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85 notes

2010

Domaine Galévan Châteauneuf-du-Pape

Southern Rhône · Châteauneuf-du-Pape

Thin, flavorless, and forgettable. A medicinal quality that was off-putting. Some watery cranberry, brush, and alkaline.

Reviewed 26 March 2016
2009

Saxum Broken Stones

Central Coast · Paso Robles

PnP with explosive notes of amazingly ripe black raspberry, blackberry, blueberry, sweet kirsch, rosemary, chalk/pumice, and a nice cut of bramble on the back end. Into the decanter it went for…

Reviewed 6 March 2016
2013

L'Aventure The Sibling

Central Coast · Paso Robles Willow Creek District

PnP with notes of red and purple berry fruit, kirsch, red and black cherry, plum, cured meat (like peppered salami), and limestone. A couple of hours in the decanter helped to broaden out the…

Reviewed 4 March 2016
2013

Clos Solène La Petite Solène

Central Coast · Paso Robles

Tasting exactly how I remembered it back in August 2015 (refer to my prior CT notes on this wine). Smooth, silky, and not a hard edge to be found. A great mid-term drinker. Drink now and over the…

Reviewed 24 February 2016
2013

Keplinger Mars

Sonoma County · Moon Mountain District

Tasting event at 750 Wines in St. Helena with winemakers Russell Bevan, Aaron Pott, Benoit Touquette, Roy Piper, Helen Keplinger, Dan Petroski (Larkmead), Sam Kaplan (Memento Mori, Arkenstone, Nine…

Reviewed 18 February 2016
2013

Keplinger Mars

Sonoma County · Moon Mountain District

This wine did not exist on CT, so I was compelled to create it. It will not yet be released until January 2016 (bottled in the beginning of 2015). 50% Grenache, 32% Syrah, 18% Mourvedre, from a new…

Reviewed 18 September 2015
2013

Keplinger Lithic

Sierra Foothills · Amador County

Tasted with DJ Warner at Keplinger in Saint Helena alongside the 2013 Sumo and the new 2013 Mars (to be released January 2016).

Reviewed 18 September 2015
2013

Clos Solène La Petite Solène

Central Coast · Paso Robles

Tasted at Clos Solene alongside the 2013 L'Insolent, Cuvee Jean, El Toro, and Hommage a nos Pairs.

Reviewed 24 August 2015
2013

L'Aventure Côte-à-Côte Estate

Central Coast · Paso Robles Willow Creek District

Tasted at L'Adventure alongside the 2013 Estate, Cabernet, and Optimus.

Reviewed 23 August 2015
2012

Saxum James Berry Vineyard

Central Coast · Paso Robles

Cracked the cork on this knowing full well it was too early, but in the name of science it had to be done! Restrained notes of kirsch, black cherry liqueur, raspberry, blueberry, bramble, underbrush,…

Reviewed 4 August 2015