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Doug Powers

2572 wines • 112 followers • 113 following

Domaine Julien Delhomme

Les Routes de Causans Blanc 2023

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Doug Powers

8.9

100% Ugni Blanc, sweet floral, white stonefruits, just such a lovely summer sipper, medium-long finish. — a day ago

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Doug Powers

Doug Powers

100% Ugni Blanc, sweet floral, white stonefruits, just such a lovely summer sipper, medium-long finish.

Brick & Mortar

West Block Petaluma Gap Syrah 2021

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Doug Powers

9.2

Dark purple color, very youthful, iodine, smoke, cool climate aroma and flavor profile, excellent acidity, long, lingering finish, very nice! — 3 days ago

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Domaine du Pegau

Cuvée Réservé Châteauneuf-du-Pape Red Rhone Blend 1990

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Doug Powers

9.4

Another absolutely fabulous older CdP, I saw @Jay Kline’s excellent tasting note from a few years ago on the 1990 (thanks for the info, @Jay Kline!!), this is amazing, amazingly a little better than the 1989 Beaucastel, what a trio of 1988-1990 CdPs!!! — 4 days ago

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Jay Kline

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Of course Doug! Laurence has some magic in her.
Doug Powers

Doug Powers

@Jay Kline, my brother and I visited Laurence once, in 2005, what a phenomenal lady she was, climbing all over barrels to get samples, we finished with the very youthful 2004, we both thought it great, and she said she wasn’t sure at that point about the 2004!! Great visit!!

Oltretorrente

Colli Tortonesi Bianco 2023

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Doug Powers

9.1

Floral, lemon curd and mineral aromas, similar flavors, lovely acidity, fresh and clean, medium-long finish, lovely! Cortese grape. — a day ago

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Cedarville Vineyard

Estate Bottled El Dorado Grenache 2017

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Doug Powers

9.0

Youthful purple color, minerals, redfruits, very nice depth and balance, lingering finish, super well done foothills Grenache!! — 3 days ago

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Dönnhoff

Norheimer Kirschheck Spätlese Riesling 2001

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Doug Powers

9.3

Another staggeringly excellent 2001 Spatlese, rich, balanced, complex, very long, lingering finish, great stuff!! — 4 days ago

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Tom Casagrande

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Nice!!

Château de Beaucastel

Châteauneuf-du-Pape Red Rhône Blend 1988

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Doug Powers

9.5

Super clean and still quite youthful, this is a GREAT example of a 1980s CdP from a vintage of little surmaturite, so awesome balance and perfect acidity suggests this vintage will easily last another 5-10 years!! — 4 days ago

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Tom Casagrande

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What a triumvirate of CDPs!
Doug Powers

Doug Powers

@Tom Casagrande, another example of a great bottle outperforming critical reviews — of the 3 CdPs, the ratings given years ago would have been higher for the ‘89 Beau and ‘90 Pegau!!

Pago de La Jaraba

Selección Especial Tempranillo Blend 2021

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Doug Powers

8.8

Nice sweet oak and ripe dark fruit aromas and flavors, good acidity, lingering finish, very nice! — 2 days ago

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Bedrock Wine Co.

Old Vine Zinfandel 2020

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Doug Powers

9.1

This lovely old vine Zinfandel blend is still wonderful, the oldest Bedrock in my cellar, long, lingering finish! — 2 days ago

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Tom Casagrande

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This is the oldest?? Are you turning into an infanticider of Zinfandels? SMH 🤣🤣🤣
Doug Powers

Doug Powers

@Tom Casagrande, I have tried to learn from you!!!

Alfred Tritant

Mes Racines Brut Grand Cru Champagne

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Doug Powers

9.2

Lovely Grand Cru Brut Champagne (67% Pinot Noir, 33% Chardonnay), tight bubbles, super nice weight and balance on the palate, lingering finish. — 4 days ago

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Doug Powers

Doug Powers

Lovely Grand Cru Brut Champagne (67% Pinot Noir, 33% Chardonnay), tight bubbles, super nice weight and balance on the palate, lingering finish.