605d53e62efa100bb729 …… · Web viewLa Cappuccina (Wines Located in New York) "Lightly creamy and round, featuring vibrant . acidity and a spiced overtone that enlivens . flavors

De l'Oree, M. Chapoutier
New York)
"...extraordinary intensity, full body, the multi-layered texture of a great Montrachet, and intense, honeyed, mineral-like fruit flavors that ooze over the palate with remarkable richness, yet no sense of heaviness."(97pts)
1 Methuselah per lot $800-1100
7430 Chassagne Montrachet Rouge - Vintage 2018
La Boudriotte, J.C. Bachelet
York)
Côte d'Or, Domaine Michelot
York)
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Wildfoote Vixen Block
(Wines Located in New York)
"The 2013 Cabernet Sauvignon Wildfoote Vineyard Vixen Block, from Jeannie Philipps's, Stags Leap property, is fabulous. Inky, deep and mysterious, the 2013 possesses remarkable nuance and detail. Lavender, mint, spice and sage are some of the signatures in a wine endowed with tons of Stags' Leap personality. Sweet lavender, mint and pine meld into the sleek, silky finish."(96pts VM)
1 bottle per lot $160-220
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Saint-Louis
Vieilles Vignes, Domaine Gauby
Located in Hong
Hong Kong)
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2 magnums per lot $500-700
7989 Culler Syrah - Vintage 2010
Sawi Vineyard
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Reuling Vineyard
York)
York) (96-98pts)
8782 Dumol Syrah - Vintage 2005
Jack Roberts Run
York)
"There are only 300 cases of the deep ruby/purple-tinged 2005 Syrah Jack Robert's Run. With excellent acidity, loads of tannin, and a more elegant style than the 2004, it is more French/European in its medium-bodied weight, crisp acidity, and lower pH. It should age nicely for 7-8 years."(90-92pts)
6 bottles per lot $260-350
8784 Favia Pinot Noir
Located in New York)
8849 Walker Station Pinot Noir - Vintage 2007
Leslie
Leslie
York)
York)
8910 Peter Michael Chardonnay
York) (93-95pts)
York) (96pts)
York) (93pts)
8981 The Colonial Estate Red - Vintage 2002
Exile
York)
"Ripe and generous, teeming with spicy, peppery, slightly earthy blackberry, cocoa bean and tar flavors, finishing with fine texture and sharp focus. Shiraz, Mourvèdre and Grenache."(91pts WS)
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Calliope
York)
"Deep amber. Spiced nuts, Cuban coffee, toffee, melted butter and brown sugar aromas are broad and explosive. This completely coats the glass. Thick and viscous, with powerful flavors of vanilla bean, honey, Bananas Foster and toffeed apple. This almost overwhelms the palate. Clings on the back end, showing almost oily concentration and unreal length."(95pts VM)
1 half-bottle per lot $60-80
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Sauternes
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Les Epenottes, D. Lafon
9496 Volnay - Vintage 2013
Les Lurets, D. Lafon
lbsl (Wines Located in Hong Kong)
"Offers enticing aromas of black cherry, black currant and violet, but this remains tight and closed on the palate. Shows a solid structure and long finish, so be patient. "(92pts WS)
9499 Beaune Rouge - Vintage 2016
Domaine des Croix
3lbsl (Wines Located in Hong Kong)
"A fresh and unusually elegant nose features notes of red berry fruit liqueur and newly turned earth wisps. There is excellent delineation to the obviously concentrated medium-bodied flavors that conclude in a racy and balanced finish where a hint of bitter cherry appears."(89-91pts VM)
9508 Beaune Rouge - Vintage 2017
J. Eyre
9509 Gevrey Chambertin - Vintage 2017
Les Corbeaux, J. Eyre
9543 Cornas - Vintage 2014
5bsl, 2nl (Wines Located in Hong Kong)
"The 2014s are more elegant, silky and streamlined, yet offer classic characters and will evolve gracefully. Readers looking for a smoking good Cornas to drink over the coming 7-8 years need to latch onto bottles of the 2014 Cornas Renaissance, which is the estate's entry-level cuvée. Classic Clape in every way, with its meaty, bloody, iron, crushed rock and violet-tinged fruit, it's medium to full-bodied, nicely concentrated and supple, with beautiful fruit. There's plenty of fine tannin here, but it also has a solid density of fruit and a beautiful texture. It's already hard to resist."(91pts)
9566 St. Joseph - Vintage 2016
J. Pilon
9574 Châteauneuf du Pape - Vintage 2012
Saint-Louis
Kong)
"Brilliant red. High-pitched cherry and raspberry aromas are complemented by suggestions of candied rose and white pepper. Silky, sweet and lively on the palate, offering intense red fruit flavors that deepen and spread out with air. Finishes sappy and long, with slow-building tannins and a lingering floral note. "(90pts VM)
Saint-Louis
9595 Pic St. Loup Rouge - Vintage 2012
Les Glorieuses, Clos Marie
Hong Kong)
9611 Gaillac - Vintage 2013
3lbsl (Wines Located in Hong Kong)
9621 Riesling - Vintage 2016
9640 Riesling Spatlese - Vintage 2018
Graacher Domprobst, W. Schaefer
9654 Vin de Savoie Red - Vintage 2016
Domaine de Chevillard
9659 Taylor Fladgate Vintage Port - Vintage 2007
1sdc (Wines Located in Hong Kong)
"The Taylor's 2007 is in a rather odd phase at the moment, its sweet, marzipan-tinged bouquet tending to dominate the ripe black fruit. The palate is much more controlled, with very fine tannins, supremely well-judged acidity and a very elegant, composed finish that has more purity and poise than the Fonseca. I would give bottles another decade to allow the aromatics to calm down. Tasted May 2013."(94+pts)
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Pauillac
9756 1 bottle per lot $40-60
(Wines Located in Hong
St. Emilion
(Wines Located in Hong Kong)
"The 2013 Fombrauge shows lovely up-front immediacy in its sweet red fruit. Today, the flavors are quite floral and spiced, with good depth for the year and solid overall balance. Darker notes of game and tar develop in the glass. "(88-91 VM)
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Estate
"The 2014 Cabernet Sauvignon Estate is a dense, powerful wine. Textured and sumptuous in the glass, the 2014 Cabernet Sauvignon exudes richness. Twenty six months in 100% new French oak gives the wine much of its shape. Black cherry, plum, mocha, spice and new leather add to an impression of darkness and intensity. This is an especially opulent style for a hillside Cabernet Sauvignon, with soft contours, forward fruit and plenty of near to medium-term appeal. "(93pts VM)
1 magnum per lot $240-320
9798 Wolf Family Sauvignon Blanc - Vintage 2007
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Akiko's cuvée
1nl, 2lbsl (Wines Located in New York)
"Vivid red. Asian spices and red berries on the intensely perfumed nose and in the mouth. Silky and seamless in texture and alluringly sweet, offering nervy redcurrant and bitter cherry flavors that pick up weight with air. A suave floral note carries through the long, bright, sharply focused finish."(92pts VM)
9834 Laetitia Estate Pinot Noir - Vintage 2010
Arroyo Grand Valley
York)
9840 Matanzas Creek Chardonnay - Vintage 2011
nl (Wines Located in New York)
"The 2011 Chardonnay Bennett Valley has a bit more freshness and vibrancy than the straight Chardonnay. Lemon, grapefruit, crushed rocks, flowers all flow through effortlessly to the pointed, chiseled finish. An energetic, bright Chardonnay, the Bennett Valley captures the essence of 2011."(90pts)
9841 Matanzas Creek Chardonnay - Vintage 2014
"... Yellow stone fruit, slate, white flowers vanillin and French oak notes abound in this very pretty and nuanced Chardonnay from Matanzas Creek."(91pts VM)
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Eagle Point Vineyard
10115 Donum Pinot Noir - Vintage 2006
Eddie's Patch
York)
"Bright ruby-red. Perfumed, complex nose melds spicy black raspberry, pepper, flowers, minerals and graphite.Suave in texture and quite fine-grained, with enticing berry flavors supported by substantial dusty but sweet tannins that build on the persistent finish."(91pts VM)
Jack Roberts Run
York)
"Ripe, rich and plush, with dense layers of pepper, wild berry, sage and mineral flavors that are powerful, yet unfold gracefully on the palate. Rich, ripe tannins hold on the finish."(93pts WS)
10132 Favia Pinot Noir - Vintage 2003
La Josefina
10140 Kosta Browne Pinot Noir - Vintage 2004
Cohn Vineyard
"A remarkable Pinot. Broad, rich and opulent, with a firm tannic backbone supporting ripe black cherry, blackberry, mineral, sage, herb and tea notes that border on syrupy. Tightens up on the finish, with ripe tannins giving it a rich, complex aftertaste."(97pts WS)
10156 Palomita Syrah - Vintage 2005
Hamilton Vineyard
"Generous ripe plum, blueberry and spice notes, with a hint of pepper, are smooth and polished, firming up nicely on the finish. Complex and elegant, with deep, persistent flavors that are pure and tasty."(91pts WS)
10192 Viader Syrah - Vintage 2001
"Good medium ruby. Sappy black raspberry, chocolate, game and smoky oak on the superripe nose. Then full in the mouth, with the candied sucrosity of the vintage. Very smooth flavors of crushed berries and chocolate. Finishes with dusty, tongue-coating tannins. From a small barrel: less meat and more licorice on the nose. In the mouth, the wine's oak element nicely frames the fruit. A very suave, rather minerally sample. The ultimate blend should exceed the 2000 in quality."(89-91pts VM)
10202 Wedell Pinot Noir - Vintage 2004
Hillside Vineyard
York)
Lia
York)
"Light yellow. Pure, highly perfumed bouquet evokes pear, quince, nectarine and floral honey, with a light dusting of chalky minerals. Brisk and sharply focused, with bright pit fruit flavors, zesty acidity and slow-building spiciness. Winemaker Smith told me that he blocked the malo this year "to preserve the wine's linear character." Very precise and bone dry, with excellent finishing cut."(91pts VM)
10231 L'Angevin Chardonnay - Vintage 2002
Charles Heintz Vineyard
"Wild aromas of lemon ice, orange zest, truffle and rocks. Dense, chewy and sweet but not especially phenolic, with a distinct saline aspect. Thick, truffley and sweet, with a layered, unfiltered mouth feel, but also shows more energy and grip than the regular RRV release. Impressively long and strong on the finish."(92pts VM)
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"Lime, fennel and sea breeze on the nose set the stage for an equally pungent display of zesty citrus, bittersweet herbal concentrate and mouthwatering salinity on an expansive, faintly oily palate. Stony undertow and glowing citrus seed piquancy extend a long, mouthwateringly salt-tinged, intensely vibrant finish of sappy concentration, even if not one boasting the transparency, multiplicity or sheer refreshment of this year’s Abtserde. At the risk of sounding churlish, and while recognizing my great good fortune in being able to taste the annual editions of Keller’s always impressive G-Max, I can’t help suspecting that the long-standing cult status and the mystique of this Riesling from a never-to-be-mentioned site are what cause German wine critics to consistently rate it as the top wine in any given Keller collection. "(95pts VM)
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Coquard-Loison-Fleurot
"The 2017 Clos de Vougeot Grand Cru, matured in 50% new oak, feels rather muted on the nose at the moment, surpassed by the Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru. The palate is medium-bodied with supple tannin and good density, but at the moment it just feels a little voiceless and needs more personality to develop during the remainder of its barrel maturation."(89-91pts VM)
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Ballard Vineyard
"The 2016 Cabernet Sauvignon Ballard Vineyard has turned out beautifully. Ample and expressive, with tremendous character, the Ballard is incredibly harmonious for such a young wine. Inky blue/purplish berry fruit, wild flowers, licorice and spice develop in the glass. Best of all, the 2016 will deliver tons of pure pleasure with only minimal cellaring. This is such an inviting wine. "(94pts VM)
10578 Pisoni Pinot Noir - Vintage 2009
Estate
New York)
"The 2009 Pinot Noir Pisoni is a big wine with powerful tannins that frame a core of dark, black fruit. Today it is the structural elements that dominate the wine's balance, but this could merit a higher score if the fruit begins to emerge."(91pts VM)
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Sauternes
2sdc (Wines Located in Hong Kong)
"The 2009 Château d'Arche has a perfumed, delicate bouquet that might not offer the intensity some hedonists might seek, but it is very nuanced and complex with scents of yellow flowers, dried honey and candle wax. The palate is medium-bodied with superb acidity combining with the botrytis rich fruit. This is a class act: surfeit with tension and breeding, while the finish offers delicious notes of Manuka honey and spices."(95pts)
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Coucherias, P. Labet
Hong Kong)
"A delicate if not invisible touch of oak serves as a reasonably neutral backdrop for the markedly ripe aromas of extract of cassis and violet scents. There is a highly seductive mouth feel to the extract-rich flavors that retain good definition despite the succulence of the vibrant, balanced and persistent finish."(89-92pts BH)
10867 Côte Rôtie - Vintage 2011
Blonde du Seigneur, G. Vernay
1hscl, 1lscl, 1sdc (Wines Located in
Hong Kong)
"Inky ruby. Mineral-tinged aromas of blackberry, cherry compote, licorice and violet, plus an exotic apricot nuance. At once weighty and energetic, offering sappy dark fruit flavors and hints of candied violet and spicecake. Smoothly blends power and vivacity, finishing pure, spicy and long, with a bright mineral note."(92pts VM)
10872 Côtes du Provence - Vintage 2013
Les Domaniers, Domaine Ott
Kong)
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Russian River Valley
3wrl, 3stl (Wines Located in New York)
"A robust mouthful that serves up a rich, complex mix of ripe currant, herb and tar notes, with earthy, leathery scents, that are full-blown and gaining weight."(92pts WS)
Russian River Valley
1wrl (Wines Located in New York)
"Dense and massive, rich and concentrated, this full-blown red has a mouthcoating core of spicy dried berry, currant, spice, pepper, beef carpaccio and tannins that grip and hold on. Needs plenty of air."(92pts WS)
11242 Pax Syrah - Vintage 2006
Emerald Pool, Alder Springs
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Eighty-Five Fifty-Five
11378 Turley Charbono
York) (88-90pts)
York) (88-90pts)
York)
11411 Turley Zinfandel - Vintage 2008
Grist Vineyard
"Medium bright red. Slightly high-toned, complex nose melds cherry, raspberry, incense, flowers and fruitcake, plus an exotic whiff of dried apricot. At once dense and juicy; like a fruit cocktail in the mouth. Not as lively on the end as in the mid-palate, but the lingering finish offers intriguing notes of currant, date, candied fig and quince paste."(91pts VM)
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Beckstoffer To-Kalon Vineyard
11653 Jericho Canyon Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon - Vintage 2005
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Diamond Mountain District
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De l'Oree, M. Chapoutier
New York)
"It is no secret that I adore Chapoutier's luxury cuvée of white Hermitage called cuvée L Or e. Made from 90-year old vines and microscopic yields of 10-12 hectoliters per hectare, this wine flirts with perfection. It is a compelling white Hermitage. Made from 100% Marsanne, it is as rich and multidimensional as the fullest, most massive Montrachet money can buy."(98-100pts)
1 Methuselah per lot $900-1200
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St. Emilion
"Bright ruby-red. Aromas of kirsch and damp earth show an almost porty ripeness. Rich, broad and full but classically dry; offers impressive volume but comes across as a bit massive and chunky. This cold, north-facing terroir can support a hot year like 2005, notes consulting winemaker Stephane Derenoncourt. Still, I would not describe this as an elegant style. Finishes with building tannins."(88-91pts VM)
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"Bright ruby-red. Varietally precise aromas of raspberry, currant, tobacco leaf, pepper and fresh herbs. Dense, sweet and very intense; not hugely thick but wonderfully refined and light on its feet. Not quite as complex today as the H Block blend but boasts superb dark berry intensity and has the serious tannic structure for a long and graceful evolution in bottle."(92-95pts VM)
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Le Nonce
York)
12019 Château St. Jean Red - Vintage 2007
Eighty-Five Fifty-Five
12026 Château St. Jean Syrah - Vintage 2008
Benoist Ranch
"The 2008 Syrah Benoist Ranch bursts onto the palate with explosive dark fruit, licorice, French oak, smoke and tar. There is a very nice balance between the warmth of the year and the relatively cooler qualities of the appellation. A plush, inviting finish rounds things out in style. The Benoist Ranch spent 24 months in French oak barrels, 73% new."(91pts VM)
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Les Domaniers, Domaine Ott
Kong)
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L'Extravagance, Barsac
12486 Egelhoff Cabernet Sauvignon - Vintage 2000
12499 HdV Red - Vintage 2001
12501 HdV Red - Vintage 2002
12526 Richard Partridge Cabernet Sauvignon - Vintage 2001
"A well-proportioned blend of rich, fleshy currant and black cherry fruit, with hints of anise, mocha, cedar and tobacco, with a long, complex aftertaste that reveals extra depth and flavor dimensions."(91pts WS)
PARCEL LOTS 12565-12566
Shea Vineyard
12566 3 bottles per lot $90-120
(Wines Located in New
Rancho Santa Rosa
"The 2006 Pinot Noir Rancho Santa Rosa has a very dark ruby color (among the most colored of these wines, which are not deep in color by any means). It is sweet and broodingly backward, with a black cherry, red currant, and strawberry-scented nose, dusty, loamy soil notes, rich, ripe, medium to full-bodied flavors, but moderately high tannins. Like the Lindsay's, this seems to be one of the Pinots that is less evolved and in need of another 1-2 years of bottle age. It should easily last a decade."(90pts)
12589 Ketcham Estate Pinot Noir - Vintage 2007
Ketcham Vineyard
12597 Lewis Cellars Syrah - Vintage 2002
"The richest, most succulent and dense offering here is the 2002 Syrah. An inky/purple color is accompanied by smoky, blackberry-like characteristics that suggest a monster wine. However, nothing could be further from the truth once it hits the palate. It is a surprisingly elegant, concentrated, impeccably well-balanced effort revealing plenty of black fruits, licorice, and a hint of graphite. Beautiful flavors, toasty oak, and sweet tannin characterize this impressive Syrah."(91pts)
12598 Miura Pinot Noir - Vintage 2005
Pisoni Vineyard
(90pts)
12599 Miura Pinot Noir - Vintage 2005
Talley Vineyard
Pisoni Vineyard, Antiqv2s
Hamilton Vineyard
Hudson Vineyard
"A blockbuster California Chardonnay in all senses of the word, the 2001 Chardonnay Hudson Vineyard may have been vinified and raised like a Burgundy, but this is all-American stuff. Loads of tropical fruit, lemon and orange liqueur characteristics, huge body, and big, yeasty brioche notes all make for a stunningly proportioned, dazzling example of full-flavored, pedal-to-the-metal Chardonnay."(93pts)
12716 Penley Estate Shiraz - Vintage 2000
The Traveler
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Estate
New York)
"The 2010 Pinot Noir Pisoni comes across as more structured than most of the wines made by the Pisoni family in this vintage. Firm yet well-integrated tannins form the backdrop for an expressive tapestry of bright red fruit, flowers, licorice and spices that gradually unfold in the glass. The use of 20% whole clusters brings out an aromatic register that is quite appealing. A poised, beautifully articulated finish rounds things out in style. This is a great showing from the Pisoni family, one of the early pioneers of the Santa Lucia Highland and one of its most eloquent exponents today."(92pts)
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Hong Kong)
"As I reported last year, the 2015 Châteauneuf du Pape cuvée da Capo is impressive. While it's less flamboyantly aromatic than the Cuvée Réservée, it's more powerful and concentrated. Full-bodied and rich, it's loaded with potent raspberry fruit and silky tannins and boasts a finish that won't stop. Hints of roasted meat, lavender and thyme add complexity to the waves of fruit, which wash gently across the palate, exhibiting a lovely soft touch."(98pts)
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Clos de la Justice, P. Bouree
1x12 bottle ocb (Wines Located in
Citymeals on Wheels)
12904 12 bottles per lot $700-900
1x12 bottle ocb (Wines
Located in Citymeals on
1x12 bottle ocb (Wines
Located in Citymeals on
H Block Hudson Vineyards
"Cabernet Franc plays the leading role in the 2014 H Block, a wine that stands out because of its superb balance and integration, even at this early stage. Warm, resonant Cabernet Franc notes open up first, followed by layers of intense dark fruit that flesh out in the glass. Mocha, espresso, blackberry jam, cloves and licorice all meld into the super-expressive finish."(93-96pts VM)
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1-4cm bc, 1-4.5cm bc, 3lbsl, 1tl (Wines
13202 Barolo - Vintage 1962
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St. Emilion
Kong)
"Violets, new leather, plums, black cherries and menthol emerge from the glass in the 2013 Château Quintus. Vibrant and delineated in the glass, the 2013 impresses for its energy and nuance, both of which it has in spades. The style is soft and fruit-driven but there is excellent minerality and acidity as well lurking beneath."(90-92pts VM)
Reserve, Le Clos du Caillou
"The 2011 Châteauneuf du Pape Reserve Le Clos du Caillou is near the top of the heap in the vintage, and is a brilliant wine. Giving up classy creme de cassis, black raspberry, ground herbs and creamy licorice, it has full-bodied richness and depth to go with an open, sexy, supple style that’s hard to resist. The tannin here is present however, but is polished and sweet, so it will evolve gracefully going forward."(96pts)
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Ashley's Vineyard
wxc (Wines Located in New York)
"Floral, blueberry, raspberry, and sweet currant aromas jump from the glass of the firmer, more structured 2005 Pinot Noir Ashley's. More austere and tannic than the Rio Vista, it will benefit from 1-2 years of bottle age, and should keep for 10-15 years."(93pts)
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Lalande a Pomerol
York)
13418 Stanton Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon - Vintage 2004
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Les Peuillets, M. Ecard
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Haut Medoc
"Red-ruby. Very ripe aromas of plum, redcurrant, raspberry and smoked meat. Ripe, plush and sweet; harmonious and pliant. Slightly medicinal red berry and licorice flavors show very good breadth, and the ripely tannic finish displays good length."(89-90pts VM)
13673 Château Clos Les Lunelles - Vintage 2006
"A blend of 80% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Sauvignon, and 10% Cabernet Franc, the 2006 exhibits a dense purple color as well as a sweet perfume of creme de cassis, cherry liqueur, licorice, spice box, and crushed rocks."(91pts)
13676 Château La Fleur Mongiron - Vintage 2000
wrl (Wines Located in New York)
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Margaux
Kong)
13732 Clos de Sarpe - Vintage 2006
St. Emilion
Hong Kong)
"Tasting like a liqueur of rocks interwoven with creme de cassis, espresso roast, toasty oak, and enormous levels of tannin, it is neither out of balance nor astringent. It is a concentrated, backward, impeccably balanced St.-Emilion made with an uncompromising view of the craft of winemaking. It displays superb intensity, a fabulous texture, a foreboding, tannic overlay, incredibly ripe, pure fruit, and perfectly aligned acidity and tannin."(94+pts)
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13754 Barolo - Vintage 2010
New York)
13783 Geremia - Vintage 1997
York)
"Deep ruby-garnet. Potent and weighty on the nose, with plum and floral aromas complicated by oak spices. Rich, sweet and velvety on the palate; warm, spicy and concentrated. Finishes with superior intensity and length."(91pts VM)
13800 Ridge Cabernet Sauvignon - Vintage 2003
Monte Bello
(95+pts)
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Castello di Montepo, Biondi Santi
2x6 bottle ocb's (Wines Located in New
York)
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St. Emilion
Hong Kong)
"This is on the tangy side, featuring a nice sanguine streak that runs through the blackberry and black cherry fruit. The fine-grained finish shows a roasted apple wood edge. Not big, but offers nice range and focus."(90pts WS)
13818 Château Haut Bergey - Vintage 2007
Graves
Kong)
"Pale yellow-gold. Sexy, rather exotic aromas of pineapple, mango, coconut and charred oak. Dense, rich and spicy, with an enticing hint of sweetness to the flavors of lemon drop and pineapple. Nicely combines gras and cut."(90pts VM)
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Estate Bottled
Rock Mountain Vineyard
Nielson Vineyard
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Giuseppe & Louisa
13911 Martinelli Zinfandel - Vintage 2001
Giuseppe & Louisa
13913 12 bottles per lot $380-480
6vlscl (Wines Located in
Giuseppe & Louisa
13916 3 magnums per lot $240-320
Jackass Hill
1nl (Wines Located in New York)
"The 2001 Zinfandel Jackass Hill is medium garnet-brick colored and has a very earthy bouquet of damp soil, ceps and truffles with a core of licorice and stewed plums plus a touch of spice box. Full-bodied with a blockbuster palate of concentrated earth and dried plums layers, it finishes long and chewy."(94pts)
Jackass Hill
"The remarkable thing is that they get the fermentation to finish, and the wine is completely dry with no residual sugar. An extraordinary nose of maple syrup, sassafras, figs, smoke, roasted meats, mincemeat, and black cherries jump from the glass of this layered, full-throttle, dense, powerful, potent wine. I would opt for drinking it during its first decade of life to take advantage of the fruit, but expect more than a glass to knock you "side-ways."(95pts)
Jackass Hill
"Martinelli's Zindfandel is a rich, high-octane wine of considerable intensity, fragrance, and richness. The 2004 Zinfandel Jackass Hill (125 cases) boasts amazing elegance, revealing fine balance along with notes of plum liqueur, roasted meats, spice box, and sweet Provencal herbs interwoven with sassafras, licorice and espresso. A dense ruby/purple color, soaring aromatics, flamboyant flavors, and a monster palate with no hard edges always make this one of the world's most distinctive Zinfandels. Its 17+% alcohol is reasonably well-concealed by layers of concentration. This blockbuster should drink well for 10-15 years."(95pts)
Jackass Vineyard
"...is a closed, backward offering. It possesses high acidity, full body, and a provocative bouquet of smoked meats, black fruits, saddle leather, coffee, and tar. It should develop an aromatic smorgasbord with aging."(90-3pts)
Jackass Vineyard
"Martinelli's Zindfandel is a rich, high-octane wine of considerable intensity, fragrance, and richness. The 2004 Zinfandel Jackass Vineyard (690 cases) offers copious quantities of espresso roast, overripe figs, coffee, cola, strawberry and cherry jam, a hint of mincemeat and spice box, and a monstrously rich, full-bodied palate that just oozes fruit, glycerin, and alcohol. This wine should drink well for up to a decade."(93pts)
Lolita Ranch
"The medium garnet colored 2007 Zinfandel Lolita Ranch off has an incredible perfume of raspberry compote, rhubarb and blackberry pie and sultanas with touches of Ceylon tea, dried roses, licorice and chocolate box plus a waft of underbrush. Very full, very rich and drop-dead sexy, it delivers explosive dried berry and spice layers in the mouth, finishing very long on a provocative earthy note."(95pts)
Vellutini Ranch
"Medium garnet in color, the 2007 Zinfandel Vellutini Ranch has a very pretty nose of red fruit preserves raspberry jam and cranberry sauce with kirsch, potpourri, oolong tea and cinnamon stick nuances plus a touch of fallen leaves. It delivers a wonderfully Rubenesque palate with a gorgeous velvety texture and harmonizing freshness, finishing very long and fragrant."(95pts)
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Spotlight Collection, HWC
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14127 Charles Melton Red - Vintage 2002
Nine Popes
"Dark red. Vibrant, lively and assertive on the nose, with aromas of plum, redcurrant, cherry, espresso and potpourri. Supple, suave and concentrated, with dark berry, chocolate, tarragon and oak spice flavors perked up by a hint of dill. Finishes a bit wound-up, flavor-wise, but with lush, supple tannins."(91+pts VM)
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Hong Kong)
Wachenheimer Bischofsgarten, J.L. Wolf
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Nicolas Idiart
Marques de la Concordia
14268 Hagafen Chardonnay - Vintage 2015
(Wines Located in Citymeals on Wheels)
14271 Domaine du Castel Blanc - Vintage 2017
La Vie
14274 Lorca Malbec - Vintage 2017
Opalo
14275 Lorca Syrah - Vintage 2017
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14350 Aubert Vineyards Pinot Noir - Vintage 2007
UV Vineyard
"The 2007 Pinot Noir UV Vineyard (equal parts Calera and the suitcase Vosne-Romanée clones) smells of damp earth, freshly cut flowers, black raspberries, sweet cherries, and subtle hints of roasted meats and smoke. Deep, rich, full-bodied, concentrated, and moderately tannic, it is more structured than the Reuling Vineyard. It should drink well for 10-12 years."(95+pts)
14352 Aubert Vineyards Red - Vintage 2005
Lucia Abreu Vineyard
14353 Brewer-Clifton Pinot Noir - Vintage 2005
Cargasacchi Vineyard
"Pale red. Exotic head shop aromas suggest red fruits, bayberry, cinnamon and patchouli, with a suave blood orange character building with air. Spicy redcurrant and strawberry flavors are seductively perfumed and pure, with dusty minerality contributing grip and focus. Reminds me of a top Dujac wine with its heady bouquet, sharply focused red berry flavors and silky texture."(92pts VM)
Aidan
"Deep, bright red. Spicy aromas of redcurrant and cherry are underscored by smoky minerals. Broad but focused, offering sweet red fruit flavors, supple texture and fully absorbed tannins. A floral note arrives with air and carries through the very long, gently sweet finish."(92pts VM)
14367 Dumol Pinot Noir - Vintage 2002
Ryan
"Deep red. Raspberry and strawberry fruit aromas complicated by mocha, baking spices and underbrush. Sweet but high-pitched, with firm acids giving shape to the flavors of red berries, espresso and smoked meat. Rich and dense, if a bit youthfully reduced. Broadens out impressively on the back end, which features sweet tannins. Thicker and more complex than this producer's regular RRV pinot, but sappy and not at all heavy."(91pts VM)
Santa Rita Hills
York)
Quarry Vineyard
"...exhibits wonderful sweet, lemon/lime-like notes along with hints of nectarines and crushed rocks. Opulent, full-bodied, and fleshy, with hints of tropical fruit..."(95pts)
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Santa Rita Hills
"The 2015 Chardonnay Estate (Sta. Rita Hills) has developed a good bit of flavor complexity over the last year. Orchard fruit, yellow flowers, chamomile and lightly honeyed notes all develop in the glass. The 2015 has picked an element of reduction that was not present in the wine a year ago. That is more an observation rather than a critique, but also a reminder of the style Greg Brewer favored when he was the winemaker here."(90pts VM)
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14487 Assisi - Vintage 2006
"Sportoletti's 2006 Assisi Rosso was one of the highlights of my tastings of Italy's value-priced wines. Tobacco, earthiness and red cherries dominate the flavor profile of this beautifully nuanced, refined red that is sure to provide much pleasure."(90pts VM)
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Knights Valley
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La Grande Dame
"Lively mousse, with a somewhat lighter image than usual and a dry twist at the finish. Fine notes of coffee, apricots, and nougat play beautifully with the acidity."(94pts RJ)
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Vin Jaune, Domaine de la Borde
2x6 620ml bottle ocb's (Wines Located in
New York)
"2008 was a cold vintage, in a style similar to 2016, and the 2008 Vin Jaune d'Arbois shows a restrained and austere character; it's serious, precise and fine, with good complexity despite its youth, with more subtle pungency and more elegance. Julien Mareschal thinks you have to wait at least one year after you bottle a Vin Jaune to be able to taste it. This is definitely a more elegant style."(94pts)
12 620mls per lot $800-1100
14581 Arbois Pupillin - Vintage 2010
Vin Jaune, Domaine de la Borde
2x6 620ml bottle ocb's (Wines Located in
New York)
14601 Tokaji - Vintage 2000
Aszu 5 Puttonyos, Oremus
York)
"Losing a little flesh in lieu of structure, this is nonetheless concentrated and fresh. Peach, pear compote and floral aromas and flavors flow gracefully, picking up a mineral note on the long finish. Great for fresh fruit tarts."(92pts WS)
12 500mls per lot $650-850
14602 Tokaji - Vintage 2013
Aszu 5 Puttonyos, Oremus
York)
"A finely knit dessert wine, with backbone of lip-smacking acidity and a minerally underpinning of oyster shell and saline supporting flavors of white peach puree, tangerine, Marcona almond and candied ginger."(94PTS WS)
12 500mls per lot $550-750
York)
14604 12 500mls per lot $700-900
2x6 500ml owc's (Wines
14662 Sine Qua Non Syrah - Vintage 2018
Ziehharmonika
"All the elements simply fall into place in a magical Syrah that will thrill Sine Qua Non lovers. The 2018 is 82% Syrah, 6.7% Mourvèdre, 5.0% Petite Sirah, 2.3 % Grenache, 2.7% Viognier and 1.3% Muscat. Interestingly, the whole clusters are just 14%, so quite a bit lower than found in the Grenache. Vineyard sites are The Third Twin, Eleven Confessions and Cumulus, all estate ranches."(96-98pts VM)
14665 St. Francis Chardonnay - Vintage 2016
Sonoma County
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Harter Family, Double H Ranch
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Erbacher Macrobrunn, Eltville
York)
Rudesheimer Berg Rottland, Eltville
York)
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"An exotic, highly perfumed bouquet presents dark berries, cherry-vanilla, licorice, smoky oak and pipe tobacco. Smooth, palate-staining dark fruit flavors show an intriguing blend of richness and energy, picking up floral pastille and mocha qualities with air. Smooth and seamless cabernet, with strong finishing thrust and sweet, expansive persistence."(92pts VM)
14919 Celani Family Vineyards Red - Vintage 2007
Ardore
"Saturated bright ruby. Captivating aromas of black raspberry, coffee and mocha; a bit more vibrant than the 2006 but equally sweet. Then superripe, dense and packed with flavor; the fruit verges on roasted and yet this young 2007 shows an enticingly sappy quality too. Finishes with big, broad, dusty tannins that are well-buffered by the wine's plush middle."(92-95pts VM)
14926 Auteur Chardonnay - Vintage 2006
Donum Vineyard
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"Lightly creamy and round, featuring vibrant acidity and a spiced overtone that enlivens flavors of baked apple and peach. This is well-balanced, with a lingering finish of almond blossom and smoky mineral."(90pts WS)
Rozak Ranch
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Stony Terrace
"Vivid ruby-red. An exotically perfumed nose evokes fresh red and dark berries, cola and Asian spices, with subtle earth and floral nuances adding complexity. Sappy, sharply focused black raspberry and bitter cherry flavors are lifted by a sneaky note of blood orange. Alluringly sweet and supple, finishing with excellent clarity and lingering floral character."(91pts VM)
14957 Paloma Merlot - Vintage 2007
"The 2007 Merlot is a sumptuous, round, silky, generous, delicious effort offering plenty of berry fruit, mocha, and chocolatey undertones."(91pts)
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Mitos, Bodegas Mitos
Kong)
(Wines Located in Hong
Estate
"The 2013 Cabernet Sauvignon Estate is deep, rich and voluptuous, with striking depth and nuance. Black cherry, smoke, licorice, leather and cloves are some of the signatures that flesh out in the glass. Broad and ample, the Cabernet Sauvignon offers notable personality and plenty of its signature classiness. Mocha, chocolate, spice and new leather shape the inviting finish."(95pts VM)
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Kong)
"A very subtle touch of wood sets off a wonderfully pure and fresh nose that is comprised of essence of red pinot fruit, wet stone, spice and again a hint of game. There is a sublime sense of underlying tension to the intensely mineral-driven, focused and delineated medium weight plus flavors that possess outstanding depth on the seamlessly balanced, driving and long finish. This is a terrific Rugiens that is built-to-age but isn't so robust that it won't be approachable young if desired."(91-94pts BH)
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L'Extravagance, Sauternes
New York)
15363 3 half-bottles per lot $200-280
3x1 half bottle owc's (Wines
"The 2006 L'Extravagant Doisy Daëne has a rich, opulent and honeyed bouquet that seems to not so much seduce the olfactory senses, but get down to business straight away. The palate is rounded and sensual with pure honey, blood orange, popcorn and touches of nougat towards the tender finish. Beautifully balanced, unctuous and somehow effortless, this is a magnificent Doisy Daëne that certainly lives up to its name."(95pts)
15367 3 magnums per lot $700-900
3-D
"Brilliant ruby. Sexy strawberry, raspberry and blood orange on the nose, along with notes of Asian spices and smoky minerals. Silky and alluringly sweet on the palate, offering intense red and dark berry liqueur flavors, with energetic minerality adding vivacity. Packs a serious punch but comes off lithe and precise, with excellent finishing clarity, juiciness and persistence."(94pts VM)
Ampelos
"The last vintage that Greg and Steve will be making of this wine as they focus more on their own estate vineyards, the 2011 Pinot Noir Ampelos is a rich, layered effort that has ripe dark berry, cocoa, warm spices and autumn leaf-like qualities all emerging from the glass. This medium-bodied effort has firm underlying structure and solid focus through the finish and it should age nicely on its overall balance. Drink 2015-2021."(92+pts)
Santa Rita Hills
"Deep, bright-rimmed red. Vibrant raspberry and cherry aromas are complicated by Asian spice and candied floral qualities. Offers sappy red berry and bitter cherry flavors that are enlivened by white pepper and rose nuances. The long, spicy finish features silky tannins, a hint of blood orange and slow-building florality."(92pts VM)
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15506 Whitehall Lane Merlot - Vintage 1987
Knights Valley
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Museum Reserve
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29 Estate
"The 2009 Cabernet Sauvignon Vineyard 29 Estate (100% Cabernet Sauvignon) is a huge wine graced with exceptional balance. Ripe, silky tannins provide the backdrop for expressive dark red fruit, spices and flowers. The 2009 is seamless and impeccable from start to finish. There is no shortage of personality and sheer character in this gorgeous Cabernet Sauvignon. Anticipated maturity: 2014-2024."(91-93pts)
15633 Hdv Pinot Noir - Vintage 2016
Ygnacia
"Lavender, rose petal, orange peel and mint lift from the glass in a silky, weightless Pinot Noir loaded with personality and sheer class. The 2016 possesses striking inner sweetness and exceptional balance from start to finish. These vines were planted only in 2010 with seven massale selections taken rom a variety of sources and yet some of the wines so far have been truly remarkable. Gracious and understated, the 2016 is stunningly beautiful."(94+pts VM)
15634 Hdv Pinot Noir - Vintage 2016
Ysabel
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Anderson Valley
"Pale to medium ruby, its intense fruits are tempered by fine earthy accents. It has a firm, grainy frame, well woven freshness and long finish."(92pts)
Gap's Crown
"The 2017 Pinot Noir Gap's Crown Vineyard was aged 10-19 months in several vessels: 35% new French oak, 20% concrete and 13% wooden tanks. Medium ruby, it's scented of black tea leaves, licorice, wild blackberries, dried lilac and tree bark with hints of blood orange, potpourri, saline and crushed red berry fruit. It’s medium-bodied and ultra silky with wonderful layering of pure fruits, amaro and spices, with a gentle, grainy frame and fantastic juicy freshness, finishing long and elegant. How lovely! "(94 pts)
Gap's Crown
Gary's Vineyard
"Deep red. Intensely perfumed nose offers mineral-driven red berries, cola, sandalwood and woodsmoke. Densely packed red and dark berry flavors are surprisingly lively, with zesty mineral and cherry skin notes adding verve. The mineral character gains power on the finish, which is impressively spicy and very long. This would be great with a Moroccan-spiced lamb or duck dish."(92pts VM)
Gary's Vineyard
"Bright ruby. Complex nose blends musky black raspberry, smoky minerality, mocha, rose and wild herbs. Sweet and expansive in the mouth, with enticing floral lift to the dark berry compote and spice flavors. This very young wine conveys a strong impression of ripe fruit and really stains the palate on the long, juicy finish."(93pts VM)
Gary's Vineyard
"Beautifully layered in the glass, the Garys' offers lovely mid-palate juiciness and plenty of generosity. Dark red cherry, mint, violet and spice overtntes add nuance on a creamy, expressive finish."(93pts VM)
Gary's Vineyard
"Dark plum, pomegranate, blood orange and exotic spices open up in a dense, voluptuous Pinot to drink over the next few years, once the tannins settle down a bit. The silky, textured finish is incredibly inviting, but the best is still to come. The high acidity of the vintage is quite apparent at this stage."(93pts VM)
Gary's Vineyard
"Racy red-toned fruit, orange peel and attractive aromatic lift from the whole clusters give the wine its distinctive personality. Silky and aromatic, the 2015 has a lot to offer. A dollop of whole clusters (20%) adds aromatic nuance throughout."(92pts VM)
Gary's Vineyard
Gary's Vineyard
Giusti Ranch Vineyard
"Black cherry, plum, lavender, spice, menthol licorice and dark spices imbue the Giusti with real personality and class. The 2015 has ample broad shoulders and tons of personality, all in a decidedly dark, powerful style."(93+pts VM)
Kanzler Vineyard
"Contoured and rich-tasting, with concentrated dark cherry, raspberry and wild plum flavors, backed by fresh acidity. Finishes with a creamy texture and notes of dark chocolate and Asian spice. Very svelte, plush and powerful."(94pts WS)
Keefer Ranch Vineyard
"Brilliant ruby. High-pitched aromas of red berries, cherry skin and rose, with a minerally nuance gaining strength with air. Sappy and precise, offering taut raspberry and floral pastille flavors and a kick of cracked pepper. Silky tannins give shape to the long, incisive finish, which leaves spicecake and floral notes behind."(93pts VM)
Keefer Ranch Vineyard
Pisoni Vineyard
"Lively raspberry tart and dark cherry flavors mesh easily in this fruity, savory style. Rooibos tea, dark chocolate and Asian spice notes emerge on the complex finish, turning creamy and rich."(91pts WS)
Rosella's Vineyard
"Vivid ruby. Explosive aromas of black raspberry, bitter chocolate, potpourri and spicecake. Sappy, dense and seamless in texture, offering energetic flavors of red berry preserves, licorice and candied rose. Finishes with excellent length and silky, harmonious tannins that fade into the fruit on the back end."(93pts VM)
Rosella's Vineyard
"Focused and juicy, featuring effusive cherry, raspberry and red plum flavors, backed by sleek tannins and acidity. The luscious finish lingers with vibrant minerality."(92pts WS)
Rosella's Vineyard
"...is medium ruby in the glass and youthfully shy on the nose, slowly offering rose petal, crushed stone, fresh cranberries and Bing cherries. It's light to medium-bodied, perfumed and elegant with a gentle, grainy frame and fantastic juicy freshness to lift the finish."(92pts)
Santa Lucia Highlands
" it has tons of spice, black raspberry, currants and blackberry characteristics, medium to full-bodied richness, a great texture and no shortage of depth or length."(93pts)
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"Packed with ripe, chalky flavors of blackberry, earth, black licorice and mocha. The firm tannins harmonize nicely with espresso notes on the finish."(93pts WS)
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Beckstoffer To-Kalon Vineyard
"An inky/purple color is accompanied by a classic Cabernet nose of tobacco smoke, Crème de cassis, licorice, and lead pencil. It boasts massive body, great purity, loads of intensity as well as concentration, and a nectar-like unctuosity on the mid-palate and finish. This tannic, unevolved baby tastes like a California version of a Pauillac first-growth. It s that special!..."(98pts)
16103 Clouds Rest Pinot Noir - Vintage 2004
Limited Release
James Berry Vineyard
"The 2005 Syrah James Berry Vineyard is sensational, as one might expect from this grand cru site. The wine has fabulous purity of fruit, blackberries and cassis intermixed with licorice, camphor, and a touch of crushed rocks. It is powerful, but at the same time, the cool limestone soils seem to give it an elegance that belies the wine's weight, richness, and power. Its dense purple color, wonderful, multi-layered mouthfeel, and stunning finish of close to a minute make for a compelling Syrah that should drink beautifully for 10-15 years."(94pts)
Eddie's Patch
"Saturated purple. Exotically perfumed bouquet of red and dark berry preserves, smoked meat, potpourri and black olive. Textbook syrah on the palate, offering sweet raspberry, cassis, candied violet and smoky mineral flavors and a late note of chewing tobacco. Becomes livelier with air and finishes with excellent clarity and lingering mineral and smoke notes. This was fermented with one-third whole clusters."(93pts VM)
16116 Paul Hobbs Merlot - Vintage 2001
Michael Black Vineyard
"...exhibits a dense purple color in addition to a big, thick, chocolatey, espresso roast, and sweet fruit-scented bouquet. This serious, big, full-bodied, rich, moderately tannic"(93pts)
Ulises Valdez Vineyard
"A potentially superb offering is the 2005 Pinot Noir Ulises Valdez Vineyard. Tart acidity buttresses this dark ruby/purple-tinged Pinot. Possessing abundant quantities of black cherry, raspberry, earth, forest floor, plum, and spicy oak notes, this medium to full-bodied, crisp, refreshing effort should age nicely for 7-10 years ... at the minimum."(90-93pts)
"Bright red. Explosively perfumed aromas of strawberry, black raspberry, potpourri and Asian spices. Exotic and deep, offering spicy red berry preserve and candied floral flavors and a strong mineral undertone. The floral and spice notes gain strength and depth on the alluringly sweet, very persistent finish."(91pts VM)
Three Rows
"Noticeable reduction initially detracts from the otherwise complex earthy red berry fruit aromas that precede rich, full and intense big-bodied flavors where the reduction can also be found though there is really excellent depth on the powerful and well muscled finish. I decanted the wine and after only 20 minutes, the reduction had all but disappeared. Note that this is a quite firmly structured effort as the extra concentration that the 2005 vintage naturally provided insures that it will require several years of bottle age to realize its full potential. Recommended."(91pst BH)
Hillside Vineyard
Ritchie Vineyard
"Displaying a more evolved style than usual, it offers up notes of buttered hazelnuts, lemon oil, honeysuckle, and a hint of spice."(93pts)
16145 Dumol Chardonnay - Vintage 2002
Chloe (Wines Located in New York) magnum (2)
(93pts)
(92+pts VM)
Richard Dinner Vineyard, cuvée Agustina
"The tightly-knit, relatively closed 2004 Chardonnay Richard Dinner Vineyard cuvée Agustina is certainly outstanding, but currently is playing it close to the vest, and I could not coax a lot out of it. While it is obviously an outstanding, rich effort, the Walker Station and Ulises Valdez cuvées are revealing more personality at present."(92-94pts)
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Graves
16179 Rutherford Ranch Chardonnay - Vintage 2017
(Wines Located in Citymeals on Wheels)
16182 Broadbent Vinho Verde - Vintage NV
bsl (Wines Located in Citymeals on
Wheels)
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Judge Bell
"he 2015 Zinfandel Judge Bell Vineyard is another big, intense wine, but it has more than enough old-vine depth to fill out the wine's frame. Like most of the wines in this range, the Judge Bell comes across as raw and intense, yet it also offers considerable depth and tons of pedigree."(90-93pts VM)
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New York)
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Mongeard-Mugneret
"The wood treatment isn't shy though neither is it dominant on the very ripe yet fresh nose that exhibits notes of dark raspberry, pomegranate, warm earth and the sauvage. However it is noticeable on the dense, rich and velvet-textured broad-shouldered flavors that deliver fine length on the powerful if slightly less complex finale. This is a bit woody though the underlying material appears to be present to absorb it in time."(90-93pts BH)
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Margaux
7sdc, 4scc, negociant bottling,
Hong Kong)
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Coquard-Loison-Fleurot
York)
"A ripe, opulent bouquet of black cherries, blueberry and cassis aromas, perhaps not displaying the delineation of the previous two vintages. The palate is medium-bodied with saturated tannins, fine acidity and good energy. The grippy, slightly oaky finish will need time to knit together. Give it three or four years in bottle."(90-92pts VM)
16324 Côte Rôtie - Vintage 2016
Côte Blonde, Ogier
York)
"Lurid magenta. An intensely perfumed, complex bouquet evokes candied black and blue fruits, incense, exotic spices, smoky minerals and pungent flowers. Silky, broad and gently sweet, offering palate-staining cherry, boysenberry, spicecake and violet pastille flavors that show superb depth. Possesses impressive energy for its heft, and finishes very long and precise, displaying repeating florality on a long, smoke-tinged finish shaped by well-knit tannins."(95pts VM)
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New York)
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La Tierra de Jonata
"Offering up beautiful black fruits, licorice, charred beef and cedar, the 2009 Tierra de Jonata is beautifully full-bodied and rich, with a smoking texture and finish. I love the overall fruit here and it will no doubt continue to drink well for a number of years. Enjoy it through 2024. Drink now-2024."(92pts)
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St. Emilion
York)
(90pts)
16436 Frazier Cabernet Sauvignon - Vintage 1997
Lupine Hill Vineyard
16439 Hartwell Cabernet Sauvignon - Vintage 1997
"Fresh ruby color. Very reticent nose hints at flowers and dark berries. Youthfully tight and unevolved, but with excellent intensity and thickness; primary dark berry and violet flavors. Very strong tannic spine gives this a tough finish today. Complicating notes of iron and graphite on the aftertaste."(89-92pts VM)
16458 Richardson Red - Vintage 1997
Synergy
16467 Staglin Family Cabernet Sauvignon - Vintage 1995
"The 1995 Cabernet Sauvignon is richer and more intense in the mid-palate than the 1996, as well as more backward. The wine is high in tannin, extract, and richness, yet the overall elegance, symmetry, and harmony among its elements are present. This pure, black fruit-dominated wine should be at finest between 2003-2020."(90pts)
16482 Black Bart Syrah - Vintage 2005
1x12ocb (Wines Located in New York)
"Distinct for its pure plum, berry and spicy, peppery attributes. Clean, tight and focused, gaining depth and complexity. Ends with spice, leather, sage and lavender. "(91pts WS)
12 half-bottles per lot $180-240
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in New York)
Le Poissenot, Geantet-Pansiot
16575 Mercurey - Vintage 2005
16595 Occidental Pinot Noir - Vintage 2011
cuvée Elizabeth, Bodega Headlands Vineyard
"Whereas the Cuvée Catherine is built on fruit, the 2011 Pinot Noir Bodega Headlands Cuvée Elizabeth is a much more inward, structured wine. Here the flavors are bright, precise and endowed with considerable energy. Cranberry, pomegranate, crushed rocks, rose petals and savory herbs are all supported by veins of underlying acidity and minerality that should allow the 2011 to develop beautifully in bottle. All of the 2011 Pinots have really blossomed over the last year, but none to the extent of the Cuvée Elizabeth, which today is stunning."(97pts VM)
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16651 McIlroy Zinfandel - Vintage 1992
5ts, 2stl, 1lstl, 1tl, 1nl (Wines Located in
New York)
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Sous Le Château, Germain
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Hernandez Ranch
Hernandez Ranch
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6vlwrl, 1stl (Wines Located in New
York)
- Vintage 2010 2lscl (Wines Located in (2)
New York)
New York)
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Tofanelli Vineyard
"The medium-bodied 2000 Charbono Tofanelli Vineyard (sadly, only 250 cases produced) reveals a meaty, earthy, damp forest, and black cherry-scented perfume. As the wine sits in the glass, a floral (acacia?) note emerges. It should drink well for 10-15 years. It is a curiosity, although a wonderful one."(90pts)
16740 Turley Charbono - Vintage 2002
Tofanelli Vineyard
"The 2002 Charbono Tofanelli Vineyard boasts an extravagantly fruity nose revealing distinctive blueberry scents intermixed with new saddle leather, licorice, and compost. Dense, medium to full-bodied, and fun to drink, it should age nicely for 7-8 years."(90-92pts)
Tofanelli Vineyard
"The opaque purple-hued, medium-bodied 2004 Charbono Tofanelli Vineyard reveals blueberry and bitter chocolate-like aromas and flavors along with hints of new saddle leather and fresh earth. This impressive Charbono can be enjoyed over the next 3-5 years."(90pts)
Tofanelli Vineyard
16748 Turley Petite Sirah - Vintage 2000
Estate Vineyard
Library Vineyard
Library Vineyard
"The 2005 Petite Syrah Library Vineyard is impeccable. Beautiful blueberry and blackberry fruit infused with charcoal and licorice aromas jump from the glass of this opaque purple-colored effort. Full-bodied and stunningly rich with sweet tannin and good acidity, it should evolve easily for two decades."(91-93pts)
Library Vineyard
"The 2007 Petite Syrah Library Vineyard possesses higher acidity as well as a more closed personality. Although it is somewhat monolithic, it is clearly super-concentrated and deep. I'll reserve judgment until I have had another chance to look at it, but it will undoubtedly be top-flight in terms of quality. It just didn't sing as loudly as several of its siblings."(89-92pts)
Rattlesnake Ridge
Rattlesnake Ridge
Rattlesnake Ridge
"The 2006 Petite Sirah Rattlesnake Ridge offers huge tannins, a dense ruby/purple color, a monster attack, but an excruciatingly tannic finish. This wine is loaded but needs at least 5-8 years of bottle age and should keep for 25+ years."(90-92pts)
Rattlesnake Ridge
"Also closed, tannic, and backward, but enormously concentrated, is the inky/purple-tinged 2007 Petite Syrah Rattlesnake Ridge. With coaxing, it offers up scents of pepper, incense, blackberries, and crushed rocks, but the wine is extremely tannic and impenetrable. Forget it for a decade at least."(89-91pts)
Cedarman Vineyard
"A new offering from the top of Howell Mountain is the 2005 Zinfandel Cedarman Vineyard. Displaying crisp acidity along with blue fruit, forest floor, pepper, and mossy elements, it possesses more density, richness, glycerin, and body than most 2005s."(90-92pts)
Cobb Vineyard
Dogtown Vineyard
"This vineyard is from Lodi, an area that is not uniformly hot and apparently imparts a 'black tea leaf' quality to the Zins from the area...16.2% alcohol...I saw the black tea leaf thing underneath the grapy, smoky fruit - more black fruit but not that classic bramble and cassis...pinches of soy and white pepper...excellent balance of fruit and finish - best balanced so far."(92pts JK)
Dogtown Vineyard
"Good bright ruby. Nose currently dominated by exotic notes of grapefruit and orange peel. Sweet, dense and highly concentrated, with spicy, peppery fruit flavors lifted by rather citrusy acids. A powerful, tannic, very long wine with excellent grip. Clearly from low yields and features a high ratio of skins to juice. This would be perfect with a garlicky slab of steak."(91pts VM)
Dogtown Vineyard
"This deep ruby/purple-tinged Zin smells like brandy-macerated jammy black cherries intermixed with dried Provencal herbs, ground pepper, and other exotic spices. An exceptionally powerful, mouthfilling, palate staining effort with enormous richness and purity as well as a blockbuster finish, it is clearly not a Zinfandel for those who enjoy wimpy wines."(91-93pts)
Dogtown Vineyard
"From Lodi, the deep plum/ruby-hued 2003 Zinfandel Dogtown Vineyard offers a huge nose of earth, roasted herbs, sweet pomegranates, cherries, briery mountain fruit, and a peppery, alcoholic finish. This 700-case cuvée (16.5% alcohol) should drink well for 4-5 years."(91-93pts)
Dogtown Vineyard
Dogtown Vineyard
Dragon Vineyard
Dragon Vineyard
"Good ruby-red. Aromatic nose combines blueberry and blackberry liqueur, licorice and flowers. Dense, peppery and sweet, with briary berry flavors complemented by dark chocolate. Finishes with chewy, building tannins and a flavor of black cherry."(92pts VM)
Dragon Vineyard
"One of my favorites is the 2006 Zinfandel Dragon Vineyard, which is actually from some of the younger vines that Turley bottles separately. This Howell Mountain offering tips the scales at nearly 16% alcohol and offers a southern Rhône Valley-like notes of lavender, kirsch liqueur, pepper, spice, and loads of blackberry and sweet cherry fruit. The wine has decent acidity, ripe tannin, and a long, heady finish. This is a seductive, complex, and beautiful Zinfandel."(91-93pts)
Dragon Vineyard
"The 2007 Zinfandel Dragon Vineyard possesses good ripeness, full-bodied power, and sweet, pure black cherry and currant aromas intermixed with spring flowers, incense, and crushed rocks. This is another high elevation effort with plenty of power, generosity, and was obviously picked at the perfect moment for phenolic maturity."(91-93pts)
Duarte Vineyard
"I often notice a resiny/balsam wood character in Turley's Contra Costa offering. The 1999 Zinfandel Duarte Vineyard (560 cases, 16% natural alcohol) is produced from 104-year old vines planted in pure sand. A wonderful expression of purity and sweetness...offers sweet black cherry liqueur, strawberry, pepper, kirsch, raspberry, and spice aromas. Long, deep, intense, and well-textured..."(91pts)
Duarte Vineyard
"The Duarte vineyard was planted in 1896 in pure sand...750 cases, 16% alcohol...the noses keep getting more serious...t 'n a more present, also more sweet...cassis-y, nutty, and brambly fruit...hot hot hot at first but fades nicely - big grip and nice fruit - a touch of that signature peachy Duarte fruit - it has been a common trait that I have gotten every year out of this vineyard."(92+pts JK)
16799 Turley Zinfandel
York)
York) (92pts VM)
Duarte Vineyard
"Bright ruby-red. Pungent blackberry aroma complicated by espresso and exotic notes of apricot and peach; can't quite hide its alcohol. Chewy, thick and sweet but a bit musclebound, with firm acidity framing the chewy cherry and raspberry flavors. This will need a couple years of bottle aging. May merit a higher score if it can absorb some of its alcohol before it loses its fruit."(90pts VM)
Duarte Vineyard
"Bright dark red. Exotic, candied aromas of strawberry and pepper. Sweet, dense and peppery, with red berry and spice cake flavors. Very expressive and varietally accurate zinfandel, finishing with sweet tannins and very good length."(90pts VM)
Duarte Vineyard
"From the sandy soils of Contra Costa, the well-made 2005 Zinfandel Duarte reveals plenty of fruit, power, and richness. It should turn out to be outstanding once it has been bottled."(89-91pts)
Duarte Vineyard
"Deep red. Peppery, slightly high-toned aromas of raspberry and nutty oak, with hints of exotic fruits. Supple on entry, then rather closed in the middle, with a distinctive flavor of fruity peppercorn. Finishes dry-edged and pungent. An intriguing style, but not for those who expect a mouthful of fresh berries from their zinfandels."(90pts VM)
Duarte Vineyard
"Good bright medium ruby. Explosive, superripe aromas of black cherry and licorice pastille; slightly high-toned and porty. Big, chewy, rich and sweet, with a creamy chocolatey flavor and an intriguing musky soil element."(90pts VM)
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Dusi Vineyard
"Bright, deep red. Explosive aromas of black cherry, plum and licorice, with liqueur-like ripeness. Sweet, thick and velvety, with an impressive core of raspberry fruit. Very large-scaled, concentrated zinfandel with a distinctly syrupy ripeness but firm supporting acidity."(92pts VM)
Dusi Vineyard
"Good full ruby. Aromas of black raspberry, blackberry, espresso and pepper show an almost liqueur-like ripeness. Fat, velvety and broad, with very ripe flavors of roasted fruits and licorice. A saline character contributes to the wine's impression of thickness. Not hugely fruity, but finishes with sweet tannins and excellent length."(91pts VM)
Dusi Vineyard
"Dark red. Liqueur-like crushed blackberry and sappy cherry on the nose. Compellingly sweet and vibrant, with a chewy underlying mineral character giving shape to the superripe berry flavors. This has superb fruit. Finishes fat and very long, with creamy tannins and the structure to age."(93pts VM)
Dusi Vineyard
"The 2006 Zinfandel Dusi Vineyard, another Paso Robles site, is a whopper at 16.4% alcohol, but has terrific fruit, slightly caramelized Amarone-like licorice, tar, and blackberry fruit, with decent acidity and a full-bodied mouthfeel with high glycerin. Drink it over the next 4-6 years."(91-93pts)
Dusi Vineyard
"The 2007 Zinfandel Dusi Vineyard (a well-known Paso Robles site) offers deep, full-bodied aromas and flavors of road tar, black cherries, truffles, meat, and roasted herbs. It also possesses full body and excellent intensity as well as vibrancy and definition."(91-93pts)
Dusi Vineyard
"Strong earthy, meaty, smoked game, and underbrush characteristics are present in the dark plum-colored 2008 Zinfandel Dusi Vineyard. This outstanding Zinfandel reveals a more herbal, spicy personality."(90-92pts)
Estate
"The dark ruby/purple-colored 2000 Zinfandel Estate reveals an undeniable Châteauneuf du Pape-like character. Notes of pepper, dried Provencal herbs, earth, black currants, and kirsch liqueur soar from this full-bodied, moderately tannic, dense, chewy, savory 2000. "(93pts)
Estate
"The 2001 Zinfandel Estate offers a dense plum/ruby/purple color in addition to full-bodied, chewy, viscous flavors, great palate presence, and a tremendous concentration of briery, black cherry, raspberry, and currant fruit intermixed with earth, pepper, and licorice. Long and powerful yet well-balanced."(95pts VM)
Estate
"Good full red-ruby. Expressive red fruit and mineral aromas. Fat, thick and sweet, with red fruit, black cherry, licorice and spice flavors. Very tactile, approachable zinfandel, finishing with sweet tannins and sneaky length."(91pts VM)
Estate
"Dark red. Redcurrant, fruity black pepper and an exotic hint of apricot on the nose. Lush and peppery, with a nicely restrained sweetness and a pliant, layered texture. I'd drink this on the early side before it loses its fruit."(90pts VM)
Estate
"Good red-ruby color. Superripe aromas of black cherry and black pepper. Then high-pitched and surprisingly tight in the mouth, with firm flavors of blackberry, violet and pepper. In contrast to the Rattlesnake Ridge example, this is juicy, bright and light on its feet in spite of its full ripeness. Finishes firmly tannic, peppery and persistent."(91pts VM)
Estate
"Modestly saturated medium ruby. Cherry, red berries and a liqueur-like quality that reminded me more of grenache than zinfandel. Then sweet, supple and easygoing; not complex but a fleshy, plump fruit bomb whose ripe tannins will not get in the way of early drinking."(90pts VM)
Estate
"Good medium red. Knockout nose combines raspberry, mocha, coffee, spices, gunpowder and maple syrup, with good lift for a wine with 15.7% alcohol. Sweet, lush and deep, with a silky, seamless texture and a combination of creaminess with energy that's rare for zinfandel. The strong spice character of this very rich wine carries through the long, broad finish, which features very fine tannins."(93pts VM)
Grist Vineyard
"Good deep ruby-tinged red. Delicate aromas of candied blueberry, flowers and white pepper; the Chambolle-Musigny of the cellar. Tightly wrapped but very intensely flavored, with superb inner-mouth perfume and energy. Shy flavors of red cherry, flowers and spices persist on the firmly tannic, youthfully austere back end."(92+pts VM)
Grist Vineyard
"Medium dark red. Red cherry, dried berries and pepper on the nose; very zinfandel. Then juicy and bright on the palate, with very good definition and grip. Sappy, spicy berry flavors are supported by a firm tannic spine. This, too, would appear to need three to five years of additional bottle aging."(90+pts VM)
Grist Vineyard
"Medium ruby. Explosive aromas of crushed raspberry and blackberry, black pepper and violet. Then sweet, pliant and graceful in the mouth, with a seamless texture and perfectly integrated acidity; the feminine side of zinfandel. Finishes impressively long and sappy, with creamy dark berry flavors enlivened by juicy acids."(94pts VM)
Grist Vineyard
"The 2011 Zinfandel Grist Vineyard is another of the more pointed, focused wines in the range. In this vintage, the Grist is a wine of length and persistence more than breadth. The aromas and flavors remain bright and focused throughout. Today, the wine comes across as a bit compact and in need of further bottle age to soften."(92pts VM)
Juvenile
"...could easily be confused with a big, full-throttle, Grenache-based Côtes du Rhône from Ch teauneuf-du-Pape or Rasteau. A big, earthy, peppery, licorice, cherry liqueur, and spice-scented perfume soars from the glass of this deep ruby-colored, fleshy, fat offering."(90-2pts)
Mead Ranch
"...exhibits an intriguing higher altitude note of jammy raspberries intermixed with floral scents. As the wine sits in the glass, interesting Amarone-like characteristics jump out. This full-bodied, earthy, chewy, and rich wine is a superb effort from an organically farmed vineyard planted in red volcanic soil."(91pts)
Mead Ranch
"...offers up aromas of acacia flowers, blueberries, graphite, and a hint of black currants. Perhaps the finest wine I have ever tasted from Atlas Peak, it is a full-bodied, opulent, gorgeously textured wine with tremendous purity, richness, and fruit."(92pts)
Mead Ranch
"...exhibits wonderful aromas of blueberries and blackberries, a distinctive smoky earthiness (probably due to the fact this vineyard is organically farmed and planted in red volcanic soil), admirable purity, and super palate presence."(90-93pts)
Mead Ranch
"Loaded with sweet black currant, plum, and raspberry fruit is the dark ruby-colored 2003 Zinfandel Mead Ranch (a medium to full-bodied, 400-case cuvée with 16.5% alcohol grown on a mountaintop vineyard). Bluer, blacker fruits make an appearance, but what I liked about the wine was its purity and fruit-driven character, with less spice and more of the fruit spectrum represented. "(90-92pts)
Mead Ranch
"Bright ruby. Quite primary on the nose, with a pronounced rocky character to the cool blackberry and mint aromas. Juicy and densely packed, with impressive concentration and breadth. Roasted raspberry and chocolate flavors are still a bit youthfully unevolved, and the wine's substantial building tannins argue for a year or so of patience."(90+pts VM)
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