Doug Powers

9.1

Super floral, pretty, some lemon and faint pear, mineral aromas and flavors show with aeration, I so love this Viognier (75 cases in 2022, barely more in earlier years), and after 20+ years of drinking the various vintages of this wine, kudos to Jonathan and the “Susans” for making a consistently wonderful foothills Viognier year after year!! — a month ago

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Doug Powers

9.2

Pure gamey, earthy and smoky Sierra Foothills Syrah, this has aged effortlessly, balance, acidity, complexity, presents as quite French in style, my three favorite reds from Hank and Caro were always the Home Vineyard (until yields got so low I couldn’t even buy it), then the Sumu Kaw Syrah, and the Cedarville Vineyard Mourvèdre (I think the 2007 of this latter wine was the first “released” LCF red wine)!! This has 5+ years of further aging ahead, beautiful red (13.5% ABV)!! Bravo to Hank and Caro!! — 2 months ago

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Doug Powers

8.9

Lovely redfruits and low ABV (11.5%) crispness and freshness, very good balance and acidity, medium-long finish, very good foothills Mourvèdre! — 8 months ago

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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!! — a month ago

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Doug Powers

9.0

Redfruits and oak aromas and flavors, tannins are mostly resolved, nicely balanced, solid finish, very good Sierra foothills Cabernet!! — 6 months ago

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Doug Powers

8.9

Red fruit spice and mild oak as well, lovely balance, medium-long finish, very good. — 6 months ago

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Doug Powers

8.9

[62% Zinfandel, 38% Petite Sirah] Dark color, black fruits, some Zin spice, lots of Petite Sirah structure as well, medium-bodied, medium-long finish, solid foothills red blend! — a year ago

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Doug Powers

8.9

This was a VERY COLD/WET vintage, ABV was stated as 14.3%, but I’d guess 1.5% or more lower, but this wine has held up beautifully, balance, very lovely fruit, NO heat, very fine Sierra Foothills Grenache for me, medium-long finish, lovely!! — 2 months ago

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Doug Powers

9.1

Youthful dark purple color in this 22-year-old Sierra Foothills Syrah, shows a little more than a kiss of new oak still (which I’d prefer it didn’t, but Susan and Jonathan preferred some clear oak influence in their earlier wines), fruit is still very fresh and moderately rich, in no way overripe, soft tannins, longish finish, kudos to S & J for this wonderful older Syrah!! — 3 months ago

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Doug Powers

9.0

Oak and black fruits aromas, not very tannic, nice ripeness and richness, good balance, medium-long finish, lovely foothills Syrah!! — 7 months ago

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