Friday, October 29, 2021
2018 LOBO Wines Cabernet Sauvignon
Tuesday, October 26, 2021
2018 Sokol Blosser Dundee Hills Estate Pinot Noir
Tuesday, October 19, 2021
2018 Fifty Row Petite Sirah Silver Dollar Vineyard
Napa Valley, CA
Suggested retail price: $65.00
Drink The Bottles score: 92+/100
Monday, October 18, 2021
2018 Enkidu Wines Pinot Noir Russian River Valley
Enkidu Wines of Sonoma, California is a new addition to the Drink The Bottles wine tribe. It is no secret that we taste and share a lot of Napa wines and when we partner up with a (new-to-us) producer from Sonoma, we're always excited to see the outcome. We had the privilege of tasting the 2018 Enkidu Wines Pinot Noir (Russian River Valley) and this was a great introduction for us to this producer. When we popped the cork and saw the wine imprint, we suspected that we were in for a treat with some high quality, dense fruit. Medium to dark scarlet color solid in the glass from center to edge. Aromas of fresh out-of-the-oven strawberry rhubarb pie, damp earth and spices carry over to similar flavors. This is a potpourri of sweet fragrance with intense, medium bodied raspberry jam and hints of vanilla. The acid in this wine is solid but in check, leading the taster to a path of a lingering finish that goes on for moments. We didn't decant this wine but rather gave it some extended time and swirling in the glass. It is drinking really lovely right now and we suspect for another 3-5 years.
Thursday, October 14, 2021
2019 Cline Family Cellars Ancient Vines Zinfandel
2016 Krupp Brothers Black Bart Syrah Port
Wednesday, October 13, 2021
Patland Estate Vineyards Mystery Box Wine Deal!
- 2008 Syrah
- 2010 Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon
- 2011 Malbec
- 2012 Pinot Noir
- 2014 Port
- 2016 Sauvignon Blanc
Monday, October 11, 2021
2017 LOBO Wines Pinot Noir Napa Valley
Thursday, October 7, 2021
2019 Cline Family Cellars Petite Sirah Contra Costa County
Monday, September 27, 2021
2017 The Shepherd Estate Red
Monday, September 13, 2021
Winery Adventure: Repris Wines
We were very blessed to be able to travel to California recently for a wine trip with great friends. We had planned the trip in 2020, but we had to postpone for a year due to most of the world shutting down from the Covid pandemic. We decided that we would take this trip in 2021, come hell or high water.
Our "Winos" group as we jokingly and affectionately call ourselves, spent a few evenings and many text messages back and forth to discuss the "must visit" wineries as well as those that had been on various wish lists throughout the years. After much discussion and many emails back and forth to the wineries on our radar, we finally decided on nine wineries that would complete our adventure. And, so we begun with Day #1...... Repris Wines.
- 2019 Sauvignon Blanc
- 2016 Texture Lancel Creek Chardonnay
- 2018 Syrah
- 2018 Left Bank
- 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon, Moon Mountain Vineyard
Monday, July 26, 2021
2019 Mollydooker Two Left Feet
Wednesday, July 21, 2021
Rodney Strong Wine Estates REJUVENATION Virtual Wine Tasting
- 2020 Rodney Strong Rose of Pinot Noir, Russian River Valley: $25.00
- 2019 Rodney Strong California Chardonnay: $17.00
- 2017 Rodney Strong Sonoma County Merlot: $20.00
- 2018 Rodney Strong Sonoma County Cabernet Sauvignon: $22.00
- 2018 Rodney Strong Alexander Valley Estate Cabernet Sauvignon: $28.00
- 2018 Rodney Strong Old Vine Zinfandel: $25.00
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