Side View
Joseph Swan Vineyards
Trenton View Vineyard Russian River Valley Pinot Noir 2011
Red fruit still holding in light bodied and more rustic Pinot. — 5 months ago
Château Léoville-Las Cases
Grand Vin de Leoville du Marquis de las Cases Saint-Julien Red Bordeaux Blend 1990
Medium ruby , terracotta /garnet rim. Quite round and ripe , red plum , cigar and ripe blackberry, touch of soy . Touch of cocoa , blackberry and ripe dark cherry , black tea . Quite sweet , rich on the palate, generous for Las Cases , slightly dried fruit , fig and red plum . Pretty decent length , balanced but quite discreet acidity , rounded tannins . This is at peak now and I don’t see much up side from here , so best to drink over the next 5 years or so, though it did hold up in the glass quite well . Atypical for Las Cases with its ripe fruit, quite low acidity , sweet tannin: also this only has 42% Cabernet Sauvignon. Overall probably the least successful of the wines in this tasting , but the level overall was very high. — 5 months ago
Three Finger Jack
East Side RIdge Lodi Cabernet Sauvignon 2021
Smooth! Jammy aftertaste. Not incredibly sweet. Good recommendation for a first try of red. (XI buy) — 18 days ago
Château de Beaucastel
Châteauneuf-du-Pape Red Rhône Blend 2018
Popped and poured; enjoyed over the course of a few hours. No formal notes due to the setting. The 2018 is a fairly classic expression of Beaucastel with a mixed bramble fruit set, underbrush, herbs and spices in lovely balance. Good structure. While still on the youthful side, the 2018 is already showing well and was an awesome accompaniment with a wagyu burger. Drink now through 2038. — 4 months ago
Iron Side Cellars
California Pinot Noir
A beautifully smooth Pinot Noir!! Wow — 8 months ago
Flowers Vineyard & Winery
Sea View Ridge Estate Vineyard Pinot Noir
Nice but subdued overall. Expected more for the price. — a month ago
Domaine Jamet
Côte-Rôtie Syrah 2012
Classic Jamet showing a concentrated, complex nose of red & black cherry, berry fruit, smoked meat, black olive, pepper, savory spice, mineral, menthol & violets. This is still on the youthful side that should keep developing for many more years. — 3 months ago
Scribe
West Side Atlas Peak Cabernet Sauvignon 2019
This bottle has been open in cooler for 48 hours… tastes better 48 hours ago — 2 years ago
Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego
2014 vintage. Tasted via Coravin. Heavy body still. Plummy nose. Some swirling flavors about but a little out of sorts currently. That pinot noir for cabernet drinkers. 04.23.25. — 13 days ago