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Well, Sharon has surely excelled herself with this one. What an amazing talent she has with those grapes! We examined the bottle's label for any indication of the varietals after removing the screw-top.. and nothing!, so when I checked here on the page, I was very taken by the range of grapes used in this wine, consisting of Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Tempranillo, Carignane, Cab Sauv, Shiraz, Primitivo, Zinfandel, Petit Verdot and Pinot Noir. Sharon must have had SO much fun making this, and, although it is still pretty young, it is already shaping up to be a great wine for drinking now, or for laying down for a few years. It is certainly robust enough to take that! OK, so on to the tasting notes. Bouquet - Black Cherries, Blackberry, cloves and white oak. Nose - Black raspberries, soft oak, black liquorice, topped off with cloves and gentle oak. If I could say that this has a long nose, I'd say it. It's a nose that just keeps on giving! Palate - SMmmmoooooothhh it most definitely is but after the fruit comes the young wine acidity. Even now, this wine is pretty well balanced and the oak well-rounded. It should please the BIG red fan but also appeal to people like myself who look for jammy fruit in their wines. Finish - long and thoughtful. Now it is time to close your eyes and start all over again. This is a truly superb wine from Sharon, and shows tremendous promise for laying down, which should further soften and merge some of those younger elements. For the money, this is amazing value. I am thinking that after two to three years cellar ageing, this will be spectacular, and, trust me, I am NEVER wrong when I say this! Great job, and my advice? If you have never laid a case of wine away for a couple of years, this is the one that should tempt you!

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After a few so-so red wines recently, I decided to give Rick's Pinot a run, and, boy, am I hyped for this wine! ABV 14.1% Cork closure This wine pours as smooth as liquid garnets. I confess that it smelt SO wonderful, I didn't even bother to let it breathe, with my nose drinking in those delicious red berry aromas. The bouquet delivers buttery smooth dark fruit. Damsons, Mulberry, Blackberry and Black Raspberry spring to mind (via the nose!). The nose erupts with powerful mulberry aromas, backed by light oak and tobacco.. On the palate I am getting liquorice and what I can only describe as "juicy" oak. This is certainly one delicious, fruit-forward wine. There is an unexpected but very pleasant sweetness of red raspberries on the tongue at first, which dissipates to an amazing complex of stone fruits and red berries with black pepper, and I am excited to try it again tomorrow evening after it has opened up. The finish is very dry, almost astringent, and a marked contrast to that initial sweetness. On the late finish, there is just a hint of that initial sweetness. In my opinion, this Pinot Noir is worth every last penny, and should be a wine that will lay down very nicely, I would say for up to a decade, because things will only get better from here!

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Evangelos Bagias Lodi Chardonnay 2016 13.5% Alcohol by Volume (a moderate reading on the Pissykakiometer) Screw Cap I am always excited when I come across a new winemaker so when I saw this Bagias Lodi Chardonnay in my box, I retrieved it for that evening's tasting. I hollered out to hubby "I have a Baggy Ass".. he retorts "No you don't sweetie.." Of course, I deliberately mispronounced as I knew I would get a response! So without further ado, let's jump in there. Bouquet - mmm... succulent aromas of Pineapple, over-ripe Pear, Yellow Plums or Greengages and Jasmine Tea. This is already shaping up to be an exceptional wine. On to the nose and I am getting that pineapple with toffee apple, lychees and toast. This wine really gets those taste buds jumping! On to the palate, and I am getting my favourite summer fruit juice, which is Pink Grapefruit. I love this as a long, refreshing drink with home-made Peach Liqueur and Gin! Star fruit also springs to mind. You can also get a distinctive herbiness which I identify as Lemon Thyme. Now, on to the finish, and I get an initial burst of sweet/tart that lingers around into a very long, pleasant medium dry finish. This wine is just perfectly balanced.. hence some will say "Not for me.. too dry", and others will say "Not for me.. too sweet.. when it is neither. The oak is very subtle and delicious. This is NOT an in-your face, big butterscotch-and-vanilla oaky chardonnay, and part of that relates to where this wine is grown. This is a wine made for a warm summer afternoon on the porch,in a rocking chair, listening to the Swish-Swish-Swish of a habd-pushed lawnmower.. with someone else doing the pushing...

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Sharon Weeks Cattoo California Red 2016

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Well, Sharon has surely excelled herself with this one. What an amazing talent she has with those grapes! We examined the bottle's label for any indication of the varietals after removing the screw-top.. and nothing!, so when I checked here on the page, I was very taken by the range of grapes used in this wine, consisting of Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Tempranillo, Carignane, Cab Sauv, Shiraz, Primitivo, Zinfandel, Petit Verdot and Pinot Noir. Sharon must have had SO much fun making this, and, although it is still pretty young, it is already shaping up to be a great wine for drinking now, or for laying down for a few years. It is certainly robust enough to take that! OK, so on to the tasting notes. Bouquet - Black Cherries, Blackberry, cloves and white oak. Nose - Black raspberries, soft oak, black liquorice, topped off with cloves and gentle oak. If I could say that this has a long nose, I'd say it. It's a nose that just keeps on giving! Palate - SMmmmoooooothhh it most definitely is but after the fruit comes the young wine acidity. Even now, this wine is pretty well balanced and the oak well-rounded. It should please the BIG red fan but also appeal to people like myself who look for jammy fruit in their wines. Finish - long and thoughtful. Now it is time to close your eyes and start all over again. This is a truly superb wine from Sharon, and shows tremendous promise for laying down, which should further soften and merge some of those younger elements. For the money, this is amazing value. I am thinking that after two to three years cellar ageing, this will be spectacular, and, trust me, I am NEVER wrong when I say this! Great job, and my advice? If you have never laid a case of wine away for a couple of years, this is the one that should tempt you!

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Evangelos Bagias Lodi Chardonnay 2016

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Evangelos Bagias Lodi Chardonnay 2016 13.5% Alcohol by Volume (a moderate reading on the Pissykakiometer) Screw Cap I am always excited when I come across a new winemaker so when I saw this Bagias Lodi Chardonnay in my box, I retrieved it for that evening's tasting. I hollered out to hubby "I have a Baggy Ass".. he retorts "No you don't sweetie.." Of course, I deliberately mispronounced as I knew I would get a response! So without further ado, let's jump in there. Bouquet - mmm... succulent aromas of Pineapple, over-ripe Pear, Yellow Plums or Greengages and Jasmine Tea. This is already shaping up to be an exceptional wine. On to the nose and I am getting that pineapple with toffee apple, lychees and toast. This wine really gets those taste buds jumping! On to the palate, and I am getting my favourite summer fruit juice, which is Pink Grapefruit. I love this as a long, refreshing drink with home-made Peach Liqueur and Gin! Star fruit also springs to mind. You can also get a distinctive herbiness which I identify as Lemon Thyme. Now, on to the finish, and I get an initial burst of sweet/tart that lingers around into a very long, pleasant medium dry finish. This wine is just perfectly balanced.. hence some will say "Not for me.. too dry", and others will say "Not for me.. too sweet.. when it is neither. The oak is very subtle and delicious. This is NOT an in-your face, big butterscotch-and-vanilla oaky chardonnay, and part of that relates to where this wine is grown. This is a wine made for a warm summer afternoon on the porch,in a rocking chair, listening to the Swish-Swish-Swish of a habd-pushed lawnmower.. with someone else doing the pushing...

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Rick Boyer Santa Barbara Pinot Noir 2016

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After a few so-so red wines recently, I decided to give Rick's Pinot a run, and, boy, am I hyped for this wine! ABV 14.1% Cork closure This wine pours as smooth as liquid garnets. I confess that it smelt SO wonderful, I didn't even bother to let it breathe, with my nose drinking in those delicious red berry aromas. The bouquet delivers buttery smooth dark fruit. Damsons, Mulberry, Blackberry and Black Raspberry spring to mind (via the nose!). The nose erupts with powerful mulberry aromas, backed by light oak and tobacco.. On the palate I am getting liquorice and what I can only describe as "juicy" oak. This is certainly one delicious, fruit-forward wine. There is an unexpected but very pleasant sweetness of red raspberries on the tongue at first, which dissipates to an amazing complex of stone fruits and red berries with black pepper, and I am excited to try it again tomorrow evening after it has opened up. The finish is very dry, almost astringent, and a marked contrast to that initial sweetness. On the late finish, there is just a hint of that initial sweetness. In my opinion, this Pinot Noir is worth every last penny, and should be a wine that will lay down very nicely, I would say for up to a decade, because things will only get better from here!

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Rick Boyer Santa Lucia Highlands Riesling 2015

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Three words for starters - BEST RIESLING EVER! Plus the explanation mark of course :) OK.. so I'm making a batch of new jams for Shady Grove and the English Baker range of preserves, and have just put my latest creation into the jars and sealed them.. first off, we have Yellow Plum & Peach Jam with Crabapples (pressed by my own good self) with a Twist of Lime.. and also Peach & Crabapple Jam With Jalapeno & Lime. Both are totally scrummy! A hot and sweaty hubby has been mucking out the duck pen and calls me up for libations on the front porch before the evening (poultry) tasks. He has thoughtfully chilled this Riesling for me.. OK, thinks Caroline.. I am NOT a fan of Reisling, but I know what a decent Riesling SHOULD taste like and will give this my best shot. We settle down .. he is road-testing one of the reds.. and I peer at the bottle.. 12.5% alcohol.. pretty good for a Riesling, and I love the Boyer label too.. classy, not over-stated. Now, be aware that, as a Brit, every Riesling I have sampled has been European.. I was raised in the 1970's on cheap, unidimensional Liebfraumilch and Riesling.. I believe it was around 89 pence a bottle.. so my view of Riesling as my palate developed towards this varietal became very jaded. Roll in 2016, and after the first sniff, snort, gurgle, hold and swallow, I am blown away! So.,. what have those preserves got to do with this? Total coincidence but this wine is pretty much a medium dry version of my yummy jams! On the bouquet? Lime, Elderflower, Jasmine and a little Ginger. On to the nose.. Peaches, Lime zest and Honey.. see what I mean? The lime is just wonderful and totally unexpected. The floral notes give this wine a very exotic character. Next, on tio the palate where I get a distinctly KEY lime flavour, with that honey, orange blossoms and a hint, once more, of ginger. Finally, on to the finish, and man, I am having a blast here! Early finish delivers honeysuckle and lime - moving on to a long floral late finish. This is definitely a wine that has a medium dry character.. so on to food pairings and I am thinking Spicy Yellow Thai Curry.. or any Thai food for that matter. Think also of pairing it with other delights such as Duck a l'Orange or Orange Glazed Chicken. Hubby agrees with me but also suggests serving it chilled with a warm Creme Brulee.. mm.. maybe even a Key Lime Creme Brulee.. and maybe a dollop of Caroline's Yellow Plum & Peach Jam with Crabapples at the bottom of the Ramekin... I truly am loving Rick's Riesling and for anyone who enjoys a medium dry white to drink chilled, on its own, or with the pairings outlined, you are in for a major treat. I WAS ready to buy a case.. just as I was with Jacqueline's Cabernet Franc, but this wine is sold out.. bugger.. but as soon as it restocks, this WILL be my wine of choice for the Front Porch at Shady Grove Farm! FB LINK - https://www.facebook.com/ShadyGroveDuckEggs/

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Small and Small Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2015

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UPDATE - I just opened another bottle.. and this wine is even more amazing than first time around. CLASSIC! The crushed Blackcurrant leaves/cat pee combo is simply my favourite, and identifies this a heavenly, crème de la crème #1 Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc! Original Review - When I lived in England I grew bush fruit.. LOTS of it. Blackcurrants, Redcurrants, Whitecurrants..oh, and a whole bunch of Gooseberries. EVERYONE grew them.. mums made pies and dads made wine from this aromatic, succulent fruit. Gooseberry wine was probably the first wine I ever tasted as a youngster. Green ones, Yellow ones, Pink ones and Red ones. The gooseberry is still my favourite fruit. In my forties, to my delight, back in England, I discovered New Zealand Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc and for me it was that incredible Gooseberry aroma that got me hooked. Then I moved to West Virginia and to my horror discovered that growing gooseberries and currants was verboten.. oh the horror of it, so I went out looking for a good Marlborough SB. Finally, after joining Naked Wines, I found it.. oh, way back. It was the Small and Small Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2012, and every year it reappears. This year it is better than ever! So on to the wine, and as others have noted, this must be one of the best Marlborough's around. Gooseberries and more Gooseberries :) The bouquet is gooseberries.. end of as far as I am concerned and I could sit here all night sniffing my fave fruit! On the palate the gooseberry flavor is diminished as the flavor of bright ripe Ruby Grapefruit emerges with echoes of lime and lemon.. interestingly, I juiced a pile of Ruby Grapefruit and Meyer Lemons this afternoon.. it's as though those aromas were somehow captured with this wine. Throughout the tasting and into the finish, we both detected Thyme.. perhaps Lemon Thyme? Overall, I rate this wine VERY highly and will definitely be buying it again.

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Jim Olsen BX California 2014

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The MOST disappointing thing about this wine is that we couldn't buy TWO cases.. one sip and my Californian hubby and red wine connoisseur, said "YES! - order TWO cases.. this is SUPERB!" BUT, I had ordered two cases under my name, and hubby one case under HIS name this month, so, alas, I placed an order for one.. and set the diary for November the 1st! So.. what makes this wine so exceptional? It is absolutely redolent of Fall evenings, of Hallowe'en candles, of pumpkin spice and earthy, damp woodlands spotted with forest fruits. Think log fires in the wood stove and a warm fleece cover over you and hubby, sacked out on the settee with a bunch of sleepy kittties.. The bouquet is soft and gentle with simmering cinnamon, nutmeg and clove-laced dark berry fruits. with caramelised fruit and spice on the nose... as smooth as one of my creamy home-made duck eggnogs. On the palate, this wine is lightly oaked with soft tannins. The caramel on the nose now comes through as toffee on the palate. with overtones of red raspberry and perhaps a hint of strawberry. The finish is long and lingering, with fine butterscotch and malt leaving the fruit behind. 'fess up Jim Olsen.. you've been adding Pumpkin Pie Spice to your wine in anticipation of the holidays, haven't you! Anyway, to sum this up, this is an absolutely cracking wine with excellent structure. The complexity could develop even more after a year in the wine cellar and I am very excited for Thanksgiving 2016, and at this price, there is nothing that can touch it from the Naked Wines stable.. grab it while you can.. just leave us a case for November 1st please...

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Scott Peterson ROX Sonoma Coast Chardonnay 2014

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YES! Yes, I will put this on to my "to buy" list because it truly is a wonderful, totally classic, upmarket Chardonay, and a steal at this price. Butterscotch, Vanilla, soft Oak, and a tangy malolactic ferment does it for me 100%. I do prefer this over the last Rox Char. There are some powerful fruity elements here that I find very exciting. Pineapple, a little Bramley apple and pear for starters. Just the slightest sniff of banana.. those elements seem to glide back and forth over the underlying vanilla and smooth butterscotch; the malolactic tingle rocks the palate with every sip. I really LOVE this wine. It is dry and sweet at the same time. That means perfect balance in my books. 5/5 and favourited.. oh God, that's it.. I AM going to order a case .. this IS the white wine of choice to go with the Shady Grove Farm Heritage rare breed White Holland turkey that we will serve for Christmas Day .. Just don't tell these guys! Heritage Rare Breed Turkeys ate Shady Grove Farm, Summersville, West Virginia .. find us on Facebook also! https://vimeo.com/138555745

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F. Stephen Millier Black Label Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon California 2013

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What endless talent is this, that EVERY wine I have tasted from Stephen is, quite simply, awesome, and this Cab. Sauv. is no exception. Open it up and let it breathe. An hour or so later, pop the aerator on to the bottle and pour into a large glass. Swirl this purple nectar around the bowl a few times and savour that warm and enticing bouquet.. close your eyes and think.. black pepper and spice with Jalapeno and redcurrant. Do not do what I did, and inhale it - LOL! Next on to the nose, after blowing your own if you DID manage to inhale this most delicious offering. Here, you have dark chocolate with a hint of chilli, exhibiting soft oak character. On to the palate, there is a sweetness here. Toffee maybe.. or caramel, with mulberry (I know that coz we have a mulberry tree in the front garden). Next, on to the finish, which is soft and dry, leaving a lingering white pepper spiciness. If you are expecting a big, bold, chewy wine, you really won't get that. Instead, you have one of the most subtle, complex Cabernet Sauvignons I have ever tasted, inviting slow sipping and deep consideration. This wine is spectacular now. I can't even imagine what a couple of years of cellaring could do to it! This is an amazing steal at $11.99. Even at $24.99 this is one heck of a bargain, so stock up now because Stephen's wines don't hang around very long! Well done, Stephen. You are the maestro!

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Lay of the Land Sauvignon Blanc 2014

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I love my Sauvignon Blancs, and the Marlborough SBs are right up at the top of my preferred taste range. So, on to the tasting. The bouquet delivers gooseberries and blackcurrant leaves. This is a classic Marlborough SB although there is a very interesting aroma of over-ripe oranges in the mix too! On the nose I get a serious gooseberry explosion! Also notes of honeydew or Galia melon with just a touch of ripe pear. On the palate there is a ton of tropical fruit.. this is a new fave of mine. I find it dry AND sweet like many a good SB. Let’s just call it very nicely balanced shall we? The finish is long and dry with lingering pear and melon. Hubby detects Kiwi fruit in the long finish.. well, it IS from New Zealand.. LOL!

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F. Stephen Millier Angels Reserve Pinot Grigio Lodi 2013

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Well, well.. this wine was a delightful surprise and shows off Stephen's talent as a great winemaker. Historically, living in Britain, I avoided Pinot Grigos .. thin, weak and insipid always seemed to be thr rule rather than the exception. Moving to West Virginia, the few Pinot Grigios I found turned me off even more. This wine, on the other hand, is rather magnificent.. are you SURE you didn't sneak a little Viognier in there Stephen? This wine is of the palest straw colour. The bouquet is fairly robust and led me to think that this was maybe a 13% which would have been unusual. I was surprised that it was only 12% ABV. In the bouquet, I am getting crisp green apples, sweet grass and a little Anise. On the nose.. WOW! This really hits the sinuses! Ripe Bartlett Pears, Anise, Burnt Sugar and Heather Honey.. This wine delivers a wonderful balance on the palate.. a little honey and a little tart Granny Smith Apple. The finish is dry but beautifully rounded and stays around JUST long enough between sips to be completely delightful and definitely gets you wanting more. To conclude, at under $10 a bottle to Angels, this is a serious bargain. This is not a wine for laying down. You buy it, you drink it.. period! And I guarantee you WILL be coming back for more before summer leaves us!

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Rick Boyer Monterey Syrah 2015

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BEAUTIFUL! OK, that's a little bit simplistic, but I would guess that this will hit the spot with the BIG Red lovers AND those who swear that they don't like reds because THIS Red is as smooth a baby's bottom! With a very decent 14.5% ABV and every dark fruit imaginal, tempered with soft oak and smoke, this, to me, is the PERFECT red wine. OK, enough of the superlatives.. and on to some REAL tasting. First of all, the bouquet - Burnt toffee, a hint of liqorice and every dark stone fruit you can imagine.. Next, on to the nose.. juicy ripe loganberries, mulberries and vanilla, The palate pretty much explodes all of the aforementioned, but this wine throws some cinnamon and nutmeg into the mix too. Rose hips, burnt toast were detected by hubby, together with dark plums and vanilla. Finally, the finish is starts off with a dry astringency, tapering off to a warm cracked caramel finish. To conclude, whether on its own or with food - and I would suggest pairing this with small game - rabbit, pheasant or partridge.. smoked cold meat, grilled tuna, prime rib.. also with cheeses such as Havarti, Brie, Camembert, Goat's Cheese and Pepper Jack. I might try this later with my English Stilton and Cranberry Quiche (home-made rough puff pastrymade with - refined - Coconut Oil and Organic Butter of course! I am bummed that this is sold out right now. It truly is a $50 bottle of wine and a total steal at this price.. get a case when it restocks, folks.. you won't regret it!

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Rachis by Randy Hester Texas Mourvedre 2015

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Yikes! Wow! Cor Blimey! Holy Smoley! OK, that's it with the superlatives.. but this wine is totally deserving.. Texas? Who would have thunk it! So, of all the wines that arrived a few days ago, THIS was the one that excited me the most. I have had some wonderful Mourvedres (and Monastrells - the Spanish version of course..) but this is the first that I have come across Stateside. On the pour, the colour is a translucent red.. very pretty.. I can visualise myself sitting under a grape arbor swirling the wine in the rays of sunlight.. OK, this is a West Virginia winter.. it is dark and COLD out there, so the Art Nouveau table lamp will have to suffice! The bouquet is VERY promising..MULBERRY and other soft red fruits with a little Vanilla. On to the nose, and.. YUM! An amazing cherry cough drop sweetness hits you immediately, followed by stewed plums, slipping quickly intio the tiniest bit of dry tannic astringency. with a nice slug of red liquorice Next, on to the palate, and the quite delicious soft red fruit melds so well that I am dreaming berry crumbles. The finish is burnt toffee with strawberries.. just perfect! I could drink the whole bottle, but at a pretty high 14.6% Alcohol, I am being judicious. I have just made a pizza from scratch including olive oil dough, and believe that this wine will be a truly wonderful accompaniment! Get a case and BE HAPPY!

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