Blockheadia Ringnosii

• Oct 24

  This is a very mysterious winery. We got 4 bottles of 2010 Pinot Noir through WTSO and love it - it's the lightest, cleanest, brightest Pinot on the market. Now it's a if their Pinot never existed - not online, and apparently their Lorenza-Lake Winery doesn't even have a website. Anyone know where I can find this wine?

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• Oct 24

  I ordered four bottles of their 2010 Pinot Noir through WTSO and loved it. It was a total gamble but at $16/bottle I wasn't risking much. Now it's as if the Pinot Noir never existed - can't find it on Wine Searcher, no mention at our mega-discount liquor store Spec's, barely even exists. Apparently it comes from the Lorenza-Lake Winery, which I ...

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  April 2012

  Blockheadia Ringnosii Sonoma County Zinfandel 2004

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  Dusty red berry fruit with dried herbs and flowers.m letting iff some interesting notes of canned meat as well, but only in passing. Shows nice age in the nose, almost like a southern Rhone wine with soeme bottle age. On the palate, dusty savory herbs along with some dried red berry. Flavors of briary red raspberry, strawberry, some cranberry... Read More

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• September 2010

  We did a blind tasting of zinfandel, as I was curious how the big ticket and ... Zinfandel 2005Bonus Wine- Blockheadia Ringnosii Zinfandel Sonoma County 2004The Plungerhead and Blockheadia are not pictured.  No offense to them haha.We used Robert Parker's 100 point scale to rate and as this is a beginning group, many with newbie palates, the r... Read More

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  September 2010

  Blockheadia Ringnosii Sonoma County Zinfandel 2004

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  Nice ripe berry nose with some spice. Rich, supple berry in great balance with spice and pepper, which is slight. Very tasty!- Blind tasted at Schreiner's Winers zin tasting 9/18/10 Read More

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• May 2010

  The unfortunate thing, is that I seem to have lost some of my notes.  I ... ... as we were tasting with Blockheadia Ringnosii winemaker Michael Oullette.  Here, we tasted their2007 Chardonnay2007 Sangiovese Il Chiaretto2005 Cabernet2005 The Poet2007 The Zin2006 Estate Zin Ancient Vine2006 The Winemaster2007 The FrancI was elated to find that ... Read More

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• September 2009

  A friend and I decided to see wine country while it was just about harvest ... ... ... He's the winemaker of Blockheadia Ringnosii. My friend had met him in Vegas at a wine dinner and he gave her his card, so we had arranged to meet him for a private VIP tasting of his wines when we went to Napa. He opened his rosé, and three zins and one ... Read More

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  September 2009

  Blockheadia Ringnosii Rock Pile Petit Sirah 2007

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  Right now, it's an alcohol heavy bruiser of a wine. Pretty gnarly. Given time, it should open up and relax into a delicious, blueberry jam driven wine. Wait on this one.-Tasted with winemaker 9/20/09. Read More

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  September 2009

  Blockheadia Ringnosii Zinfandel Sonoma County Monte Rosso Vineyard 2007

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  Exquisite zin, but not in the usual, big jammy overripe style. Great complexity and notes come through in this wine that continued to evolve with each swirl and each sip. Awesome!-Tasted with winemaker 9/20/09. Read More

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  September 2009

  Blockheadia Ringnosii Dark Horse Vineyard Mendocino County 2007

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  100% zinfandel. He did great things with this wine and it's already showing great subtle flavors, complex and interesting.-Tasted with winemaker 9/20/09. Read More

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  September 2009

  Blockheadia Ringnosii Sonoma Zinfandel 2006

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  Bright nose, pinot noir-like. Aimed for pomegranate and other such fruits with subtle hints and flavors vs. the big, jammy usual zin style. He succeeded. Very interesting.-Tasted with winemaker 9/20/09. Read More

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  September 2009

  All Tank Blockheadia Ringnosii Rosé Blend Napa Valley 2008

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  Great Provencal style, bone dry rose as you'd expect from Bandol or perhaps Tavel. Nice crisp acidity, great nuances. Perfect for a hot summer day.-Tasted with winemaker 9/20/09. Read More

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