Doug Powers

9.1

100% Syrah rose from the Sierra Foothills, made in honor of Susan Marks, who tragically passed away way too young. Susan loved rose, but detested the idea of using her precious Syrah grapes to make rose, and this is lovely, I believe she would have loved what her Syrah grapes turned into with this rose!! — 5 hours ago

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Doug Powers

9.1

More developed/forward than the 2023 Carignan, but such an absolutely lovely Zinfandel, I just love what Bedrock is doing!! — 13 days ago

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Doug Powers

9.2

Berry/cherry and some oak show in this lovely Chianti, @Tom Casagrande waxed eloquent on this exact wine in the spring of 2022, my own rating is a tad below his, but he’s spot on in his descriptors and also about what an amazing value this bottle presents!! — 15 days ago

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Doug Powers

9.1

Lovely foothills Syrah in a German-glass finished (it’s the closure/cork), at 17 years old still shows massive fruit, I’d say it’s mature, but very long, lingering finish, most amazing to me (for those of you who know Hank) is that this wine is 14.9% ABV!?!? — a day ago

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Doug Powers

9.1

So incredibly floral and fragrant, I just adore Alsatian dry Muscat, great acid balance to the fruit, lingering finish, such a lovely summer white wine!! — 12 days ago

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Doug Powers

9.5

Dark purple (nearly opaque), incredibly youthful plummy fruit (almost grapey), complex, layered, tannic (but ripe tannins, not at all bitter), great acid balance, very long, lingering finish, amazing depth, great old vine Carignan!! — 13 days ago

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Doug Powers

9.0

This shows some barnyard, horsey notes up front, likely Brett, but for more Brett-tolerant folks like me, it’s the lovely fresh redfruits underneath and crisp and lively acidity, together with the lingering finish, that make this a lovely CdP!! But I would note for those who are very Brett-intolerant, you may not care for it at all. — 16 days ago

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Doug Powers

8.7

This is starting to show its age, still quite bracing acidity, but the fruit is showing early signs of dropping off, still good, but time to drink up. — a day ago

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Doug Powers

9.2

Lovely spicy aromatics where the spice note carries onto the palate, great Sylvaner is so darn good, and Agathe makes this and also her “Eminence” from fruit grown on the Grand Cru “Zinnkoepfle”, both of which are excellent, year-in, year-out, long finish, very fine!! — 12 days ago

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Doug Powers

8.9

Another lovely Ca Rozzeria Chianti Classico, this one doesn’t show the effusive berry/cherry fruit of the outstanding 2018, this is very good, but not great like the 2018, another compelling bargain at its sub-$14 price point! — 15 days ago

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