Posts belonging to Category Paso Robles
April 27, 2012
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Posted by Bacchus
Summer was almost here…then it jumped off the hook just like a River Monster. tBoW and team tasters have been doing our best to get ready for endless heat and long evenings on the patio with corks getting pulled and the BBQ working. Spring cleaning usually turns up a couple surprises but this year we hit the jackpot. Been waiting on this double-and-a-half magnum for some time. We did not know what to expect although we could vouch for the past 20 years of provenance. There’s more. (more…)
Categories: Alta Rioja, Cabernet Sauvignon, Carignane, Chateauneuf du Pape, Grenache Blanc, Paso Robles, Rhone, Spain, Syrah, Tempranillo, Under$20, Wine Grapes
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Tags: 1985 Jaboulet Aîné La Chapelle Hermitage, 2005 Marques de Riscal Reserva, 2009 Carignan Redwood Valley Colimbini Vineyard, 2009 Ranchero Cellars Carignan Redwood Valley Colimbini Vineyard, 2009 Rangeland Wine Cabernet Sauvignon, 2010 Ranchero Cellars Chrome, 2010 Ranchero Cellars Viognier
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April 13, 2012
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Posted by Bacchus
Paso Sunshine
Hand over the mantle of leadership for Rhone style wine-making to the Tablas Creek team. Something has happened in Paso and we need to understand how…somehow. A region that once struggled to overcome vegetal Cabernets and tomato-flavored Pinot Noir is the zenith of New World Rhone style wines. No more fruit bombs. Plenty of spine and grip. And lush fruit. (more…)
Categories: Carignane, Counoise, Grenache, Grenache Blanc, Marsanne, Mourvedre, Paso Robles, Rousanne, Syrah, Tempranillo, Viognier, Wine Grapes
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February 3, 2012
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Posted by Bacchus
Dotoré IGTY and tBoW workinit
Burgundy and Barolo are possibly the greatest red wines and certainly the most vexing. When they are great they are the BEST OF WINES. And when they are not ready they can produce more frustration than a Fox news host getting philosophical. Here is the Burgundy dilemma. They are rarely bad wines…with exceptions and we have written about those here. But they can simply be…not ready. Which is almost worse than being bad or flawed [ed. from Flod? near Bosche?] (more…)
Categories: Burgundy, Cotes de Beaune, Paso Robles, Pinot Noir, Under$20, Wine Grapes
| Tags: 2002 Domaine de la Vougeraie Vougeot Clos du Prieure'Monopole', 2006 Domaine Alain Burguet Gevrey Chambertin Place des Lois, 2010 Wild Horse Central Coast Pinot Noir
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December 9, 2011
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Posted by Bacchus
my Garagiste fever dream
This is a story about a descent into wine madness albeit mild madness, we think. You be the judge. A conspiracy of circumstance and opportunity when everything just happened to fall into place at the same time. Kris-B introduced tBoW to Garagiste in January 2011. We looked. We read. We dipped. The first order was a 2009 Hautes Cotes de Beaune Debray that was all of $16 and change. We’re suckers for the region, vintage and especially the value price. As Sanni Bananny would put it…this was the gateway buy. (more…)
Categories: Bourdeaux, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cote Rotie, Grenache, Merlot, Mourvedre, Paso Robles, Rhone, Syrah, Under$20, Value Value Value, Wine Grapes
| Tags: 2006 Domaine Vincent Paris Cornas Granit, 2006 Tablas Creek Vineyard Esprit de Beaucastel, 2009 Vallon des Brume Vinum Natura
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November 5, 2011
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Posted by Bacchus
The Sins of Wine and Truth in Tasting was never more apparent than recently when we pulled the corks on two big tickets and a super cheapie. Fall cellar purging is in full force as Dotoré realizes he is in danger of ending up in Wine Hell for his many sins. Here is the down low. (more…)
Categories: Barbaresco, Chardonnay, Grenache, Loire Valley, Malbec, Nebbiolo, Northern Italy, Paso Robles, Piemonte, Russian River Valley, Sonoma, Syrah, Under$20, Value Value Value, Wine Grapes
| Tags: 1996 Vigneto Marcarini Barbaresco, 2000 Rochioli Riverblock Chardonnay, 2005 Tablas Creek Syrah, 2010 Chariot Gypsy
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