Ripe

• September 2016

  Played in our Fall Member-Guest golf tourney this weekend with my brother. We ... is still young, layers of ripe dark fruit, a good amount of tannin that is starting to smooth out and some nice acidity, it went real well with the teriyaki tenderloin.  Offered the club's GM a glass and he then brought us a bottle of Concha y Toro Cabernet Sauvi... Read More

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  September 2016

  Layer Cake Primitivo Puglia 2012

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  Soft, lush. loads of earth, herbs, spices, with dark ripe berry fruit and flowers. Nicely balanced between fruit and earth/minerals/herbs with just a bit of oak. Very enjoyable. Read More

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  September 2016

  Ghost Pines Winemakers' Blend Zinfandel California 2011

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  I love Zin! This blend is full of red ripe fruit and packs punch. It delivers value with every vintage. Good buy too! Read More

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• September 2016

  2nd day eating lunch on the patio by myself...giving the Alsactian Pinot ... ... the tannins, while the under ripe strawberry and green notes are not as pronounce Read More

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• September 2016

  How good is that Becklyn Reserve OT?Or what's the difference between ... ... that disappointed...under ripe I'd say was the main killer. I'll hold my other bottle ten plus years for fun. Was a Somm Select offer for $22/each, so there's that to Read More

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• September 2016

  Yeah Friday!!!Emark, that sounds like a great night, and that bruschetta and ... ... Crushed black cherries ripe cranberry on the nose. Loads of cherry, a bit of blackberry, some rhubarb, well rounded subtle tannins, fine laced acidity and a medium long finish. An all around excellent wine.  Not cheap but what the heck Friday only comes aroun... Read More

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  September 2016

  Allegrini Amarone Della Valpolicella Classico 2010

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  Dark, fully developed black fruit aromas of black currant, blackberry and black ... fruit notes of red cherry, ripe raspberry and a touch of medicine leading the way for an incredible acidity, licorice and thick dark chocolate enveloping the palate through to the finish where it linge Read More

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  September 2016

  La Crema Chardonnay Sonoma Coast 2014

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  Round and firm fruit notes of white peach, ripe melon and green apple on the nose with tangerine and citrus rounding out the aromas. Juicy pear and apple notes in the mouth with chunky melon and just a touch of grapefruit with an orange blossom and cream finish. Read More

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• September 2016

  Wow, when I posted this, I didn't even know what OT did for a living.  ... ... When grapes are ripe, there's a free release of color from the skins, so it's possible to get red juice pretty quickly, albeit unlikely.  I'm working on a longer piece that will discuss this in passing, but learned about it from Steve Peck at J. Lohr--it's a way to ... Read More

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  September 2016

  Marques de Caceres Excellens Cuvee Especial Rioja Doca 2012

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  Had this with Lunch the other day at Perry's Steakhouse in Dallas. Very soft, ... spice, earth, mineral, dark ripe fruit and cocoa and tobacco. Low Tannins & Acidity, but good, but simple complexity. Not bad pricing by the glas Read More

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