Tasting
Here’s the wines I tasted today:
2005 Château La Fleur de Lescours – France, Bordeaux, Libournais, St. Émilion Grand Cru The nose is a major fruit bomb! There was a lot of black cherry and black currant, but also some spicy cedar, and earth. The palate was also very fruity, with a nice herbaceous characteristic. It [...]
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Here are the wines I tasted today:
2005 Ca’ Marcanda (Gaja) Magari Toscana IGT – Italy, Tuscany, Toscana IGT The nose had a lot of perfume and manure smells on the front end. A very strange, but interesting combination. There was also blackberry, currant, and spice. The palate was soft and juicy. It had quite a bit [...]
Here are the wines I tasted today:
2007 Roessler Pinot Noir La Brisa – USA, California, Sonoma County, Sonoma Coast This nose was very jammy, with a preponderance of blackberry, black currant, ad black cherry. It ended with smoked meats, licorice, and forest floor. The palate had great grip, with earthy flavors, blackberry, cherry, and a smoky [...]
Here are the wines I tasted at Tivoli Wines:
2006 Writer’s Block Petite Sirah – USA, California, North Coast, Red Hills Lake County The nose had cherry, floral notes, orange peel, and vanilla. The palate was soft, with cherry, blackberry, spice, coffee and a toasty oak finish. (90 pts.) 2006 Barrel 27 Wine Company Syrah Head Honcho – [...]
Here are the wines I tasted today at Farpointe Cellar:
2007 Oakville Winery Zinfandel – USA, California, Napa Valley, Oakville The nose had blackberry and cassis, pepper, and a little spice. The palate was soft, and had blackberry, pepper, spice, and a cassis finish. (92 pts.) 2006 Girard Petite Sirah – USA, California, Napa Valley The nose had blackberry, [...]
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2006 Forchini Cabernet Sauvignon Proprietor’s Reserve – USA, California, Sonoma County, Dry Creek Valley The nose had boysenberry, chocolate,cherry, spice, and vanilla. The palate is rich and juicy, with cherry, cassis, chocolate, spice, and a vanilla finish. (91 pts.) 2005 Ramey Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley – USA, California, [...]
Here are the wines I tasted today:
2005 Calvet Thunevin Vin de Pays des Côtes Catalanes Cuvée Constance – France, Languedoc Roussillon, Roussillon, Vin de Pays des Côtes Catalanes The nose had pencil lead, coffee, chocolate, raspberry jam, and cassis liqueur. The palate was rich, and had pencil lead, raspberry, cassis, chocolate, and a coffee finish. (92 [...]
Here are the wines I tasted today:
2006 Smith & Hook Cabernet Sauvignon – USA, California, Central Coast, Santa Lucia Highlands The nose had black currant, cherry, chocolate, spice, and vanilla. The palate was soft, rich, and juicy, and had black currant, spice, chocolate, and a nice clove finish. (91 pts.) 2004 Garretson Wine Company Syrah The Aisling [...]
Here are the wines I tasted today:
2005 Robert Sinskey Vineyards Cabernet Franc Vandal Vineyard – USA, California, Napa Valley, Carneros The nose had lots of bramble, herbs, raspberry, and vanilla. The palate was smooth, and had dirt, herbs, raspberry, and a floral finish. (91 pts.) 2007 Terra Andina Carménère – Chile, Central Valley The nose had black currant, [...]
Here are the wines I tasted today:
2006 Two Angels Cabernet Sauvignon – USA, California, Sonoma County, Sonoma Valley The nose had black currant, spice, cherry, and a little earth at the end. The palate was soft, and had black currant, spice, cherry, and a cedar finish. (91 pts.) 2005 Saint-Laurent Syrah mrachek vineyards – USA, Washington, Columbia [...]