Del Dotto Vineyards
Family Reserve St. Helena Mountain Cabernet Sauvignon 2014
15.8%. Yet still this is a great wine. Deep dark fruit. Cherry, blackberry, so juicy. Yes a cocktail wine but o’boy is this nice. Someone dropped this off on our TGIF! People drank it and had no clue about the $$$ of the bottle. Connoisseur Series - Block 3. — 9 days ago
Damilano
Lecinquevigne Barolo Nebbiolo 2016
Parking Lot - Trader Joe’s 30$ Barolo. 14.5%. Tasted on the spot! With the mini snack cups from T.G. Brownish tinge, tealeaves and quite tart. Lacks classic Barolo flavors - will pass up on this one. Sad 😞 - Great vintage how can anyone screw this up? Might this needs hours of air and or a proper glass? Will add to these notes - in 3 hours. May be i am wrong? — 8 days ago
Hirsch Vineyards
Sonoma Coast Chardonnay 2022
Golden in the glass. Big and structured. Tons of fruit. Almost too much for me. Jasmine, lemon curd, pear on the back palate. Touch sweet. 360 cases made. 13.7%. Clearly this wine was made with care and determination. Let’s see what the future brings. Will put this away for 3-4 years. — 21 days ago
Ridge Vineyards
Three Valleys Sonoma County Zinfandel Blend 2021
Serve-able and just OK. Cherry (very) driven. And not much more. Seems too light despite 14.1%. Lacks stuffing. — 9 days ago
Storm
Ignis Upper Hemel-En-Aarde Valley Pinot Noir 2020
Iodine, earth, dirt, tannic. A big wine will easily hold up to steak or game. Orange peel, touch dark ripe cherries, spices (touch cinnamon), black tea leaves. Full of character and terroir driven. From South Africa. Decomposed Granite and volcanic rock. 13.5%. — 15 days ago
Pinotman /// Andreas
Black tea leaves. Quite savory. Light. Spices. — a day ago