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Jerry Raphael

1083 wines • 20 followers • 19 following

A. Rafanelli

Dry Creek Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2016

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Jerry Raphael

Jerry Raphael

9.0

Lead pencil, veg, spice cedar combo and some dark plums on the nose. The taste had some plums and a bit of veg. The finish was okay but a bit short. Overall a great wine and my last 2016 and now on to the 2017s. — 20 days ago

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Mount Fishtail

Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2021

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Jerry Raphael

8.8

Very nice with some tropical fruits on nose and taste. The finish was very nice and seemed to have 2 elements to it. — a month ago

Roar

Sierra Mar Vineyard 2017

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Jerry Raphael

8.8

End of life. Some cola, berries all around but just an okay finish. Happy it was fine for Restaurant Week in Haddonfield — 2 months ago

Meadowcroft

Carneros Pinot Noir 2021

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Jerry Raphael

9.0

Very enjoyable with a lot of dark fruits and a great finish — 3 months ago

Dehlinger Winery

Estate Bottled Russian River Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2016

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Jerry Raphael

9.1

Always great wine with a lot of dark fruits and a mile long finish — a month ago

Bedrock Wine Co.

Dolinsek Ranch Heritage Red Blend 2015

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Jerry Raphael

9.1

Another rollercoaster experience with Bedrock but happily this was on the up side; maybe 10 years is the key. Opened, tasted put in an aerator and went to dinner. The wine was excellent start to finish and did not seem to change much. A lot of dark fruits all around, smooth finish and just drinking great. Too busy at dinner with friends to have detailed notes. — a month ago

Tower 15 Winery

Los Olivos District Roussanne 2018

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Jerry Raphael

8.8

Past its prime — 2 months ago

Matt Konopka

Matt Konopka

I’m questioning continuing w Pali wine club

Pali Wine Co.

Tower 15 Santa Barbara County G.C.M. 2020

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Jerry Raphael

Jerry Raphael

9.1

Pleasantly surprised how good this wine was. A lot of plums, cherries and a bit of spice and cedar on the nose. The taste showed dark fruits and with a nice long finish. Overall it was a very nice light great drinking wine. Happy I loaded up this wine at Pali’s most recent wine sale. — a month ago

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Pali Wine Co.

Riviera Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir 2022

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Jerry Raphael

8.5

This is one of my high end drinkers I keep mainly for my family. Had a very early dinner on busy night and grabbed this. Well I was a little surprised that it did not show much at all on nose or taste; would more time in glass or bottle make a difference? On the next night opened a PN that goes for less than half the cost and it showed so much better with some nice PN notes all around. Not sure what to do about Pali but have a bunch more to drink and then will decide on future purchases. — 2 months ago

Tower 15 Winery

Old Oak Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2018

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Jerry Raphael

Jerry Raphael

8.6

Opened and tasted and seem okay so did not decant but put in an aerator. Showed pretty will with lead pencil, dark fruits, some spice and a nice finish. It lasted for a while and by the end of the meal, about 90 min later it just shut down. Not too much left on nose or taste and the finish seemed to cut short; odd for sure.

— 2 months ago