Allie says....2010 Ridge Dusi Ranch Zinfandel +++ $30

Cardamom spiced cookie. Toast, leather. Cranberry. True red.

2010 Porrera Black Slate ++++ $15

Mimicking a vintage CdP at a mad tariff

2008 Ridge Lytton Springs ++++ $35

Hello darkness my old friend. Aging wonderfully. Length.

2011 Les Vins De Vienne Viognier +++ $25

Lovely, if simple. Sings all the right notes.

2003 Chateau Montelena Estate +++ $75

Sadly tired and flabby. Soft tannins but spent.

2007 Sans Liege, The Offering ++++ $22

As always, a pleasure to do business with!

Brad says....2007 Sans Liege The Offering ++++ $22

Busy coffee tar cocoa blacktop tannin depth taste

2010 Domaine Roche Cairanne CdR +++ $15

Settles down nicely overnight. An affordable, satisfying mouthful.

2005 Mosaic Priorat +++ $20

Titanic tannin, hard. Needs open time. More tomorrow

2007 Ridge Pagani Ranch ++++ $30

Posh, elegant and gracious. Hepburn in a bottle. 

2011 La Cartuja Priorat ++++ $15

So much right...balance, finesse, value....wine porn

2006 John Duval Plexus GSM ++++ $35

What was right about Aussie when all was wrong

Ian and Ali say....2010 La Cartuja Priorat ++++ $16

smoky, chocolate, smooth, chipotle, Cherry, I like it

2008 Ridge Jimsomare Zinfandel $25 ++++

Dusty & masculine, better by the minute. Aging promisingly

2011 A Portela Mencia +++ $15

Dusty, bold nose. Sturdy, blackberry and currants. Bargain

2005 Domaine du Vieux Lazaret Chateauneuf du Pape Cuvee Exceptionnelle 1.5L ++++ $100

Christmas with the kids...the perfect celebration Magnum!

2004 Villa Fidelia Sportoletti +++$40

Elegant, sexy...I plagiarize cause I was drunk

Scott says....2010 Barahonda Monastrell ++ $12

Nicely done big M grape. I am drunk.

Scott says....2003 Chateau La Lagune ++++ $47

Haven't had it yet cause Tim won't serve me.

Scott says....2011 Bodegas La Cartuja Priorat +++ $15

Simple things done extremely well.  I love it.

Francis says....2009 Ermitage de Pic St Loup; cuvée sainte Agnès ++++ $16.99

Earth, black olive, intense, red fruit, lithe, delicious.

Francis says....2010 Les halos de Jupiter CdR +++ $13

Raspberry jam, evergreen, black pepper, petrichor, smooth tannins.

2006 Ridge Lytton Granache ++++ $35

In it's prime, elegant, Tannic, lubricious. Draper incarnate.

2010 Domaine Duseigneur Lirac l’Astrolabe ++ $18.76

Flat, Dusty, earthy. Lacking in fresh fruit, excitement

2009 Sans Liege Pickpocket ++++ $32

Curt delivers again. Domestic Rhone beauty. Want more!

2005 Frenchman Hills Cabernet $8

Overpriced at $8 Undrinkable swill...a fitting end.

2005 Frenchman Hills Columbia Valley Syrah ++ $7

Only Frenchman that didn't go down the drain 

2009 Maravalle "Phi" (Umbria) ++++ $24

Mimicking a Larkmead Cab at $25. Well played.

2010 Domaine Chamfort Vacqueyras +++ $17

Another excellent example of Rhone/Vacqueyras awesomeness. Chili's Foil

2011 Château l'Ermitage Costières-de-Nîmes Blanc +++ $15

A Luscious example of white Rhone affordability. Buy!

2010 Tami Grillo Sicilia ++ $10

Delicate, and flavorless. Not an impressive effort. Blah

2011 Domaine Idylle Savoie Cruet +++ $11.91

Viogner weds sauvblanc and has gas. Unullment pending.

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2010 Barahonda barrica monastrell +++ $10

Generous, jammy. tannin's as strong as the bargain