Velvet Vines

Turley

Old Vines California Zinfandel

Turley remains my number one and two favorite wine. An absolute masterpiece out of Napa Valley. Pairs well with red meat and spiced vegetables. — 7 days ago

Dry Creek Vineyard

Heritage Vines Sonoma County Zinfandel 2021

another find, nice wine at a cheap price, it's a buy. — 2 months ago

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Bodegas Ateca

Atteca Armas Calatayud Old Vines Garnacha

ESF
9.3

Sleeper! Can’t recall what I paid for this, but it was stunning: immediately showed gorgeous notes of all manner of red fruit & cassis, strong vein of minerality along with sweet schisty soil, loam, clay, spice, white pepper a ton of other notes. Reminded of CDP and Gigondas. Such purity, beautiful old vine material handled well - oak accented/enhanced - all polish & a fine cut. Captivating complexity as it unwound over the course of a couple of hours. Dead sexy — 3 months ago

Tom, Pooneet and 5 others liked this

Charles Smith

The Velvet Devil Washington State Merlot 2022

Haters gon' hate. This is one of my go-to grocery store picks. It's super cheap ($12), and it tastes like Merlot.
Smashing some burgers and listening to the Cranberries.
— 38 minutes ago

Tom and Robert liked this

Bodegas Volver

Tarima Hill Old Vines Alicante Monastrell 2020

05.28.25
Scandalous!
— a month ago

Jay Kline

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I used to drink a lot of that back in the day

Four Vines

The Biker Paso Robles Zinfandel 2021

Label has some style. And catches the eye. Bit of an aged version of CA Zin, but that can work. Deeper rusty, maroon color than some Paso Robles Zin I’ve had. Smells a bit more herbal and dank than fruity and jammy. Flavors are big, bodacious and brawny. Hints of the blending other reds in the mix. Chewy. Hint of that grape jelly in a campfire flavor of some Zins in the finish. This should pair well with a steak and grilled veggies. It’s a nice, well produced classic. Kinda like the biker on the bottle. — 3 months ago

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Foxen

Ernesto Wickenden Vineyard Old Vines Chenin Blanc 2019

John Howard
9.3

Best domestic Chenin! — 4 days ago

Tom, Dave and 12 others liked this
Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

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!00% agreed. Planted in 1966, I believe.
John Howard

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@Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego dammmn that makes sense! So good.

Bodegas Atalaya

Laya Old Vines Garnacha Blend

Very good. I really liked it. Happy Hour at the Keg. Bit of a spice. Dry. — 2 months ago

Thymiopoulos Vineyards

Young Vines Xinomavro 2022

Super nice nose ! Very fruity with blackberry, raspberry, a bit of tar, a bit of bread yeast, a bit of pine sap. I could have called nebiollo on the nose. The palate is juicy and fruity with nice raspberry and blackberry notes, some width, some matter on the side, some dusty tannins that leave a drying layer over a nice amd fruity finish with a tiny, nice bitter note that adds a nice level of complexity to an otherwise youthful and playful wine. Good stuff ! — 3 months ago

ESF, Tom and 11 others liked this
Peter van den Besselaar

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Fine description, I love Xinomavro