| Winery | Special Designation | Vintage | Varietal | Rating | DateTasted | Notes | Buy Again? |
| Chateau de le Chapelle | Blaye Cotes de Bordeaux | 2019 | Bordeaux Blend | 92 | 6/2/2025 | Very dry berry, dry black currant, dried flowers, lilac, cocoa and tar.
This has got med+ tannins, high acid, long finish, high concentration, med+ intensity, med alcohol and med+ body.
We bought this a year ago during Bordeaux class at Total Wine. We let it sit for a year! And were glad we tried it finally. It has a nice complexity, fairly good concentration of flavors. For a $20 dollar wine this is really nicely made. Another reviewing site gave this a 95. | y |
| Dubourdieu | Liaison Appellation Graves Controllee | 2019 | Bordeaux Blend | 93 | 6/2/2025 | Chewy black currant, black and red cherry, cocoa, black pepper, rose,
High acid, long finish, med+ concentration, tannins and intensity. It has med+ body and med alcohol.
It is a very fresh smelling wine right out of the glass. It has a bright nose with rose and cherry. But it fades a bit as it breathes in the glass. However, fresh out of the bottle this is a really nice wine for the $20 range. On the palate the tannins, acid and finish are very pleasing. | y |
| Sangiacomo | El Noviellero Sonoma Coast Vin Gris of Pinot | 2024 | Rose | 94 | 6/2/2025 | | y |
| Sangiacomo | Green Acres Sonoma Coast | 2022 | Chardonnay | 94 | 6/2/2025 | | y |
| Sangiacomo | El Noviellero Sonoma Coast Vin Gris of Pinot | 2022 | Pinot Noir | 92 | 6/2/2025 | | y |
| Sangiacomo | Roberts Road Petalum Sonoma Coast | 2022 | Pinot Noir | 94 | 6/2/2025 | | y |
| Sangiacomo | Five Clones Petaluma Gap,Sonoma Coast | 2023 | Pinot Noir | 94 | 6/2/2025 | | y |
| Sangiacomo | Black 11 Swan Clone Petaluma Gap Clonal Series | 2023 | Pinot Noir | 95 | 6/2/2025 | | y |
| Rush Lattin Cellars | Columbia Valley | 2022 | Syrah | 98 | 6/1/2025 | Of the three wines from Rush Lattin, this one edged out in front. So, imagine youre eating a biscuit topped coffee cake. You know that cooked brown sugar edge on the side? Well, this wine is what that smells like. And ginger, cardamom, pomegranate molasses, Medjool dates, dried fig, cherry kirsch, the blackest of blackberries, a fresh garden path thyme note, tar, cocoa, coffee, tobacco, corn flower and lilac. And theres more, but Im running out of room.
And then all these scents perfectly translate to the palate. It tastes like toasted brown sugar without a hint of sweetness. This wine is so concentrated in flavor. I keep thinking, how did they do that? The finish is so long. Its a plush, pungent, full bodied, intensely gratifying with incredible balance.
This would be amazing with shawarma, Greek roasted lamb or chicken tandoori. Its craving acidic foods with enough spice to balance the intensity of this wine. | y |
| Auteur | Sonoma Coast Rose of Pinot | 2023 | Rose | 91 | 5/31/2025 | | y |
| Clarice | Santa Lucia Highlands | 2019 | Pinot Noir | 91 | 5/31/2025 | | y |
| Clarice | Rosellas Santa Lucia Highlands | 2023 | Pinot Noir | 93 | 5/31/2025 | | y |
| Lucia by Pisoni | Garys Vineyard Santa Lucia Highlands | 2022 | Pinot Noir | 92 | 5/31/2025 | | y |
| Patz & Hall | Pisoni Vineyard Santa Lucia Highlands | 2014 | Pinot Noir | 92 | 5/31/2025 | | y |
| ROAR | Appelation Santa Lucia Highlands | 2023 | Pinot Noir | 93 | 5/31/2025 | | y |
| ROAR | Sierra Mar Vineyard Santa Lucia Highlands | 2023 | Pinot Noir | 95 | 5/31/2025 | | y |
| Fiddlers Bluff | Columbia Valley | 2022 | Syrah | 97 | 5/30/2025 | Deep black fruit notes balanced with raspberry and a touch of blueberry. Baked pie crust, stone fruit pit, coffee, black tea, black pepper, dried herbs and lilac.
The acid is high, the body full, the finish long, the concentration and intensity of flavor are high. The tannins are med+. So, in short, this is just short of perfect wine. It is powerful right at cork-pop. And it breathes nicely, leaving you with a well-balanced, massively intense wine - plush on the palate. Rush-Lattin has knocked this one out of the park! | y |
| Trader Joes | Growers Reserve Organic Grapes, California | 2024 | Blend (Red Table Wine) | 88 | 5/29/2025 | | n |
| Fiddlers Bluff | Columbia Valley Red Blend | 2022 | Blend (Red Table Wine) | 96 | 5/28/2025 | The folks at Rush Lattin Cellars have outdone themselves. This is a wine that must be experienced. The moment you open it you smell blackberries, raspberries, coffee, tobacco, lime leaf, dried herbs and what comes across as a croissant danish filled with raspberry.
The body on this is more than full, the tannins med+, the finish is long and elegant. High acidity, huge complexity, intensity and concentration.
This is a big, dark, elegant wine. If you go onto their website, you see that it?s only $37 dollars! This caliber of wine in Napa AVA would sell for four time this price. This is an exceptional bargain and a hidden gem! Check it out on their site. Fidder?s bluff. | y |
| Hewitt | Double Plus, Rutherford, Napa Valley | 2019 | Cabernet Sauvignon | 97 | 5/27/2025 | | y |
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