Whitcraft Winery

"My Friend Matt's Vineyard" Los Olivos District Syrah 2017

Owner TomeVinos wine shops, WSET Level 3, Blogger www.spanishwinesandmore.com, blog.tomevinos.com

8.7

There are a lot of seriously amazing #syrah that is coming out of #sbcounty from #santamariavalley and #staritahills like #storm #dragonette and #holusbolus #zotovich yet this seems like an antithesis to what I love about those wines. This smells and tastes like chocolate milk on acid. Where’s the crushed pepper? Where’s the rich black fruit and herbs? Reminds me of the Wendy’s commercial “where’s the meat?” For me the oak isn’t noble. Seems like staves or chips. This is a 2017 it should be showing complexity and tertiary but it’s just one-dimension fruity raspberries, milk chocolate and acid. Not my thing #losolivos #overrated — 4 years ago

with Rosario

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David L

Won’t be purchasing that.

Claude Cazals

Clos Cazals Vieilles Vignes Extra Brut Blanc de Blancs Grand Cru Champagne Chardonnay 2002

Steve Pollack

9.2

Steve had this 9 years ago

Lily Davis

Meh

Steve Pollack

Me or the wine?

Lily Davis

@Steve Pollack the wine #overrated #overpriced

Tenuta San Guido

Bolgheri Sassicaia Cabernet Sauvignon Cabernet Franc 2017

MICHAEL COOPER DipWSET

Owner TomeVinos wine shops, WSET Level 3, Blogger www.spanishwinesandmore.com, blog.tomevinos.com

9.0

#overrated tasted it blind with 3 other #supertuscan wines ranging from 40€, 75€ and these and #ornellaia (the best). all the other 3 were better. This was light intensity aromas on the nose, it really the least aromatic and then on the palate it was acidic just a little disjointed and unbalanced. — 4 years ago

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Daron Watson

Huh ~ be interested to see where it heads...

Doug Powers

Interesting comment, @MICHAEL COOPER— many years ago I secured 4 bottles of the 1985 Sassacaia on release, put one into a 1985 Bordeaux/CalCab super vertical with 5 flights, 30 wines total, blind to everyone (I knew which flight of 6 it was in, but not which wine it was). Our group of 12 tasters was so underwhelmed that I took advantage of the RP100 score and unloaded the remaining 3 bottles for more than $1,250 per, and never looked back. To each his own, though, as I know folks who adore Sassacaia!!

Doug Powers

@MICHAEL COOPER , meant too add the blind vertical tasting was in 1995, IIRC.

Caymus Vineyards

40th Anniversary Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2012

Winston Biltz

9.2

Oaky and spicy. A really solid offering from Caymus. Plums dominate. — 10 years ago

Paul Francis Gardner

Had this at my wedding 6 weeks ago #overrated

Winston Biltz

I agree. That's why we had it while eating at the yummy house. Lol.

Domaine Jamet

Côte-Rôtie Syrah 2004

Jasmine Hirsch

Sales & Marketing Hirsch Vineyards, founder In Pursuit of Balance

9.1

Last night, basking in the magnificent hospitality of @engvinny. — 7 years ago

with Vinny and Michael

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roland benedetti

Hard to go wrong with Jamet!

MICHAEL COOPER DipWSET

I totally agree with you and 9.1 for the price of that wine means kinda one thing to me. #Overrated

Jasmine Hirsch

@MICHAEL COOPER I love this wine but this was not a great bottle alas. I've had it on prior occasions when it was much better. I think Jamet is actually great value for the complexity and age worthiness. You can't find much comparable burgundy or BDX for the same price.

Johnnie Walker

12 Years Old Black Label Blended Scotch Whiskey

alewifery

7.1

#overrated and kind of kitschy at this stage --- a last resort --- even so, I'd rather go with dewar's! — 9 years ago

Cannonball Wines

California Cabernet Sauvignon 2012

Meeter B

7.4

My wife likes this, and apparently I'm supposed to as well. So, I'll come up with excuses: maybe it wasn't aerated properly, perhaps it was a bad bottle, maybe I'm heavily intoxicated already. #overrated — 10 years ago

with Cindy