Cal Russet

Celler Cal Pla

Porrera Priorat Grenache Blend

Vintage 2022 | spicyness: clove and gingerbread spices. Warm comforting taste. — 4 months ago

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Bodegas y Viñedos de Cal Grau

La Petite Agnès Priorat Red Blend 2022

Deep cherry red very bright. blueberry blackberry and cherry. Clove nutmeg. Dried plum. Dried herb as well. Fruitiness M+ Sweetness M Acidity M Tannin M+ Body M+ Finish M 15.5% Juicy. Bodegas y Viñedos de Cal Grau La Petite Agnes Priorat Red Blend 22 @1184/1480, Juj, 251220 — 7 months ago

Cellers Ripoll Sans

Cal Batllet Torroja Ronçavall Vi de la Vila Priorat Carignan 2015

100 % Cariñena from a very small vinyard Roncavall in Torroja.
Only 279 Bottles in 2015!
Tasted in april 2016 from barrel … now from bottle

Delicious wine from my friend Marc Ripoll, lovely perfumed nose with ripe black berries fruits, plum, cherries, authum forest, vanilla, spices, full bodied on the palate with elegant and delicate ripe fruit flavors, fresh notes, delicious fine tannin structure, warm mouthfeel, round, fine toasted cedar, Llicorella minerality, like this! 96 DSP
— 4 years ago

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Inglenook

Cask Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 1961

Cask J1. Dark blackish tawny color. Very much opaque. Wispy, rustic nose. Notes of charcoal, roses, mocha, cola, vanilla, and charred barrel. Seems very old to me. Is it fortified? While I'm trying to ascertain what this might be, it's revealed as old school Cal Cab. Pretty impressive stuff. — 5 years ago

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Zorzal

Eggo Blanc de Cal Sauvignon Blanc 2017

Bursting with flavor. Juicy citrus fruit, mouth watering acidity, and a salty minerality. — 6 years ago

Herdade do Monte da Cal

Colheita Seleccionada Alentejano Red Blend 2011

A pleasant surprise from my AirBnB hosts when I arrived in Portugal! — 7 years ago

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Sandhi Wines

Rinconada Vineyard Pinot Noir 2012

14 year old Cal Pinot. Fruit in check yet a bit caramelized and brick-ish on the edges. Hearty. Big Pinot. I wanted to match it with bacon. — 5 months ago

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Laurel Glen Vineyard

Counterpoint Sonoma Mountain Cabernet Sauvignon 1995

Structured and somewhat tannic still, still some primary fruit but I worry the tannins will outlast the fruit, impressive showing for the second wine of Laurel Glen, our good steaks are effectively cutting the tannins, very good Cal Cab!! — a year ago

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@Doug Powers as you said the second label ,makes this even more impressive.
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@Ira Schwartz, I also had a 1986 Laurel Glen Cabernet next to the bottle above, will consume that soon! And, for @Tom Casagrande, this 1995 Counterpoint was 12.5% ABV!!
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Gawd, I miss the old Patrick Campbell Laurel Glen efforts. Difficult to find his main label efforts.

Dunn Vineyards

Howell Mountain Cabernet Sauvignon 1986

Backward mountain fruit, but not as tannic as I’d expected, though this should easily last another 25 years, old school Cal Cabernet (13% ABV) that I long for!! — 4 years ago

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@Doug Powers Actually bought an ‘05 today . 

Mas Cal Demoura

Terre de Jonquières Terrasses du Larzac Red Blend 2017

Ted
9.2

Black cherry, fresh cut herbs. Perfect for a night of spring snow 😡 — 5 years ago

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Nicholson Jones

St. Helena Sauvignon Blanc 2016

One of my favorite small production wine, 300 cases. Cal Nicholson spent his youth in So. CA & after a long marketing career he hung up his spurs to follow his 2 real interests in life – surfing & wine making. Jones is the maiden name of Cal’s wife Pam. A wonderful wine. Aromas of lemon citrus with herb, stone & tropical fruits. Palate, peach, Granny Smith apple & ripe melon flavors with lively citrus zest wrapped in lbalanced acidity. Lingering finish ending with mineral citrus finish. Consistent! Nice! — 7 years ago

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I’m curious - is this Napa fruit?
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Yes, From the Crocker Vineyard in St Helena.

Bodegas Isidro Milagro

Cal y Canto Full Red Vino de la Tierra de Castilla Tempranillo Blend

I was surprised at how much I like this. I’m not a Merlot, fan so when I know it’s there, I have a predisposed taste in my mouth. However, this is fantastic! It’s fruity but not sweet. It has a well balanced, full bodied mouth feel with a beautiful finish. — 8 years ago

Ratafia Russet

Herb Liqueur

You haven’t lived until you’ve had a peak season pear from Catalunya. Fortunately, someone put it in a bottle. — 5 months ago

Mas Cal Demoura

Les Combariolles Red Blend 2013

Consistent notes. CdP lite. — 10 months ago

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Laurel Glen Vineyard

Sonoma Mountain Estate Cabernet Sauvignon 1985

Absolutely lovely older Cal Cab, faint browning, still shows loads of structure, just a trace of a green note lurks underneath, but balanced with a long, lingering finish, great stuff!! — 4 years ago

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Arbe Garbe

Sonoma County White Blend 2019

Malvasia, Tocai Friuli, and Chardonnay blend that has become an old and trusted friend over the past few years. The 2019 is medium gold, bit higher ABV than past vintages at 14.1, and the weight on the palate is considerable though lively and not cloying. Round, sweet, juicy fruit with notes of melon, peach, and lychee dominate, but there’s a hint of funky shroomy bottom that balances things out before the creamy, lengthy finish. I’m so happy that these Cal-Ital blends are gaining a foothold in the New World. This wine rocks with Mediterranean cuisine like lamb/chicken Kabobs with dilled herby rice and creamy hummus. Solid QPR and I’m finding that as summer finally sneaks in, I’m popping more and more white table blends. — 4 years ago

Eric, Shay and 12 others liked this

Di Bruno

Sangiovese 2016

Loving Bruno’s Cal-Ital style for a long time now. Best Of breed — 7 years ago

Cal Porrerà

Trosset de Porrera Vi de Vila Garnacha Blend 2014

Tasta Porrera 2019. 70% Carinyena, 15% Garnatxa, 8% Merlot, 7% Syrah. 32,00.
09.11.19
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Shafer Vineyards

Hillside Select Stags Leap District Cabernet Sauvignon 1991

Tasted blind. Dark reddish purple color, opaque. Looks and smells rich. Notes of black berry fruit, tobacco, some cassis and a little anise. Chewy in the mouth. Powerful fruit and structure - this is still young. Easy to guess as a young Cal Cab, althought it wasn't that young. — 7 years ago

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