Wooden Valley Winery & Vineyards

Château Valade

L'Etendard St. Émilion Grand Cru Red Bordeaux Blend 2018

Black cherry, black currant, menthol, sandal and other wooden spices. Full-bodied with gentle tannins. — 2 years ago

Château Faizeau

Sélection Vieilles Vignes Montagne St. Émilion Red Bordeaux Blend 2005

Good fruit but funky nose and too acidic, despite the age. Paired with ribeye and the meat seemed to elevate the acidity - not pleasant. After two hours, still wooden and musty. Though fruit persisted nicely — 4 years ago

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Família Pérez i Ovejero

Martinet Bru Priorat Garnatxa Syrah 2016

Still a baby, but already solid, huge, grippy, powerful and assertive Priorat.
Garnacha/Syrah, fermented in cement tanks with wild yeasts with daily oxygenation. Macerated 10-15 days. Aged in 4000 L wooden vats, 300 L barrels, clay jars & demijohns for 18 months.

Dark inky garnet, scarlet rim.
Intense, invigorating & refined nose of black earth, tar, smoke, pome jam, raspberry pie, charred pine cone, crushed pepper, peppermint, cherry seed, bone fire, caramel, mulberry jam, tobacco, box of matches, mushrooms, pu er tea, licorice, ink, rosemary, volcanic minerals.
Impressive and massive palate. Very full body (14.5%), vivid acidity, grained tannins. Chokeberry, hibiscus, red currant skins, basil, lilac broth, black gooseberry, unripe saskatoon, earth, cigar, roasted cacao beans, lavender, savory, espresso flavors.
Saturated lasting finish of cedar, saskatoon, chokeberry, coffee and licorice.
Paired rib-eye steak finely.
88–89/100
— 4 years ago

Bodegas de los Infantes Orleans-Borbon

Manzanilla de Sanlúcar de Barrameda Manzanilla Fina

Down to the sea in wooden boats!
N: caramelized salt, yeast and aged funk ( cheese).
P: The sea, briny salt , green olives, dried honey, old wood, medium long finish.
Hello warmer temps!
— 3 years ago

Brian, Milissa and 5 others liked this

Aberrant Cellars

Confero Willamette Valley Pinot Noir 2016

The anti-fruity Pinot - gorgeous nose, very reserved, maybe the slightest bit wooden but still nicely rounded. J loves it. Opened ~90 mins early which might have toned it down — 4 years ago

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Wooden Valley Winery & Vineyards

North Coast Zinfandel 2016

Great northern flavor — 4 years ago

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Domaine Valette

Vieilles Vignes Mâcon-Chaintré Chardonnay 2014

Incredible wine 👌
Wooden, slightly nutty at smell. Very complexe. Fresh, wood, floral at taste.
Great experience! Sheers 🥂
— 4 years ago

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Zlatan

Šibenik Plavac Mali 2015

Incredible, fragrant nose - sandalwood and bursting with black currant, maybe some black tea in there, too. Dry mouthfeel, like wool socks that were kept in a wooden drawer all season and then somehow got left out in the rain. — 3 years ago

Tenuta San Guido

Bolgheri Sassicaia Cabernet Sauvignon Cabernet Franc 1997

Tobacco, leather, pencil lead, old wooden boxes. Dark fruits open with decanting. Complex yet balanced finish. — 4 years ago

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Yannick Amirault

Les Malgagnes Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil Cabernet Franc 2018

Dark ruby in color with a reddish rim.

Fruity nose with blackberries, blueberries, blackcurrants, cooked cherries, oak, light vanilla, spices, licorice, light tobacco, coffee, chocolates and black pepper.

Full-bodied with medium acidity.

Dry and fruity on the palate with black currants, blackberries, sweet cherries, plums, oak, licorice, spices, chocolates, dark coffee, pencil lead, earth and peppercorn.

Spicy finish with round tannins and tangy raspberries.

This is a very enjoyable Cabernet Franc from Loire, France. Nicely balanced with a nice mouthfeel and mild complexity.

Would benefit from another few years in the bottle to mature properly, but already very enjoyable.

Good right out of the bottle and better after 30 minutes of airtime. After an hour of airtime tannins come out.

Good by itself or with food. A nice sipping wine. I gave it a slight chill and paired it with cheeses and olives by the pool. Very tasty.

100% Cabernet Franc grapes aged in wooden amphoras for 11 months.

13.5% alcohol by volume.

90 points.

$27.
— 4 years ago

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