Double 8

Orin Swift Cellars

8 Years in the Desert Zinfandel Blend

Very big juicy wine. High alcohol. Needs time to mellow in the glass. Purple fruits. Tobacco. Clay. — a day ago

Hewitt Vineyard

++ Double Plus ++ Cabernet Sauvignon 2017

Much sweeter bigger berry and more full bodied. 2017 Rutherford is north so the clay soil helps with the Rutherford. Medium to full body. — 2 months ago

Alchemist Pub and Brewery

Heady Topper Double IPA

Not an ipa fan but I can appreciate this it really does have complex layers of flavor that really just sits on the tongue with a long finish got 3 cases at my place in California randomly just showed up — 3 months ago

Jacob's Creek/Orlando

Double Barrel Shiraz 2020

Bought at Pine Orchard 7/23, $12. Was expecting a richer Shiraz with the whiskey barrel aging. Just a typical Australian Shiraz, no different. — 3 months ago

Hirsch Vineyards

Block 8 Pinot Noir 2018

13.3% ABV Medium density red color. Red fruit- cherry & strawberry 🍓 — 2 months ago

Double Black

Paso Robles Zinfandel 2021

From TW, excellent wine with lots of body Vanderploeg flavor without being overwhelming; perfect balance for drinking alone or with food. — 2 months ago

Gnarly Head

1924 Limited Edition Double Black Cabernet Sauvignon 2021

Burns a little in the best way. A scotch amongst wines. — 3 months ago

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Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande

Pauillac Red Bordeaux Blend 1986

1986 vintage. Ripped through six bottles (one corked) for a 1986 BDX dinner @ Mister A's-San Diego. All bottles appropriately aged fill and decent+ corks. Double decanted and tasted over the course of 5 hours. Mix of powdery and stubborn (non-chunky) sed amongst the 6 bottles. Light-medium body throughout. Somewhat muted experience overall. None of the bottles (with variation) shone/sung. Wine is firmly on the downside of the bell curve with best days behind it (based on the 5 + corked bottle examples). There was none of the usual P-L flavor markers but the body hung in there. Pains me to say this but drink up now unless you've got a larger format bottle. Maggie (+) would probably yield a higher score. 3.14.24. — a month ago

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Pinotman /// Andreas

Pinotman /// Andreas

Oh 😥. Sounds like a bust.
David T

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While I respect, own many vintage from them, as well as, one of my favorite non 1st growth producers and love the style of 80’s Bordeaux (82, 86, 89) I don’t believe this vintage from them ever lived up to expectation or critics reviews.
Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

@David T To be fair, had a few examples of this particular wine and vintage that ticked off the 9.6 mark for me. Don’t rate anything above a 9.7. When it was at the top of the bell curve and just on either side of that summit, it didn’t suck. Life rolls on.