Author Archives: sean

Gaetano D’Aquino Chianti Riserva 2007

Posted on January 12, 2013 by sean

If this is “riserva”, I’d hate to see what the non-riserva wine is. I’d like to find a nice “daily drinker” sangiovese, and chianti is probably gonna fit the bill closest. The problem is that sometimes, you get a little … Continue reading →

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Amador!

Posted on January 7, 2013 by sean

I went up to Amador County for the weekend before New Years to spend a day with Vera and to try out the wines of Amador County. She’s been bugging me about the great wines from Amador County almost from … Continue reading →

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2006 Château Belle-Vue, Haut-Médoc

Posted on December 10, 2012 by sean

Sale wines are the best! I picked a few bottles of this up from JJB in their clearance sale. I threw this thing in the decanter, and the aromas were pretty odd. Barnyard, “stinky cheese” smells came up, amongst the … Continue reading →

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Dark Star Cellars Chain Reaction 29

Posted on December 5, 2012 by sean

On my way home from the folks’s house, I stopped at Paso Robles for a little fancy pants wine tasting. I stopped at Dover Canyon, and while there, they gave me a recommendation to check out Dark Star and Brian … Continue reading →

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Enter CDP: 2009 Domaine Grand Veneur Châteauneuf-du-Pape

Posted on December 1, 2012 by sean

This thing is gnarly. It’s been hard for me to put my finger on this wine. There’s a sort of sour earthiness in this. At first it has a very bitter fruit, then that sourness hits. The earthiness is kind … Continue reading →

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2009 Reynvaan Family Vineyards Syrah “The Contender”

Posted on February 18, 2012 by sean

I bought this wine a while back, one of the first wines I bought when I decided to start buying wines to put away. I was going to set this away for at least a year or two, but a … Continue reading →

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2009 Chateau de Gaudou Cahors

Posted on February 4, 2012 by sean

I didn’t even know that there was such a wine as Cahors before I bought this. For a ten dollar wine, this is pretty good! I would totally buy this again at this price. The nose has some red fruit, … Continue reading →

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2009 Dover Canyon Tre Noce

Posted on January 31, 2012 by sean

Wow. This is nice. Really nice. I should have bought more. I stopped by Dover Canyon winery on my way home from SoCal several months ago. I found this place from a google search for “good Paso Robles wineries” or … Continue reading →

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2010 Josef Leitz Riesling Eins Zwei Dry “3”

Posted on January 29, 2012 by sean

Dry Riesling. Dryyyy…. I wanted to try a nice dry German Riesling. I settled for this. It is a very acidic, minerally wine, a touch too acidic and bleah for my tastes. Maybe this dry of a Riesling isn’t for … Continue reading →

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1997 Chateau d’Arche Sauternes

Posted on January 23, 2012 by sean

Delicious. I tried this wine at K&L Wines a week or so ago at the Bordeaux Wine Tasting. This was my second try, the first bottle tasted off, bad, made me not feel quite right when I drank it. To … Continue reading →

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