Trek Wine

Pessagno

Santa Lucia Highlands Chardonnay 2018

Continuing my trek through Paso and still enjoying these bottles. — a month ago

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Flora Springs

Reserve Rutherford Hillside Cabernet Sauvignon 2012

Shay A
9.4

Annual guys WTF Christmas party with spouses. Lots of great wine. I’ll post my highlights with pics I got.

Undoubtedly the best Flora Springs wine I’ve had to date. Always a special place in my heart for FS as their Trilogy wine was the wine that opened my eyes to the world of wine (and we trek out to Napa every year for the Trilogy Release party...6 weeks from today!). This offering, along with Rennie’s Reserve, are my favorites out of their single vineyard offerings. With 7yrs of age, this has really gotten compact and structured. So much sweet and dense fruit here...very dark fruit profile, along with creme de cassis, sandalwood and dust. Fig, nutmeg, with mixed berry pie toward the finish. Pop and pour! Thanks
@Benjamin Keator .
— 4 years ago

Jack ThompsonSteve BolgerAndrew Heffley
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Ryan Vento

Ryan Vento

Never seen this - seems legit.
Keith Fisher

Keith Fisher

Bottle of SQN Grenache in the background
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@Ryan Vento : This is one of Flora’s single vineyard cabs. They have 4-5 of them. This, Rennie, and Wild Boar are their best offerings in my opinion.

@Keith Fisher : Yes, the ‘09 Turn Upside Down Grenache! It’s been opened a time or two at Classic (probably by you). Richard brought this one. A few people poured some heavy handed pours so I missed out on it this time.

Castiglion del Bosco

Riserva Millecento Brunello di Montalcino 2010

Tim L
9.4

Surprise! Still haven’t opened it so rating it is a “hope”…think I may have opened a bottle previously…was too soon but hints of greatness linger. These need 10 yrs+ but I think it’s time...2010 Brunello by a famed better winery…bought in Cortona, Italy, next door town to the Montalcino-Montepuciano twin towns of great Italian wine. Resisting the temptation is like resisting “The Borg”. (A Star Trek reference…where are you Capt’n Kirk?) — 2 years ago

St. Clement Vineyards

Armstrong Ranch Cabernet Sauvignon 2013

Nice wine...too bad I only purchased one bottle. Close out so nice price as there won’t be any more St. Clement from Treasury group. Too bad the system won’t allow you to insert location. I’m home after a nearly two month trek. — 5 years ago

W. & J. Graham's

Vintage Port Blend 1985

Another very fine 1985 vintage Porto as we continue our trek through them, the Taylor had a little more depth and balance, but this Graham’s is quite fine, nice sweetness, medium-long, sweet finish. — 2 years ago

Jim Powers
with Jim
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de Trafford

Elevation 393 Red Blend 2007

This Stellenbosch Cabernet blend gets its name from being 393 metres above sea level. Deep Ruby in colour. Aromas of coal dust, liquorice, Tomato Bush, Capsicum and stalky green Notes. On the palate initial impressions were lacking in fruit. More austere than expected. Certainly very different to most Napa Valley Cabernets that I’ve had. Medium bodied. I bought this wine in 2012 at the cellar door and it was quite the trek to drive to de Trafford over many dirt roads. One of the 1001 wines. — 5 years ago

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