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Matanzas Creek Sauvignon Blanc 2007

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:06:38 -0500

Name: Matanzas Creek Sauvignon Blanc
Vintage: 2007
Varietal: Sauvignon Blanc
Winery: Matanzas Creek Winery
Region: USA > California > Sonoma County
Price: $17.99
SnoothRank: 4/5

Philip's Rating: 3/5
Philip's Review: Soft grassy nose leading to a very nice honied sauvignon blanc. The finish was sharp and abrupt, and not in keeping with the actual taste.

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Hess Chardonnay Select Monterey 2008

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:34:16 -0500

Name: Hess Chardonnay Select Monterey
Vintage: 2008
Varietal: Chardonnay
Winery: Hess
Region: USA > California > Central Coast
SnoothRank: 3/5

Philip's Rating: 3/5
Philip's Review: Sharp grassy nose with linoleum and vanilla. In the mouth the wine is round with buttery notes and red apple fruits. The finish is fruitier and sweeter with pineapple, gooseberry and mango flavors.

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Trinitas Cellars Pinot Noir Carneros Napa Valley 2007

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:49:00 -0500

Name: Trinitas Cellars Pinot Noir Carneros Napa Valley
Vintage: 2007
Varietal: Pinot Noir
Winery: Trinitas Cellars
Region: USA > California > Napa > Carneros
Price: $15.50
SnoothRank: 3/5

Philip's Rating: 3.5/5
Philip's Review: Dense raspberry and cherry notes with a soft, sweet earthiness and some bacon fat flavors. There's a hint of pine needles in the attack, but the wine broadens quickly to a fruity, rich, and mellow wine with a sharp raspberry finish. Very nice.

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Bodega Chacra Pinot Noir Barda 2007

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 19:15:46 -0500

Name: Bodega Chacra Pinot Noir Barda
Vintage: 2007
Varietal: Pinot Noir
Winery: Bodega Chacra
Region: Argentina > Rio Negro
Price: $27.99
SnoothRank: 3.5/5

Philip's Rating: 3.5/5
Philip's Review: Black olives and bay leaf flavors on the nose. Rich and dense with chocolate and green pepper notes. There's a hint of truffle and some barnyard, before the wine finishes on barely ripe raspberries and cherry flavors. Lingering tobacco notes.

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Domaine Chandon Pinot Meunier 2007

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 18:48:00 -0500

Name: Domaine Chandon Pinot Meunier
Vintage: 2007
Varietal: Pinot Meunier
Winery: Domaine Chandon
Region: USA > California > Napa > Carneros
Price: $26.79
SnoothRank: 3/5

Philip's Rating: 3.5/5
Philip's Review: A very earthy nose of mushrooms, wet soil and truffles. Firm acids on the attack, give way to sour cherry and raspberry flavors. The finish is taught, but offers good fruit and some nice vanilla tones from the oak.

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Seasmoke Cellars Ten Pinot Noir 2007

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:28:42 -0500

Name: Seasmoke Cellars Ten Pinot Noir
Vintage: 2007
Varietal: Pinot Noir
Winery: Sea Smoke Cellars
Region: USA > California > Central Coast
Price: $94.99
SnoothRank: 3.5/5

Philip's Rating: 3.5/5
Philip's Review: Green olives on the nose layered with cherries and a nice herbal note. Great depth and complexity. Very sharp throughout, with a tart finish. There's more green vegetal flavors on the finish, which also has a slight medicinal quality.

The nose on the wine is excellent, very inviting, and the wine has complexity, but its quite different in the mouth.

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Foley Santa Rita Hills Pinot Noir 2007

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 22:21:53 -0500

Name: Foley Santa Rita Hills Pinot Noir
Vintage: 2007
Varietal: Pinot Noir
Region: USA > California > Santa Barbara County > Santa Maria Valley
Price: $28.99
SnoothRank: 3.5/5

Philip's Rating: 3.5/5
Philip's Review: Beautiful, rich spicy nose which leads to a warm, rich wine with raspberry, nutmeg and cherry flavors. Finishes on a gentle minerality very nice.

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Goldeneye Pinot Noir Migration 2007

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 20:28:52 -0500

Name: Goldeneye Pinot Noir Migration
Vintage: 2007
Varietal: Pinot Noir
Winery: Goldeneye Winery
Region: USA > California > Mendocino County > Anderson Valley
Price: $29.99
SnoothRank: 3.5/5

Philip's Rating: 4/5
Philip's Review: Very nice herbal and menthol nose. Very rich and fruity with flavors of cherry, plum and cassis. Smooth attack, but with good acidity later. Raspberries with a light leathery flavor on the finish. Long finish. A nice wine.

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Black Box Cabernet Sauvignon

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:39:04 -0500

Name: Black Box Cabernet Sauvignon
Vintage:
Varietal: Cabernet Sauvignon
Winery: Black Box Wines
Region: USA > California
Price: $18.99
SnoothRank: 2.5/5

Philip's Rating: 2/5
Philip's Review: Green olives and pineapples on the nose. Pineapples and citrus continue through the mouth, the wine is green and not in my style. Finishes with a tart citrus tang.

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Black Box Wines Merlot 2007

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:16:29 -0500

Name: Black Box Wines Merlot
Vintage: 2007
Varietal: Merlot
Winery: Black Box Wines
Region: USA > California
Price: $19.99
SnoothRank: 3/5

Philip's Rating: 3/5
Philip's Review: Softly sweet earthy nose. Quite sweet, but with good typical merlot mouthfeel, and flavors of coffee, spice, anise. There's a manufactured quality on the mid palate, but its not too distracting. Finishes on a nice tartness of bitter cherry and plums.

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