Keplinger

Caldera El Dorado Mourvedre Blend 2010

9.2

1/2 hour decant (little cloudy sediment). A formidable dark tawny red color with decent bricking. On the nose: subtle nose of stewed meat, iron, cherry, smoke, and herbs. Taste: A creamy, smooth medium plus body wine with mouth coating raspberry, minerals, tar, leather, little chocolate, and a smokey tobacco medium plus finish. Drink em now or over the next few years. Cheers! — 12 days ago

with Brenda

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Keplinger

Lithic Shake Ridge Vineyard Grenache Blend 2011

Brenda Terzich-Garland

8.9

Luv Keplinger Rhône Valley Blends! These grapes are from Amador County. Nice to compare it to her Napa blend. Color - med reddish-brown. Plum and raspberry-cherry fruit bounce off the nose with a floral smoke and tobacco scent; some mineral, wet tea and orange peel lingers. Taste is a definite sweet raspberry with some tar, cedar, crushed rock and vanilla-caramel taste on the mid-pallet. Tannins are well integrated and should drink now. — 4 months ago

with Karin and Jill

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Keplinger

Hangman's Carneros Syrah 2015

Chance Miller

8.9

Meaty, big — 10 months ago

Vermillion Wine (Helen Keplinger)

Vermillion California Grenache Blend 2017

Ray Vanderhoff

9.2

Red blend that is primarily Grenache along with some Mourvèdre, Syrah, Cabernet Sauvignon, Petite Syrah and Counoise. Dark fruit, baking spice and herbal aromas and flavors. Acidity is quite bright. Savory and earthy. Another excellent Kepplinger effort. — 14 hours ago

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