Doug Powers

9.0

Very fruit forward, red fruits, good acidity and balance, drinking well now (though seems like it’d still be solid with a few more years in the cellar), longish finish, very well made!! — 2 days ago

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Doug Powers

8.6

Red fruit, a little straightforward, @Tom Casagrande said “carbonic maceration”, which is apt, good, nothing more, another Garagiste house label, but not playing at the same level as their Ca Rozzeria Italian house label bottlings!! — 4 days ago

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Doug Powers

9.3

[En Magnum] Lovely, fresh, crisp, old school Bordeaux from the family who were the cellar masters of Chateau Palmer back during this time frame, 12% ABV, perfumed, violets, soft, plummy fruit, great acidity, longish finish, this wine is about subtlety, not power, excellent!! — 6 days ago

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Doug Powers

8.8

Dark fruits, big structure, but a little mushroom underneath, this is from the top portion of the old Seven Springs vineyard (the lower portion was purchased by Evening Land after the owners divorced in the late 1990s), lingering finish, but not at the top level of Seven Springs/Anden Pinot Noirs I’ve drank over the years. — 2 days ago

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Doug Powers

9.3

Beautifully perfumed flower and sweet red fruits, the flavors show the red fruit as well, very well-balanced, soft tannins, close to mature, long, lingering finish, really a beautiful aged Oregon Pinot Noir that will pair wonderfully with the wild Copper River sockeye salmon!! — 4 days ago

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Doug Powers

9.0

Beautiful Alsatian Gewurztraminer, same notes as my recent tasting of this gem! — 7 days ago

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Doug Powers

9.3

Very dark purple color, this is SO youthful that I think even @Tom Casagrande would agree it might need another 5-10 years (from now) aging, big, rich, not an after-dinner sipping wine on a 90 degree day, shame on me!! — 3 days ago

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Doug Powers

9.2

Lemon citrus, mineral, very effusive salinity as well, crisp, clean, refreshing, complex and long, lingering finish, terrific young Chablis!! — 5 days ago

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Doug Powers

9.3

This has incredible floral and lychee aromas and flavors, honestly this bottle is textbook Alsatian Gewurztraminer!! — 7 days ago

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Doug Powers

8.5

[60% Sangiovese, 20% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Merlot] So, an Italian IGT recently purchased, in large part due to the continued public shaming from @Tom Casagrande about all the “Over the Hill” wines I post, me trying to be HIP and not the old fart I truly am. Too much oak, modestly Italian aromatically and on the palate, but LOADS of oak, the DAMN bottle itself weighs so much I was pissed @Dave wasn’t out here in NorCal to help this old fart even LIFT it, wine is vaguely impressive for those who love Italian IGTs, but I keep asking myself why I’d buy this instead of Margaret River or non-CULT CA Cabs?? Price was reasonable, but I have literally HUNDREDS of better Cabs and Merlot in my cellar, and the Sangiovese here only seems to supply acidity and balance (a good thing on this young blend). But, I shoulda stayed straight Italian here (no CS or Merlot) or opened an older (10-20 years old??) CA or Margaret River beauty. Honestly, just an inexpensive ($20?) pretender, nothing more!! Average is MY score!! — 8 days ago

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