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Viña Ventisquero

Grey [Glacier] Single Block Trinidad Vineyard Carménère 2022

Brett Durci
9.0

Nose of tart fruit and spice which shows up in the palate as well. Silky tannins that take a little time to build up. Easy to drink for a medium bodied red. It's holding up well to hearty spicy chilli, and the spice of the food is letting the fruit show more through the spice notes of the wine. Curious to see how it develops when I have some tomorrow. — 7 hours ago

Patricia Green Cellars

Estate Etzel Block Ribbon Ridge Pinot Noir 2005

Ki Punwar
9.3

Earthy and lots of oak present, but still very robust and full bodied, beautiful aromas of pine needles and forest floor-love that — 2 months ago

Dave liked this

Myriad Cellars

Esther Block Las Madres Vineyard Syrah 2023

Norman
9.0

Nice. Bit sharp at first so give it some air. Opened up nice. First time trying this but finding myself a Myriad red fan if one can get it at a reasonable price — 3 months ago

Dave, Paul and 5 others liked this

Kay Brothers

Amery Vineyard Block 6 Shiraz 2004

Richard Portes
9.1

Still looks young, high acidity keeps it fresh. So different from an Hermitage! — a day ago

Carlisle Winery & Vineyards

Papa's Block Russian River Valley Syrah 2012

Ki Punwar
9.2

Love Carlisle and this is a great wine with a very floral nose of blackberry and pepper. Lush and long finish, well done Mike! — 2 months ago

Dave liked this

Hirsch Vineyards

Block 8 Pinot Noir

Keith Pajonas
9.1

needed a few more years but has great structure — 2 months ago

Walnut Block Wines

Collectables Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc

Nicholas Alexander
9.2

Incredible — 5 months ago

Ghost Block

Pelissa Vineyard Zinfandel 2021

"Odedi"
9.2

Inky in color with a wide reddish rim.

Fruity on the nose, and medium plus in body with medium acidity.

Dry on the palate and easy drinking.

Showing red and black fruits with light cedar, earth, herbs, chocolates, peppercorn, cola, Mediterranean spices and light licorice.

Long finish with fine grained tannins and tangy raspberries.

This is a delicious Single Vineyard Zinfandel from Napa Valley. Elegant and rich. Fruit forward and complex. Nicely balanced with a soft mouthfeel.

Good right out of the bottle and better with airtime. Will continue to age nicely in the next 7 years.

Good by itself as a sipping wine, and will pair nicely with burger and fries.

14.9% alcohol by volume.

92 points.

$40. — a month ago

Tom, Robin and 8 others liked this
Tom Casagrande

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Nice to see this come in under 15%. It takes thoughtfulness and care to do that amid climate change, and is particularly admirable in Napa, where wineries could easily grub up low-profit Zin vines, replace them with Cab and charge higher $$.

Boekenhoutskloof

The Chocolate Block Cinsault Blend 2022

Audrey Nadeau
9.4

Bonbon à la prune et cerise noire, avec des touches de cacao et de café. — 2 months ago

Melanson

Matthew's Block Cabernet Sauvignon 2015

Rick Phillips
9.6

Sat in open bottle for an hour then decanted! Delightful on the nose from the start. Open taste was full of tannin and somewhat young. 2 hours later after opening and decanting as described, strong currant,lite oak, blackberry, blueberry gives the strong finish. — 4 months ago

Letha Phillips
with Letha
Rick, Tom and 10 others liked this