Sling & Spear

Philippe Pacalet

Pommard Pinot Noir 2015

Faint - Dijon mustard. I rated this vintage many many times. Very pale. Drink up really. At its peak - this is awesome but will not get better. Quite oxidized. Profound orange 🍊 notes / Inter-dispersed with fading dark cherry. Incredible well balanced at this point. „Tip of the spear….“. Super complex back palate - what the hell is this? Tumeric, ….boy am I glad i have an Argon line at home to be able to taste this for days. Last bottle. — 6 days ago

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Sling & Spear

Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2017

v17. Very good!! Big and bold. Soft, toast and dried herb nose. Round deep, black cassis, blackberry and soft plum fruit. Smooth, chocolate and tight leather finish. Nice! — 9 months ago

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Camins 2 Dreams

Spear Vineyards Syrah 2019

Great wine! Tons of spice and pepper, there’s a meaty flavor, tart berries, great finish that brings you back for more. — 4 years ago

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Enderle & Moll

Ménage à Trois Pinot Noir 2015

Upon opening unreadable, tart and harsh. Needs about 2-3 hours to open up. Super earthy. Tons of sediment. Very herbaceous. Black forest thyme. Black cherry. Elderberry galore. A tour de force really. Still a ton of tannins - to much? Give it 5 more years? A wine on the edge - tip of the spear. As some of these high end E & M‘s are. I like their wines but not fully convinced of the 2015‘s. Same as with the 2015 Burghs. The hype might not pan out. 24 hours later - this wine needs potentially 10 more years of age - hard to say - mellowed out - orange zest, port wine characteristics, cranberry - still a little rough but for the E&M fans a treat. — 2 months ago

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Spear Vineyards & Winery

Block 13 Pinot Noir 2021

Loads of cherry on the nose. Plum, cranberry and raspberry on the palate. Shows a desirable tartness and full mouth feel throughout the finish. We loved visiting the winery and love this 100% estate single clone Pinot. — 7 months ago

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Solminer

Spear Vineyard Grüner Veltliner 2020

Great acid, lemon and Granny Smith Apple. — 4 years ago

Samuel Louis Smith

Spear Vineyard Chardonnay 2023

A beautiful if lean Chardonnay that really needs a few years before opening. My wife didn’t like it and European with a European palate. Mineral, slate, smoke, orange pith, unripe pomegranate. Give it a few years and caramel will emerge and it will be beautiful. — 4 months ago

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Spear Vineyards & Winery

Sta. Rita Hills Pinot Noir 2022

100% Clone 943 Pinot Noir. Black cherry, some blueberry and black plum. Subtle and balanced. A bit of spice on the finish. Loved the winery and you'll love the 2022 clone 943. — 6 months ago

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Château Sansonnet

St. Émilion Grand Cru Red Bordeaux Blend 2020

2020 vintage. Splendid nose and excellent color. PNP. Medium heavy body. Massive attack of blackberry and plum at the tip of the blue lines spear. A mega-fave St. Emmie producer in the $35-$40 strike price. Fleshy now and wish I had enough storage/discipline/ca$hi$h to park a couple of cases straight into darkness for a decade plus to trace performance/unfolding/defensive posture. Alas, I am undone. 12.10.24. — a year ago

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A Tribute to Grace Wines

Spear Vineyard Grenache 2018

Deep, sweet berries #familytime — 4 years ago

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