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2016

Eric Kent Wine Cellars Syrah Kalen's Big Boy Blend

Sonoma County · Bennett Valley

Black cherry, vanilla, cherry cough syrup, Cracker Jack molasses, and blackberry seed. The front end is a simple and linear shot of fruit unable to achieve much depth or complexity (from PnP to…

Reviewed 12 April 2021
2014

Outpost Cabernet Sauvignon True Vineyard

Napa Valley · Howell Mountain

Four years ago this wine was strutting it's stuff in all sorts of interesting ways, most notably of course in the full-of-flavor department. This go-around I have to say I feel as though this is a…

Reviewed 11 April 2021
2016

Arkenstone Estate

Napa Valley · Howell Mountain

About a year-and-a-half since my last having this wine. Previous notes apply, especially for the first hour of being opened. On PnP this is a beautiful expression of Napa Cabernet with…

Reviewed 2 April 2021
2019

Glorious Revolution Cabernet Sauvignon Morris Family Vineyard

Napa Valley · Diamond Mountain

So I knew nothing about this wine going into it, but this was an awesome surprise. Still in barrel and scheduled to be bottled in May, the Glorious Revolution is a gorgeous black beauty of a wine.…

Reviewed 26 March 2021
2013

Bevan Cellars Syrah Moaveni Vineyard

Sonoma County · Bennett Valley

DAY 1: Knock back a few rounds of the dirtiest martinis known to man and then proceed to bury your fat face dead-center into a bubbling blackberry cobbler fresh out of the oven, and you'll have a…

Reviewed 20 March 2021
2015

Purlieu Cabernet Sauvignon Beckstoffer To Kalon Vineyard

Napa Valley · Oakville

Over two years since my last bottle. Plum, dark berry, spice box, cassis, and vanilla alcohol. A little awkward on the initial pull, with the booze and ripe plum notes battling a bit with each other…

Reviewed 17 March 2021
2019

Quivet Cellars Syrah Hulda Block Las Madres Vineyard

Napa / Sonoma · Carneros

Black raspberry, pomegranate, dried cranberry, plum, peonies, and some dry salami flavors emerge from Quivet's Las Madres Hulda block. With medium-bodied intensity and a smooth cadence of delivery…

Reviewed 26 February 2021
2019

Myriad Cellars Syrah 100% Whole Cluster Las Madres Vineyard

Napa / Sonoma · Carneros

If Cote Rotie and Cornas conspired to smuggle overseas and genetically modify the essences of a litter of feral vineyard puppies from Carneros whose only diets consisted of olives and flowers, you'd…

Reviewed 26 February 2021
2016

Arrow & Branch Right Bank Blend

California · Napa Valley

An exquisite bottle of wine. Dark fruits and spicebox lead the charge, with unsmoked tobacco, rose water, and some earth following suit. The balance here is undeniable and the overall sense of…

Reviewed 25 February 2021
2018

Sine Qua Non Syrah Ziehharmonika

California · Central Coast

Way too Nickelodeon to be opening this early but far too difficult for my cracker-barrel psyche to continuously resist, these bottles were ever-leering at me with every pass I'd make by the cellar…

Reviewed 21 February 2021
2016

Melka Sauvignon Blanc Mekerra

Sonoma County · Knights Valley

Solid showing, especially for the first hour or so of consumption. There was a bit of heat to blow off on the initial pull, but it settled nicely into its groove with a gorgeous display of kiwi,…

Reviewed 17 February 2021
2018

Patiné Cellars Pinot Noir Sun Chase Vineyard

California · Sonoma County

Sappy black cherry and boysenberry notes are flanked by muddled strawberry and earthy rhubarb flavors that intertwine to fashion a decidedly dark and mouth-filling profile, especially on the initial…

Reviewed 14 February 2021
2014

Realm Cellars The Bard

California · Napa Valley

Plush and inviting as is typical for this wine with a bit of bottle age, and as is especially typical for this wine in this vintage. Blackberry and blueberry compote, chocolate pudding, black…

Reviewed 10 February 2021