La Czar

La Czar

Zinfandel 2023

Simple and elegant label. Good color. Deeper maroon than the Zin can be. Smell of incense and fancy hand soaps. Not much jam on the nose. Flavors are complex and fun. Earthy and herbal for Zin. Minerality in this. Tastes like rocks smell. ABV is 14.4%, but it’s not fruit driven. It’s even a bit funky. Streak of acids. This has some nice things going on. Balance is great. Restrained and food friendly for Zin. Great deal at grocery outlet. — 22 days ago

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Fratelli Recchia

Le Muraie Ripasso Valpolicella Classico Superiore Corvina Blend

The Grape Czar Jay T turned me on to this little gem. — 11 years ago

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La Czar

Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir 2012

Enjoying dinner and wine at Baci, Healdsburg, CA with My Baby and Eddie & Lisa Swan — 11 years ago

Point Concepción

Czar & Rey Merlot 2012

Unexpected, but good, Merlot from Peter Cargasacchi that's a good, balanced value at $20 — 12 years ago

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José Duarte Garcia

Czar Private Reserve Pico Verdelho Arinto 2011

Outstanding. Sauternes meets Madeira. Candied white peach, candied citrus peel, caramel, hazelnuts. Complex and delicious — 7 years ago

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Cline Cellars

Ancient Vines Contra Costa County Zinfandel 2013

Grape Czar nailed it again. God your good. @Jay Traver — 10 years ago

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Avery Brewing Company

The Czar Imperial Stout

Batch No. 10 2011, A smooth as silk marriage of chocolate, espresso, and caramelized dark cherry, a well balanced stout that could easily continue to mature in bottle for a few more years. Been saving this guy for years, cheers! — 11 years ago

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The Royal Tokaji Wine Company

Essencia Furmint Blend 2008

to finish, 2008 #RoyalTokaji Essencia 💥: Breathtakingly intense (more so than any other botrytised dessert #wine I have had), super-concentrated honey-apricot elixir, with hints of ginger and cardamom, kept fresh by an undercurrent of lemony acidity. This is #Hungary's rarest #Tokaji and is so concentrated that tradition demands that you drink (slurp) it from a crystal spoon. The czar 👑 of #Russia used to keep it by his bedside for medicinal purposes, prompting me to call it "Robitussin for Royals". From grapes picked by hand with scissors and fermented over a period of several years. One of 2,908 half-bottles made from 2008, which is only the fifth vintage declared for it since its first in 1993. We're lucky that it hasn't been categorized as a "controlled substance". #drinklikeabillionaire
— 8 years ago

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Igor Larionov Select Wines

Reserve The Hattrick Czar Cabernet Sauvignon

Great flavor. Very deep red, almost purple in color. — 11 years ago

La Czar

Maple Vineyard Dry Creek Valley Zinfandel 2006

Bistro DiMarino. Eggplant Gnocchi, Shrimp Pancetta. Penne Alla Vodka, lobster fettuccini. — 12 years ago