Doug Powers

8.3

Oak, fruit is staring at oxidation, I should have had this a couple of years ago, medium finish, another wayward bottle recently discovered. — a day ago

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Doug Powers

9.0

Lovely aged red-fruited old vine Gamay, ripe vintage, but more freshness than many 2009 Beaujolais I’ve had the past few years, lingering finish, very fine! — 3 days ago

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Doug Powers

8.7

I had to recently move some wine boxes in the basement, and found this bottle which had leaked badly (think 35-40% leakage loss by volume) — so I put it in my fridge for 2 weeks, opened it tonight (cork was LOOSELY in the neck, so no corkscrew necessary), and AMAZINGLY, it still shows apricot notes and is not just drinkable, but it’s darn good, from a GREAT vintage!! I have no doubt that a pristine bottle would be 9.2 or 9.3. — 6 days ago

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Doug Powers

9.2

Cork went backwards into the bottle, but was intact. Lovely medium-red color, faint bricking on edge, dried red fruits, subtle American oak, very suave on the palate, yet still shows some tannic grip into the long, lingering finish, I’ve long adored these 1980s/early 1990s Pesquera “regular” Ribera del Duero tintos, which avoided the much more lavishly oaked Janus Riserva cuvée, and most amazingly, how long these $18-20 regular cuvées will age!! — 2 days ago

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Doug Powers

8.5

Relatively light color which shows some orange bricking on its edge, simple and light red cherry fruit on the palate, some heat (14.5% ABV) in the medium finish, another disappointing single varietal red from Tablas Creek (and label says it can be drunk up to 10 years from vintage, so 2031?!?!). — 4 days ago

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Doug Powers

9.0

Intensely floral, lemon and pear also show, this seems richer, fatter, and rounder than the 2021, lingering finish, very fine CA Viognier!! — 5 days ago

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Doug Powers

8.8

Some animal/barnyard/bretty aromas and flavors, lovely redfruits as well, even at age 10, this lovely Gamay (wine is labeled “Vin de France”, so maybe grapes are outside the Beaujolais AOC (??)), is still singing, nice acid balance, medium-long finish, very good Gamay!! — 9 days ago

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Doug Powers

8.9

Love the fruit in the 2011 Beaujolais, this is another excellent fresh and balanced Beaujolais, great drinker, lingering finish, very good!! — 3 days ago

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Doug Powers

9.1

Medium-dark purple color, smoky, black pepper, very northern Rhone aromatically and on palate, rich, deep fruit, nice balance, long finish, moderate alcohol (13.6%), this is very, very good!! — 4 days ago

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Doug Powers

9.1

Lemon, floral, mineral, slightly honeyed, lovely texture and cleansing acidity, this should continue to age gracefully for 2-3 years, my favorite domestic Viognier, kudos to Jonathan! — 5 days ago

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