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Bell Hill Merlot, 2005
Noticeable age on this one. Soda, earth, slate, and chalk, and fruit mostly subdued. Notes say some cabernet blended in. Link to winemaker. Effective 7/10.Filed under: 2005, Good, Great,...
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Hidden Cellars Petite Sirah, 2009
Very smooth, sooty, purple fruit, rhubarb, slight cocoa, olives, soft for petite sirah, and overall great fruit. Only complaint is low density and impact. Link to winemaker. Effective 7/10.Filed under:...
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Gregory Graham Crimson Hill Grenache, 2007
This had a lot of cherry and wood vanilla, very high tannin, a strange ‘light but heavy’ feel to it, and lavender on the nose. Great overall effort and balance to pull many things together. Link to...
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Santa Cruz Mountain Vineyard Grenache, 2007
This had strong forward flavor of anise, some cream, wood, vanilla, and pepper flavor. Decent balance, decent quality, not standout. Link to winemaker. Effective 6/10.Filed under: 2007, Good, Good,...
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Cabulous Cabernet Sauvignon, 2010
This was initially harsh. Needs both air and age. But then pleasant cherry cola, some green pepper, plum, slightly spicy. Link to cellar tracker. Effective 7/10.Filed under: 2010, Cabernet, Good,...
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Kendall Jackson Zinfandel, 2011
Heavy oak vanilla, even finish, good food wine, strong pepper as it sat out longer. Good semblant specimen. Link to winemaker. Effective 7/10.Filed under: Gold, Good, Great, Lake/Mendocino, Other,...
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Brassfield Volcano Ridge Malbec, 2010
This was bright and peppery, with blueberry flavor and notable wood content. Good overall balance. Could not find Malbec on their website. Effective 7/10.Filed under: 2010, Bronze, Good, Great,...
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High Valley Petite Sirah, 2011
A very dense, high acid wine. Rick black plum, black olive, licorice, sage, and bramble wine with slightly high sugar. Difficult finish as well (even for petite sirah). Great grapes but drinking it is...
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Writer’s Block Cabernet Franc, Lake County 2012
Dark and highly acidic wine, tastes of espresso, dark cherry, brown sugar, vanilla, and sweet oak. Great cardinal components. Not much like the highly organic cab francs in the US. Link to winemaker....
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Ledson Redwood Valley Zinfandel, 2010
Big wine, chewy, cirus, grapefruit, cranberry, pomegranate, heavy fruit, ash, subdued aftertaste. Link to 2012 version. Effective 7/10.Filed under: 2010, Good, Great, Lake/Mendocino, Winery, Zinfandel
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