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  •  Recent Wine Tasting Notes

  1. 2010 Le Pin Beausoleil

    1. Easy to drink, medium bodied, uncomplicated, fresh, round wine with ample ripe, sweet cherries and plum notes in the finish. Drink this on the young side.

      88 points - Tasted
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  2. 2010 Château Fontenil

    1. A great example of Bordeaux value wines at its best. Lots of plush, plum, sweet, ripe, black raspberries, plum, espresso bean, earth and cocoa notes, round tannins and a sweet, chocolately black cherry finish that is already fun to drink.

      90 points - Tasted
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  3. 2009 Château Ripeau

    1. Soft, easy drinking, plummy wine, round textures and an earthy, dark cherry finish that is best consumed in its first decade of life.

      87 points - Tasted
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  4. 2001 Roger Sabon Châteauneuf-du-Pape Le Secret des Sabon

    1. This is simply best described as offering the essence of Grenache. There is a stunning purity if fruit that is seldom found in most wines. It's rich, fat, juicy, sensuous, intense and palate staining, yet balanced, long, complex and exciting. Sadly, there is so little made, production hovers at close to 100 cases, so unless you buy it early, prices quickly jump. But for those luck few that bought early, or of course for those with deep pockets, Chateauneuf du Pape does not get better than this!

      99 points - Tasted
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  5. 2006 Château Dassault

    1. Developing nicely and drinking in a good spot today, that is if you like, licorice, truffle, espresso and juicy, round textured black plums in every sip and swallow.

      90 points - Tasted
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  6. 2007 Corté Riva Cabernet Franc

    1. Blackberries, herbs and a distinctive leafy quality is found in the aromatics. Soft in texture, medium bodied and forward, the wine ends with bright, red berries.

      88 points - Tasted
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  7. 2009 Delectus Merlot

    1. Drink this young to get most of its spicy, sweet black cherries and round textures. This is not a wine to age.

      89 points - Tasted
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  8. 2009 Delectus Cabernet Franc

    1. Sweet boysenberries, licorice and smoke filled aromas are all over the place. Rich, fat, soft and plush, there is a lot of ripe, dark fruits found in the finish.

      91 points - Tasted
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  9. 2009 Fisher Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Mountain Estate Vineyard

    1. Licorice, black cherries, smoke and vanilla bean aromas are hard to avoid. The wine is rich, fat and juicy on the palate, finishing with fresh, sweet, fleshy dark berries. This could improve with a year or two in the bottle.

      91 points - Tasted
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  10. 2007 Corté Riva Merlot

    1. Boysenberry, oak and smoke filled scents are paired with a medium bodied wine, that ends with a touch of dryness in the cherry finish.

      88 points - Tasted
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  11. 2009 Stone Edge Farm Surround

    1. Medium bodied, easy to like, forward, with spicy, red and black fruits and oak in the finish.

      89 points - Tasted
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  12. 2010 Grassini Family Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon

    1. Medium bodied, forward and already offering fresh, soft, berries, spice and earth, this is a nice wine for drinking over the next several years.

      89 points - Tasted
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  13. 2011 Ramey Chardonnay Russian River Valley

    1. Honeydew melon, citrus and bananna notes lead to lighter style of early drinking Chardonnay that ends with a light citrus finish.

      87 points - Tasted
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  14. 2009 Stone Edge Farm Cabernet Sauvignon

    1. Inky in color, with licorice, blackberry, espresso, earth, spice and plum aromatics that you could not miss if you tried to. From 100% Cabernet Sauvignon, the wine blasted off with flavor and intensity, ending with fleshy, fat, juicy blackberries, dark chocolate and jam. For a California Cabernet Sauvignon this good, it sells for a song. Clearly, this was the best Cabernet Sauvignon tasted at the entire Family Wine makers tasting!

      94 points - Tasted
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  15. 2012 Tablas Creek Esprit de Tablas

    1. Nice wine here, with kirsch, dark cherry, garrigue and pepper in the nose. Soft in texture and filled with a fresh, wild strawberries in the finish.

      90 points - Tasted
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  16. 2011 Ramey Chardonnay Sonoma Coast

    1. Light in color, light in fruit, light in style, this wine requires consumption over the next year or two.

      85 points - Tasted
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  17. 2012 Tablas Creek Patelin de Tablas

    1. Drinkable on release, this easy to like, spicy, red berry filled wine is a crowd pleaser that is best drunk young.

      87 points - Tasted
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  18. 2010 Ahnfeldt Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve

    1. Interesting noe, with its truffle, oak, licorice, chocoalte and black cherry perfume. Soft, forward and open. the richly textured black cherry finish makes it even better.

      90 points - Tasted
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  19. 2011 Grassini Family Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Articondo

    1. With a blend that would be right at home in the Left Bank of Bordeaux with its mix of 55% Cabernet Sauvignon, 35% Merlot and 10% Petit Verdo, the medium bodied, light, forward style of wine delivers red fruits, spice and earth. The wine is bright, so perhaps time could add some depeth, but my bet is, this is best young.

      86 points - Tasted
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  20. 2012 Ramey Claret

    1. Easy to drink, with its soft textures, medium body, soft tannins and light, red berries, this should be fun for uncomplicated drinking for a few years.

      88 points - Tasted
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  21. 2007 Corté Riva Cabernet Sauvignon

    1. Once past the oak, the wine serves up soft textured, black cherries and plums. Medium bodied and open, there is a sweet cherry finish that is a treat. This could get better with a year or two in the bottle.

      90 points - Tasted
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  22. 2011 Frank Family Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve

    1. Earthy dark cherries, licorice and smoky aromas are the first thing you notice. Medium bodied, with a light red berry mid palate and a touch of licorice in the finish, this should be fun to taste young.

      89 points - Tasted
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  23. 2011 Ramey Chardonnay Platt Vineyard Sonoma Coast

    1. Floral notes, with honeydew, citrus and vanilla, medium bodied, soft, sweet, fresh and showing a nice, sweet, citrus note in the finish.

      90 points - Tasted
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  24. 2011 Fisher Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Coach Insignia

    1. Dominated by light red berries and oak, this is probably going to best in its youth.

      87 points - Tasted
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  25. 2011 Ramey Chardonnay Hudson Vineyard

    1. Citrus peel, honeysuckle and vanilla scents open to an approachable, lemon, apple and lime dominated wine that will be ready to drink on release.

      90 points - Tasted
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