Friday, February 13, 2009

2006 Williams Selyem Pinot Noir Precious Mountain

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Lovely nose of berries and cherries with a hint of spice. Reserved flavor of berries in the mouth, some dusty earth and a fine structured fi...
Thursday, February 12, 2009

2004 Chateau de la Gardine, Chateauneuf-du-Pape

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Winter is my favorite time of year to drink Rhone wines. A cold day, a fire, a hearty meal, say beef stroganoff (substituting pork loin for ...

2006 Achaval Ferrer Quimera

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This wine is a K&L Wine Club wine for February and the buyer who found this gem for this price deserves a raise, a bonus or a couple of ...

2006 Pax "Obsidian" Syrah Beltramo's 6 of 6

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This was the final wine of the flight. It was a shift to Syrah, so it stood out with more up front fruit and punch in terms of flavor impact...

2005 Roy Red Beltramo's 5th of 6

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My friend, who was with me at the tasting, bought a bottle of this and brought it home. It retailed for $95. Talked to him last night and he...

2005 Kapcsandy "State Lane" Cabernet Beltramo's 4th of 6

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This wine was good. It was well made, showed as very young, which it is and seems like it would have a long life. The fruit was strong black...

2005 Araujo Cabernet Beltramo's 3rd of 6

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During the tasting I was standing and chatting with a husband and wife who were tasting. The husband was not really taken with any wine but ...

2005 Dominus Beltramo's 2nd of 6

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Dominus is a "name" wine. It has tremendous heritage from its french roots (not literaaly) and it has been a very successful bran...

2001 Verite Le Desir Beltramo's 1 of 6

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Another Beltramo's tasting. This one was of Robert Parker 95+ rated wines. The tasting included three whites that I am not reviewing her...

2000 Leoville-Las Cases Redux

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So, two nights after opening this I went back to the bottle that had sat room temperature on my counter, with a simple stopper in the bottle...