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  October 2009

  Mitchell Katz at Ruby Hill Fat Boy Red Wine 2005

  Snoothrank: Starting at $35^.00

  What a wonderful surprise from Livermore. Uncorking the wine filled my nose ... and sniffing revealed gobs of dark fruit with hints of bell pepper and green olives. The wine felt silky in mouth and tasted heavily extracted with gobs of blackberry, black currant, and black cherry... Read moreWhat a wonderful surprise from Livermore. Uncorking the wine filled my nose ... and sniffing revealed gobs of dark fruit with hints of bell pepper and green olives. The wine felt silky in mouth and tasted heavily extracted with gobs of blackberry, black currant, and black cherry (like the sweet ones in Cherry Garcia ice cream). The black pepper and mocha highlights complimented the night's lasagna beautifully. Fat Boy is a perfect name for this well mannered 15.8% alcohol beast    (hide)

  Wine review by vada

  
  
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  August 2009

  Lava Cap Winery Petite Sirah Reserve Granite Hill 2005

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  textbook Petite Sirah. Took a while to open up but when it did it rocked the ... to speak of but there was gobs of fruit

  Wine review by aronowm2

  
  
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  July 2009

  Dutton-Goldfield Zinfandel Dutton Ranch 2006

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  sometimes I think why drink any other varietal and this one almost convinces me ... palate. buy it age it drink gobs of it

  Wine review by blog4wine

  
  
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  July 2009

  Jacuzzi Merlot Rosso di Sette Fratelli 2006

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  cloves and cherry juice on the nose. gobs of extracted blackberry fruit and semi-sweet chocolate. this wine is bursting with flavor and silky smooth. do not hold on to this. the alcohol taste is present but is well contained. no decant necessary, it's drinking great right now and... Read morecloves and cherry juice on the nose. gobs of extracted blackberry fruit and semi-sweet chocolate. this wine is bursting with flavor and silky smooth. do not hold on to this. the alcohol taste is present but is well contained. no decant necessary, it's drinking great right now and for $20 it's an absolute steal. I paired with hillshire farm smoked sausage with steamed broccoli and a baked potato and it fit like a michael jackson glove.    (hide)

  Wine review by aronowm2

  
  
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  July 2009

  Jacuzzi Family Vineyard Barbera 2007

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  nose of fresh wild berry juice...sweet rasbperry jam on the palate. this wine ... incredible right now with gobs of mouth watering fruit flavors. do not save it! went really well with spinach pizza

  Wine review by aronowm2

  
  
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  May 2009

  Graeser Merlot Two Dog Vineyard 2002

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  Acidic, with an impressive gob of tannins given its age. No fruit left, though, and an odd barnyard note on the aftertaste. Seems to have gone entirely wrong.

  Wine review by BearBryant

  
  

• April 2009

  A wrap up of last week's tasting Flight 1 – East of Napa 2005 Berryessa Gap ... and tense in the mouth with gobs of black grapy fruit. Give this 12 to 18 months for it to calm down and it should be great. Heck it's great now if you're in the mood for breakfast: toast, grape... Read moreA wrap up of last week's tasting Flight 1 - East of Napa 2005 Berryessa Gap ... and tense in the mouth with gobs of black grapy fruit. Give this 12 to 18 months for it to calm down and it should be great. Heck it's great now if you're in the mood for breakfast: toast, grape jelly, coffee cream... And that about wraps things up on the Zin front. Onto Grenache did I hear somebody say??    (hide)

  Forum post in the topic Post your Zinfandel GTi notes... by Gregory Dal Piaz

  
  
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  March 2009

  Cornerstone Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley California Wine 2005

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  tobacco, moist earth, subtle dried floralnotes, a bit fudgy, French oak, ... - big and seamless with gobs of fruit but balanced and not overtly sweet, classy and balanced tannins are fine and polished but there is a touch of splintery wood tannin to lose. Dark fruit is spicy with... Read moretobacco, moist earth, subtle dried floralnotes, a bit fudgy, French oak, ... - big and seamless with gobs of fruit but balanced and not overtly sweet, classy and balanced tannins are fine and polished but there is a touch of splintery wood tannin to lose. Dark fruit is spicy with a bit of lingonberry to the black berry black cherry with background notes of earth, spice and a hint of orange oil in chocolate, a bit hot on the finish which is wuite long and deeply fruited but is a bit of a let down after the balance on the palate. 92pt    (hide)

  Wine review by Gregory Dal Piaz

  
  
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  December 2008

  Excelsior Cabernet Sauvignon 2005

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  First taste was awful, but I warmed to it after. Its also a $10 wine, and ... its certainly packed with gobs of fruit. The finish is pure medicine and licorice, implying the fruit was overripe when picked, but again for its style and the price, its a good buy

  Wine review by Philip

  
  

• October 2008

  By far the most famous appellation in California, and for that matter in the ... timid when compared to the gob monsters produced up north. Pinot Noir and even Riesling have found a home in the Oak Knoll District. Coombsville - Like Calistoga this is an AVA in waiting. Located... Read more By far the most famous appellation in California, and for that matter in the ... timid when compared to the gob monsters produced up north. Pinot Noir and even Riesling have found a home in the Oak Knoll District. Coombsville - Like Calistoga this is an AVA in waiting. Located to the southeast of the Oak Knoll District. Thin and rather small this district combines aspects of the southern regions, the cool maritime influence, with aspects that resemble the Stag's Leap district. The west facing vineyards and poor, basaltic soils Much like the hills of Stag's Leap these eastern hills in the AVA benefit from late afternoon sun and an the unique soil. This is still red wine country where Cabernet shares the stage with Merlot and Zinfandel. these gently sloping low hills are responsible for some particularly fine Bordeaux blends that benefit from the fairly warm daytime temperatures but the wines maintain a sense of elegance married to power. Atlas Peak - To the east of both Stag’s leap and the Oak Knoll District lies Atlas Peak, actually a set of broad, high valleys, only taking it’s name from the most prominent peak in the area, Combining the lower temperature of the southern half of Napa valley with elevations reaching over 2500 feet, Atlas peak has some of the coolest temperatures of all of Napa. The soils here are volcanic in origin and are very porous and retain heat about as poorly as they do water. The prime vineyards are those with western exposures, soaking up the late day sun before the temperatures drop with the onset of nightfall. This diurnal shift provides excellent result for grapes requiring naturally high acid, and of course for whites. Sangiovese has a relatively long history here, though early efforts were not inspiring. Zinfandel on the other hand has a history of success in the region with the wines made in a relatively restrained style befitting the cool meso-climate, yet with such excellent balance that they have proven to be particularly age-worthy. Slowly Zinfandel has been replaced by Cabernet Sauvignon here and the Cabernet is elegant and richly flavored though the other Bordeaux Varieties are equally successful here and the region as gaining acclaim with the Rhone varieties Syrah as well as the white Marsanne. Wild Horse Valley - Just as we began, we end with an AVA that straddles two counties, in this case the Wild Horse AVA that juts over the line from Solano County into Napa. With only about 100 acres under vine Wild Horse is an AVA still waiting to discover itself. Positioned south of Atlas peak and west of Los Carneros, Wild Horse has a meso-climate that combines a cool maritime influence with more annual sunshine than any other Napa Valley AVA. The future of this cool, sunny region seems destined to be based on “cool climate” grapes such as Chardonnay and Pinot Noir but the lack of easy access to this rugged region has prevented widespread development. The unique mineral rich soils of the region coupled with its cool climes has produced wines with pronounced acidity, something of an oddity in the region.    (hide)

  Forum post in the topic What Were Why - Napa Valley's... by Gregory Dal Piaz

  
  

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