate. The finish is medium in length and leaves you wanting to take another sip. We paired this with home made garlic mashed potatoes, grill roasted asparagus and coffee rubbed NY strip steak (medium rare) - it was the perfect combination! So glad to have tried this Sonoma wine. Really well made.
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3/4/2024 - P&KCellars wrote: 92 Points
Fruit is near its end. Time to drink if you like a fruit start But the finish remains complex. Leather and easy notes on the palate
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7/27/2023 - JLPwine Likes this wine: 90 Points
Very nice. A bit lighter than previous vintages of Vintage Reserve, but nice
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1/19/2023 - JLPwine wrote: 98 Points
One of my favorite vintages of Vintage Reserve from Gunlach. Decanted for about 1.5 hours, but could have used a bit more. Earthy, smooth, nice finish. This really delivers
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12/24/2022 - Jtbackus wrote: 91 Points
Prob could have waited. Dry cork but not corked
Damn tasty
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9/19/2020 - pgrzesik Likes this wine: 93 Points
This is a fantastic wine! I received this wine as a gift from a co worker about a year ago. Kept it in the cellar since and decided to make some NY strip steak now that it is starting to get cooler in New England. Decided to decant this without knowing much about it. Decanted for approximately 4 hours and so glad that I did!
The nose was pure fruit - lots of dark fruits, blackberries, cherries, and a hint of cedar. The palate is medium to full bodied - very rich, extracted, bursting with flavor. This just explodes with bright fruit on the palate. The finish is medium in length and leaves you wanting to take another sip. We paired this with home made garlic mashed potatoes, grill roasted asparagus and coffee rubbed NY strip steak (medium rare) - it was the perfect combination! So glad to have tried this Sonoma wine. Really well made.
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