http://www.westcoastwine.net/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php WCWN Tasting Notes Forum WCWN Forums - UBB.threads(tm) http://www.westcoastwine.net/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=341518#Post341518 Posted by Bernsen:
2005 Dutton Jewel Block 2005 Dutton Dutton-Thomas Road Thanks!]]> Fri, 09 May 2008 08:07:28 PDT http://www.westcoastwine.net/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=341512#Post341512 Posted by ben scheibe:
[url=http://www.cellartracker.com/wine.asp?iWine=17209][b]1997 Karl Lawrence Cabernet Sauvignon[/b][/url][i] - USA, California, Napa Valley (1/27/2008)[/i] No bricking at the edges. Subtle nose with a bit of spice and dust. This has mellowed conside]]> Thu, 08 May 2008 22:32:21 PDT http://www.westcoastwine.net/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=341511#Post341511 Posted by ben scheibe:
[list][*][url=http://www.cellartracker.com/wine.asp?iWine=12260][b]1985 Ridge Petite Sirah Devil's Hill[/b][/url][i] - USA, California, Napa Valley, Spring Mountain District (5/3/2008)[/i] Bought a case of this on release. Over the first decade of i]]> Thu, 08 May 2008 22:25:50 PDT http://www.westcoastwine.net/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=341506#Post341506 Posted by paytoplay:
Also noted Le 5eme as I believe the 5eme is their cool way of noting this as 2005 vintage. Have had this in the past, 100% or close to it in grenache. Quite dark in color. Opened up and reminded me of an off vintage lean napa cabernet. Like $100 ]]> Thu, 08 May 2008 19:55:10 PDT http://www.westcoastwine.net/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=341500#Post341500 Posted by TomHill:
[quote=Sean_Devaney]... What were up to during prohabition? Sean [/quote] Despite what some might have you believe around here...Prohibition was well before my time!! Tom ]]> Thu, 08 May 2008 12:03:43 PDT http://www.westcoastwine.net/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=341491#Post341491 Posted by paytoplay:
Opens with what seems like lots of oak, wood, char and smoke. In time it intigrates with the ripe, brown sugar, dark sweet fruit. Background, if given attention, has nice tea leaf, vine, and cassis. Mid to heavyweight, black ruby in color. I cou]]> Wed, 07 May 2008 20:28:08 PDT http://www.westcoastwine.net/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=341488#Post341488 Posted by Marc Hanes:
Turley San Luis Obispo County, California Paso Robles Ueberroth Vineyard Zinfandel 2004 $48.00 16.3% Deep purple core, while completely opaque, no hesitancy in shifting gears to red-ruby along the rims, good warmth and richness. Presents an o]]> Wed, 07 May 2008 19:08:01 PDT http://www.westcoastwine.net/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=341477#Post341477 Posted by paytoplay:
Good representation of old world grenache. Light ruby and translucent in color. Could of been mistaken for French. Faint wood and mineral, chalk. Herbs, and tannin structure. It was just missing something and maybe a bit of a flaw with some bitt]]> Wed, 07 May 2008 11:28:23 PDT http://www.westcoastwine.net/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=341473#Post341473 Posted by ksyrah:
I'll second that emotion. Those folks have become part of the fabric of HdR for many of us, and I hope we'll all be back together again next year. -Al]]> Wed, 07 May 2008 09:51:36 PDT http://www.westcoastwine.net/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=341455#Post341455 Posted by Ken Zinns:
Yuck! Canned peas. Doesn't sound very appealling. But when you swirled the wine and took a whiff of it could you visualize whirled peas? ;)]]> Wed, 07 May 2008 05:47:22 PDT http://www.westcoastwine.net/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=341449#Post341449 Posted by Bryan Briscoe:
Pahlmeyer-Decanted 2 hours. Nice nose of red fruits, coffee, caramel, smoke, and toasted oak. Tight mouth of red fruit, cassis, toffee, earth, white pepper, and vanilla creme. Absolutely bombarded with oak. Slathered. Whacked. Young and primary for]]> Wed, 07 May 2008 03:29:17 PDT http://www.westcoastwine.net/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=341438#Post341438 Posted by Marc Hanes:
Ridge Dry Creek Valley, California Lytton Estate Syrah 1998 $27.50 13.9% Reddish tinged purple core, the ruby rims changed to brick red with the start of some orange hues, clear at first, needs a decant to keep the chunks at the bottom of the ]]> Tue, 06 May 2008 17:19:24 PDT http://www.westcoastwine.net/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=341416#Post341416 Posted by paytoplay:
Side note: The Shadow Canyon was given a sloshing in the decanter. Nothing extreme. The wine frothed up and had bubbles as any wine would. But they never went away. Usually they subsite but hours later and in the glass they stayed there. I gues]]> Mon, 05 May 2008 21:15:21 PDT http://www.westcoastwine.net/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=341408#Post341408 Posted by geo t.:
[quote=Kurt Wieneke]Glad you got the mojo workin' with that.[/quote] Got it goin' BIGTIME, [color:#3333FF]Indiana[/color], thanks again! [quote]It's actually "Font des Aieux": ancestor vines.[/quote] I know that! Ain' that what I wrote?! I e]]> Mon, 05 May 2008 17:47:06 PDT http://www.westcoastwine.net/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=341375#Post341375 Posted by Drew Spaulding:
It was probably Santa Cruz Mountains, as that's where the winery is (was?), although they did occasionally purchase fruit from outside the appellation. I'm pretty sure the Roudons retired a few years back (an old friend of mine purchased and replante]]> Mon, 05 May 2008 07:16:07 PDT