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2005 Vines on the Marycrest Satin Doll
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A blend of 63% Cabernet Sauvignon and 37% Syrah from Paso Robles. This one was recommended to me because I mentioned that I liked the Herman Story wines. In fact, ...
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2005 Nevada City Contour
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Actually labeled as Directors’ Reserve Contour, this is a Bordeaux blend consisting of 76% Cab, 7% each of Merlot, Cab Franc, and Malbec, and 3% Petit Verdot. With an alcohol level ...
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2003 Indian Springs Barbera
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Venturing into yet another corner of Nevada County and the Sierra Foothills, I came across Indian Springs Vineyards. Again, another small producer with unknown (to me) distribution depth. Discovered them on ...
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2004 Solune Sierra Foothills Cabernet
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Tucked away in the Sierra Foothills between Colfax and Grass Valley California you will discover a real gem, Solune Wine Growers (http://www.solunewinery.com/). There is truth behind the cliche “good things ...
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2005 Nevada City Zinfandel
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Yet another post for a nice product from this winery in the Sierra Foothills. Their Zin is a blend of 84% Zinfandel, 10% Petite Sirah, 4% Syrah, and 2% Mourvedre. The color ...
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2005 Nevada City Tempranillo
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Actually 97% Temp and 3% Sangiovese, this one was awarded Double Gold and Best of Class at the 2008 New World International Wine Competition. Quite a feather in the cap of ...
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Robert Young Scion Vertical Tasting
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In the order tasted, we had a 2004 and 2005 Robert Young Chardonnay, then a 2003, 2002, and a 2001 Robert Young Scion. The 2002 and 2003 are Cabernet Sauvignon ...
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Nevada City, Rough & Ready Red, Cask 205
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Where the Cask 204 (posted below) is predominantly Zin, this one is 41% Syrah, 31% Zin, 10% Petite Sirah, 10% Cab Franc, 5% Cab, and 3% Sangiovese. The 205 had ...
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2004 Nevada City Syrah
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My second venture into regional wines from the Sierras, this Sierra Foothills Syrah proved to be quite nice. Blackberry, dark chocolate, and a touch of smoke on the nose leads ...
View complete post » Posted 38 weeks ago by Jim More from this site » 0 comments
2005 Rosenblum Rockpile Zinfandel
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If you check out October 2006, you will see that Dave posted notes on the 2004 Rockpile. The 2005 can be summarized in much the same way. Deep raspberry in ...
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