Château Musar
Musar Jeune Cinsault Syrah 2014
Rich, sweet, fruit-forward aroma of raspberry & black cherry. Velvety notes of raspberry & blackberry pie. Stewed red fruit & tar. Dry, sweater-y finish. Medium-plus tannin. Medium acidity. Subtle earth and baking spice. Nice wine. — 5 months ago
Castello dei Rampolla
Riserva Chianti Classico Sangiovese Blend 2014
Unripe black fruit on the nose. Smooth, medium tannins, but still leathery. Medium-plus acidity. Dry. Notes of unripe blackberry, unripe black currant, plum black pepper, slight tobacco, & earth. — a year ago
The Prisoner Wine Company
The Prisoner Napa Valley Zinfandel Blend
Bursting fruit on the nose: plum, currant, raspberry, date, blackberry, luxardo cherry. Smooth & velvety. Medium acidity. Dark, stewed fruit on the palate, like pie filing or jam. Medium tannin. Old, soft leather. Much smoother than its older 2015 counterpart. — 3 months ago
Caldora
Yume Montepulciano d'Abruzzo 2011
Medium bodied. Low acidity. Smooth, velvety, subtle notes of plum, black currant, & cassis. Medium tannin. — 5 months ago
Orin Swift
D66 Vin de Pays des Côtes Catalanes Grenache Syrah
My least favorite Orin Swift. Rich, dusty black cherry, raspberry, black currant, leather, tar, & soil throughout the nose & palate. Medium acidity. Velvety body. Dry, tannic finish. — 10 months ago
Dutton-Goldfield
Azaya Ranch Pinot Noir 2015
Dark, syrupy, red cherry aroma with a hint of smoke. Subtle cherry cobbler notes. Medium-minus acidity. Low tannin. Smooth. — a year ago
Kracher
Cuvee Beerenauslese White Blend 2012
Sweet honey, apple, & petroleum aromas. Syrupy, sweet notes of honey, golden apple, oak, caramel, & light minerality. Medium-minusacidity. Dessert in a glass. — 4 months ago
Château Cantenac Brown
Margaux Red Bordeaux Blend 2009
Plum, back currant, alcohol, & tobacco aromas. Flat, dry, yet juicy notes of red currant, black currant, wet leather, tar, plum, raspberry, & grape juice. Medium tannin. Low acidity. — 4 months ago
Michael David Winery (Michael & David Phillips)
Freakshow Lodi Cabernet Sauvignon 2013
2) Much more impressed the second time around. It’s like I’m drinking an entirely different wine from the first check-in. Aroma of blackberry, currant, tar, & some smoke. Lush, stewed raspberry on the palate. Med-plus acidity. Sweater middle with a lightly tart, lingering, fruity finish.
1) Flat and flabby, especially for a Cab. Low tannin. Medium acidity. Notes of roasted raspberry & subtle leather. — 5 months ago
Allyson O'Keefe
Hot on the nose with notes of old smoke & leather. Lightly hot on the palate as well with bright notes of raspberry pie, tar, & pomegranate. If I blind tasted this next to the 2016, I’d assume this was the younger I’d the two. Tighter and hotter than the 2016. — 3 months ago