Provenance

• May 2013

  I ran up to Napa for a few days to get away and taste some wines from places ... available.  I trust the provenance of these and having recently had 03 and 05 vintages of Cosentino cab and merlot, these are steals!  Get some. Well if you read this far, thank you.  I hope you find the suggestions helpful.  Cheer Read More

  Forum post in the topic Napa Highlights May 2013

  
  
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  May 2013

  Uppercut Cabernet Sauvignon 2010

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  Aromas of black cherry, and blackberries dominate. The palate reveals flavors of mocha, anise, mineral, and smokiness mix with dark fruit that lingers into the finish. Structured tannins give the wine a firm backbone to handle grilled meats. Read More

  Wine review by Welkja

  
  
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  May 2013

  Cuvelier Los Andes Coleccion Blend 2008

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  With similar blends and provenance, its a shootout for Bordeaux style malbec-based wines between Cuvelier and Clos de los Siete. Cuvelier wins this round with a well-rounded, refined effort that offers cherry and plum flavors along with a touch of rose in the bouquet. (AV 87, http://argovino.com/?p=696) Read More

  Wine review by Argovino

  
  
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  May 2013

  Valentin Bianchi White Blend New Age 2010

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  Yes, this is a sweet non-vintage sparkler with just 9% alcohol and grapes of uncertain provenance. Yes, the label recommends drinking it with ice and a lime wedge. But this wine is unusual in interesting ways, too. The nose mixes guava and kerosene, and sweet flavors of pineapple and dried pear are offset by a note of laundry detergent and a sur... Read More

  Wine review by Argovino

  
  

• April 2013

  An interesting article --http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/01/dining/kevin-pogue-seeks-washington-states-top-terroir.htmlI've yet to try any wines from Walla Walla -- simply not available here -- but keep reading about them. It's on my to-do list for if I ever visit the US. But it's particularly interesting to see they're taking terroir more seriou... Read More

  Forum post in the topic Walla Walla terroir

  
  

• March 2013

  I don't feel like iron is a proper wine descriptor but it is something that I recently perceived. The wine definitely was not flawed...it was actually DELICIOUS.Would this be considered as having good minerality? Come from mineral rich soils? It is a Sicilian red wine called Nerello Mascalese and I am not sure if this is a typical trait? I know ... Read More

  Forum post in the topic Iron taste in wine

  
  

• February 2013

  First off, welcome aboard. You'll find some easy going wine enthusiasts here along with some very knowledgeable folks.We do get our fair share of spam here as you can see, so I'd recommend to wait on linking your blogs or websites until you get to know a few of the regulars first.Would also recommend just jumping in to the discussions already in... Read More

  Forum post in the topic All Newbies - Welcome

  
  

• February 2013

  Having just returned from a week in the valley, I'm working on pulling together some content focusing on Napa Cabernets. I started tasting through some of the samples I have in the office yesterday and just wanted to mention some of the better examples I found in the $20-$35 rangeTop of the heap is the 2009 Stepping Stone by Cornerstone $35, pre... Read More

  Forum post in the topic Tasting Napa Cabs

  
  

• February 2013

  Well, it's a momentous time for a couple of us snoothers. Hope OT doesn't mind me sharing that he made the Saxum list last week, while today I got my first offer to buy Shafer Hillside Select. Since I bought, I'm now on the list...think it was about a three year wait for each of us. So much for not buying wine until summer! Read More

  Forum post in the topic "Making the List"

  
  
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  January 2013

  Cotes du Rhone Heritages Blanc 2011

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  This is a very decent CdR blanc with an obvious infusion of more stylish ... ... ... of (relatively) modest provenance, the nose is dominated by ginger and spice (viognier) and the entry is again viognier dominant with hard aromatics like angostura but with muted aggresion (non hostilis). Not the white CdP a local self-appointed magister has... Read More

  Wine review by zufrieden

  
  

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