Doug Powers

8.8

[68% Sauvignon Blanc, 32% Semillon] Clean and crisp, plenty of grassy notes show, but not much lanolin or honey from the Semillon, good, not great. — 2 days ago

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Doug Powers

9.0

Very youthful color and aromatics, blue fruits mostly, soft tannic structure, very good balancing acidity, medium-long finish, lovely Sierra Foothills Syrah! — 4 days ago

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Doug Powers

9.4

From an old Russian River vineyard planted in 1910, checking in at 12.5% ABV, this is a remarkable old-vine Mourvèdre that shows tree bark, redfruits, and amazing freshness and acidity given its 28 years old, great complexity and length, I can’t remember the production level, but guessing at most 100 or so cases, simply another great wine made by Rod Berglund at Swan!! — 5 days ago

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Doug Powers

8.9

Nice aged Côtes du Rhône, definitely mature, but still some pleasant redfruit aromas and flavors, soft structure, lingering finish, time to drink up!! This was a gray market import, as all labels are in French only, 13.5% ABV. — 2 days ago

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Doug Powers

8.8

This Spanish Syrah seems mature, or at least close to it, grilled meats, mineral (predominantly iron pressings), somewhat earthy, doesnt really seem northern Rhone-like or Californian, but does show some solid depth, I have 1 more bottle which I’ll put in the short-term drinking queue. — 4 days ago

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Doug Powers

9.3

Super young, initial aromas of sulphur/burnt match (SO2), which are quite dominant currently, lovely, taut, high acid style that appears to have been made with an eye towards extended aging, long finish, I’d guess another 7-10 years cellaring would make sense, low ABV (12.5%) keeps it fresh and nicely tart, lovely Margaret River Chardonnay!! — 6 days ago

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Doug Powers

9.1

[78% Zinfandel, 15% Petite Sirah, 5% Grenache, 2% Counoise] Raspberry, boysenberry, spice and pepper, solid structure, the Petite Sirah provides quite a firm backbone, good acidity, lingering finish, very good Sonoma Zinfandel!! — 8 days ago

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Doug Powers

8.6

Still quite light color, like a medium-dark Rose, floral, sweet summer rose flowers, red fruit flavors, light-bodied Pinot Noir, this wine is admittedly light in many way, but it’s about aromatics and tension (great acidity, grown in the Dolomites, so interesting to me), solid. — 3 days ago

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Doug Powers

8.8

Same wine as the 1997, except this time at 14.5% ABV, the 1997 is so much fresher and youthful, not sure whether this bottle was mistakenly labeled and was actually the 1893 vintage that @Dave apparently laid in cases of when he was a young man!?!?!? 🤔🤔🤷👀😂 — 5 days ago

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Doug Powers

9.0

Lovely dark purple color, the Shiraz is black pepper and spice, with a quite tannic profile, the Viognier provides some lovely floral notes and acidity, longish finish, should easily improve for 2-4 more years. — 7 days ago

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