vintegrity with jp gilmore

Wine from Some Young Punks. colorful label and usually very good wine..

Double Love Trouble 2007 Tempranillo/Cabernet Australia... pretty purple with a tinge of rust, the cab dominates the nose but tempranillo is showing off... expecting more body but not a bad bottle of wine... the label is fun.

Brujeria 2007 South Australia... an interesting label... not for the week of heart..a cab/grenache/temp blend... chunky to start and then smooths out... really pretty wine once you get past the label...

classique wines with madeline pulley

Castello la leccia chianti classico 2007 a touch rusty around the edges. some leather but nice fruit.. a little cocoa.. nice expression of chianti.. a little thin at the finish though..

Fieldstone Convivio Red Blend Alexander Valley 2005 stinky feet... lots of not over ripe merlot... longish finish but not altogether pleasant...

Red Wire New Zealand 2007 bordeaux style blend that features the cold weather grapes that give good grip and character.. some sweet fruit at the front and nice finish.

Stone Paddock "Scarlet" New Zealand 2007 another blend...not as merlot driven... and more sexier... a little silkier.. pretty finish...bright fruit flavors...

Hardy Vanille Cognac and Vanilla Bean extract... vanilla and orange on the nose, a lot...vanilla overwhelming on the palate...lost all the cognac flavor...

Razor's edge/fetish wines with robert carter and premier cru

Razor's Edge Chardonnay Australia 2007...hints of banana, light and lively? a bit of ML or roundness that may come from the ripe fruit..

Razor's Edge Cabernet Sauvignon 2006 Australia a touch green which surprised me with the older vintage... somewhat vegetal not overly so.. soft and light... quick finish

Razor's Edge Shiraz Australia... sweet fruit, nice roundness. not overly complex but drinkable

Fetish Playmates Barossa Valley Shiraz/Grenache/Mataro 2008 sweet nose, sweet label... strong fruit on the mid palate. and then juicy finish... a touch of coffee and roses.. a sweeter version of a cote du rhone... thanks to the abundant sunshine...

Fetish The Watcher Barossa Shiraz 2008... after the great blend I was disappointed with the Shiraz, fruity, not over the top but not very complex or interesting..

Fetish Field of Dreams Barossa Moscato ... a surprising find from Australia.. sweet honeysuckle nose but the fruit is light, airy and not overly sweet... great for a moscato... cute label too.. this will be at our spring fling wine tasting

Fetish The V Spot Viognier.. beautiful aromatics of viognier... lively on the palate and longish finish... very nice minerality... dynamic anime label that will definitely make it stand out...

ironstone, christine andrew and Oak Ridge

Ironstone is located in the Sierra Foothills, they market themselves more for their winery than the wine and after tasting through them again I can see why. Ironstone was known for relatively good value wines back in the day... Obession and Xpression are the two best selling wines they produce .. a little on the sweeter side

Ironstone Reserve Chardonnay 2008...lots of glycerin and oak... tropical fruit. over the top so

Ironstone Old Vine Zin 2008 bing cherry and lots of it. one dimensional fruit... was hoping for more from a old vine property...

Ironstone Reserve Old Vine Zinfandel 2007 missing some depth and flavors... bright fruit but nothing behind it... again expecting more from the vintage and old vine

Christinee Andrew Petite Sirah Lodi 2007 dark color, aromas that remind one of bandaids.. which is not unusual but you would want something else behind it.

Christine Andrew Malbec Lodi 2007 bright fruit... kind of fun but nothing after the first flavors... a little heat too which is not completely unexpected with the appellation

Oak Ridge Winery Cabernet Lodi 2006 pretty purple color, bright fruit, interesting coffee on the finish... easy drinking

Oak Ridge OZV Lodi Zinfandel 2005 Old Zin Vines...garnet and nice fruit...not overly exciting though... dark berry fruits on the finish but quick finish....

wine with pinnacle/craig rohner

Alban Viognier Central Coast 2008 ..central coast.. pretty yellow color, but HEAVY on the palate...as with most rhone style wine I would recommend aging for several years. I bet it will be great in 2015. lots of overripe fruit, oak.

Biale Monte Rosso Zinfandel 2007...dark purple, briary, juicy, gritty... jammy...what every one who drinks zin likes... not overly hot or high in alcohol.

Biale Petite Sirah Royal Punishers 2006..big deep purple color and deep purple flavors... teeth staining.. jammy. huge wine...lots of fun not wimpy

Biale was in the market before and the Black Chicken was their big seller for this store... it will be back too

Kamen 2006 Cabernet Sauvignon Sonoma ...another teeth stainer.. the cork was stained almost black... what a young pup this wine is... big fruit gritty tannins... i am sure this will settle down in about 5 or so years... sweet cedar from the oak... 93 from parker... and I can see why.. he likes the big style

european wine with robert n from garco

Val de L'Ours 2008 Vin d' pay cab and syrah blend... just goes to show you are influenced by what you eat.. having just finished a light salad with mango this wine did not show well. very astingent. not a lot on the nose either... a little barnyard to prove its french.

Ludavicus 2008 D.O. Terra Alta grenache/syrah/temp from a region near Priorat off the Mediterranean coast. clean sexy label and the wine shows the same... clean on the palate.. a bit offputting early nose of iodine and "Off" bug spray but that goes away quickly and you have really nice fruit concentration and long lasting flavors. will be in the corner

Vina Robles /Terra Firma

Sauvignon Blanc 2008 nice soft yellow.. melon and pears... creamy texture... not a new zealand style at all.. very nice food wine

Chardonnay Monterey 2008 a bit hot on the tongue..typical central coast flavors.. touch of oakiness..

Signature 2006 predominately a petite verdot.. with cab and syrah.. wine of the day... dark color.. elegant and silky... lovely finish

2007 Zinfandel Paso Robles Westside... stinky briary nose, too hot and a little vegetal ..hoping for more given the great 07 vintage for zin