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Yountville on Snooth
May 2013
Nose of currant, cherry and other red fruits. Hints of camphor. Lots of kirsch. Nice mineral edge to it. Floral and feminine style with great balance and a lighter structure. Pretty red berry fruit and lavender. Finish is a touch tart, but should round out with a bit more age in bottle. 88 pts.5/10/13 at winery Read More
April 2013
I'm no expert on the wines of Temecula, but my local shop owner tasted them ... ... I received were Bell in Yountville (I'm a huge fan of Anthony and Sandra Bell), Porter Creek in the RRV, Gracianna (RRV) where OT's stepson makes the wine, Talty in DCV, Teldeschi and Unti (also DCV).&nbs Read More
April 2013
Very dark with no light coming through. Big nose--oak, cassis. Very oaky in the mouth, some tobacco flavor, not a lot fo fruit, but wow, this wine is sour. I sure hope it gets better. Maybe i have an aftertaste from the cinnamon roll I had, earlier. It's going to get a pretty low rating, right now. If it improves later, I'll update this re... Read More
April 2013
Finish a bit harsh Read More
March 2013
Acidic and floral. Apples and fresh citrus.balanced with a nice finish. Good with salmon Read More
March 2013
Incredibly pale. I don't think I've ever seen such a pale Chardonnay. Nose has some citrus but more vanilla of oak. Yup, I think the oak shows up in the mouth--vanilla, banana and fairly light on the acid. An OK wine. US$12.99 at Wine Club in Santa Ana. Read More
March 2013
25 years isn't that long, but longer than many. My own reference ... ... make less sense, although Yountville marks a natural end to a cooler area--I actually like Chardonnay from Yountville (at least before they go crazy with the oak) but I think it's too cool for Cabernet to do very well. There's a pinch in the valley right there that catc... Read More
March 2013
Interesting musings Fox.I've heard similar comments before and I'm not ... hand, Rutherford, Oakville, Yountville and Stag’s Leap are all benchlands right? Valley floor, or at least benchland wineries that come to mind would include Corison and Caymus and Shafer and Mondavi, all of which make ageworthy wine, probably Beringer, as well as less... Read More
March 2013
Not sure on the timing yet, I have a big work thing going on in late June that ... memories of that place in Yountville we went to, they weren't so stoked about the previously opened bottle, though privately I was saying "pipe down, that's an 89' Beau!&quo Read More
February 2013
This is wide open on the nose with dark fruit topped with plenty of spicy oak notes and accents of vanilla and eucalyptus. Broad and appealing on the palate, this shows some fairly dry tannins, but they don't detract from the bright red cherry, cranberry fruit of the mid palate. This does turn dark and powerful on the backend and through the mo... Read More
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Great location in middle of the napa region with amazing restaurants and accomodations
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