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Dan Fitzgerald

985 wines • 42 followers • 3 following

Cayuse Vineyards

Cailloux Vineyard Syrah 2010

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Dan Fitzgerald

Dan Fitzgerald

9.4

Dan had this 2 years ago

Weston EidsonJeff Meyerjoe leatherwood
with Weston, Jeff and 2 others
Paul, David and 49 others liked this
Paul T- Huntington Beach

Paul T- Huntington Beach

Third twin👍🏼
Shay A

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@Paul T- Huntington Beach : I’ve never had a wine like that Third Twin. It was utterly captivating...green peppercorn crusted Black Forest cake. So unique.
Severn Goodwin

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Donelan Obsidian is kick ass, also their Richards Family & Walker Vine Hill.

Harlan Estate

Napa Valley Proprietary Red Blend 2006

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Dan Fitzgerald

Dan Fitzgerald

9.6

Dan had this 3 years ago

Jid Rjoe leatherwoodJeff Meyer
with Jid, joe and 3 others
Jid, joe and 74 others liked this
Norman Gennaro

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Man you guys eat well!
Hugh O'Riordan

Hugh O'Riordan

Great review
Peggy Hadley

Peggy Hadley

Beautiful label.

Merry Edwards

Late Harvest Russian River Valley Sauvignon Blanc 2012

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Dan Fitzgerald

Dan Fitzgerald

9.3

Dan had this 3 years ago

Jid Rjoe leatherwoodJeff Meyer
with Jid, joe and 3 others
Jid, Tom and 42 others liked this
Eric

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Nice! Do you meet in NYC?
Shay A

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@Eric Bass : We are all located in the Fort Worth, TX area!

Harlan Estate

Napa Valley Proprietary Red Blend 2012

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Dan Fitzgerald

Dan Fitzgerald

9.6

Dan had this 3 years ago

Jid Rjoe leatherwoodJeff Meyer
with Jid, joe and 3 others
Jid, joe and 59 others liked this
joe leatherwood

joe leatherwood

Reds decanted about 4hrs before poured glass.
Paul T- Huntington Beach

Paul T- Huntington Beach

That sounds about right, I call that the Shafer decant. Good to know, I’ve got a couple in storage for future drinkage
Hugh O'Riordan

Hugh O'Riordan

Great review

Booker Vineyard

Ripper 22 Red Blend 2015

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Dan Fitzgerald

Dan Fitzgerald

9.3

Dan had this 3 years ago

Jeff MeyerWeston EidsonShay A
with Jeff, Weston and 1 other
Severn, Howard and 39 others liked this
Paul T- Huntington Beach

Paul T- Huntington Beach

Still have the bottles of Faethm in that case?
Shay A

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@Paul T- Huntington Beach : Some are resting in the wine fridge and some are in the offsite storage locker. I want to pop one soon, but I know it will be too early!
Philip Deibel

Philip Deibel

@Paul T- Huntington Beach @Shay A in the words of Mel Gibson in Braveheart.... “Hold...HOLD...HOOOOLD!”

Joseph Phelps Vineyards

Ovation Brut Freestone Vineyard Chardonnay Pinot Noir 2015

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Dan Fitzgerald

Dan Fitzgerald

9.2

Dan had this 3 years ago

joe leatherwoodWeston EidsonShay A
with joe, Weston and 1 other
Ryan, Tom and 38 others liked this
David T

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Saw this & wondered if it merited $125 from the winery?
Shay A

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@David T : Fair question and in the spirit of transparency, when comparing to champagne, no. However, with the rise of Cali sparklers picking up steam, there is a definite high quality to this when comparing to other Cali sparklers. I think you’d enjoy, but it definitely needs time. When analyzing for what it is, I thought it was fairly nice.

Promontory

Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 2012

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Dan Fitzgerald

Dan Fitzgerald

9.7

Dan had this 3 years ago

Jid Rjoe leatherwoodJeff Meyer
with Jid, joe and 3 others
Jid, Billy and 52 others liked this
David T

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Glad you got try another vintage. I can only imagine this will still improve down the road.

Lokoya

Spring Mountain District Cabernet Sauvignon 2007

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Dan Fitzgerald

Dan Fitzgerald

9.5

Dan had this 3 years ago

joe leatherwoodWeston EidsonShay A
with joe, Weston and 1 other
Eric, Mike and 46 others liked this

Vaso

Napa Valley Sauvignon Blanc 2013

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Dan Fitzgerald

Dan Fitzgerald

9.3

Dan had this 3 years ago

joe leatherwoodWeston EidsonShay A
with joe, Weston and 1 other
Vanessa, Ryan and 43 others liked this
Bryan Kesting

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Never had anything from Dana or VASO. I need to get with the program. Sounds like a great wine.
Mike R

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So glad you liked it @Shay A
I think the 12 and 15 are better
Mike R

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VASO I think is their 2nd label now but not sure they finishing pulling this off yet

Sine Qua Non

Tectumque Ventura White Blend 2017

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Dan Fitzgerald

Dan Fitzgerald

9.3

Dan had this 3 years ago

Jid Rjoe leatherwoodJeff Meyer
with Jid, joe and 3 others
Jid, Paul and 54 others liked this
Hugh O'Riordan

Hugh O'Riordan

I’m jealous
Bryan Kesting

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How much time do you feel the SQN whites need?
Shay A

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@Bryan Kesting : All the SQN whites I’ve had seem like they need at least 5yrs from vintage before opening. I thought the 2015 White was pretty good young, but both the 2016 and 2017 seem really coiled. Just my personal opinion.