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2014 Buena Vista Cabernet Sauvignon Chateau Buena Vista - USA, California, Napa Valley (9/16/2020) Day 1: One of my top wines over the last five years for value/quality. This wine has aged nicely and has a long life ahead. Pencil lead, blueberries, spices, tobacco and black licorice. Big style wine...

We had a lot of Cliff Lede SB this summer.

Another one also. Cheap and under $20

Surprises me not all Don, I think we both agree the Armada is the real gem (over the frog) of the Cayuse lineup. The 07 was the best domestic Syrah I have ever had.

I should have saved the 2 2001 Frog's and could have sold them for a mint today!

Max S. wrote: ↑Mon Sep 14, 2020 1:26 pm
cjsavino wrote: ↑Mon Sep 14, 2020 1:23 pm
Tastes bad today and burns tomorrow
Talk about a reminder of my early 20s...

Not your teens???

2015 Bodega Norton Privada Mendoza - Argentina, Mendoza (9/11/2020) Day 1: Sour berries, chalk, coffee beans, floral and dark chocolate. A bit different than the other bottles but still solid. 89 points Day 2: A bit better. Blueberries, coffee beans, dark chocolate and floral notes. The chalkiness ...

There are a ton of $5 off $25 floating around that haven't been posted in this thread. I don't have a complete list, but some recent ones I used were VINESPOT, STARCRAWL, PPRG, and SEEJANEDRINK (I think that one was $10 off $50). In general, if you just google search "wtso promo codes" and go throu...

2014 Davenport Cellars Mr. B - USA, Washington, Columbia Valley (9/7/2020) Day 1: This is the best bottle of the lot. Best QPR in my life. Blueberries, minerals, dust, wood, spice, menthol and dark chocolate. Long finish and concentrated. Balanced wine!!! 94 points (94 points) Best one to date and l...

Used to buy these back in the day; don't see them around any more. Of course it is Sapporo spelled backwards after the beer outfit bought them.

James don't see them often in the Twin Cities but got a hell of a closeout deal on these for $20.00

2012 St. Clement Cabernet Sauvignon Oroppas - USA, California, Napa Valley (9/1/2020) Day 1: A bit tight. No score. Day 2: Hello and thanks for waiting. Chocolate, blueberries, spice, oak, vanilla and underbrush. Big wine and powerful finish. Picks up some floral notes on the long finish. Plenty of...

2014 SIXTO Chardonnay Roza Hills - USA, Washington, Columbia Valley (8/30/2020) Day 1: This is much better than the last bottle and benefitted from some age. Golden delicious apples, spice, mild oak, lemon, minerals and tropical fruit. Tastes like an $80 Napa Chardonnay. 94 points Day 2: Excellent ...

Aren't all the SQN wines going to be big, jammy, and alcoholic and get 95+ points anyway? If you like that style who cares about the reviews...just buy them.

Good point. Do they need to waste bottles sending them to WA when they could just sell them?

Love the 02 Piper. Used to be able to get this for $100 but not anymore.

Dutton-Goldfield Dutton Ranch Walker Hill Vineyard Green Valley Chardonnay 2016
$24.99
Probably going to be really good as Suckling gave it 92 points instead of 97

I used to think that Bodega Colome Vina Altura Maxima was the highest vineyard in the world. Perhaps it's the highest vineyard in the world producing an absolutely stunning wine. Had the 2013 earlier this year, and was blown away by the complexity, balance, and everything else it had going for it. ...

2016 Dutton-Goldfield Freestone Hill Vineyard Pinot coming up today for $30. This is a $60-70 wine with JS94 (doesn't mean much) and Dunnuck 93 (means more) scores, as well as 92 and 91 from Enthusiast and Spectator, respectively. Active codes: AUGUST or WINEPAW both get you $10 off of $50. Certain...

For vintages within the last 7 or 8 years I simply open and pour and cork. Wines are almost always good on day 3!

They have to move A LOT of this $4/btl bulk wine for

As long as it is sweet any bulk Pinot will work. Wonder what else they blend into the wine?

Some restaurants have eliminated corkage.

I always wonder how many people on a given night even bring in a bottle. Other than offlines I don't ever recall anyone brining in a bottle to a local restaurant.

Meiomi wine

The bear seals the sale for me!

I have seen some slick commercials promoting Kim Crawford. I remember when this was not a bad wine in the early 2000s before they probably multiplied the case production.

Sideways as many have mentioned. Love the golf scene!

I usually think of TW as an excellent place to get a good price on mediocre large production wines.

Several places in Minneapolis offer even better prices on those mediocre wines. When they arrived they offered good prices to lure the customer in and now they are about average pricing in town.

2012 Barnett Vineyards Merlot Spring Mountain District - USA, California, Napa Valley, Spring Mountain District (8/1/2020) Day 1: Certainly better than the last bottle back on 4/19/2019. This is classic Napa Valley Merlot featuring cherry, spice, dark chocolate, minerals and blueberries. Really nic...

If you live here locally they will refund your money. Would not recommend any out of state purchases on older wine. As others have said terrible storage. Vertical storage for 15 years never seems to go well with wine.

without any annoying oak signatures.

Exactly!

2015 Liquid Farm Chardonnay La Hermana - USA, California, Central Coast, Santa Maria Valley (7/28/2020) Day 1: Wonderful wine with apple, spice, flint, lemon, orange peel and saline. Complex wine and medium plus finish. Good acidity. 92 points Day 2: Still singing. Fresh and should age for another ...

Nobody mentioned Edmunds St. John yet?

Can't believe as much as I like Domestic Syrah's that I have never tried one!

2012 Sleight of Hand The Archimage - USA, Washington, Columbia Valley (7/22/2020) Day 1: Wonderful with plum, dust, funk, gravel and exotic spices. Balanced and beautiful finish. One of the better SOH wines I have sampled 93 points Day 2: Good but not as good. A little heat. Spice, cherry, plum, du...

Pound for Pound one of the better Syrahs under $40 in the State, no make that the best. But you know this already, great data point John! Dale so many great Washington Wines that never make it out of the Pacific Northwest! I always hope these great wineries like Kevin White expand but still make am...

2016 Marietta Cellars Armé - USA, California (7/17/2020) Day 1: Really impressed with this wine in other vintages. This is bit hot featuring spices, dark fruits and menthol. A good steak wine but time hopefully will settle this in your face effort down. 87 points Day 2: Better! Coffee beans, plums,...

2017 Kevin White Winery Syrah En Hommage - USA, Washington, Columbia Valley, Yakima Valley (7/16/2020) Day 1 & 2: Good but lacked compared to the last bottle. A bit tight and not reveling as much in terms of fruit. Day 3: 2nd Glass is a much better experience. Some interesting floral notes along wi...

2013 Sleight of Hand The Archimage - USA, Washington, Columbia Valley (7/10/2020) Day 1: Very nice wine with raspberries, soy, earth, floral and dark chocolate. Medium finish and balanced. 92 points Day 2: Coming together even better than day 1. Fruit more prominent featuring blueberries, raspberri...

2004... sexy ultra-ripeness lead to super short life

My favorite vintage of the decade. Have not tasted any in 5 plus years so short life might be accurate but they were great with 10 or less years of age.

2015 Tenuta di Arceno Il Fauno Di Arcanum Toscana IGT - Italy, Tuscany, Toscana IGT (7/7/2020) Day 1: Not sure why I am drinking this on a 95 degree day but it is great. Blueberries, menthol, spice, roasted meats and dark cherry. Medium plus finish. 92 points Day 2: Excellent featuring blueberries,...

2015 Dominique Cornin Mâcon-Chaintré - France, Burgundy, Mâconnais, Mâcon-Chaintré (7/2/2020) Day 1: Mineral driven featuring dust, lemon, stone and chalk. Lacks fruit and is a bit astringent. Not bad but certainly not a great White Burgundy. 88 points Day 2: Better with stone, floral, lemon, miner...

I ended up with 5 of a requested 6

1 — 2011 BIONIC FROG SY 750 ML
1 — 2013 EN CHAMBERLIN SYRAH 750 ML
1 — 2011 WIDOWMAKER 750 ML
1 — 2014 CAMASPELO 750 ML
1 — 2014 GOD ONLY KNOWS 750 ML

Curious on prices

Davenport Cellars Mr. B since it was $10 and 93 points all day long.

Gary's Empathy wines, not even a year old, sold to Constellation. Dude just prints money, wow.

Has anyone tired these wines? Seems like Constellation tries to buy everything.

Anyone around Friday, July 3rd for a pre-4th of July WB chat? I could set something up around 6pm Pacific/9pm Eastern if people are interested.

Yes!!!

Unless they have dramatically altered the winemaking style, I wouldn't be surprised if they can age a bit. I've had a bunch of 92-97 Tapestry in the last few years, and all were quite solid, comparable in their aging/complexity/fruit to Bordeaux of the same age, maybe richer if anything. I put away...

2013 Beaulieu Vineyard Tapestry Reserve - USA, California, Napa Valley (6/23/2020) Day 1: Nice with cigar, blueberries, dark cherries, spice and mild oak. Classic Napa Valley wine. Medium plus finish. 92 points Day 2: Rich wine with cigar, blueberries, dark cherries, spices, oak/vanilla and menthol...

I see they make a Rose. Anyone try it?

Walla Walla. Great golf course and wines and the weather is outstanding.

Had the 04 in 13 and noted mature. I would think 01 would hold up better. I found the 04s to drink great at six to ten years.

I was expecting the wine to be one of the new Domaine Serene releases....

Didn't see them in the closeout bins!

At this point, I wouldn't buy Domaine Serene at any price.

I like the Reserve but price is a bit much. You can get two Vincent or four Stangeland for the price.

I have had this four times and under Screw Cap. Paid $15.00 from WTSO and not many wines better at that price point period. 2017 Stangeland Pinot Noir Eola Hills Cuvee - USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley, Eola - Amity Hills (6/9/2020) Day 1: Strawberry, white pepper, underbrush, violets and mushrooms. ...

Dr L Riesling

Excellent every vintage.

Also on Sale Mumm Brut Prestige Brut is outstanding. In MN sometimes on sale is $14.99.

2012 Sleight of Hand The Archimage - USA, Washington, Columbia Valley (6/7/2020) Day 1: Solid wine. Cherry, dust, gravel, pepper and blueberries. Good acidity and complex wine. One of the better SOH wines I have sampled. 92 points Day 2: Has lost nothing. Cherry, gravel, dust, black pepper, blueber...

We always enjoy these and they do not last too long at our house.

Think I stole this one from your house in my carry on a few years ago!

We always enjoy these and they do not last too long at our house.

Think I stole this one from your house in my carry on a few years ago!

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