Odd Bins

Scheid Vineyards

Odd Lot White 2023

One of the better white wine blends on the market. — 2 months ago

Hartwell Vineyards

Estate Grown Cabernet Sauvignon 2014

Paul J
9.3

1hr+ decant. Dark red color with purple elements. Cherry, medicinal, and subtle graphite on the nose. Medium plus depth with ample Napa sweetness. Unfortunately a very short finish which is odd. I’d drink up very soon! — 2 years ago

Brooke Weaver Jakubowski
with Brooke
Tom, Shay and 6 others liked this

La Conreria d'Scala Dei

Les Brugueres Priorat Grenache Blanc 2017

Definitely better on the second day, which is odd for a white. Pale in colour. Quite shy initially but opens up to reveal lots of spice and complexity, wrapped around the melon core of garnatxa blanca. Delicious though they are not giving it away at €18. — 5 years ago

Scheid Vineyards

Odd Lot Red Blend 2020

Slightly dry. Good blend. — 6 months ago

Château Lafaurie-Peyraguey

Sauternes Sémillon-Sauvignon Blanc Blend 2001

(Split) — Intense apricot aromas and flavors, still very youthful, but also an odd medicinal/band-aid note that detracts a bit, on the other hand, this tastes like it’s 5-years-old, not sure what I think on this one?!?! — 2 years ago

Jim Powers
with Jim
Severn, Ira and 2 others liked this

Odd Lot

Monterey County Petite Sirah Petit Verdot 2018

One of my favorites so far. Deep plummy color. — 4 years ago

Milissa, Rob and 5 others liked this

Paloma

Napa Valley Merlot 2008

Shay A
9.3

This was my bottle, and it was opened alongside a ‘15 for comparison sake. Aromatics were similar to the ‘15 (red and black fruit) but less candied. More dirty, but not off putting. However, the finish on this was very unique...it turned very umami/earthy/herbal. Maybe an odd phase as it wakes up? Structure was still very solid (as expected for mountain fruit) so this may hold a while...

Almost two hours later: Better with air. Became more dark chocolate covered. Wow. The savory notes have faded and it’s showing a more rich and dark cocoa type finish. Very enjoyable.
— 5 years ago

Dan FitzgeraldMark FlesherClare Gillette
with Dan, Mark and 2 others
Mark, Paul and 27 others liked this
Mark Flesher

Mark Flesher

Very interesting wine. An initial pop and pour, this one had a very candied raspberry and cherry nose. On the entry, black cherry cola with some figs and a hint of dark cacao. The finish of this wine went to a very dark and soil rich truffle and mushroom for about the first 45 minutes. Almost seemed to have a straw or weedy kind of character. After an hour, the finish changed dramatically and this one was rocking. My goodness these Paloma Merlot are good.... If I could only keep my hands off of my younger vintages so that they could become older vintages!!
9.4

Old Rip Van Winkle Distillery

Family Reserve Rye

Very light nose of caramel, vanilla and gasoline(?). It’s much stronger on the palette with caramel, charcoal, tobacco, acetone, chocolate. The finish has an odd acidic/metallic note that isn’t very pleasant and lingers forever. Not as spicy as other ryes I’ve had. It’s very complex and interesting, changing multiple times over my 20 min tasting. I really like it. — 2 years ago

Broc Cellars

Vine Starr Sonoma County Zinfandel 2018

Tons of acidity. Crunchy apple, raspberry, plums, a bit of forest, but it is tart. I wonder if it’s just an odd time for it. Still way better than 90% of all zin made. — 3 years ago

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Cherry Pie Wines

Stanly Ranch Pinot Noir 2014

Rotting fruit. Sweet and savory. Enjoyable but really odd. Will try again. — 5 years ago